About Gene List

PF3D7_1468700 (eIF4A)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,824,250..2,826,936(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: eukaryotic initiation factor 4A

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.6.4.12 (DNA helicase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0010494 cytoplasmic stress granule
Component GO:0016281 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4F complex
Component GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
Component GO:0020020 food vacuole
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0033679 3'-5' DNA/RNA helicase activity
Function GO:0016887 ATP hydrolysis activity
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0000339 RNA cap binding
Function GO:0004386 helicase activity
Function GO:0003729 mRNA binding
Function GO:0003743 translation initiation factor activity
Process GO:0002183 cytoplasmic translational initiation
Process GO:0006446 regulation of translational initiation

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 1.04 0.53
Trophozoite expressed 1.14 0.44
Schizont expressed 0.26 0.84
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.40 0.77

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1468700

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 2 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.12 | MFS: -2.99 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IKF0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: AGS (phosphothiophosphoric acid-adenylate ester, Local RMSD=0.11) with 1OYY (Global RMSD=3.19)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.6.4.12 DNA helicase No BRENDA inhibitors

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P60842 Eukaryotic initiation factor 4A-I Homo sapiens HOGENOM, OrthoDB HippuristanolCHEMBL2058177CHEMBL2058177CHEMBL2170718...
P38919 Eukaryotic initiation factor 4A-III HOGENOM, OrthoDB eIF4A3 inhibitor, 1eIF4A3 inhibitor, 2CHEMBL4070102CHEMBL4070102...
Q5E175 ATP-dependent RNA helicase RhlE Plasmodium falciparum OMA Chem Biol Compound 2Sulfonamide 12bSulfonamide 17Sulfonamide 12aa...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101294

Most Similar Human Ortholog: J3QLN6

TM-align score: 0.98 | RMSD: 0.52

Seq Identity: 0.67 | Length: 162 / 398

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000156976 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A2
ENSG00000161960 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 398 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 45.31

UniProt ID(s): O97223, Q2PZH3, Q8IKF0

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.38

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000629 ATP-dependent RNA helicase DEAD-box, conserved site
InterPro IPR001650 Helicase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR011545 DEAD/DEAH box helicase domain
InterPro IPR014001 Helicase superfamily 1/2, ATP-binding domain
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
PFam PF00270 DEAD/DEAH box helicase domain
PFam PF00271 Helicase, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 39 33 24
disruptive 0 1 4 56
missense 0 1 4 42

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 15 84 17 13
disruptive 0 17 24 91
missense 0 11 19 60

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 116

Non-coding: 99 | Synonymous: 16 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
19751846 Isolation and functional characterization of eIF4F components and poly(A)-bindingprotein from Plasmodium falciparum. Tuteja R, Pradhan A 10.1016/j.parint.2009.09.001
21136929 Food vacuole proteome of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Lamarque M, Tastet C, ..., Dubremetz JF 10.1002/prca.200700112
22750398 Enhanced purification and characterization of the PfeIF4A (PfH45) helicase fromPlasmodium falciparum using a codon-optimised clone. Evans L, Gowers D, Firman K, Youell J 10.1016/j.pep.2012.06.010
28944300 Proteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from a Plasmodium falciparum Kenyanclinical isolate defines a core parasite secretome. Abdi A, Yu L, ..., Rayner J 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.11910.2
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
37808713 Human eukaryotic initiation factor 4G directly binds the 40S ribosomal subunit topromote efficient translation Villa N, Fraser CS 10.1101/2023.09.29.560218
38018538 Architecture, domain organization, and functional signatures of trypanosomatidkeIF4A1s and Plasmodium peIF4A1s suggest conserved functions Dadwal A, DAS S https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38018538/
38232291 A second-generation eIF4A RNA helicase inhibitor exploits translational reprogramming as a vulnerability in triple-negative breast cancer Cencic R, Im YK, ..., Pelletier J 10.1073/pnas.2318093121
38287194 The structure of a human translation initiation complex reveals two independent roles for the helicase eIF4A Brito Querido J, Sokabe M, ..., Ramakrishnan V 10.1038/s41594-023-01196-0
37997253 Decoding the Heterogeneity and Specialized Function of Translation MachineryThrough Ribosome Profiling in Yeast Mutants of Initiation Factors Wang J, Zhang G, Qian W, Li K 10.1002/adbi.202300494
37865179 Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4E (eIF4E) as a Target of Anti-Psoriatic Treatment Golob-Schwarzl N, Pilic J, ..., Wolf P 10.1016/j.jid.2022.12.028