About Gene List

PF3D7_1033100 (AdoMetDC/ODC)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:1,323,813..1,331,955(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase/ornithine decarboxylase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 4.1.1.17 (Ornithine decarboxylase);4.1.1.50 (Adenosylmethionine decarboxylase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Function GO:0004014 adenosylmethionine decarboxylase activity
Function GO:0004586 ornithine decarboxylase activity
Process GO:0006596 polyamine biosynthetic process
Process GO:0033387 putrescine biosynthetic process from ornithine
Process GO:0009445 putrescine metabolic process

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 2.29 0.17
Trophozoite expressed 2.42 0.11
Schizont expressed 1.97 0.18
Gametocyte expressed 1.04 0.49

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1033100

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 2 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.18 | MFS: -2.799 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0516900)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.20 ± 0.51
  • Confidence: 2.74

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PY17X_0518000)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-1496

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IJ77

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: N2P (pentane-1,5-diamine, Local RMSD=0.13) with 5GJP (Global RMSD=2.12)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
4.1.1.17 ornithine decarboxylase LysOrnMTAEDTAL-ArgL-HisD-OrnL-lysinespermineagmatinePD-98059antizyme...
4.1.1.50 adenosylmethionine decarboxylase NEMEDTABH4-BW-1MgCl2MnCl2NH4ClNaBH4FeCl2BerenilSAM486ANaCNBH3...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P09057 Ornithine decarboxylase Rattus norvegicus OrthoDB CHEMBL282411CHEMBL26435CHEMBL25868CHEMBL26945...
P11926 Ornithine decarboxylase Homo sapiens OrthoDB lonchocarpusoneCHEMBL455606CHEMBL451703CHEMBL464609...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100277

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P11926

TM-align score: 0.82 | RMSD: 2.78

Seq Identity: 0.36 | Length: 408 / 1434

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000115758 ornithine decarboxylase 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1434 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 168.17

UniProt ID(s): O15696, O15869, Q8IJ77, Q9U4U6, Q9U8D4, Q9Y1L5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.31

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000183 Ornithine/DAP/Arg decarboxylase
InterPro IPR001985 S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase
InterPro IPR002433 Ornithine decarboxylase
InterPro IPR009006 Alanine racemase/group IV decarboxylase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR016067 S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase, core
InterPro IPR022643 Orn/DAP/Arg decarboxylase 2, C-terminal
InterPro IPR022644 Orn/DAP/Arg decarboxylase 2, N-terminal
InterPro IPR029066 PLP-binding barrel
PFam PF00278 Orn/DAP/Arg decarboxylase 2, C-terminal
PFam PF01536 S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase
PFam PF02784 Orn/DAP/Arg decarboxylase 2, N-terminal
Superfamily SSF50621 Alanine racemase/group IV decarboxylase, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF51419 PLP-binding barrel
Superfamily SSF56276 S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase, core

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 23 100 48 121
disruptive 110 265 103 241
missense 70 195 82 193

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 42 183 70 109
disruptive 181 456 180 326
missense 117 344 139 205

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 513

Non-coding: 291 | Synonymous: 87 | Nonsynonymous: 135 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
10713131 In the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, polyamines are synthesizedby a bifunctional ornithine decarboxylase, S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase. Muller S, Da'dara A, ..., Walter RD 10.1074/jbc.275.11.8097
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
16257247 Novel properties of malarial S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase as revealed bystructural modelling. Wells GA, Birkholtz LM, ..., Louw AI 10.1016/j.jmgm.2005.09.011
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
19073607 Co-inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum S-adenosylmethioninedecarboxylase/ornithine decarboxylase reveals perturbation-specific compensatorymechanisms by transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome analyses. van Brummelen AC, Olszewski KL, ..., Birkholtz LM 10.1074/jbc.M807085200
21803076 Biochemical characterisation and novel classification of monofunctionalS-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase of Plasmodium falciparum. Williams M, Sprenger J, ..., Birkholtz LM https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21803076/
24524072 Vitamin B6-dependent enzymes in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum:a druggable target? Kronenberger T, Lindner J, ..., Wrenger C 10.1155/2014/108516
27387533 Plasmodium AdoMetDC/ODC bifunctional enzyme is essential for male sexual stagedevelopment and mosquito transmission Hart RJ, Ghaffar A, ..., Aly AS 10.1242/bio.016352
12974675 Parasite-specific inserts in the bifunctional S-adenosylmethioninedecarboxylase/ornithine decarboxylase of Plasmodium falciparum modulate catalyticactivities and domain interactions Birkholtz LM, Wrenger C, ..., Louw AI 10.1042/BJ20030614
18455248 Assessing the polyamine metabolism of Plasmodium falciparum as chemotherapeutictarget Muller IB, Das Gupta R, ..., Walter RD 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2008.03.008