About Gene List

PF3D7_1406300 (GDPD)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:227,948..230,574(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase

SignalP Peptide: MIYFLLFICIVSLLKT

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.1.4.46 (Glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0020020 food vacuole
Component GO:0020003 symbiont-containing vacuole
Function GO:0008889 glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase activity
Function GO:0008081 phosphoric diester hydrolase activity
Process GO:0046475 glycerophospholipid catabolic process
Process GO:0006644 phospholipid metabolic 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 expressed 0.37 0.83
Trophozoite expressed 1.03 0.49
Schizont expressed 0.25 0.85
Gametocyte not expressed 0.17 0.91

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1406300

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: 0.139 | MFS: -3.15 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IM31

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.1.4.46 glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase EDTAphosphatep-nitrophenyl phosphateglycerophosphoethanolamine

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_139464

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 21 16 34
disruptive 11 63 27 78
missense 11 62 26 73

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 43 24 33
disruptive 17 112 55 104
missense 14 105 51 75

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 135

Non-coding: 92 | Synonymous: 30 | Nonsynonymous: 13 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 475 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 56.317

UniProt ID(s): Q8IM31

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.19

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR017946 PLC-like phosphodiesterase, TIM beta/alpha-barrel domain superfamily
InterPro IPR030395 Glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase domain
PFam PF03009 Glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase domain
Superfamily SSF51695 PLC-like phosphodiesterase, TIM beta/alpha-barrel domain superfamily

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
21766240 Active site similarity between human and Plasmodium falciparumphosphodiesterases: considerations for antimalarial drug design. Howard BL, Thompson PE, Manallack DT 10.1007/s10822-011-9458-5
23000576 Characterization of a glycerophosphodiesterase with an unusual tripartitedistribution and an important role in the asexual blood stages of Plasmodiumfalciparum. Denloye T, Dalal S, Klemba M 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2012.09.004
38335754 Biochemical evaluation and ligand binding studies on glycerophosphodiesterphosphodiesterase from Staphylococcus aureus using STD-NMR spectroscopy andmolecular docking analysis Salar U, Atia-Tul-Wahab, Iqbal Choudhary M 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107153
36576255 A choline-releasing glycerophosphodiesterase essential for phosphatidylcholinebiosynthesis and blood stage development in the malaria parasite Ramaprasad A, Burda PC, ..., Blackman MJ 10.7554/eLife.82207