About Gene List

PF3D7_0303600 (Plrx)

Genome location: Pf3D7_03_v3:189,682..190,816(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: plasmoredoxin

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Function GO:0003756 protein disulfide isomerase activity

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite no data N/A N/A
Ring no data 0.03 0.99
Trophozoite no data 0.12 0.92
Schizont no data 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte no data 0.06 0.96

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0303600

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: 0.185 | MFS: -3.715 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0402200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.97 ± 0.07
  • Confidence: 6.76

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0402200)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-1837

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I224

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_126892

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 16 5 12
disruptive 1 16 8 29
missense 1 16 8 25

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 20 9 12
disruptive 3 41 19 59
missense 2 36 11 37

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 73

Non-coding: 51 | Synonymous: 18 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 179 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 21.698

UniProt ID(s): Q8I224, Q9NC62

PDB ID(s): 7AOJ, 7AOO

Isoelectric Point: 9.04

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR012336 Thioredoxin-like fold
InterPro IPR036249 Thioredoxin-like superfamily
PFam PF13905 Thioredoxin-like fold
Superfamily SSF52833 Thioredoxin-like superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
10448855 The complete nucleotide sequence of chromosome 3 of Plasmodium falciparum. Bowman S, Lawson D, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/22964
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
12631266 Plasmoredoxin, a novel redox-active protein unique for malarial parasites. Becker K, Kanzok SM, ..., Rahlfs S 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03495.x
35434650 Crystal structure of plasmoredoxin, a redox-active protein unique for malariaparasites Fritz-Wolf K, Bathke J, Rahlfs S, Becker K 10.1016/j.crstbi.2022.03.004
19360125 Identification of proteins targeted by the thioredoxin superfamily in Plasmodiumfalciparum Sturm N, Jortzik E, ..., Becker K 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000383