About Gene List

PF3D7_1015300 (METAP1b)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:617,544..620,659(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: methionine aminopeptidase 1b, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.4.11.18 (Methionyl aminopeptidase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0008235 metalloexopeptidase activity
Process GO:0006464 cellular protein modification process
Process GO:0006508 proteolysis

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 0.46 0.78
Trophozoite expressed 0.60 0.68
Schizont expressed 0.07 0.96
Gametocyte expressed 0.35 0.80

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1015300

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: -1.936 | #Insertions: 3

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1213700)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.96 ± 0.12
  • Confidence: 5.60

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1213700)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-3241

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IJP2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: HED (2-hydroxyethyl disulfide, Local RMSD=0.30) with 4IDY (Global RMSD=1.55)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.4.11.18 methionyl aminopeptidase BRENDA SOAP query unsuccessful

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q01662 Methionine aminopeptidase 1 Saccharomyces cerevisiae OrthoDB, OrthoMCL CHEMBL360513CHEMBL359541CHEMBL89671CHEMBL313650...
P53582 Methionine aminopeptidase 1 Homo sapiens OrthoDB bestatin-type inhibitor, 4bestatin-type inhibitor, 5bestatin-type inhibitor, 8CHEMBL327579...
P0AE18 Methionine aminopeptidase Escherichia coli OrthoMCL 3,5-Pyrazolediamine Inhibitor, 33,5-Pyrazolediamine Inhibitor, 43,5-Pyrazolediamine Inhibitor, 53,5-Pyrazolediamine Inhibitor, 6...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100342

Most Similar Human Ortholog: H0Y955

TM-align score: 0.92 | RMSD: 1.97

Seq Identity: 0.56 | Length: 166 / 517

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000164024 methionyl aminopeptidase 1
ENSG00000172878 methionyl aminopeptidase type 1D, mitochondrial

Protein Information

Protein Length: 517 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 59.724

UniProt ID(s): Q8IJP2

PDB ID(s): 3S6B

Isoelectric Point: 7.11

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000994 Peptidase M24
InterPro IPR001714 Peptidase M24, methionine aminopeptidase
InterPro IPR002467 Peptidase M24A, methionine aminopeptidase, subfamily 1
InterPro IPR031615 MYND-like zinc finger, mRNA-binding
InterPro IPR036005 Creatinase/aminopeptidase-like
PFam PF00557 Peptidase M24
PFam PF15801 MYND-like zinc finger, mRNA-binding
Superfamily SSF55920 Creatinase/aminopeptidase-like

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 26 13 36
disruptive 13 49 24 67
missense 5 46 24 54

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 57 19 30
disruptive 23 114 41 106
missense 13 93 32 64

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 121

Non-coding: 73 | Synonymous: 27 | Nonsynonymous: 20 | Stop Codon: 1

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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108