About Gene List

PF3D7_1242000 (QSOX)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,786,955..1,788,989(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: sulfhydryl oxidase, putative

SignalP Peptide: MKVTYAVRLLLPVYFLFFWIHLNIVRS

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: 1.8.3.2 (Thiol oxidase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005615 extracellular space
Component GO:0030173 integral component of Golgi membrane
Function GO:0016971 flavin-linked sulfhydryl oxidase activity
Function GO:0003756 protein disulfide isomerase activity
Function GO:0016972 thiol oxidase activity
Process GO:0006457 protein folding

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 0.03 0.98
Trophozoite not expressed 0.15 0.90
Schizont not expressed 0.14 0.90
Gametocyte not expressed 0.53 0.71

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1242000

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: -3.01 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1455400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.95 ± 0.10
  • Confidence: 6.02

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1455400)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4855

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I509

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: FAD (flavin-adenine dinucleotide, Local RMSD=4.19) with 3QCP (Global RMSD=5.04)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.8.3.2 thiol oxidase KINEMKCNDTTEDTAGSSGRNAiazideZnSO4MgSO4Na2SO4guanine...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102428

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q6ZRP7

TM-align score: 0.60 | RMSD: 4.29

Seq Identity: 0.15 | Length: 383 / 531

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000116260 quiescin sulfhydryl oxidase 1
ENSG00000165661 quiescin sulfhydryl oxidase 2

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 18 14 28
disruptive 20 31 26 44
missense 16 28 24 41

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 45 23 26
disruptive 24 82 50 108
missense 19 68 46 68

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 84

Non-coding: 51 | Synonymous: 18 | Nonsynonymous: 14 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 531 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 63.727

UniProt ID(s): Q8I509

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.11

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR017905 ERV/ALR sulfhydryl oxidase domain
InterPro IPR036249 Thioredoxin-like superfamily
InterPro IPR036774 ERV/ALR sulfhydryl oxidase domain superfamily
InterPro IPR039798 Sulfhydryl oxidase
PFam PF04777 ERV/ALR sulfhydryl oxidase domain
Superfamily SSF52833 Thioredoxin-like superfamily
Superfamily SSF69000 ERV/ALR sulfhydryl oxidase 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
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
32670896 Characterization of a Sulfhydryl Oxidase From Plasmodium berghei as a Target forBlocking Parasite Transmission. Zheng W, Liu F, ..., Cao Y 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00311
34844425 The Spliced Leader RNA Silencing (SLS) Pathway in Trypanosoma brucei Is Inducedby Perturbations of Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Complex, or MitochondrialProtein Factors: Functional Analysis of SLS-Inducing Kinase PK3 Okalang U, Mualem Bar-Ner B, ..., Michaeli S 10.1128/mBio.02602-21