About Gene List

PF3D7_0916600

Genome location: Pf3D7_09_v3:694,527..695,602(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: methyltransferase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.1.1.- (Methyltransferases.);2.1.1.64 (3-demethylubiquinol 3-O-methyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Function GO:0016279 protein-lysine N-methyltransferase activity
Process GO:0018027 peptidyl-lysine dimethylation
Process GO:0018026 peptidyl-lysine monomethylation

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 0.11 0.94
Trophozoite not expressed 0.06 0.96
Schizont not expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte not expressed 0.05 0.97

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0916600

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: 0.954 | MFS: -2.435 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0817600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.98 ± 0.06
  • Confidence: 6.94

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0817600)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2371

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I2Y6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: SAM (s-adenosylmethionine, Local RMSD=1.23) with 6B3A (Global RMSD=5.46)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.1.1.- Ex: homocysteine S-methyltransferase EDTACTABNickelA9145CtylosintacrineTween 80FTI-2628macrocinadenosineRelomycinphosphate...
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_103983

Most Similar Human Ortholog: A0A494BZY7

TM-align score: 0.84 | RMSD: 1.87

Seq Identity: 0.32 | Length: 201 / 219

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000203791 EEF1A lysine methyltransferase 2
ENSG00000258539 novel transcript, METTL10-FAM53B readthrough

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 5 4 20
disruptive 3 20 7 47
missense 3 20 7 42

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 19 10 18
disruptive 5 56 23 92
missense 4 50 20 57

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 35

Non-coding: 24 | Synonymous: 8 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 219 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 25.927

UniProt ID(s): Q8I2Y6

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.37

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR025714 Methyltransferase domain
InterPro IPR026635 Protein-lysine N-methyltransferase Efm4/METTL10
InterPro IPR029063 S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase
PFam PF13847 Methyltransferase domain
Superfamily SSF53335 S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase

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