About Gene List

PF3D7_0820700 (KDH)

Genome location: Pf3D7_08_v3:931,673..935,916(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase E1 component

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 1.2.4.2 (Oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (succinyl-transferring))

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005759 mitochondrial matrix
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Component GO:0045252 oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex
Function GO:0004591 oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (succinyl-transferring) activity
Process GO:0006103 2-oxoglutarate metabolic process
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 not expressed 0.09 0.95
Trophozoite expressed 0.58 0.67
Schizont expressed 0.28 0.82
Gametocyte expressed 0.49 0.72

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0820700

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: 1 | MFS: -1.656 | #Insertions: 3

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0710100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.97 ± 0.18
  • Confidence: 4.87

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0710100)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2215

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I6S5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ACO (acetyl coenzyme *a, Local RMSD=0.15) with 2XTA (Global RMSD=3.53)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.2.4.2 oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (succinyl-transferring) NAD+glutathioneruthenium redadipoyl phosphonatesuccinylphosphonatesuccinyl phosphonateglutaryl phosphonatephosphono ethyl succinyl phosphonate

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100311

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q96HY7

TM-align score: 0.91 | RMSD: 2.06

Seq Identity: 0.37 | Length: 857 / 1038

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000105953 oxoglutarate dehydrogenase
ENSG00000181192 dehydrogenase E1 and transketolase domain containing 1
ENSG00000197444 oxoglutarate dehydrogenase L

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 13 47 34 80
disruptive 9 33 32 85
missense 9 32 31 76

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 22 129 50 62
disruptive 13 102 82 232
missense 12 87 65 150

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 185

Non-coding: 142 | Synonymous: 31 | Nonsynonymous: 12 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1038 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 121.15

UniProt ID(s): Q8I6S5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.82

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001017 Dehydrogenase, E1 component
InterPro IPR005475 Transketolase-like, pyrimidine-binding domain
InterPro IPR011603 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase E1 component
InterPro IPR029061 Thiamin diphosphate-binding fold
InterPro IPR031717 Multifunctional 2-oxoglutarate metabolism enzyme, C-terminal
PFam PF00676 Dehydrogenase, E1 component
PFam PF02779 Transketolase-like, pyrimidine-binding domain
PFam PF16870 Multifunctional 2-oxoglutarate metabolism enzyme, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF52518 Thiamin diphosphate-binding fold

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
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