About Gene List

PF3D7_1354500 (ADSS)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:2,173,757..2,176,285(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: adenylosuccinate synthetase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 6.3.4.4 (Adenylosuccinate synthase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Function GO:0005525 GTP binding
Function GO:0004019 adenylosuccinate synthase activity
Process GO:0044208 'de novo' AMP biosynthetic process
Process GO:0006167 AMP biosynthetic process
Process GO:0046040 IMP metabolic process
Process GO:0006164 purine nucleotide biosynthetic 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 0.34 0.84
Trophozoite expressed 0.79 0.57
Schizont expressed 0.09 0.94
Gametocyte expressed 0.21 0.88

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1354500

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: -3.107 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q9U8D3

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: IMO (6-o-phosphoryl inosine monophosphate, Local RMSD=0.30) with 1P9B (Global RMSD=0.60)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
6.3.4.4 adenylosuccinate synthase ATPADPUDPAMPGDPKClCMPUMPGMPCDPIMPIDP...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P30520 Adenylosuccinate synthetase isozyme 2 Homo sapiens OMA, OrthoDB PhosphohydantocidinCHEMBL118357HADACIDIN

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100659

Most Similar Human Ortholog: G3V5D8

TM-align score: 0.94 | RMSD: 0.71

Seq Identity: 0.32 | Length: 63 / 442

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000035687 adenylosuccinate synthase 2
ENSG00000185100 adenylosuccinate synthase 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 442 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 50.065

UniProt ID(s): Q8IDF6, Q9U8D3

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.61

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001114 Adenylosuccinate synthetase
InterPro IPR018220 Adenylosuccinate synthase, GTP-binding site
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR033128 Adenylosuccinate synthase, active site
PFam PF00709 Adenylosuccinate synthetase
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 27 13 34
disruptive 2 27 11 32
missense 2 26 11 25

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 47 19 36
disruptive 5 65 29 83
missense 5 54 21 51

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 159

Non-coding: 139 | Synonymous: 15 | Nonsynonymous: 5 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
15500910 Unique kinetic mechanism of Plasmodium falciparum adenylosuccinate synthetase. Raman J, Mehrotra S, Anand RP, Balaram H 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2004.06.013
22289630 Mutational analysis of cysteine 328 and cysteine 368 at the interface ofPlasmodium falciparum adenylosuccinate synthetase. Mehrotra S, B Ningappa M, ..., Balaram H 10.1016/j.bbapap.2012.01.007
38353487 Behenic Acid as a multi-target inhibiting antibacterial phytochemical againstVibrio parahaemolyticus and Aeromonas hydrophila for effective management ofaquaculture infections: an in-silico, in-vitro & in-vivo experimentation Ravi L, Kumar K A, ..., Jain P 10.1080/07391102.2024.2317988