About Gene List

PF3D7_0524900 (TYW1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_05_v3:1,026,705..1,030,943(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent tRNA 4-demethylwyosine synthase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 4.1.3.44 (tRNA 4-demethylwyosine synthase (AdoMet-dependent))

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Process GO:0031591 wybutosine biosynthetic process

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.34 0.83
Trophozoite expressed 0.34 0.81
Schizont expressed 0.07 0.96
Gametocyte expressed 0.37 0.79

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0524900

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.989 | MFS: -2.918 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1239700)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.24 ± 0.46
  • Confidence: 2.94

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I3L6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: FMN (flavin mononucleotide, Local RMSD=1.52) with 2BPO (Global RMSD=4.33)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
4.1.3.44 tRNA 4-demethylwyosine synthase (AdoMet-dependent) No BRENDA inhibitors

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101841

Most Similar Human Ortholog: A0A087WWV6

TM-align score: 0.65 | RMSD: 3.62

Seq Identity: 0.46 | Length: 339 / 988

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000198874 tRNA-yW synthesizing protein 1 homolog
ENSG00000277149 tRNA-yW synthesizing protein 1 homolog B

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 50 24 51
disruptive 13 108 61 160
missense 9 103 51 137

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 17 93 40 68
disruptive 43 237 129 274
missense 25 191 108 160

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 255

Non-coding: 154 | Synonymous: 67 | Nonsynonymous: 34 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 988 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 116.754

UniProt ID(s): Q8I3L6

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.67

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR007197 Radical SAM
InterPro IPR008254 Flavodoxin/nitric oxide synthase
InterPro IPR013917 tRNA wybutosine-synthesis
InterPro IPR029039 Flavoprotein-like superfamily
InterPro IPR034556 S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent tRNA 4-demethylwyosine synthase
PFam PF00258 Flavodoxin/nitric oxide synthase
PFam PF04055 Radical SAM
PFam PF08608 tRNA wybutosine-synthesis
Superfamily SSF102114 Flavoprotein-like superfamily
Superfamily SSF52218

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
35693892 Biochemical and structural characterization of the flavodoxin-like domain of theSchizosaccharomyces japonicus putative tRNA (Phe) 4-demethylwyosine synthase Tyw1in complex with FMN Sjekloca L, Ferre-D'Amare AR 10.17912/micropub.biology.000570
21917924 Yap5 protein-regulated transcription of the TYW1 gene protects yeast from highiron toxicity Li L, Jia X, Ward DM, Kaplan J 10.1074/jbc.M111.286666