About Gene List

PF3D7_1209600 (PBGD)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:443,680..445,148(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: porphobilinogen deaminase

SignalP Peptide: MHLLSFLSFIIWFIHCTA

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.5.1.61 (Hydroxymethylbilane synthase);4.2.1.75 (Uroporphyrinogen-III synthase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Function GO:0004418 hydroxymethylbilane synthase activity
Function GO:0004852 uroporphyrinogen-III synthase activity
Process GO:0006783 heme biosynthetic process
Process GO:0006779 porphyrin-containing compound 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 not expressed 0.01 0.99
Trophozoite not expressed 0.03 0.98
Schizont possibly expressed 0.05 0.96
Gametocyte expressed 0.20 0.88

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1209600

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: 0.132 | MFS: -2.946 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0608000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 1.01 ± 0.12
  • Confidence: 5.67

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0608000)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4834

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5V3

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: DPM (3-[5-{[3-(2-carboxyethyl)-4-(carboxymethyl)-5-methyl-1h-pyrrol-2-yl]methyl}-4-(carboxymethyl)-1h-pyrrol-3-yl]propanoic acid, Local RMSD=0.35) with 1GTK (Global RMSD=6.31)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.5.1.61 hydroxymethylbilane synthase NH4+VO2+NaBH4UO22+IodineanilineglycerolPb(NO3)2hydrazinemethylaminemethoxyaminehydroxylamine...
4.2.1.75 uroporphyrinogen-III synthase NH4+PbCl2iodoacetamidehydroxylaminePhenylglyoxalUroporphyrinsiodoacetic acidCoproporphyrinsN-ethylmaleimideButane-2,3-dionediethyl dicarbonatesulphydryl reagents...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P08397 Porphobilinogen deaminase OMA, OrthoDB US9138423, 2,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrroleUS9138423, 2,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101048

Most Similar Human Ortholog: F5H0P4

TM-align score: 0.93 | RMSD: 1.49

Seq Identity: 0.33 | Length: 224 / 435

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000256269 hydroxymethylbilane synthase

Protein Information

Protein Length: 435 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 50.348

UniProt ID(s): A8CBH8, Q8I5V3

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.04

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000860 Porphobilinogen deaminase
InterPro IPR022417 Porphobilinogen deaminase, N-terminal
InterPro IPR022418 Porphobilinogen deaminase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR036803 Porphobilinogen deaminase, C-terminal domain superfamily
PFam PF01379 Porphobilinogen deaminase, N-terminal
PFam PF03900 Porphobilinogen deaminase, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF53850 Porphobilinogen deaminase, C-terminal domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF54782

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 25 10 30
disruptive 10 63 32 89
missense 10 63 32 85

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 48 23 42
disruptive 21 135 55 104
missense 19 124 55 74

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 64

Non-coding: 21 | Synonymous: 27 | Nonsynonymous: 16 | Stop Codon: 0

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
17962188 Unique properties of Plasmodium falciparum porphobilinogen deaminase. Nagaraj VA, Arumugam R, ..., Padmanaban G 10.1074/jbc.M706861200
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