About Gene List

PF3D7_1331700

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,318,841..1,323,158(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: glutamine--tRNA ligase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 6.1.1.18 (Glutamine--tRNA ligase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0004819 glutamine-tRNA ligase activity
Process GO:0006425 glutaminyl-tRNA aminoacylation

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 0.50 0.76
Trophozoite expressed 0.77 0.58
Schizont expressed 0.33 0.78
Gametocyte expressed 0.72 0.61

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1331700

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: 0.205 | MFS: -2.692 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1346600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.10 ± nan
  • Confidence: 1.00

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IE10

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: AMP (adenosine monophosphate, Local RMSD=0.26) with 1ZJW (Global RMSD=1.70)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
6.1.1.18 glutamine-tRNA ligase tRNAGlu-AMSTheaninealbizziineL-Glutamic acidS-CarbamoylserineS-Carbamoylcysteineglutaminol adenylate4-Methyleneglutaminep-hydroxymercuribenzoateGlutamic acid 4-hydroxamate5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoate)...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P47897 Glutamine--tRNA ligase Homo sapiens OrthoDB CHEMBL609187CHEMBL609187CHEMBL608302CHEMBL609496

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101072

Most Similar Human Ortholog: H7C0R3

TM-align score: 0.94 | RMSD: 1.64

Seq Identity: 0.37 | Length: 252 / 918

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000172053 glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 918 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 108.532

UniProt ID(s): Q8IE10

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.33

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000924 Glutamyl/glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase
InterPro IPR001412 Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, class I, conserved site
InterPro IPR004514 Glutamine-tRNA synthetase
InterPro IPR011035 Ribosomal protein L25/Gln-tRNA synthetase, anti-codon-binding domain superfamily
InterPro IPR020058 Glutamyl/glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase, class Ib, catalytic domain
InterPro IPR020059 Glutamyl/glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase, class Ib, anti-codon binding domain
PFam PF00749 Glutamyl/glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase, class Ib, catalytic domain
PFam PF03950 Glutamyl/glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase, class Ib, anti-codon binding domain
Superfamily SSF50715 Ribosomal protein L25/Gln-tRNA synthetase, anti-codon-binding domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF52374

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 46 27 47
disruptive 18 75 43 102
missense 9 55 36 82

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 99 37 52
disruptive 31 144 66 179
missense 16 108 56 123

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 187

Non-coding: 119 | Synonymous: 49 | Nonsynonymous: 17 | Stop Codon: 2

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108