About Gene List

PF3D7_1203500 (SUA5)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:182,030..184,141(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: threonylcarbamoyl-AMP synthase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.7.7.87 (L-threonylcarbamoyladenylate synthase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Function GO:0016779 nucleotidyltransferase activity
Function GO:0000049 tRNA binding
Process GO:0006450 regulation of translational fidelity

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 0.71 0.67
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.56 0.68
Schizont expressed 0.13 0.92
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.48 0.72

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1203500

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: 0.128 | MFS: -2.983 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I610

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: POP (pyrophosphate 2-, Local RMSD=0.40) with 6F87 (Global RMSD=2.82)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.7.7.87 L-threonylcarbamoyladenylate synthase No BRENDA inhibitors

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100577

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q86U90

TM-align score: 0.71 | RMSD: 2.32

Seq Identity: 0.20 | Length: 220 / 556

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000196449 yrdC N6-threonylcarbamoyltransferase domain containing

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 42 13 50
disruptive 18 81 50 105
missense 12 72 47 86

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 20 75 31 46
disruptive 40 175 98 205
missense 30 148 64 127

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 90

Non-coding: 47 | Synonymous: 27 | Nonsynonymous: 16 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 556 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 64.888

UniProt ID(s): Q8I610

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.5

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR005145 Putative GTP-binding controlling metal-binding domain
InterPro IPR006070 YrdC-like domain
InterPro IPR017945 DHBP synthase RibB-like alpha/beta domain superfamily
PFam PF01300 YrdC-like domain
PFam PF03481 Putative GTP-binding controlling metal-binding domain
Superfamily SSF55821 DHBP synthase RibB-like alpha/beta domain 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
25204654 Kinase-associated endopeptidase 1 (Kae1) participates in an atypicalribosome-associated complex in the apicoplast of Plasmodium falciparum. Mallari JP, Oksman A, Vaupel B, Goldberg DE 10.1074/jbc.M114.586735
36362385 Conservation and Diversification of tRNA t(6)A-Modifying Enzymes across the ThreeDomains of Life Su C, Jin M, Zhang W 10.3390/ijms232113600
35477969 Establishment and a comparative transcriptomic analysis of a male-specific cellline from the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae Krzywinska E, Ferretti L, Krzywinski J 10.1038/s41598-022-10686-y
25038083 Cross kingdom functional conservation of the core universally conserved threonylcarbamoyladenosine tRNA synthesis enzymes Thiaville PC, El Yacoubi B, ..., de Crecy-Lagard V 10.1128/EC.00147-14
29804714 Yeast KEOPS complex regulates telomere length independently of its t(6)Amodification function Liu YY, He MH, ..., Zhou JQ 10.1016/j.jgg.2018.03.004
37427786 Structure-function analysis of an ancient TsaD-TsaC-SUA5-TcdA modular enzyme reveals a prototype of tRNA t6A and ct6A synthetases Jin M, Zhang Z, ..., Zhang W 10.1093/nar/gkad587
20309016 Sua5p is required for telomere recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Meng FL, Chen XF, ..., Zhou JQ 10.1038/cr.2010.34
38085018 Sua5 catalyzing universal t(6)A tRNA modification is responsible for multifacetedfunctions of the KEOPS complex in Cryptococcus neoformans Choi Y, Hyeon H, Lee K, Bahn Y-S 10.1128/msphere.00557-23
23620299 Reconstitution and characterization of eukaryotic N6-threonylcarbamoylation of tRNA using a minimal enzyme system Wan LC, Mao DY, ..., Sicheri F 10.1093/nar/gkt322
23258706 In vitro biosynthesis of a universal t6A tRNA modification in Archaea andEukarya Perrochia L, Crozat E, ..., Basta T 10.1093/nar/gks1287
32085421 Loss of Elongator- and KEOPS-Dependent tRNA Modifications Leads to Severe GrowthPhenotypes and Protein Aggregation in Yeast Pollo-Oliveira L, Klassen R, ..., de Crecy-Lagard V 10.3390/biom10020322
21538543 Crystal structure of Sulfolobus tokodaii Sua5 complexed with L-threonine andAMPPNP Kuratani M, Kasai T, ..., Yokoyama S 10.1002/prot.23026
37415821 The universal Sua5/TsaC family evolved different mechanisms for the synthesis of a key tRNA modification Pichard-Kostuch A, Da Cunha V, ..., Basta T 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1204045
19884342 The Sua5 protein is essential for normal translational regulation in yeast Lin CA, Ellis SR, True HL 10.1128/MCB.00754-09
29650678 Structure-function analysis of Sua5 protein reveals novel functional motifs required for the biosynthesis of the universal t(6)A tRNA modification Pichard-Kostuch A, Zhang W, ..., Basta T 10.1261/rna.066092.118