About Gene List

PF3D7_1113700 (GLO1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:529,103..530,687(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: glyoxalase I

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 4.4.1.5 (Lactoylglutathione lyase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Function GO:0004462 lactoylglutathione lyase activity
Process GO:0006749 glutathione metabolic 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 not expressed 0.28 0.86
Trophozoite not expressed 0.60 0.66
Schizont not expressed 0.06 0.96
Gametocyte not expressed 0.21 0.87

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1113700

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: 0.234 | MFS: -2.7 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0933900)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 1.02 ± 0.13
  • Confidence: 5.44

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0933900)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2649

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IIM5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ZST (3,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-((5-trifluoromethyl-2-benzothiazolyl)methyl)-1-phthalazine acetic acid, Local RMSD=0.11) with 4KYH (Global RMSD=3.04)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
4.4.1.5 lactoylglutathione lyase BRENDA SOAP query unsuccessful

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P50107 Glyoxalase I Saccharomyces cerevisiae HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL128872CHEMBL221011CHEMBL218644CHEMBL128872...
Q04760 Lactoylglutathione lyase OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL218644CHEMBL159603CHEMBL218644S-(N-Methyl-N-hydroxycarbomyl)ethylglutathione...
Q9CPU0 Lactoylglutathione lyase OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL1234300glycyrrhetinic acidCHEMBL4584432

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102622

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q04760

TM-align score: 0.78 | RMSD: 2.97

Seq Identity: 0.44 | Length: 164 / 356

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000124767 glyoxalase I

Protein Information

Protein Length: 356 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 42.441

UniProt ID(s): Q71KM3, Q8IIM5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.05

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004360 Glyoxalase/fosfomycin resistance/dioxygenase domain
InterPro IPR018146 Glyoxalase I, conserved site
InterPro IPR029068 Glyoxalase/Bleomycin resistance protein/Dihydroxybiphenyl dioxygenase
PFam PF00903 Glyoxalase/fosfomycin resistance/dioxygenase domain
Superfamily SSF54593 Glyoxalase/Bleomycin resistance protein/Dihydroxybiphenyl dioxygenase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 20 9 22
disruptive 2 25 14 47
missense 2 25 14 43

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 32 18 22
disruptive 7 63 27 76
missense 7 51 23 51

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 69

Non-coding: 53 | Synonymous: 8 | Nonsynonymous: 8 | 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
14623080 Glyoxalase I of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum: evidence for subunitfusion. Iozef R, Rahlfs S, ..., Becker K 10.1016/s0014-5793(03)01146-3
15843146 Characterization of the glyoxalases of the malarial parasite Plasmodiumfalciparum and comparison with their human counterparts. Akoachere M, Iozef R, ..., Becker K 10.1515/BC.2005.006
22607473 Tight-binding inhibitors efficiently inactivate both reaction centers ofmonomeric Plasmodium falciparum glyoxalase 1. Urscher M, More SS, ..., Deponte M 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08640.x
29354648 The cytosolic glyoxalases of Plasmodium falciparum are dispensable during asexualblood-stage development. Wezena CA, Alisch R, ..., Deponte M 10.15698/mic2018.01.608