About Gene List

PF3D7_1023200 (OMPDC)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:981,920..983,627(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 4.1.1.23 (Orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Function GO:0004590 orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase activity
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0006207 'de novo' pyrimidine nucleobase 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 0.22 0.89
Trophozoite expressed 0.28 0.83
Schizont expressed 0.05 0.97
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.25 0.85

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1023200

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: 0.614 | MFS: -2.664 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0507400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.30 ± 0.14
  • Confidence: 5.28

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0507400)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-1969

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IJH3

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: XMP (xanthosine-5'-monophosphate, Local RMSD=0.08) with 3BPW (Global RMSD=0.62)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
4.1.1.23 orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase BRENDA SOAP query unsuccessful

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q8T6J6 Orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase Plasmodium falciparum OMA, OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST JMC521648 Compound 36JMC521648 Compound 376-aza-UMP6-aza-UMP
Q8I3Y0 Orotate phosphoribosyltransferase OrthoDB, OrthoMCL OPRT inhibitor, 1 OPRT inhibitor, 2OPRT inhibitor, 3OPRT inhibitor, 4...
P03962 Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase Saccharomyces cerevisiae OrthoMCL 6-aza-UMPCHEMBL253328CHEMBL11649536-hydroxy-UMP...
O26232 Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase Methanobacterium thermaggregans OrthoMCL BLAST JMC521648 Compound 36JMC521648 Compound 37JMC521648 Compound 36JMC521648 Compound 37...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100519

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P11172

TM-align score: 0.64 | RMSD: 2.58

Seq Identity: 0.17 | Length: 230 / 323

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000114491 uridine monophosphate synthetase

Protein Information

Protein Length: 323 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 37.824

UniProt ID(s): Q8IJH3, Q8T6J6

PDB ID(s): 2F84, 2Q8L, 2Q8Z, 2QAF, 3BAR, 3BPW, 3MWA, 3N2M, 3N34, 3N3M, 3S9Y

Isoelectric Point: 7.56

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001754 Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase domain
InterPro IPR011060 Ribulose-phosphate binding barrel
InterPro IPR011995 Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase, type 2
InterPro IPR018089 Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase, active site
PFam PF00215 Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase domain
Superfamily SSF51366 Ribulose-phosphate binding barrel

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 14 5 18
disruptive 3 18 11 38
missense 3 18 11 34

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 23 7 22
disruptive 6 56 42 84
missense 6 45 41 66

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 103

Non-coding: 87 | Synonymous: 13 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | 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
15683248 A novel enzyme complex of orotate phosphoribosyltransferase and orotidine5'-monophosphate decarboxylase in human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum:physical association, kinetics, and inhibition characterization. Krungkrai SR, DelFraino BJ, ..., Krungkrai J 10.1021/bi048439h
18303855 Structure and inhibition of orotidine 5'-monophosphate decarboxylase fromPlasmodium falciparum. Langley DB, Shojaei M, ..., Christopherson RI 10.1021/bi702390k
19800871 Kinetic benefits and thermal stability of orotate phosphoribosyltransferase andorotidine 5'-monophosphate decarboxylase enzyme complex in human malaria parasitePlasmodium falciparum. Kanchanaphum P, Krungkrai J 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.09.128
24507637 A unique insertion of low complexity amino acid sequence underliesprotein-protein interaction in human malaria parasite orotatephosphoribosyltransferase and orotidine 5'-monophosphate decarboxylase. Imprasittichail W, Roytrakul S, Krungkrai SR, Krungkrail J 10.1016/S1995-7645(14)60018-3
30279319 Re-refinement of Plasmodium falciparum orotidine 5'-monophosphate decarboxylaseprovides a clearer picture of an important malarial drug target. Novak WRP, West KHJ, Kirkman LMD, Brandt GS 10.1107/S2053230X18010610
23980694 Trypanosoma brucei (UMP synthase null mutants) are avirulent in mice, but recovervirulence upon prolonged culture in vitro while retaining pyrimidine auxotrophy Ong HB, Sienkiewicz N, ..., Fairlamb AH 10.1111/mmi.12376
28389349 Bifunctional activity of fused Plasmodium falciparum orotatephosphoribosyltransferase and orotidine 5'-monophosphate decarboxylase Paojinda P, Imprasittichai W, ..., Krungkrai J 10.1016/j.parint.2017.04.003
25776745 Nonreplicating, cyst-defective type II Toxoplasma gondii vaccine strainsstimulate protective immunity against acute and chronic infection Fox BA, Bzik DJ 10.1128/IAI.02756-14
37322556 A live attenuated RHDeltaompdcDeltauprt mutant of Toxoplasma gondii induces strongprotective immunity against toxoplasmosis in mice and cats Shen Y, Zheng B, ..., Lu S 10.1186/s40249-023-01109-9