About Gene List

PF3D7_1202500 (TGS1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:144,046..148,030(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: trimethylguanosine synthase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 2

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0008173 RNA methyltransferase activity
Function GO:0071164 RNA trimethylguanosine synthase activity
Process GO:0036261 7-methylguanosine cap hypermethylation

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 0.38 0.81
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.29 0.84
Schizont not expressed 0.18 0.88
Gametocyte not expressed 0.34 0.80

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1202500

Resistome Missense Mutations: D104N

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: BI-2536

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

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.982 | MFS: -2.691 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0601500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.98 ± 0.18
  • Confidence: 4.79

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0601500)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2055

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: A0A144A060

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: MGP (7-methyl-guanosine-5'-triphosphate, Local RMSD=0.56) with 3GDH (Global RMSD=2.71)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102135

Most Similar Human Ortholog: E5RJW7

TM-align score: 0.42 | RMSD: 3.42

Seq Identity: 0.04 | Length: 48 / 1079

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000137574 trimethylguanosine synthase 1

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 13 71 28 89
disruptive 38 190 127 208
missense 30 184 122 186

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 26 114 57 78
disruptive 81 402 143 278
missense 58 364 130 215

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 170

Non-coding: 54 | Synonymous: 76 | Nonsynonymous: 40 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1079 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 131.986

UniProt ID(s): A0A144A060

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.72

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR019012 RNA cap guanine-N2 methyltransferase
InterPro IPR029063 S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase
PFam PF09445 RNA cap guanine-N2 methyltransferase
Superfamily SSF53335 S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase

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