About Gene List

PF3D7_1217800 (DPH3)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:698,771..699,388(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: diphthamide biosynthesis protein 3, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 6.3.1.14 (Diphthine--ammonia ligase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0008270 zinc ion binding
Process GO:0017183 peptidyl-diphthamide biosynthetic process from peptidyl-histidine
Process GO:0002098 tRNA wobble uridine modification

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 0.01 0.99
Trophozoite not expressed 0.01 0.99
Schizont not expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte not expressed 0.04 0.98

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1217800

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 *tentative

MIS: 0.169 | MFS: 0 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5N0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
6.3.1.14 diphthine-ammonia ligase No BRENDA inhibitors

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103160

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q96FX2

TM-align score: 0.71 | RMSD: 1.72

Seq Identity: 0.48 | Length: 67 / 80

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000154813 diphthamide biosynthesis 3

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 35

Non-coding: 31 | Synonymous: 3 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 80 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 9.374

UniProt ID(s): Q8I5N0

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 3.96

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR007872 DPH-type metal-binding domain
InterPro IPR036671 DPH-type metal-binding domain superfamily
PFam PF05207 DPH-type metal-binding domain
Superfamily SSF144217 DPH-type metal-binding domain superfamily

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
28775286 Elp3 and Dph3 of Schizosaccharomyces pombe mediate cellular stress responsesthrough tRNA(Lys)(UUU) modifications Villahermosa D, Fleck O 10.1038/s41598-017-07647-1
28555368 A mutated dph3 gene causes sensitivity of Schizosaccharomyces pombe cells tocytotoxic agents Villahermosa D, Knapp K, Fleck O 10.1007/s00294-017-0711-x
37662670 Yeast gene KTI13 (alias DPH8) operates in the initiation step of diphthamidesynthesis on elongation factor 2 Arend M, Utkur K, ..., Schaffrath R 10.15698/mic2023.09.804