About Gene List

PF3D7_0724300 (COQ3)

Genome location: Pf3D7_07_v3:1,021,112..1,022,659(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ubiquinone biosynthesis O-methyltransferase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.1.1.222 (2-polyprenyl-6-hydroxyphenol methylase);2.1.1.64 (3-demethylubiquinol 3-O-methyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0008689 3-demethylubiquinone-9 3-O-methyltransferase activity
Process GO:0006744 ubiquinone 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 0.05 0.97
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.29 0.81
Schizont not expressed 0.07 0.95
Gametocyte not expressed 0.28 0.83

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0724300

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: 0.79 | MFS: -2.616 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0621800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.31 ± 0.12
  • Confidence: 5.60

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0621800)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2153

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IBK9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.1.1.222 2-polyprenyl-6-hydroxyphenol methylase No BRENDA inhibitors
2.1.1.64 3-demethylubiquinol 3-O-methyltransferase No BRENDA inhibitors

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102172

Most Similar Human Ortholog: F6WGP0

TM-align score: 0.68 | RMSD: 2.40

Seq Identity: 0.24 | Length: 109 / 334

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000132423 coenzyme Q3, methyltransferase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 13 7 26
disruptive 2 19 17 38
missense 2 19 17 33

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 34 15 24
disruptive 6 47 37 70
missense 3 40 34 56

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 73

Non-coding: 59 | Synonymous: 7 | Nonsynonymous: 5 | Stop Codon: 2

Protein Information

Protein Length: 334 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 40.629

UniProt ID(s): Q8IBK9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.44

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR010233 Ubiquinone biosynthesis O-methyltransferase
InterPro IPR029063 S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase
PFam PF13489 N/A
Superfamily SSF53335 S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
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