About Gene List

PF3D7_0628000 (PTPS)

Genome location: Pf3D7_06_v3:1,121,527..1,122,523(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 4.2.3.12 (6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Function GO:0003874 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase activity
Process GO:0006729 tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite not expressed N/A N/A
Ring not expressed 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.08 0.95
Schizont not expressed 0.01 1.00
Gametocyte not expressed 0.02 0.99

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0628000

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: 0.139 | MFS: -2.917 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1126700)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.92 ± 0.16
  • Confidence: 5.00

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1126700)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-3074

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C6KTB6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: PE0 (pterine, Local RMSD=0.14) with 3M0N (Global RMSD=0.65)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
4.2.3.12 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase NEMEDTAPCMBmonoiodoacetate4-Vinylpyridineammonium sulfateN-(7-Dimethyl-amino-4-methyl coumarinyl) maleimide

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101657

Most Similar Human Ortholog: E9PNN3

TM-align score: 0.75 | RMSD: 2.25

Seq Identity: 0.20 | Length: 75 / 173

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000150787 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 4 2 11
disruptive 0 4 1 10
missense 0 4 1 10

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 11 6 12
disruptive 2 11 13 34
missense 0 8 9 21

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 55

Non-coding: 47 | Synonymous: 6 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 173 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 20.061

UniProt ID(s): C6KTB6

PDB ID(s): 1Y13

Isoelectric Point: 6.4

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR007115 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydropterin synthase/QueD family
PFam PF01242 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydropterin synthase/QueD family
Superfamily SSF55620 N/A

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