About Gene List

PF3D7_1142400 (CPO)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:1,701,397..1,703,791(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: coproporphyrinogen-III oxidase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 1.3.3.3 (Coproporphyrinogen oxidase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0004109 coproporphyrinogen oxidase activity
Process GO:0006782 protoporphyrinogen IX biosynthetic process

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.51 0.76
Trophozoite expressed 0.64 0.64
Schizont expressed 0.28 0.81
Gametocyte not expressed 0.30 0.82

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1142400

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: 0.121 | MFS: -3.078 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0906600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.58 ± 0.14
  • Confidence: 5.26

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0906600)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2505

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IHU1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.3.3.3 coproporphyrinogen oxidase FADFMNKClSDSGSHEDTAEGTAGSSGriboflaviniodoacetateL-ethioninePhenylglyoxal...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101984

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P36551

TM-align score: 0.65 | RMSD: 1.85

Seq Identity: 0.39 | Length: 310 / 470

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000080819 coproporphyrinogen oxidase
ENSG00000285635 novel transcript

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 30 17 35
disruptive 5 12 10 38
missense 0 10 9 32

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 60 27 38
disruptive 14 39 45 120
missense 3 24 39 81

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 112

Non-coding: 90 | Synonymous: 17 | Nonsynonymous: 5 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 470 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 56.343

UniProt ID(s): A8CBI0, Q8IHU1

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.62

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001260 Coproporphyrinogen III oxidase, aerobic
InterPro IPR036406 Oxygen-dependent coproporphyrinogen III oxidase superfamily
PFam PF01218 Coproporphyrinogen III oxidase, aerobic
Superfamily SSF102886 Oxygen-dependent coproporphyrinogen III oxidase 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
20006984 Characterization of coproporphyrinogen III oxidase in Plasmodium falciparumcytosol. Nagaraj VA, Prasad D, ..., Padmanaban G 10.1016/j.parint.2009.12.001
26173178 Deconvoluting heme biosynthesis to target blood-stage malaria parasites Sigala PA, Crowley JR, Henderson JP, Goldberg DE 10.7554/eLife.09143
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21