About Gene List

PF3D7_1364900 (FC)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:2,605,886..2,608,261(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ferrochelatase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 4.99.1.1 (Protoporphyrin ferrochelatase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0004325 ferrochelatase activity
Process GO:0006783 heme biosynthetic process

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 not expressed 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.08 0.95
Schizont possibly expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte not expressed 0.04 0.98

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1364900

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -0.852 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1140700)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-5263

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ID58

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: CHD (cholic acid, Local RMSD=0.45) with 3W1W (Global RMSD=4.30)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
4.99.1.1 protoporphyrin ferrochelatase No BRENDA inhibitors

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P22830 Ferrochelatase, mitochondrial OrthoDB VEMURAFENIB

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101310

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P22830

TM-align score: 0.84 | RMSD: 2.42

Seq Identity: 0.26 | Length: 320 / 350

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000066926 ferrochelatase

Protein Information

Protein Length: 350 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 40.81

UniProt ID(s): Q8ID58, Q8IFQ9, Q8IFR0

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.7

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001015 Ferrochelatase
InterPro IPR019772 Ferrochelatase, active site
InterPro IPR033644 Ferrochelatase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR033659 Ferrochelatase, N-terminal
PFam PF00762 Ferrochelatase
Superfamily SSF53800 N/A

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 30 10 29
disruptive 3 23 14 41
missense 3 23 13 40

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 46 10 35
disruptive 9 48 28 75
missense 8 43 24 56

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 131

Non-coding: 115 | Synonymous: 11 | Nonsynonymous: 5 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
19523497 Mitochondrial localization of functional ferrochelatase from Plasmodiumfalciparum. Nagaraj VA, Prasad D, Rangarajan PN, Padmanaban G 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2009.05.008
25352601 The heme biosynthesis pathway is essential for Plasmodium falciparum developmentin mosquito stage but not in blood stages. Ke H, Sigala PA, ..., Vaidya AB 10.1074/jbc.M114.615831
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21