About Gene List

PF3D7_1217300 (EngA)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:682,326..686,101(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: GTP-binding protein EngA

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020036 Maurer's cleft
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0005525 GTP binding
Function GO:0003924 GTPase activity
Function GO:0043022 ribosome binding

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 not expressed 0.37 0.82
Trophozoite expressed 0.91 0.53
Schizont expressed 0.35 0.80
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.61 0.67

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1217300

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 2 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.36 | MFS: -2.591 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1432900)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.07 ± 0.05
  • Confidence: 7.54

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: A0A144A297

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: GNP (phosphoaminophosphonic acid-guanylate ester, Local RMSD=0.15) with 3A1U (Global RMSD=6.12)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103479

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 54 18 47
disruptive 30 87 42 126
missense 23 74 39 111

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 22 82 34 52
disruptive 53 171 89 209
missense 36 141 73 147

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 260

Non-coding: 61 | Synonymous: 143 | Nonsynonymous: 55 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 961 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 113.429

UniProt ID(s): A0A144A297

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.32

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR005225 Small GTP-binding protein domain
InterPro IPR006073 GTP binding domain
InterPro IPR016484 GTP-binding protein EngA
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR032859 GTPase Der, C-terminal KH-domain-like
PFam PF01926 GTP binding domain
PFam PF14714 GTPase Der, C-terminal KH-domain-like
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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
29642957 Characterization of mitochondrion-targeted GTPases in Plasmodium falciparum. Gupta K, Gupta A, Haider A, Habib S 10.1017/S0031182018000501
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
31631203 A network-based approach reveals novel invasion and Maurer's clefts-relatedproteins in Plasmodium falciparum. Das D, Krishnan SR, Roy A, Bulusu G 10.1039/c9mo00124g
36444972 Molecular dynamics simulation study on Bacillus subtilis EngA: the presence ofMg(2+) at the active-sites promotes the functionally important conformation Upendra N, Kavya KM, Krishnaveni S 10.1080/07391102.2022.2151513
37637111 The ribosome assembly GTPase EngA is involved in redox signaling in cyanobacteria Llop A, Bibak S, ..., Contreras A 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1242616
38277729 Crystal structure of GTPase YsxC from Staphylococcus aureus Biktimirov A, Islamov D, ..., Usachev K 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.149545
33576519 Interconnected assembly factors regulate the biogenesis of mitoribosomal large subunit Tobiasson V, Gahura O, ..., Amunts A 10.15252/embj.2020106292
33016853 Molecular dynamics simulation study on Thermotoga maritima EngA: GTP/GDP boundstate of the second G-domain influences the domain-domain interface interactions N U, S K 10.1080/07391102.2020.1826359
30131421 The Photosystem II Repair Cycle Requires FtsH Turnover through the EngA GTPase Kato Y, Hyodo K, Sakamoto W 10.1104/pp.18.00652