About Gene List

PF3D7_1324900 (LDH)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,040,006..1,042,682(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: L-lactate dehydrogenase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: 1.1.1.27 (L-lactate dehydrogenase);1.1.1.37 (Malate dehydrogenase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
Component GO:0020020 food vacuole
Component GO:0005622 intracellular
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0004459 L-lactate dehydrogenase activity
Function GO:0030060 L-malate dehydrogenase activity
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0006096 glycolytic process

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 0.46 0.79
Trophozoite expressed 1.16 0.43
Schizont expressed 0.16 0.90
Gametocyte expressed 0.25 0.85

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1324900

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: 0.159 | MFS: -2.887 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1340100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.05 ± 0.08
  • Confidence: 6.52

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PY17X_1344800)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-1570

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q76NM3

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: BCN (bicine, Local RMSD=0.20) with 4B7U (Global RMSD=0.93)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.1.1.27 L-lactate dehydrogenase BRENDA SOAP query unsuccessful
1.1.1.37 malate dehydrogenase ATPADPCoAAMPNEMNAD+NADHEDTAcAMPDMSONADP+HgCl2...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P40926 Malate dehydrogenase, mitochondrial Homo sapiens OMA, OrthoDB CHEMBL427092CHEMBL3359141CHEMBL3359147CHEMBL427092...
P07195 L-lactate dehydrogenase B chain Homo sapiens OrthoMCL BLAST LDHA Inhibitor, 1LDHA Inhibitor, 8CHEMBL3318469CHEMBL4530052...
P04642 L-lactate dehydrogenase A chain Rattus norvegicus OrthoMCL BLAST LDHA Inhibitor, 26LDHA Inhibitor, 27LDHA Inhibitor, 29LDHA Inhibitor, 31...
Q27743 L-lactate dehydrogenase Plasmodium falciparum OrthoMCL BLAST Gossypol (C9)Oxamic acid derivative, 5Oxamic acid derivative, 6Oxamic acid derivative, 7...
Q6VVP7 L-lactate dehydrogenase Plasmodium falciparum OrthoMCL BLAST Gossypol (C9)Oxamic acid derivative, 5Oxamic acid derivative, 7
P06151 L-lactate dehydrogenase A chain OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL4081890CHEMBL4864519CHEMBL4873879CHEMBL4855986...
E1BNS9 L-lactate dehydrogenase Bos taurus OrthoMCL BLAST Gossypol (C9)
P16125 L-lactate dehydrogenase B chain OrthoMCL BLAST Gossypol (C9)
Q5E9B1 L-lactate dehydrogenase B chain Bos taurus OrthoMCL BLAST Gossypol (C9)
P00338 L-lactate dehydrogenase A chain Homo sapiens OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL3318412CHEMBL3318415CHEMBL3318469CHEMBL3358863...
B9UDZ5 L-lactate dehydrogenase Plasmodium falciparum OrthoMCL BLAST Gossypol (C9)

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100601

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q6ZMR3

TM-align score: 0.91 | RMSD: 2.08

Seq Identity: 0.29 | Length: 307 / 316

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000111716 lactate dehydrogenase B
ENSG00000134333 lactate dehydrogenase A
ENSG00000166796 lactate dehydrogenase C
ENSG00000166800 lactate dehydrogenase A like 6A
ENSG00000285854 novel transcript
ENSG00000288299 lactate dehydrogenase A

Protein Information

Protein Length: 316 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 34.108

UniProt ID(s): A0A2S0BC21, A0A2S0BC37, A0A2S0BC44, A0A2S0BC46, A0A2S0BF37, A0A2S0D660, A0A2S0D671, A0A2S0D677, A0A4Y5WWV5, Q71T02, Q76NM3

PDB ID(s): 3ZH2

Isoelectric Point: 7.48

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001236 Lactate/malate dehydrogenase, N-terminal
InterPro IPR001557 L-lactate/malate dehydrogenase
InterPro IPR011275 Malate dehydrogenase, type 3
InterPro IPR015955 Lactate dehydrogenase/glycoside hydrolase, family 4, C-terminal
InterPro IPR022383 Lactate/malate dehydrogenase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR036291 NAD(P)-binding domain superfamily
PFam PF00056 Lactate/malate dehydrogenase, N-terminal
PFam PF02866 Lactate/malate dehydrogenase, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF51735 NAD(P)-binding domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF56327 Lactate dehydrogenase/glycoside hydrolase, family 4, C-terminal

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 10 4 14
disruptive 1 6 3 10
missense 1 3 3 10

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 21 10 11
disruptive 1 14 8 32
missense 1 9 8 25

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 60

Non-coding: 56 | Synonymous: 3 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
21136929 Food vacuole proteome of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Lamarque M, Tastet C, ..., Dubremetz JF 10.1002/prca.200700112
24043813 Structural basis for discriminatory recognition of Plasmodium lactatedehydrogenase by a DNA aptamer. Cheung YW, Kwok J, ..., Tanner JA 10.1073/pnas.1309538110
24494818 A secretory multifunctional serine protease, DegP of Plasmodium falciparum, playsan important role in thermo-oxidative stress, parasite growth and development. Sharma S, Jadli M, ..., Malhotra P 10.1111/febs.12732
27128092 Interrogating the Plasmodium Sporozoite Surface: Identification ofSurface-Exposed Proteins and Demonstration of Glycosylation on CSP and TRAP byMass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics. Swearingen KE, Lindner SE, ..., Sinnis P 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005606
27380525 HRP2 and pLDH-Based Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Expert Microscopy, and PCR forDetection of Malaria Infection during Pregnancy and at Delivery in Areas ofVaried Transmission: A Prospective Cohort Study in Burkina Faso and Uganda. Kyabayinze DJ, Zongo I, ..., Bell D 10.1371/journal.pone.0156954
27503796 Proteome mapping of Plasmodium: identification of the P. yoelii remodellome. Siau A, Huang X, ..., Preiser PR 10.1038/srep31055
28944300 Proteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from a Plasmodium falciparum Kenyanclinical isolate defines a core parasite secretome. Abdi A, Yu L, ..., Rayner J 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.11910.2
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
30911042 Extracellular vesicles carrying lactate dehydrogenase induce suicide in increasedpopulation density of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro. Correa R, Coronado L, ..., Spadafora C 10.1038/s41598-019-41697-x
31537845 The interactome of 2-Cys peroxiredoxins in Plasmodium falciparum. Brandstaedter C, Delahunty C, ..., Becker K 10.1038/s41598-019-49841-3
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
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
38421701 Molecular Mechanism of SOX18 in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Injury of HumanUmbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Luo J, Fang H, ..., Jiang R 10.1615/CritRevImmunol.2023050792
38423905 Structures, physical properties and antibacterial activity of silvernanoparticles of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum exopolysaccharide Zang W, Cao H, Ge J, Zhao D 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130083