About Gene List

PF3D7_1367500

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:2,691,361..2,693,825(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: 1.6.2.2 (Cytochrome-b5 reductase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020020 food vacuole
Function GO:0071949 FAD binding
Function GO:0009055 electron transfer activity
Process GO:0055114 oxidation-reduction 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 possibly expressed 0.10 0.95
Trophozoite expressed 0.53 0.69
Schizont expressed 0.33 0.79
Gametocyte expressed 0.39 0.79

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1367500

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: 0.187 | MFS: -3.347 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1143400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.92 ± 0.12
  • Confidence: 5.65

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1143400)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4619

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ID33

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: FAD (flavin-adenine dinucleotide, Local RMSD=0.25) with 2EIX (Global RMSD=3.43)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.6.2.2 cytochrome-b5 reductase ADPNAD+NADP+MgCl2CaCl2heminrutinmorinAmytalacetatecitrateebselen...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100179

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q6BCY4

TM-align score: 0.88 | RMSD: 2.00

Seq Identity: 0.28 | Length: 260 / 362

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000100243 cytochrome b5 reductase 3
ENSG00000139531 sulfite oxidase
ENSG00000159348 cytochrome b5 reductase 1
ENSG00000166394 cytochrome b5 reductase 2

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 25 16 29
disruptive 10 25 15 31
missense 10 25 15 29

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 56 13 29
disruptive 18 50 32 80
missense 18 43 27 53

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 132

Non-coding: 116 | Synonymous: 8 | Nonsynonymous: 8 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 362 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 42.596

UniProt ID(s): Q8ID33

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.66

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001433 Oxidoreductase FAD/NAD(P)-binding
InterPro IPR001834 NADH:cytochrome b5 reductase-like
InterPro IPR008333 Flavoprotein pyridine nucleotide cytochrome reductase-like, FAD-binding domain
InterPro IPR017938 Riboflavin synthase-like beta-barrel
InterPro IPR039261 Ferredoxin-NADP reductase (FNR), nucleotide-binding domain
PFam PF00175 Oxidoreductase FAD/NAD(P)-binding
PFam PF00970 Flavoprotein pyridine nucleotide cytochrome reductase-like, FAD-binding domain
Superfamily SSF52343 Ferredoxin-NADP reductase (FNR), nucleotide-binding domain
Superfamily SSF63380 Riboflavin synthase-like beta-barrel

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
18504040 Plasmodium falciparum: food vacuole localization of nitric oxide-derived speciesin intraerythrocytic stages of the malaria parasite. Ostera G, Tokumasu F, ..., Dvorak J 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.04.014