About Gene List

PF3D7_1216000

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:644,215..646,624(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: serine--tRNA ligase, putative

SignalP Peptide: MHLSKIIFLLIILFPYHVNS

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 6.1.1.11 (Serine--tRNA ligase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0016020 membrane
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0004828 serine-tRNA ligase activity
Process GO:0006434 seryl-tRNA aminoacylation

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 0.21 0.90
Trophozoite expressed 0.76 0.59
Schizont expressed 0.19 0.87
Gametocyte expressed 0.66 0.65

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1216000

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: 0.173 | MFS: -3.204 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1431700)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.25 ± 0.66
  • Confidence: 2.21

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5P7

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: SSA (5'-o-(n-(l-seryl)-sulfamoyl)adenosine, Local RMSD=0.30) with 3QO8 (Global RMSD=2.29)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
6.1.1.11 serine-tRNA ligase GSSGsiRNAglycinealanine3'-dATPcysteinethreonineSB-217452serinamidediphosphatetRNASer-C-CPoly-arginine...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P49591 Serine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic OrthoDB SerSASerSA
P0A8L1 Serine--tRNA ligase OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL4208640SerSASerSACHEMBL4452350...
P95689 Serine--tRNA ligase OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL4452350SerSACHEMBL4446951CHEMBL4561900...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100275

Most Similar Human Ortholog: M0R259

TM-align score: 0.85 | RMSD: 2.07

Seq Identity: 0.28 | Length: 298 / 618

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000031698 seryl-tRNA synthetase 1
ENSG00000104835 seryl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial
ENSG00000269547 novel protein
ENSG00000282835 novel protein
ENSG00000283104 seryl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial

Protein Information

Protein Length: 618 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 73.272

UniProt ID(s): A0A143ZZQ0, A0A5J6C745, A0A5J6C7C8, A0A5J6C7K3, A0A5J6C856, A0A5J6C8P1, A0A5J6C8Q4, A0A5J6C949, A0A5J6C9Z3, Q8I5P7

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.14

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002314 Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, class II (G/ P/ S/T)
InterPro IPR002317 Serine-tRNA ligase, type1
PFam PF00587 Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, class II (G/ P/ S/T)
Superfamily SSF55681 N/A

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 25 15 42
disruptive 14 56 34 85
missense 14 55 34 77

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 50 33 45
disruptive 25 137 59 175
missense 17 122 51 126

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 107

Non-coding: 55 | Synonymous: 34 | Nonsynonymous: 18 | 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
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
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21