About Gene List

PF3D7_1314600 (LipL1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:624,510..626,292(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: lipoate-protein ligase 1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.181 (Lipoyl(octanoyl) transferase);2.7.7.63 (Transferred entry: 6.3.1.20);6.3.1.20 (Lipoate--protein ligase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0016979 lipoate-protein ligase activity
Function GO:0017118 lipoyltransferase activity
Process GO:0006629 lipid metabolic process
Process GO:0009249 protein lipoylation

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 0.08 0.96
Trophozoite expressed 0.26 0.84
Schizont possibly expressed 0.04 0.97
Gametocyte not expressed 0.11 0.93

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1314600

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: 0.539 | MFS: -3.461 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1413100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.03 ± 0.03
  • Confidence: 8.33

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IEG9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: LPA (lipoic acid, Local RMSD=0.08) with 5T8U (Global RMSD=0.71)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.3.1.181 lipoyl(octanoyl) transferase octanoyl-CoA
2.7.7.63 lipoate-protein ligase No BRENDA inhibitors
6.3.1.20 lipoate-protein ligase NSC68342NSC96317NSC164080NSC118483NSC118476NSC118473NSC227190NSC245342Decanoic acid8-thiooctanoate8-bromooctanoate6-seleno-octanoate

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101366

Most Similar Human Ortholog: C9JUU5

TM-align score: 0.80 | RMSD: 2.34

Seq Identity: 0.32 | Length: 219 / 408

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000144182 lipoyltransferase 1

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 18 7 22
disruptive 5 15 18 43
missense 5 15 17 40

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 27 19 18
disruptive 10 53 40 61
missense 9 41 30 47

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 46

Non-coding: 23 | Synonymous: 19 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 408 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 47.943

UniProt ID(s): Q8IEG9

PDB ID(s): 5T8U

Isoelectric Point: 9.05

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004143 Biotinyl protein ligase (BPL) and lipoyl protein ligase (LPL), catalytic domain
InterPro IPR004562 Lipoyltransferase/lipoate-protein ligase
InterPro IPR019491 Lipoate protein ligase, C-terminal
PFam PF03099 Biotinyl protein ligase (BPL) and lipoyl protein ligase (LPL), catalytic domain
PFam PF10437 Lipoate protein ligase, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF55681 N/A
Superfamily SSF82649

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
15225307 The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum has distinct organelle-specificlipoylation pathways. Wrenger C, Muller S 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04112.x
17244193 Scavenging of the cofactor lipoate is essential for the survival of the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Allary M, Lu JZ, Zhu L, Prigge ST 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05592.x
25116855 Redox-dependent lipoylation of mitochondrial proteins in Plasmodium falciparum. Afanador GA, Matthews KA, ..., Prigge ST 10.1111/mmi.12753
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
28543853 Crystal structure of lipoate-bound lipoate ligase 1, LipL1, from Plasmodiumfalciparum Guerra AJ, Afanador GA, Prigge ST 10.1002/prot.25324