About Gene List

PF3D7_1207600 (MiaA)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:348,927..351,790(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: tRNA dimethylallyltransferase, putative

SignalP Peptide: MPFNKYVLLIYFILLVNINLFKK

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.5.1.75 (tRNA dimethylallyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0005524 ATP binding
Function GO:0000049 tRNA binding
Function GO:0052381 tRNA dimethylallyltransferase activity
Process GO:0006400 tRNA modification
Process GO:0008033 tRNA processing

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 expressed 0.49 0.78
Trophozoite expressed 0.82 0.58
Schizont expressed 0.08 0.95
Gametocyte expressed 0.39 0.79

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1207600

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: 0.715 | MFS: -3.103 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0606100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.97 ± 0.16
  • Confidence: 5.05

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0606100)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2076

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I0X4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: DMA (dimethylallyl diphosphate, Local RMSD=0.93) with 3EPL (Global RMSD=6.98)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.5.1.75 tRNA dimethylallyltransferase ATPADPEDTAdiphosphateiodoacetamidep-mercuribenzoatehigh ionic strength

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100923

Most Similar Human Ortholog: S4R2Z0

TM-align score: 0.80 | RMSD: 3.27

Seq Identity: 0.31 | Length: 315 / 601

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000043514 tRNA isopentenyltransferase 1

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 36 23 34
disruptive 10 67 36 116
missense 9 67 34 102

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 15 70 30 44
disruptive 16 146 81 138
missense 12 136 70 109

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 103

Non-coding: 66 | Synonymous: 27 | Nonsynonymous: 10 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 601 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 71.549

UniProt ID(s): Q8I0X4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.9

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR018022 IPP transferase
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR039657 Dimethylallyltransferase
PFam PF01715 N/A
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

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
30212465 Integrative proteomics and bioinformatic prediction enable a high-confidenceapicoplast proteome in malaria parasites. Boucher MJ, Ghosh S, ..., Yeh E 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005895
35257658 Critical role for isoprenoids in apicoplast biogenesis by malaria parasites Okada M, Rajaram K, ..., Sigala PA 10.7554/eLife.73208