About Gene List

PF3D7_0616000 (PDXK)

Genome location: Pf3D7_06_v3:669,060..671,828(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: pyridoxal kinase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.7.1.35 (Pyridoxal kinase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Function GO:0005524 ATP binding
Function GO:0070280 pyridoxal binding
Function GO:0008478 pyridoxal kinase activity
Function GO:0070281 pyridoxamine binding
Function GO:0070282 pyridoxine binding
Process GO:0016310 phosphorylation
Process GO:0009443 pyridoxal 5'-phosphate salvage
Process GO:0008614 pyridoxine metabolic process
Process GO:0000304 response to singlet oxygen
Process GO:0042819 vitamin B6 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 0.05 0.98
Trophozoite expressed 0.18 0.89
Schizont possibly expressed 0.04 0.97
Gametocyte not expressed 0.19 0.88

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0616000

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: 0.478 | MFS: -2.377 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C6KT01

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: PXL (3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylisonicotinaldehyde, Local RMSD=0.22) with 6SU9 (Global RMSD=0.81)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.7.1.35 pyridoxal kinase ADPAMPNADHOximeazineZnATP2-sperminedopaminetyramineCaffeinelevodopaserotonin...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P01042 Kininogen-1 Homo sapiens OrthoMCL BLAST US8592426, 1US8592426, 2US8592426, 3US8592426, 4...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102185

Most Similar Human Ortholog: O00764

TM-align score: 0.84 | RMSD: 2.06

Seq Identity: 0.30 | Length: 282 / 497

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000160209 pyridoxal kinase

Protein Information

Protein Length: 497 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 57.189

UniProt ID(s): C6KT01

PDB ID(s): 6SU9

Isoelectric Point: 7.05

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004625 Pyridoxine kinase
InterPro IPR013749 Pyridoxamine kinase/Phosphomethylpyrimidine kinase
InterPro IPR029056 Ribokinase-like
PFam PF08543 Pyridoxamine kinase/Phosphomethylpyrimidine kinase
Superfamily SSF53613 Ribokinase-like

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 19 7 16
disruptive 45 41 22 66
missense 25 25 15 54

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 13 28 8 27
disruptive 57 82 37 107
missense 31 53 27 64

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 253

Non-coding: 103 | Synonymous: 68 | Nonsynonymous: 81 | Stop Codon: 1

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
15590634 Analysis of the vitamin B6 biosynthesis pathway in the human malaria parasitePlasmodium falciparum. Wrenger C, Eschbach ML, ..., Walter RD 10.1074/jbc.M412475200
25372829 Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis ofpyridoxal kinase from Plasmodium falciparum (PfPdxK). Kronenberger T, Lunev S, Wrenger C, Groves MR 10.1107/S2053230X14019864
35598242 Pyridoxal Kinase of Disease-causing Human Parasites: Structural and FunctionalInsights to Understand its Role in Drug Discovery Saini M, Are S, Qureshi IA 10.2174/1389203723666220519155025
37937770 Cheminformatics-based discovery of new organoselenium compounds with potentialfor the treatment of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis Ugbe FA, Shallangwa GA, ..., Abdalla M 10.1080/07391102.2023.2279269
38403043 Pyridoxal kinase gene deletion leads to impaired growth, deranged redox metabolism and cell cycle arrest in Leishmania donovani Roy PK, Paul A, ..., Singh S 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.02.009
38150934 Discovery and characterization of natural product luteolin as an effectiveinhibitor of human pyridoxal kinase Zhu Y, Bao G, ..., Dang Y 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.107057