About Gene List

PF3D7_1345100 (TRX2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,809,393..1,810,615(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: thioredoxin 2

SignalP Peptide: MKKYIFFFLFSFINFFFVYDVTC

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0097619 PTEX complex
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Component GO:0020003 symbiont-containing vacuole
Function GO:0016671 oxidoreductase activity, acting on a sulfur group of donors, disulfide as acceptor
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0047134 protein-disulfide reductase (NAD(P)) activity
Function GO:0015035 protein-disulfide reductase activity
Process GO:0045454 cell redox homeostasis

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 0.28 0.86
Trophozoite expressed 0.16 0.90
Schizont expressed 0.03 0.98
Gametocyte expressed 0.06 0.96

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1345100

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 *tentative

MIS: 0.122 | MFS: -3.166 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1358000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.75 ± 0.19
  • Confidence: 4.69

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1358000)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-3683

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IDP4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: DTU ((2r,3s)-1,4-dimercaptobutane-2,3-diol, Local RMSD=0.47) with 3ZZX (Global RMSD=2.95)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_119361

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 6 3 15
disruptive 4 4 1 22
missense 3 4 0 20

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 20 8 13
disruptive 7 17 19 38
missense 4 13 14 26

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 54

Non-coding: 46 | Synonymous: 4 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 157 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 18.63

UniProt ID(s): Q8IDP4

PDB ID(s): 3UL3, 4O32

Isoelectric Point: 10.32

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR013766 Thioredoxin domain
InterPro IPR036249 Thioredoxin-like superfamily
PFam PF00085 Thioredoxin domain
Superfamily SSF52833 Thioredoxin-like superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
16879648 Structural and biochemical characterization of a mitochondrial peroxiredoxin fromPlasmodium falciparum. Boucher IW, McMillan PJ, ..., Muller S 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05303.x
19536257 A newly discovered protein export machine in malaria parasites. de Koning-Ward TF, Gilson PR, ..., Crabb BS 10.1038/nature08104
21203490 Compartmentation of redox metabolism in malaria parasites. Kehr S, Sturm N, ..., Becker K 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001242
22355694 Structural insights into thioredoxin-2: a component of malaria parasite proteinsecretion machinery. Sharma A, Sharma A, Dixit S, Sharma A 10.1038/srep00179
37782422 Physiological and genetic regulation of anhydrobiosis in yeast cells Sek W, Kot AM, Rapoport A, Kieliszek M 10.1007/s00203-023-03683-w
37992069 Sensing chemical-induced genotoxicity and oxidative stress via yeast-basedreporter assays using NanoLuc luciferase Shichinohe M, Ohkawa S, Hirose Y, Eki T 10.1371/journal.pone.0294571