About Gene List

PF3D7_1205100 (SEPSECS)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:222,428..225,423(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: O-phosphoseryl-tRNA(Sec) selenium transferase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.9.1.2 (O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNA(Sec):L-selenocysteinyl-tRNA synthase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Function GO:0000049 tRNA binding
Process GO:0001514 selenocysteine incorporation

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.07 0.96
Trophozoite expressed 0.25 0.85
Schizont expressed 0.06 0.96
Gametocyte expressed 0.16 0.90

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1205100

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -1.306 | #Insertions: 5

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0603800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.98 ± 0.10
  • Confidence: 6.00

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0603800)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2064

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5Z4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: PLR (4'-deoxypyridoxine phosphate, Local RMSD=0.42) with 3HL2 (Global RMSD=2.89)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.9.1.2 O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNASec:L-selenocysteinyl-tRNA synthase No BRENDA inhibitors

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_104780

Most Similar Human Ortholog: A0A7P0Z4P3

TM-align score: 0.96 | RMSD: 1.49

Seq Identity: 0.36 | Length: 340 / 578

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000109618 Sep (O-phosphoserine) tRNA:Sec (selenocysteine) tRNA synthase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 43 17 43
disruptive 10 56 43 80
missense 10 56 41 71

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 13 72 32 55
disruptive 15 129 61 154
missense 14 113 53 125

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 113

Non-coding: 64 | Synonymous: 30 | Nonsynonymous: 19 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 578 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 66.815

UniProt ID(s): Q8I5Z4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.69

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR008829 SepSecS/SepCysS family
InterPro IPR015424 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase
InterPro IPR019872 O-phosphoseryl-tRNA(Sec) selenium transferase
PFam PF05889 SepSecS/SepCysS family
Superfamily SSF53383 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase

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
34476677 Selenium-enriched Polysaccharide: an Effective and Safe Selenium Source of C57Mice to Improve Growth Performance, Regulate Selenium Deposition, and PromoteAntioxidant Capacity Cao J, Liu X, ..., Wang F 10.1007/s12011-021-02832-w