About Gene List

PF3D7_0716600 (SufS)

Genome location: Pf3D7_07_v3:725,093..727,476(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: cysteine desulfurase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: 2.8.1.7 (Cysteine desulfurase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Function GO:0031071 cysteine desulfurase activity
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0006534 cysteine metabolic 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 0.06 0.97
Trophozoite expressed 0.32 0.80
Schizont expressed 0.05 0.96
Gametocyte expressed 0.53 0.70

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0716600

Resistome Missense Mutations: I184M

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: Suloctidil

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (1 missense, 1 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.408 | MFS: -2.488 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0614300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.50 ± 0.30
  • Confidence: 3.82

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0614300)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4879

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IBT4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: PLG (n-pyridoxyl-glycine-5-monophosphate, Local RMSD=0.12) with 7TLP (Global RMSD=3.03)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.8.1.7 cysteine desulfurase NaBH4K2TeO3L-cysteineVinylglycineiodoacetamideD-cycloserinedithiothreitolL-AllylglycineN-ethylmaleimideL-selenocysteineinterferon-gammalipopolysaccharide...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103438

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 20 13 21
disruptive 8 35 16 50
missense 7 33 14 47

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 44 8 34
disruptive 12 77 44 99
missense 10 62 34 77

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 152

Non-coding: 122 | Synonymous: 23 | Nonsynonymous: 7 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 546 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 64.561

UniProt ID(s): Q8IBT4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.84

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000192 Aminotransferase class V domain
InterPro IPR015424 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase
PFam PF00266 Aminotransferase class V domain
Superfamily SSF53383 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
24086138 The suf iron-sulfur cluster synthesis pathway is required for apicoplastmaintenance in malaria parasites. Gisselberg JE, Dellibovi-Ragheb TA, ..., Prigge ST 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003655
24709262 Sulfur mobilization for Fe-S cluster assembly by the essential SUF pathway in thePlasmodium falciparum apicoplast and its inhibition. Charan M, Singh N, ..., Habib S 10.1128/AAC.02711-13
30212465 Integrative proteomics and bioinformatic prediction enable a high-confidenceapicoplast proteome in malaria parasites. Boucher MJ, Ghosh S, ..., Yeh E 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005895
32133993 Structural evidence for a latch mechanism regulating access to the active site ofSufS-family cysteine desulfurases Dunkle JA, Bruno MR, Frantom PA 10.1107/S2059798320000790
32822728 Fe-S cluster biogenesis by the bacterial Suf pathway Blahut M, Sanchez E, Fisher CE, Outten FW 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2020.118829
33320434 The sulfur formation system mediating extracellular cysteine-cystine recycling inFervidobacterium islandicum AW-1 is associated with keratin degradation Jin HS, Dhanasingh I, ..., Lee DW 10.1111/1751-7915.13717
37166116 The Plasmodium falciparum apicoplast cysteine desulfurase provides sulfur forboth iron-sulfur cluster assembly and tRNA modification Swift RP, Elahi R, ..., Prigge ST 10.7554/eLife.84491
37238602 Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ZincSufU-SufS Complex Elchennawi I, Carpentier P, ..., Ollagnier de Choudens S 10.3390/biom13050732
36506149 Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus CysteineDesulfurase Complex SufSU Hudspeth JD, Boncella AE, ..., Morrison CN 10.1021/acsomega.2c05576
35395703 Cycloserine enantiomers inhibit PLP-dependent cysteine desulfurase SufS viadistinct mechanisms Nakamura R, Ogawa S, Takahashi Y, Fujishiro T 10.1111/febs.16455
35377584 Structural diversity of cysteine desulfurases involved in iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis Fujishiro T, Nakamura R, Kunichika K, Takahashi Y 10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v19.0001
32184761 Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biogenesis and Iron Homeostasis in Cyanobacteria Gao F 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00165
35467390 Sulfur Availability Impacts Accumulation of the 2-Thiouridine tRNA Modificationin Bacillus subtilis Edwards AM, Black KA, Dos Santos PC 10.1128/jb.00009-22
35427399 Mycobacterium tuberculosis requires SufT for Fe-S cluster maturation, metabolism,and survival in vivo Tripathi A, Anand K, ..., Singh A 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010475