About Gene List

PF3D7_1350100 (KRS1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:2,005,394..2,008,444(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: lysine--tRNA ligase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 6.1.1.6 (Lysine--tRNA ligase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0005524 ATP binding
Function GO:0004824 lysine-tRNA ligase activity
Function GO:0000049 tRNA binding
Process GO:0015966 diadenosine tetraphosphate biosynthetic process
Process GO:0006430 lysyl-tRNA aminoacylation
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 0.65 0.69
Trophozoite expressed 1.00 0.49
Schizont expressed 0.16 0.90
Gametocyte expressed 0.46 0.74

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1350100

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: 0.329 | MFS: -2.517 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IDJ8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: MPO (3[n-morpholino]propane sulfonic acid, Local RMSD=0.05) with 5ZH2 (Global RMSD=0.77)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
6.1.1.6 lysine-tRNA ligase BRENDA SOAP query unsuccessful

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q15046 Lysine--tRNA ligase Homo sapiens HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB BDBM50242742BDBM50242742CHEMBL472840CHEMBL475882...
Q8IDJ8 Lysine--tRNA ligase HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST CLADOSPORINCHEMBL4206602GNF-Pf-5378CHEMBL4211492...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100559

Most Similar Human Ortholog: H3BPV7

TM-align score: 0.94 | RMSD: 1.09

Seq Identity: 0.57 | Length: 103 / 583

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000065427 lysyl-tRNA synthetase 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 583 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 67.591

UniProt ID(s): Q8IDJ8

PDB ID(s): 4H02, 4PG3, 6HCU, 6HCV, 6L3Y, 6L4Q

Isoelectric Point: 7.39

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002313 Lysine-tRNA ligase, class II
InterPro IPR004364 Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, class II (D/K/N)
InterPro IPR004365 OB-fold nucleic acid binding domain, AA-tRNA synthetase-type
InterPro IPR012340 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
InterPro IPR018149 Lysyl-tRNA synthetase, class II, C-terminal
InterPro IPR034762 Bacterial/eukaryotic lysine-tRNA ligase, class II
PFam PF00152 Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, class II (D/K/N)
PFam PF01336 OB-fold nucleic acid binding domain, AA-tRNA synthetase-type
Superfamily SSF50249 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
Superfamily SSF55681

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 48 25 54
disruptive 3 25 17 52
missense 3 25 17 46

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 19 83 35 62
disruptive 4 73 36 123
missense 4 61 33 94

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 142

Non-coding: 115 | Synonymous: 17 | Nonsynonymous: 10 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
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
23633587 Structural analysis of malaria-parasite lysyl-tRNA synthetase provides a platformfor drug development. Khan S, Garg A, ..., Sharma A 10.1107/S0907444913001923
29326268 Mapping the malaria parasite druggable genome by using in vitro evolution andchemogenomics. Cowell AN, Istvan ES, ..., Winzeler EA 10.1126/science.aan4472
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
30894487 Lysyl-tRNA synthetase as a drug target in malaria and cryptosporidiosis. Baragana B, Forte B, ..., Gilbert IH 10.1073/pnas.1814685116
1628641 The polyanion-binding domain of cytoplasmic Lys-tRNA synthetase fromSaccharomyces cerevisiae is not essential for cell viability Martinez R, Mirande M 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1992.tb17012.x
36846776 Retrospective analysis of Plasmodium vivax genomes from a pre-elimination Chinainland population in the 2010s Liu Y, Zhang T, ..., Chen JH 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1071689
2046655 A PMR2 tandem repeat with a modified C-terminus is located downstream from theKRS1 gene encoding lysyl-tRNA synthetase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Martinez R, Latreille MT, Mirande M 10.1007/BF00260720
1505029 Autoregulation of the yeast lysyl-tRNA synthetase gene GCD5/KRS1 by translationaland transcriptional control mechanisms Lanker S, Bushman JL, ..., Mueller PP 10.1016/0092-8674(92)90433-d
8952483 Functional replacement of hamster lysyl-tRNA synthetase by the yeast enzymerequires cognate amino acid sequences for proper tRNA recognition Agou F, Quevillon S, ..., Mirande M 10.1021/bi9617926
17346711 Dissecting yeast Hog1 MAP kinase pathway using a chemical genetic approach Kim S, Shah K 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.02.032
2903861 The yeast lysyl-tRNA synthetase gene. Evidence for general amino acid control ofits expression and domain structure of the encoded protein Mirande M, Waller JP https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2903861/