About Gene List

PF3D7_1218600 (RRS)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:731,430..735,541(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: arginine--tRNA ligase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 6.1.1.19 (Arginine--tRNA ligase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Function GO:0004814 arginine-tRNA ligase activity
Process GO:0006420 arginyl-tRNA aminoacylation

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.28 0.86
Trophozoite expressed 0.42 0.75
Schizont expressed 0.15 0.90
Gametocyte expressed 0.20 0.88

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1218600

Resistome Missense Mutations: K386Q

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: 3-Hydroxypropanamidine 22

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (1 missense, 1 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.12 | MFS: -2.898 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1434200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.10 ± nan
  • Confidence: 1.00

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5M2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: GGB (l-canavanine, Local RMSD=0.36) with 4Q2X (Global RMSD=3.18)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
6.1.1.19 arginine-tRNA ligase ADPAMPKClRNAiheminK2SO4ornithinecitrullinediphosphate8-azido-ATPhomoarginineRNA minihelix...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P54136 Arginine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic Homo sapiens HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST Aminoalkyl adenylate and aminoacyl sulfamate analogueCHEMBL434782

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100350

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P54136

TM-align score: 0.92 | RMSD: 2.30

Seq Identity: 0.36 | Length: 575 / 590

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000113643 arginyl-tRNA synthetase 1
ENSG00000146282 arginyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial

Protein Information

Protein Length: 590 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 68.436

UniProt ID(s): Q8I5M2

PDB ID(s): 5JLD

Isoelectric Point: 6.85

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001278 Arginine-tRNA ligase
InterPro IPR001412 Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, class I, conserved site
InterPro IPR005148 Arginyl tRNA synthetase N-terminal domain
InterPro IPR008909 DALR anticodon binding
InterPro IPR009080 Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, class Ia, anticodon-binding
InterPro IPR035684 Arginyl-tRNA synthetase, catalytic core domain
InterPro IPR036695 Arginyl tRNA synthetase N-terminal domain superfamily
PFam PF00750 Arginyl-tRNA synthetase, catalytic core domain
PFam PF03485 Arginyl tRNA synthetase N-terminal domain
PFam PF05746 DALR anticodon binding
Superfamily SSF47323 Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, class Ia, anticodon-binding
Superfamily SSF52374 Arginyl tRNA synthetase N-terminal domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF55190

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 29 13 38
disruptive 8 31 14 56
missense 8 31 14 48

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 61 23 36
disruptive 15 72 33 116
missense 13 61 29 82

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 275

Non-coding: 230 | Synonymous: 38 | Nonsynonymous: 7 | 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
27502052 Dimerization of Arginyl-tRNA Synthetase by Free Heme Drives Its Inactivation inPlasmodium falciparum. Jain V, Yogavel M, Sharma A 10.1016/j.str.2016.06.018