About Gene List

PF3D7_0629100 (NAPRT)

Genome location: Pf3D7_06_v3:1,195,429..1,198,332(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 6.3.4.21 (Nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Function GO:0004516 nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase activity
Process GO:0009435 NAD biosynthetic process
Process GO:0034355 NAD salvage

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 0.18 0.91
Trophozoite expressed 0.36 0.78
Schizont expressed 0.09 0.94
Gametocyte expressed 0.21 0.87

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0629100

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 2 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.829 | MFS: -3.036 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C6KTC6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: PCP (cprpp, Local RMSD=0.40) with 2I14 (Global RMSD=6.79)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
6.3.4.21 nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase ATPCoAGDPUTPKCNGMPITPIMPIDPNAD+NADHPCMB...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102036

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q6XQN6

TM-align score: 0.93 | RMSD: 2.01

Seq Identity: 0.31 | Length: 525 / 665

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000147813 nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase
ENSG00000278488 nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 15 13 31
disruptive 6 23 12 74
missense 6 23 12 67

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 41 21 33
disruptive 15 62 46 109
missense 12 55 42 81

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 109

Non-coding: 79 | Synonymous: 25 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 665 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 77.126

UniProt ID(s): C6KTC6

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.64

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR006405 Nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase pncB-type
InterPro IPR007229 Nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase family
InterPro IPR036068 Nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase-like, C-terminal
InterPro IPR040727 Nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase, N-terminal domain
InterPro IPR041619 Nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase C-terminal domain
PFam PF17767 Nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase, N-terminal domain
PFam PF17956 Nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase C-terminal domain
Superfamily SSF51690 Nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase-like, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF54675

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
24747974 Targeting NAD+ metabolism in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. O'Hara JK, Kerwin LJ, ..., Llinas M 10.1371/journal.pone.0094061