About Gene List

PF3D7_0608800 (OAT)

Genome location: Pf3D7_06_v3:361,326..363,964(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ornithine aminotransferase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.6.1.13 (Ornithine aminotransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
Component GO:0020020 food vacuole
Component GO:0005622 intracellular
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0042802 identical protein binding
Function GO:0004587 ornithine-oxo-acid transaminase activity
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0030170 pyridoxal phosphate binding
Process GO:0019544 arginine catabolic process to glutamate
Process GO:0010121 arginine catabolic process to proline via ornithine
Process GO:0006591 ornithine metabolic 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 0.98 0.64
Trophozoite expressed 3.61 0.03
Schizont expressed 1.38 0.42
Gametocyte expressed 2.25 0.17

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0608800

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: 0.978 | MFS: -2.496 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0107400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.94 ± 0.16
  • Confidence: 5.11

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0107400)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4079

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q6LFH8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: TAR (d(-)-tartaric acid, Local RMSD=0.03) with 5UC7 (Global RMSD=2.98)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.6.1.13 ornithine aminotransferase NH2OHserinepyruvateL-serineL-lysinespermineL-valineButyratevaleratecaproateL-leucineornithine...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P04181 Ornithine aminotransferase, mitochondrial HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL220453GABACULINE

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100416

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P04181

TM-align score: 0.97 | RMSD: 1.31

Seq Identity: 0.55 | Length: 407 / 414

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000065154 ornithine aminotransferase

Protein Information

Protein Length: 414 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 46.055

UniProt ID(s): Q6LFH8

PDB ID(s): 3NTJ

Isoelectric Point: 6.85

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR005814 Aminotransferase class-III
InterPro IPR010164 Ornithine aminotransferase
InterPro IPR015424 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase
InterPro IPR034758 Ornithine aminotransferase, mitochondrial
PFam PF00202 Aminotransferase class-III
Superfamily SSF53383 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 23 11 28
disruptive 2 5 8 12
missense 2 5 8 8

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 37 14 25
disruptive 3 18 16 31
missense 2 12 13 19

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 98

Non-coding: 91 | Synonymous: 4 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
8264733 Characterization of a putative ornithine aminotransferase gene of Plasmodiumfalciparum. Schmid SR, Linder P, Reese RT, Stanley HA 10.1016/0166-6851(93)90076-a
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
20673832 Redox regulation of Plasmodium falciparum ornithine delta-aminotransferase. Jortzik E, Fritz-Wolf K, ..., Becker K 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.07.039
21136929 Food vacuole proteome of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Lamarque M, Tastet C, ..., Dubremetz JF 10.1002/prca.200700112
26988354 Analysis of the interactome of the Ser/Thr Protein Phosphatase type 1 inPlasmodium falciparum. Hollin T, De Witte C, ..., Khalife J 10.1186/s12864-016-2571-z
27503796 Proteome mapping of Plasmodium: identification of the P. yoelii remodellome. Siau A, Huang X, ..., Preiser PR 10.1038/srep31055
28944300 Proteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from a Plasmodium falciparum Kenyanclinical isolate defines a core parasite secretome. Abdi A, Yu L, ..., Rayner J 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.11910.2
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
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