About Gene List

PF3D7_1242200 (TGT)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,791,156..1,793,341(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: queuine tRNA-ribosyltransferase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: 2.4.2.29 (tRNA-guanine(34) transglycosylase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0008479 queuine tRNA-ribosyltransferase activity
Process GO:0002099 tRNA wobble guanine modification

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 0.09 0.95
Trophozoite expressed 0.24 0.85
Schizont expressed 0.11 0.93
Gametocyte expressed 0.33 0.82

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1242200

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: 0.147 | MFS: -2.829 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0615100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.87 ± 0.23
  • Confidence: 4.30

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I507

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: TEW (6-tungstotellurate(vi), Local RMSD=0.26) with 7OVS (Global RMSD=4.89)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.4.2.29 tRNA-guanosine34 preQ1 transglycosylase ethylacetimidate4-aminophthalimidedimethylsuberimidate4-aminophthalhydrazide3,5-diaminophthalimide2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid2-aminopteridin-4(3H)-one3,5-diaminophthalhydrazide2-aminoquinazolin-4(3H)-onebenzimidazole-5-carboxylate2-methylamino-lin-benzoguanine2,6-diaminoquinazolin-4(3H)-one...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q9BXR0 Queuine tRNA-ribosyltransferase catalytic subunit 1 Homo sapiens OrthoDB CHEMBL6993CHEMBL487739

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100602

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9BXR0

TM-align score: 0.89 | RMSD: 1.92

Seq Identity: 0.33 | Length: 378 / 639

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000213339 queuine tRNA-ribosyltransferase catalytic subunit 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 639 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 74.945

UniProt ID(s): Q8I507

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002616 tRNA-guanine(15) transglycosylase-like
InterPro IPR036511 Queuine tRNA-ribosyltransferase-like
PFam PF01702 tRNA-guanine(15) transglycosylase-like
Superfamily SSF51713 Queuine tRNA-ribosyltransferase-like

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 30 18 53
disruptive 14 69 44 101
missense 14 61 36 82

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 74 38 45
disruptive 35 154 72 180
missense 27 123 52 117

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 53

Non-coding: 9 | Synonymous: 20 | Nonsynonymous: 23 | Stop Codon: 1

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
25869381 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum apicoplast-targeted tRNA-guaninetransglycosylase and its potential inhibitors using comparative genomics,molecular modelling, docking and simulation studies. Sawhney B, Chopra K, Misra R, Ranjan A 10.1080/07391102.2015.1040074
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
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21
37932470 Aotus nancymaae model predicts human immune response to the placental malariavaccine candidate VAR2CSA Doritchamou J, Nielsen MA, ..., Duffy PE 10.1038/s41684-023-01274-2