About Gene List

PF3D7_0514000 (TTL)

Genome location: Pf3D7_05_v3:588,921..590,809(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: tubulin--tyrosine ligase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 6.3.2.25 (Tubulin--tyrosine ligase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005929 cilium
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0015631 tubulin binding
Function GO:0070740 tubulin-glutamic acid ligase activity
Process GO:0000226 microtubule cytoskeleton organization
Process GO:0018095 protein polyglutamylation

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 not expressed 0.01 0.99
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.04 0.97
Schizont expressed 0.12 0.92
Gametocyte expressed 0.50 0.72

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0514000

Resistome Missense Mutations: R18K

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: BI-2536

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (1 missense, 1 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.925 | MFS: -2.672 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1113700)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.97 ± 0.12
  • Confidence: 5.66

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1113700)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2997

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C0H4D8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ADP (adenosine-5'-diphosphate, Local RMSD=0.47) with 6VZU (Global RMSD=3.09)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
6.3.2.25 tubulin-tyrosine ligase ADPAMPNEML-PheL-TyrL-DopatyraminestathminphosphateL-Tyr-GlyL-Tyr-L-GluL-Ala-L-Tyr...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_104969

Most Similar Human Ortholog: A0A2R8Y6A5

TM-align score: 0.91 | RMSD: 1.55

Seq Identity: 0.41 | Length: 356 / 420

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000131044 tubulin tyrosine ligase like 9

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 18 7 30
disruptive 2 6 11 29
missense 1 6 11 24

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 37 18 29
disruptive 7 41 29 67
missense 1 30 26 47

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 122

Non-coding: 102 | Synonymous: 16 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 420 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 50.451

UniProt ID(s): C0H4D8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.8

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004344 Tubulin-tyrosine ligase/Tubulin polyglutamylase
InterPro IPR027751 Probable tubulin polyglutamylase TTLL9
PFam PF03133 Tubulin-tyrosine ligase/Tubulin polyglutamylase
Superfamily SSF56059 N/A

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
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