About Gene List

PF3D7_0407100

Genome location: Pf3D7_04_v3:361,974..364,336(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: methyltransferase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: 2.1.1.201 (2-methoxy-6-polyprenyl-1,4-benzoquinol methylase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0008168 methyltransferase activity

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 not expressed 0.13 0.93
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.21 0.86
Schizont not expressed 0.09 0.94
Gametocyte not expressed 0.19 0.88

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0407100

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: 0.786 | MFS: -2.53 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1004700)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-4528

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C0H494

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: SAH (s-adenosyl-l-homocysteine, Local RMSD=5.13) with 1DL5 (Global RMSD=15.71)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.1.1.201 2-methoxy-6-polyprenyl-1,4-benzoquinol methylase No BRENDA inhibitors

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100787

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9H8H3

TM-align score: 0.74 | RMSD: 2.96

Seq Identity: 0.14 | Length: 212 / 333

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000170439 methyltransferase like 7B
ENSG00000185432 methyltransferase like 7A

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 21 11 25
disruptive 5 28 16 51
missense 5 26 15 47

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 31 28 27
disruptive 11 72 52 112
missense 9 62 43 66

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 115

Non-coding: 75 | Synonymous: 30 | Nonsynonymous: 10 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 333 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 39.183

UniProt ID(s): C0H494

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.08

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR013216 Methyltransferase type 11
InterPro IPR029063 S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase
PFam PF08241 Methyltransferase type 11
Superfamily SSF53335 S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
30232409 An in silico down-scaling approach uncovers novel constituents of thePlasmodium-containing vacuole. Matz JM, Matuschewski K 10.1038/s41598-018-32471-6
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