About Gene List

PF3D7_1450900

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,082,964..2,085,132(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.9 (Acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0003985 acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase activity
Function GO:0003988 acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase activity
Process GO:0006635 fatty acid beta-oxidation
Process GO:0006631 fatty acid metabolic process

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring possibly expressed 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.16 0.90
Schizont expressed 0.02 0.99
Gametocyte expressed 0.05 0.97

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1450900

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 0 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.162 | MFS: -2.727 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1314600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.13 ± 0.05
  • Confidence: 7.28

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IKW7

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ACO (acetyl coenzyme *a, Local RMSD=0.02) with 1WDK (Global RMSD=2.78)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.3.1.9 acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase ATPCoANADHNADPHacetyl-CoAiodoacetatebutyryl-CoAiodoacetamidethiolactomycin3-butynoyl-CoA2-butynoyl-CoAacetoacetyl-CoA...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P24752 Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase, mitochondrial HOGENOM, OrthoDB CHEMBL5203276CHEMBL5204128

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100472

Most Similar Human Ortholog: A0A5F9ZHL1

TM-align score: 0.92 | RMSD: 1.94

Seq Identity: 0.34 | Length: 384 / 398

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000075239 acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 1
ENSG00000120437 acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 2

Protein Information

Protein Length: 398 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 44.373

UniProt ID(s): Q8IKW7

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.96

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002155 Thiolase
InterPro IPR016039 Thiolase-like
InterPro IPR020613 Thiolase, conserved site
InterPro IPR020616 Thiolase, N-terminal
InterPro IPR020617 Thiolase, C-terminal
PFam PF00108 Thiolase, N-terminal
PFam PF02803 Thiolase, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF53901 Thiolase-like

Genetic Variation

MalariaGEN Pf7 (worldwide samples) # unique SNV/indels:

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 39 18 23
disruptive 8 44 35 70
missense 8 42 35 67

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 60 22 28
disruptive 18 99 54 86
missense 17 92 54 70

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 108

Non-coding: 69 | Synonymous: 26 | Nonsynonymous: 12 | Stop Codon: 1

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21