About Gene List

PF3D7_1128700 (GPI8)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:1,112,700..1,115,761(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: GPI-anchor transamidase, putative

SignalP Peptide: MGIKIIIYIFFLSWAKWVCG

# Transmembrane Domains: 2

EC Numbers: 3.4.13.19 (Membrane dipeptidase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0042765 GPI-anchor transamidase complex
Function GO:0003923 GPI-anchor transamidase activity
Function GO:0004197 cysteine-type endopeptidase activity
Process GO:0016255 attachment of GPI anchor to protein
Process GO:0034394 protein localization to cell surface
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 not expressed 0.00 1.00
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.07 0.95
Schizont possibly expressed 0.09 0.93
Gametocyte expressed 0.12 0.92

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1128700

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: 0.214 | MFS: -2.706 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0919500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.26 ± 0.43
  • Confidence: 3.08

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8II76

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.4.13.19 membrane dipeptidase DTTEDTANO3-SCN-HCO3-SO42-1G244acetatecitratePro-Alacysteinebestatin...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101767

Most Similar Human Ortholog: A6NEM5

TM-align score: 0.75 | RMSD: 2.86

Seq Identity: 0.30 | Length: 273 / 493

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000142892 phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class K

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 15 9 31
disruptive 21 56 27 68
missense 14 48 22 55

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 32 20 30
disruptive 36 131 57 105
missense 20 103 43 64

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 185

Non-coding: 142 | Synonymous: 19 | Nonsynonymous: 24 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 493 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 59.689

UniProt ID(s): Q8II76, Q9N9C8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.14

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001096 Peptidase C13, legumain
InterPro IPR028361 GPI-anchor transamidase
PFam PF01650 Peptidase C13, legumain
Superfamily N/A N/A

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
34954848 Persistence of Trypanosoma brucei as early procyclic forms and social motilityare dependent on glycosylphosphatidylinositol transamidase Knusel S, Jenni A, ..., Roditi I 10.1111/mmi.14873
12802054 Human PIG-U and yeast Cdc91p are the fifth subunit of GPI transamidase thatattaches GPI-anchors to proteins Hong Y, Ohishi K, ..., Kinoshita T 10.1091/mbc.e02-12-0794
17475206 Truncation of the caspase-related subunit (Gpi8p) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae GPItransamidase: dimerization revealed Meitzler JL, Gray JJ, Hendrickson TL 10.1016/j.abb.2007.03.035
12958211 GPI transamidase of Trypanosoma brucei has two previously uncharacterized(trypanosomatid transamidase 1 and 2) and three common subunits Nagamune K, Ohishi K, ..., Kinoshita T 10.1073/pnas.1833260100