About Gene List

PF3D7_1365500 (GCVT)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:2,619,004..2,621,127(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: aminomethyltransferase, mitochondrial, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.1.2.10 (Aminomethyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0004047 aminomethyltransferase activity
Process GO:0006546 glycine catabolic process
Process GO:0019464 glycine decarboxylation via glycine cleavage system

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 possibly expressed 0.18 0.91
Trophozoite expressed 0.80 0.56
Schizont expressed 0.13 0.92
Gametocyte expressed 0.52 0.70

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1365500

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: 0.468 | MFS: -2.673 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1141300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.92 ± 0.09
  • Confidence: 6.23

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1141300)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-3140

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I6T0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: C2F (5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid, Local RMSD=0.10) with 3A8I (Global RMSD=2.35)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.1.2.10 aminomethyltransferase iodoacetamideN-ethylmaleimide

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101103

Most Similar Human Ortholog: B3KTU4

TM-align score: 0.97 | RMSD: 1.05

Seq Identity: 0.35 | Length: 351 / 406

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000145020 aminomethyltransferase
ENSG00000283189 novel protein

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 31 9 23
disruptive 4 18 16 40
missense 4 18 16 36

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 46 10 29
disruptive 6 59 37 58
missense 5 50 36 35

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 162

Non-coding: 131 | Synonymous: 24 | Nonsynonymous: 6 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 406 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 46.903

UniProt ID(s): Q8I6T0

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.79

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR006222 Aminomethyltransferase, folate-binding domain
InterPro IPR013977 Glycine cleavage T-protein, C-terminal barrel domain
InterPro IPR028896 Aminomethyltransferase-like
InterPro IPR029043 Glycine cleavage T-protein/YgfZ, C-terminal
PFam PF01571 Aminomethyltransferase, folate-binding domain
PFam PF08669 Glycine cleavage T-protein, C-terminal barrel domain
Superfamily SSF101790 Glycine cleavage T-protein/YgfZ, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF103025

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
25454081 Plasmodium berghei glycine cleavage system T-protein is non-essential forparasite survival in vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. Varadarajan NM, Sundaram B, ..., Nagaraj VA 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2014.10.003
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