About Gene List

PF3D7_1239500 (GyrB)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,648,422..1,652,428(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: DNA gyrase subunit B

SignalP Peptide: MNVRFFKSLSLFIFFVKGVILVVQA

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 5.6.2.2 (DNA topoisomerase (ATP-hydrolyzing));5.99.1.3 (Transferred entry: 5.6.2.2)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Function GO:0005524 ATP binding
Function GO:0016887 ATP hydrolysis activity
Function GO:0003918 DNA topoisomerase type II (double strand cut, ATP-hydrolyzing) activity
Function GO:0046983 protein dimerization activity
Process GO:0006265 DNA topological change
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus

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 possibly expressed 0.08 0.96
Trophozoite expressed 0.59 0.66
Schizont expressed 0.36 0.79
Gametocyte expressed 0.40 0.77

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1239500

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: 0.188 | MFS: -2.708 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1454000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.13 ± 0.31
  • Confidence: 3.71

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I528

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ANP (phosphoaminophosphonic acid-adenylate ester, Local RMSD=0.05) with 4WUB (Global RMSD=1.81)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
5.6.2.2 DNA topoisomerase (ATP-hydrolysing) BRENDA SOAP query unsuccessful
5.99.1.3 DNA topoisomerase (ATP-hydrolysing) No BRENDA inhibitors

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P9WG45 DNA gyrase subunit B OMA, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL4238919CHEMBL4238919CHEMBL4250651CHEMBL4250651...
P0C559 DNA gyrase subunit B OMA, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL3259858CHEMBL3263620CHEMBL3263621CHEMBL3263585...
P0AES6 DNA gyrase subunit B Escherichia coli OMA, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL4097472CHEMBL4076393CHEMBL4064127CHEMBL4104625...
P0A0K8 DNA gyrase subunit B Staphylococcus aureus OMA, OrthoMCL BLAST N-(4-(4-Hydrazinyl-4-oxobutanamido)phenyl)-5-methylfuran-2-carboxamide (22)N-(4-(4-Hydrazinyl-4-oxobutanamido)phenyl)-5-methylthiophene-2-carboxamide (25)NOVOBIOCINMoxifl-oxacin...
P66936 DNA gyrase subunit B OMA, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL187677
P0A4L9 DNA gyrase subunit B Streptococcus pneumoniae OMA, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL565750CHEMBL578149CHEMBL583438CHEMBL583440...
Q7X1P7 DNA topoisomerase (ATP-hydrolyzing) Streptococcus pneumoniae OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL565750CHEMBL578149CHEMBL583438CHEMBL583440...
Q2FYS5 DNA topoisomerase 4 subunit A/B OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL3329317CHEMBL3329319CHEMBL2221212US9040542, 23...
P20083 DNA topoisomerase 4 subunit B Escherichia coli OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL3329317CHEMBL3329318CHEMBL4279313CHEMBL4294536...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100284

Most Similar Human Ortholog: J3KTB7

TM-align score: 0.63 | RMSD: 2.81

Seq Identity: 0.26 | Length: 113 / 1006

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000077097 DNA topoisomerase II beta
ENSG00000131747 DNA topoisomerase II alpha

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1006 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 116.107

UniProt ID(s): Q8I528

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.59

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000565 DNA topoisomerase, type IIA, subunit B
InterPro IPR001241 DNA topoisomerase, type IIA
InterPro IPR002288 DNA gyrase B subunit, C-terminal
InterPro IPR003594 Histidine kinase/HSP90-like ATPase
InterPro IPR006171 TOPRIM domain
InterPro IPR013506 DNA topoisomerase, type IIA, subunit B, domain 2
InterPro IPR013760 DNA topoisomerase, type IIA-like domain superfamily
InterPro IPR018522 DNA topoisomerase, type IIA, conserved site
InterPro IPR020568 Ribosomal protein S5 domain 2-type fold
InterPro IPR036890 Histidine kinase/HSP90-like ATPase superfamily
PFam PF00204 DNA topoisomerase, type IIA, subunit B, domain 2
PFam PF00986 DNA gyrase B subunit, C-terminal
PFam PF01751 TOPRIM domain
PFam PF02518 Histidine kinase/HSP90-like ATPase
Superfamily SSF54211 Ribosomal protein S5 domain 2-type fold
Superfamily SSF55874 Histidine kinase/HSP90-like ATPase superfamily
Superfamily SSF56719 DNA topoisomerase, type IIA-like domain superfamily

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 67 32 75
disruptive 32 112 53 190
missense 22 107 51 169

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 14 138 40 64
disruptive 48 252 106 260
missense 32 214 95 192

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 155

Non-coding: 109 | Synonymous: 29 | Nonsynonymous: 17 | 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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
17220464 Molecular cloning of apicoplast-targeted Plasmodium falciparum DNA gyrase genes:unique intrinsic ATPase activity and ATP-independent dimerization of PfGyrBsubunit. Dar MA, Sharma A, Mondal N, Dhar SK 10.1128/EC.00357-06
17499371 Nuclear gyrB encodes a functional subunit of the Plasmodium falciparum gyrasethat is involved in apicoplast DNA replication. Raghu Ram EV, Kumar A, ..., Habib S https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17499371/
19700639 A unique 45-amino-acid region in the toprim domain of Plasmodium falciparumgyrase B is essential for its activity. Dar A, Prusty D, Mondal N, Dhar SK 10.1128/EC.00149-09
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
34339271 Inhibitory Compounds Targeting Plasmodium falciparum Gyrase B. Pakosz Z, Lin TY, ..., Heddle JG 10.1128/AAC.00267-21
34716632 Role of unique loops in oligomerization and ATPase function of Plasmodiumfalciparum gyrase B. Purushothaman M, Dhar SK, Natesh R 10.1002/pro.4217
38392303 Friend or Foe: Protein Inhibitors of DNA Gyrase Ruan S, Tu CH, Bourne CR 10.3390/biology13020084
38230352 Comparative molecular profiling of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosaidentifies novel mutations in regional clinical isolates from South India Menon ND, Somanath P, ..., Kumar GB 10.1093/jacamr/dlae001