About Gene List

PF3D7_0616800 (MQO)

Genome location: Pf3D7_06_v3:695,090..698,245(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: malate:quinone oxidoreductase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 1.1.5.4 (Malate dehydrogenase (quinone))

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0016020 membrane
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0030060 L-malate dehydrogenase activity
Function GO:0008924 malate dehydrogenase (quinone) activity
Function GO:0016491 oxidoreductase activity
Process GO:0006090 pyruvate metabolic process
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus
Process GO:0006099 tricarboxylic acid cycle

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 0.08 0.96
Trophozoite expressed 0.36 0.77
Schizont expressed 0.12 0.91
Gametocyte expressed 0.34 0.80

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0616800

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: 0.992 | MFS: -0.442 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1116300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.90 ± 0.08
  • Confidence: 6.37

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1116300)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-3016

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C6KT09

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 9KH (6-carboxy methyl-4-hydroxy-2-pyridinol, Local RMSD=4.26) with 5O4J (Global RMSD=13.70)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.1.5.4 malate dehydrogenase (quinone) KClKSCNMgCl2CaCl2CuSO4ZnCl2MnCl2CuCl2CoCl2NiCl2AlCl3NiSO4...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_113412

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 16 12 30
disruptive 6 7 11 25
missense 6 7 10 18

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 41 18 38
disruptive 10 42 31 104
missense 7 29 25 75

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 145

Non-coding: 127 | Synonymous: 14 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 2

Protein Information

Protein Length: 521 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 59.507

UniProt ID(s): C6KT09

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.31

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR006231 Malate:quinone-oxidoreductase
InterPro IPR036188 FAD/NAD(P)-binding domain superfamily
PFam PF06039 Malate:quinone-oxidoreductase
Superfamily SSF51905 FAD/NAD(P)-binding domain superfamily

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
25843709 Genetic investigation of tricarboxylic acid metabolism during the Plasmodiumfalciparum life cycle. Ke H, Lewis IA, ..., Vaidya AB 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.03.011
29269266 Biochemical studies of membrane bound Plasmodium falciparum mitochondrialL-malate:quinone oxidoreductase, a potential drug target. Hartuti ED, Inaoka DK, ..., Kita K 10.1016/j.bbabio.2017.12.004
31234346 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum Mitochondrial Malate: Quinone Oxidoreductase Inhibitors from the Pathogen Box Wang X, Miyazaki Y, ..., Kita K 10.3390/genes10060471
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
34360597 Biochemical Studies of Mitochondrial Malate: Quinone Oxidoreductase fromToxoplasma gondii Acharjee R, Talaam KK, ..., Inaoka DK 10.3390/ijms22157830
35398098 Metabolic changes accompanying the loss of fumarate hydratase and malate-quinoneoxidoreductase in the asexual blood stage of Plasmodium falciparum Rajaram K, Tewari SG, Wallqvist A, Prigge ST 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101897
37036365 Plasmodium Parasite Malate-Quinone Oxidoreductase Functionally Complements aYeast Deletion Mutant of Mitochondrial Malate Dehydrogenase Ito T, Kajita S, Fujii M, Shinohara Y 10.1128/spectrum.00168-23
28606087 Suppression of experimental cerebral malaria by disruption of malate:quinoneoxidoreductase Niikura M, Komatsuya K, ..., Kobayashi F 10.1186/s12936-017-1898-5