About Gene List

PF3D7_1347200 (NT1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,889,277..1,891,491(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: nucleoside transporter 1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 9

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020036 Maurer's cleft
Component GO:0016021 integral component of membrane
Component GO:0005887 integral component of plasma membrane
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0005886 plasma membrane
Function GO:0005337 nucleoside transmembrane transporter activity
Function GO:0015211 purine nucleoside transmembrane transporter activity
Process GO:0032238 adenosine transport
Process GO:0006863 purine nucleobase transport
Process GO:0015860 purine nucleoside transmembrane transport
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus

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 1.31 0.45
Trophozoite expressed 2.30 0.19
Schizont expressed 0.29 0.84
Gametocyte expressed 0.83 0.57

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1347200

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: 0.122 | MFS: -3.111 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1360100)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-5292

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IDM6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100863

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9BZD2

TM-align score: 0.80 | RMSD: 3.42

Seq Identity: 0.12 | Length: 381 / 422

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000112759 solute carrier family 29 member 1 (Augustine blood group)
ENSG00000198246 solute carrier family 29 member 3

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 14 10 24
disruptive 7 14 4 29
missense 7 14 3 26

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 35 18 27
disruptive 11 32 21 56
missense 9 27 18 41

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 75

Non-coding: 48 | Synonymous: 11 | Nonsynonymous: 16 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 422 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 47.631

UniProt ID(s): Q8IDM6, Q9NIH7, Q9NIH8, Q9NIH9

PDB ID(s): 7YDQ

Isoelectric Point: 8.11

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002259 Equilibrative nucleoside transporter
InterPro IPR036259 MFS transporter superfamily
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF103473 MFS transporter superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
10744765 Isolation and functional characterization of the PfNT1 nucleoside transportergene from Plasmodium falciparum. Carter NS, Ben Mamoun C, ..., Ullman B 10.1074/jbc.275.14.10683
11682491 Localization of the Plasmodium falciparum PfNT1 nucleoside transporter to theparasite plasma membrane. Rager N, Mamoun CB, ..., Ullman B 10.1074/jbc.M107037200
16629674 Transport of nucleosides across the Plasmodium falciparum parasite plasmamembrane has characteristics of PfENT1. Downie MJ, Saliba KJ, ..., Kirk K 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05125.x
16751273 The plasma membrane permease PfNT1 is essential for purine salvage in the humanmalaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. El Bissati K, Zufferey R, ..., Ben Mamoun C 10.1073/pnas.0602590103
18639591 Genetic evidence for the essential role of PfNT1 in the transport and utilizationof xanthine, guanine, guanosine and adenine by Plasmodium falciparum. El Bissati K, Downie MJ, ..., Ben Mamoun C 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2008.06.012
19818813 Transport of purines and purine salvage pathway inhibitors by the Plasmodiumfalciparum equilibrative nucleoside transporter PfENT1. Riegelhaupt PM, Cassera MB, ..., Akabas MH 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2009.10.001
25602169 Yeast-based high-throughput screen identifies Plasmodium falciparum equilibrativenucleoside transporter 1 inhibitors that kill malaria parasites. Frame IJ, Deniskin R, ..., Akabas MH 10.1021/cb500981y
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
30541922 Accessibility of substituted cysteines in TM2 and TM10 transmembrane segments inthe Plasmodium falciparum equilibrative nucleoside transporter PfENT1. Nishtala SN, Arora A, Reyes J, Akabas MH 10.1074/jbc.RA118.006547
31373203 Identification via a Parallel Hit Progression Strategy of Improved Small MoleculeInhibitors of the Malaria Purine Uptake Transporter that Inhibit Plasmodiumfalciparum Parasite Proliferation. Sosa Y, Deniskin R, ..., Akabas MH 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00168
31631203 A network-based approach reveals novel invasion and Maurer's clefts-relatedproteins in Plasmodium falciparum. Das D, Krishnan SR, Roy A, Bulusu G 10.1039/c9mo00124g