About Gene List

PF3D7_1460400 (UCHL3)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,460,851..2,463,205(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L3

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.4.19.12 (Ubiquitinyl hydrolase 1)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0000151 ubiquitin ligase complex
Function GO:0019784 NEDD8-specific protease activity
Function GO:0004843 thiol-dependent deubiquitinase
Function GO:0043130 ubiquitin binding
Process GO:0000338 protein deneddylation
Process GO:0016579 protein deubiquitination
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus
Process GO:0006511 ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite not expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.11 0.94
Trophozoite expressed 0.30 0.82
Schizont expressed 0.04 0.98
Gametocyte expressed 0.46 0.74

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1460400

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: 0.652 | MFS: -2.016 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IKM8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: PHQ (benzyl chlorocarbonate, Local RMSD=0.10) with 4DM9 (Global RMSD=2.32)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.4.19.12 ubiquitinyl hydrolase 1 KClNEMDTTEDTAEGTARNAisiRNApeptidesAntibodyubiquitinLDN-574442-propenal...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P15374 Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L3 Homo sapiens OMA, OrthoDB Menadione, 11CHEMBL5193983CHEMBL3407501CHEMBL1241028...
Q9JKB1 Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L3 Mus musculus OMA, OrthoDB Menadione, 11
Q9R0P9 Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L1 Mus musculus OrthoDB MLS000849601gerontoxanthone IMLS000728593toxyloxanthone C...
P09936 Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L1 Homo sapiens OrthoDB 668467-91-2acs.jmedchem.1c00409_ST.357MangiferinAcetyl Isogambogic Acid...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101218

Most Similar Human Ortholog: D6RE83

TM-align score: 0.92 | RMSD: 1.65

Seq Identity: 0.32 | Length: 205 / 232

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000118939 ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L3
ENSG00000154277 ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 232 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 26.899

UniProt ID(s): Q8IKM8

PDB ID(s): 2WDT, 2WE6

Isoelectric Point: 4.62

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001578 Peptidase C12, ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase
InterPro IPR038765 Papain-like cysteine peptidase superfamily
PFam PF01088 Peptidase C12, ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase
Superfamily SSF54001 Papain-like cysteine peptidase superfamily

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 14 6 14
disruptive 2 22 17 48
missense 2 22 17 46

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 28 10 16
disruptive 6 67 42 80
missense 6 61 37 62

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 124

Non-coding: 110 | Synonymous: 9 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | 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
20042598 Characterization and structural studies of the Plasmodium falciparum ubiquitinand Nedd8 hydrolase UCHL3. Artavanis-Tsakonas K, Weihofen WA, ..., Ploegh HL 10.1074/jbc.M109.072405
31658303 Nedd8 hydrolysis by UCH proteases in Plasmodium parasites. Karpiyevich M, Adjalley S, ..., Artavanis-Tsakonas K 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008086
35042884 Repurposing the Pathogen Box compounds for identification of potentanti-malarials against blood stages of Plasmodium falciparum with PfUCHL3inhibitory activity. Bharti H, Singal A, ..., Nag A 10.1038/s41598-021-04619-4
37712884 Native Semisynthesis of Isopeptide-Linked Substrates for Specificity Analysis of Deubiquitinases and Ubl Proteases Zhao Z, O'Dea R, ..., Gersch M 10.1021/jacs.3c04062
37524875 The deubiquitinase UCHL3 mediates p300-dependent chemokine signaling in alveolartype II cells to promote pulmonary fibrosis Lee SY, Park SY, ..., Yoon HG 10.1038/s12276-023-01066-1
38092274 UCHL3 inhibits ferroptosis by stabilizing beta-catenin and maintains stem-likeproperties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells Long G, Wu Z, ..., Tang J 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.11.030
37634761 Identification of covalent fragment inhibitors for Plasmodium falciparum UCHL3with anti-malarial efficacy Imhoff RD, Rosenthal MR, ..., Flaherty DP 10.1016/j.bmcl.2023.129458
36527747 UCHL3 promotes cervical cancer development and metastasis by stabilizing NRF2 viadeubiquitination Zhang Y, Liu JB, ..., Zhang J 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.11.065
37460253 Stem Cell Properties of Gastric Cancer Stem-Like Cells under Stress Conditions Are Regulated via the c-Fos/UCH-L3/beta-Catenin Axis Lee JH, Park SA, ..., Lee JM 10.14348/molcells.2023.0011
37740194 Activation of CTNNB1 by deubiquitinase UCHL3-mediated stabilization facilitates bladder cancer progression Liu T, Fan MQ, ..., Li SZ 10.1186/s12967-023-04311-3
37012254 Farrerol directly activates the deubiqutinase UCHL3 to promote DNA repair andreprogramming when mediated by somatic cell nuclear transfer Zhang W, Wang M, ..., Jiang Y 10.1038/s41467-023-37576-9
38187053 Porphyromonas gingivalis induced UCHL3 to promote colon cancer progression Lu Y, Huang R, ..., Xu Y https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38187053/
36446970 Strategies for Monitoring "Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase 1" (Yuh1) Activity Saad S, Berda E, ..., Pick E 10.1007/978-1-0716-2859-1_8
38266402 UCHL-3 as a potential biomarker of ovarian cancer Yang Q, Peng X, ..., Yi T 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.12.031
36813921 The deubiquitinating enzyme UCHL3 promotes anaplastic thyroid cancer progressionand metastasis through Hippo signaling pathway Tang J, Yang Q, ..., Tao Y 10.1038/s41418-023-01134-z
36969045 UCHL3 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell migration by de-ubiquitinating andstabilizing Vimentin Ma Q, Lu Q, ..., Huang D 10.3389/fonc.2023.1088475
36915132 Mechanical force induces macrophage-derived exosomal UCHL3 promoting bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell osteogenesis by targeting SMAD1 Pu P, Wu S, ..., Yan B 10.1186/s12951-023-01836-z