About Gene List

PF3D7_1219900

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:796,233..797,465(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 5.1.3.1 (Ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Function GO:0046872 metal ion binding
Function GO:0004750 ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase activity
Process GO:0044262 cellular carbohydrate metabolic process
Process GO:0019323 pentose catabolic process
Process GO:0006098 pentose-phosphate shunt
Process GO:0009052 pentose-phosphate shunt, non-oxidative branch

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 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.17 0.88
Schizont expressed 0.06 0.96
Gametocyte expressed 0.16 0.90

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1219900

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: 0.12 | MFS: -3.096 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5L3

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: IMP (inosinic acid, Local RMSD=0.48) with 4MY1 (Global RMSD=3.98)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
5.1.3.1 ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase BRENDA SOAP query unsuccessful

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100819

Most Similar Human Ortholog: C9J9T0

TM-align score: 0.95 | RMSD: 1.07

Seq Identity: 0.47 | Length: 188 / 227

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000197713 ribulose-5-phosphate-3-epimerase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 11 5 14
disruptive 4 17 9 24
missense 4 17 9 21

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 23 4 21
disruptive 4 44 16 33
missense 4 39 13 29

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 45

Non-coding: 36 | Synonymous: 6 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 227 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 25.549

UniProt ID(s): Q8I5L3

PDB ID(s): 1TQX

Isoelectric Point: 6.49

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000056 Ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase-like
InterPro IPR011060 Ribulose-phosphate binding barrel
InterPro IPR026019 Ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase
PFam PF00834 Ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase-like
Superfamily SSF51366 Ribulose-phosphate binding barrel

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
16304640 Structure of a ribulose 5-phosphate 3-epimerase from Plasmodium falciparum. Caruthers J, Bosch J, ..., Hol WG 10.1002/prot.20764