About Gene List

PF3D7_1014000 (FS)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:550,352..553,031(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: GDP-L-fucose synthase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 1.1.1.271 (GDP-L-fucose synthase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Function GO:0050577 GDP-L-fucose synthase activity

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 0.01 0.99
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.09 0.94
Schizont not expressed 0.20 0.88
Gametocyte not expressed 0.14 0.92

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1014000

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: 0.136 | MFS: -2.471 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1212400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.96 ± 0.07
  • Confidence: 6.77

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1212400)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-3233

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: A0A143ZXB3

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: NAP (nadp nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide phosphate, Local RMSD=0.44) with 6AQZ (Global RMSD=2.73)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.1.1.271 GDP-L-fucose synthase GDPNADPGDP-fucose6-alkynyl-fucose

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102554

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q13630

TM-align score: 0.96 | RMSD: 1.31

Seq Identity: 0.39 | Length: 316 / 344

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000104522 GDP-L-fucose synthase
ENSG00000278243 GDP-L-fucose synthase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 18 8 21
disruptive 1 10 8 24
missense 1 10 8 24

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 31 22 15
disruptive 1 38 25 53
missense 1 35 18 42

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 82

Non-coding: 74 | Synonymous: 6 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 344 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 40.037

UniProt ID(s): A0A143ZXB3

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.13

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001509 NAD-dependent epimerase/dehydratase
InterPro IPR028614 GDP-L-fucose synthase/GDP-L-colitose synthase
InterPro IPR036291 NAD(P)-binding domain superfamily
PFam PF01370 NAD-dependent epimerase/dehydratase
Superfamily SSF51735 NAD(P)-binding domain superfamily

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
23615908 Biosynthesis of GDP-fucose and other sugar nucleotides in the blood stages ofPlasmodium falciparum. Sanz S, Bandini G, ..., Izquierdo L 10.1074/jbc.M112.439828