About Gene List

PF3D7_0514600

Genome location: Pf3D7_05_v3:606,433..609,049(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ribose-5-phosphate isomerase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 5.3.1.6 (Ribose-5-phosphate isomerase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Function GO:0004751 ribose-5-phosphate isomerase activity
Process GO:0009052 pentose-phosphate shunt, non-oxidative branch
Process GO:0008615 pyridoxine biosynthetic process

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 0.05 0.97
Trophozoite expressed 0.14 0.91
Schizont expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte expressed 0.07 0.96

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0514600

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: 0.124 | MFS: -3.134 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1114200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.15 ± 0.31
  • Confidence: 3.75

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I3W2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: PGO (s-1,2-propanediol, Local RMSD=0.01) with 3IXQ (Global RMSD=2.23)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
5.3.1.6 ribose-5-phosphate isomerase AMPNEMNAD+EDTAPCMB5'-AMP3'-AMP5'-UMP5'-GMP5'-CMP3'-CMP3'-UMP...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101105

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P49247

TM-align score: 0.94 | RMSD: 1.20

Seq Identity: 0.36 | Length: 230 / 236

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000153574 ribose 5-phosphate isomerase A

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 13 14 11
disruptive 1 10 2 15
missense 1 10 2 12

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 34 13 11
disruptive 5 24 14 65
missense 2 18 12 43

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 211

Non-coding: 195 | Synonymous: 15 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 236 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 26.205

UniProt ID(s): Q8I3W2

PDB ID(s): 2F8M

Isoelectric Point: 7.19

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004788 Ribose 5-phosphate isomerase, type A
InterPro IPR037171 NagB/RpiA transferase-like
PFam PF06026 Ribose 5-phosphate isomerase, type A
Superfamily SSF100950 NagB/RpiA transferase-like
Superfamily SSF75445

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