About Gene List

PF3D7_0926700 (NADSYN)

Genome location: Pf3D7_09_v3:1,089,380..1,092,648(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: glutamine-dependent NAD(+) synthetase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 6.3.1.5 (NAD(+) synthase);6.3.5.1 (NAD(+) synthase (glutamine-hydrolyzing))

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Function GO:0003952 NAD+ synthase (glutamine-hydrolyzing) activity
Function GO:0004359 glutaminase activity
Process GO:0009435 NAD 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 expressed 0.05 0.97
Trophozoite expressed 0.22 0.86
Schizont expressed 0.05 0.96
Gametocyte not expressed 0.05 0.97

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0926700

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: -2.407 | #Insertions: 4

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0827500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.70 ± 0.07
  • Confidence: 6.61

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0827500)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2424

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I2P2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: AMP (adenosine monophosphate, Local RMSD=0.19) with 1WXE (Global RMSD=2.40)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
6.3.1.5 NAD+ synthase RifampinthrombinadenosineampicillinDecoyinineMethicillindoxycyclineclotrimazoleCiprofloxacinPsicofuranineN-[8-(4-benzyloxyphenoxy)-1-octyl]-2-guanidino-2-phenylacetamide1-(4-benzyloxyphenoxy)-8-(2-guanidino-2-phenyl-1-ethyloxy)-octane...
6.3.5.1 NAD+ synthase (glutamine-hydrolysing) gossypolazaserinep-chloromercuribenzoate6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucinediisopropyl fluorophosphatenicotinic acid-adenine dinucleotideadenosine 5'-[alpha,beta-methylene]triphosphate4-[([8-[5-(benzyloxy)-1H-indol-1-yl]octyl]oxy)carbonyl]-N,N,N-trimethylanilinium3-[([7-[5-(benzyloxy)-2-(methoxycarbonyl)-1H-indol-1-yl]heptyl]oxy)carbonyl]-1-methylpyridinium4-[([7-[5-(benzyloxy)-2-(methoxycarbonyl)-1H-indol-1-yl]heptyl]oxy)carbonyl]-N,N,N-trimethylanilinium4-[2-([9-[5-(benzyloxy)-2-(methoxycarbonyl)-1H-indol-1-yl]nonyl]oxy)-2-oxoethyl]-N,N,N-trimethylanilinium

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q81RP3 NH(3)-dependent NAD(+) synthetase Bacillus anthracis OrthoMCL Compound ID 5824
P08164 NH(3)-dependent NAD(+) synthetase Bacillus subtilis OrthoMCL CHEMBL263057

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100679

Most Similar Human Ortholog: E9PND0

TM-align score: 0.94 | RMSD: 0.96

Seq Identity: 0.28 | Length: 88 / 839

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000172890 NAD synthetase 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 839 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 97.764

UniProt ID(s): Q8I2P2

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.81

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003694 NAD(+) synthetase
InterPro IPR022310 NAD/GMP synthase
PFam PF02540 NAD/GMP synthase
Superfamily SSF52402 N/A

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 23 36 57
disruptive 16 72 39 121
missense 16 72 39 115

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 65 44 63
disruptive 27 154 71 167
missense 26 148 67 131

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 128

Non-coding: 87 | Synonymous: 24 | Nonsynonymous: 17 | Stop Codon: 0

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