About Gene List

PF3D7_1012600 (GMPS)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:481,939..484,906(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: GMP synthase [glutamine-hydrolyzing]

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 6.3.5.2 (GMP synthase (glutamine-hydrolyzing))

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Function GO:0003922 GMP synthase (glutamine-hydrolyzing) activity
Function GO:0003921 GMP synthase activity
Process GO:0006177 GMP biosynthetic process
Process GO:0006164 purine nucleotide 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 0.36 0.82
Trophozoite expressed 0.27 0.84
Schizont expressed 0.06 0.96
Gametocyte expressed 0.12 0.93

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1012600

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: 0.125 | MFS: -2.925 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1211000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.64 ± 0.14
  • Confidence: 5.38

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1211000)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-3223

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IJR9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: XMP (xanthosine-5'-monophosphate, Local RMSD=0.83) with 3UOW (Global RMSD=1.62)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
6.3.5.2 GMP synthase (glutamine-hydrolysing) ATPADPAMPGTPGDPCTPCMPGMPIMPXMPcAMPcGMP...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q3THK7 GMP synthase [glutamine-hydrolyzing] Mus musculus OMA, OrthoDB CHEMBL127366
Q93008 Probable ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase FAF-X Homo sapiens OrthoDB CHEMBL1923233CHEMBL3114085CHEMBL1923233

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100862

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P49915

TM-align score: 0.76 | RMSD: 4.17

Seq Identity: 0.29 | Length: 510 / 555

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000163655 guanine monophosphate synthase

Protein Information

Protein Length: 555 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 63.932

UniProt ID(s): Q8IJR9, Q9U775

PDB ID(s): 3UOW, 4WIM, 4WIN, 4WIO, 7ZU9

Isoelectric Point: 6.38

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001674 GMP synthase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR004739 GMP synthase, glutamine amidotransferase
InterPro IPR017926 Glutamine amidotransferase
InterPro IPR022310 NAD/GMP synthase
InterPro IPR022955 GMP synthase
InterPro IPR029062 Class I glutamine amidotransferase-like
PFam PF00117 Glutamine amidotransferase
PFam PF00958 GMP synthase, C-terminal
PFam PF02540 NAD/GMP synthase
Superfamily SSF52317 Class I glutamine amidotransferase-like
Superfamily SSF52402
Superfamily SSF54810

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 33 9 37
disruptive 8 33 37 53
missense 8 32 37 48

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 55 19 50
disruptive 11 97 46 98
missense 11 86 40 78

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 151

Non-coding: 118 | Synonymous: 26 | Nonsynonymous: 7 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
17868038 Kinetic and biochemical characterization of Plasmodium falciparum GMP synthetase. Bhat JY, Shastri BG, Balaram H 10.1042/BJ20070996
26592566 Active site coupling in Plasmodium falciparum GMP synthetase is triggered bydomain rotation. Ballut L, Violot S, ..., Aghajari N 10.1038/ncomms9930