About Gene List

PF3D7_1018000

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:718,371..720,178(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: tRNA pseudouridine synthase, putative

SignalP Peptide: MVIILLLAIICSYNITS

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 5.4.99.12 (tRNA pseudouridine(38-40) synthase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0009982 pseudouridine synthase activity
Function GO:0004730 pseudouridylate synthase activity
Process GO:0006396 RNA processing
Process GO:1990481 mRNA pseudouridine synthesis
Process GO:0006400 tRNA modification

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 0.13 0.94
Trophozoite not expressed 0.49 0.71
Schizont not expressed 0.12 0.92
Gametocyte not expressed 0.32 0.81

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1018000

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: 0.712 | MFS: -3.154 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1025200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.18 ± 0.24
  • Confidence: 4.25

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0502300)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-1939

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I715

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ATP (adenosine-5'-triphosphate, Local RMSD=8.41) with 2HVY (Global RMSD=5.89)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
5.4.99.12 tRNA pseudouridine38-40 synthase tRNApoly(rA)npoly(rC)npoly(rG)npoly(rI)npoly(rU)niodoacetateCalf thymus DNADithionitrobenzoate5-fluorouracil tRNAPhep-chloromercuribenzoatefluorouracil-substituted tRNA

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100327

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q8WWH5

TM-align score: 0.66 | RMSD: 2.66

Seq Identity: 0.31 | Length: 248 / 560

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000130826 dyskerin pseudouridine synthase 1
ENSG00000165832 TruB pseudouridine synthase family member 1

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 20 22 37
disruptive 24 77 36 85
missense 13 64 33 63

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 56 23 37
disruptive 46 173 63 150
missense 26 121 45 90

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 58

Non-coding: 9 | Synonymous: 29 | Nonsynonymous: 20 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 560 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 66.373

UniProt ID(s): Q8I715

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.16

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002501 Pseudouridine synthase II, N-terminal
InterPro IPR014780 tRNA pseudouridine synthase II, TruB
InterPro IPR020103 Pseudouridine synthase, catalytic domain superfamily
PFam PF01509 Pseudouridine synthase II, N-terminal
Superfamily SSF55120 Pseudouridine synthase, catalytic 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
30212465 Integrative proteomics and bioinformatic prediction enable a high-confidenceapicoplast proteome in malaria parasites. Boucher MJ, Ghosh S, ..., Yeh E 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005895