About Gene List

PF3D7_1408900

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:350,700..352,431(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: tRNA-dihydrouridine synthase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 1.3.1.- (With NAD(+) or NADP(+) as acceptor.);1.3.1.89 (tRNA-dihydrouridine(47) synthase (NAD(P)(+)))

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Function GO:0042781 3'-tRNA processing endoribonuclease activity
Function GO:0017150 tRNA dihydrouridine synthase activity

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 0.05 0.98
Trophozoite expressed 0.06 0.96
Schizont possibly expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte not expressed 0.03 0.98

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1408900

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: -0.542 | #Insertions: 3

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1033600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.99 ± 0.11
  • Confidence: 5.83

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1033600)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2877

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IM07

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: FNR (two electron reduced flavin mononucleotide, Local RMSD=0.89) with 4XP7 (Global RMSD=4.54)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.3.1.- Ex: 2-haloacrylate reductase EDTANADPHNADP+UracilAFN-1252cisplatintriclosan2-nonanoneHydroxyureaiodoacetatedipyridamoleaquastatin A...
1.3.1.89 tRNA-dihydrouridine47 synthase [NAD(P)+] No BRENDA inhibitors

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101867

Most Similar Human Ortholog: J3QLE4

TM-align score: 0.94 | RMSD: 1.69

Seq Identity: 0.36 | Length: 304 / 340

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000169718 dihydrouridine synthase 1 like

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 25 11 16
disruptive 3 13 11 26
missense 3 13 11 23

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 45 15 33
disruptive 3 45 31 59
missense 3 33 27 45

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 102

Non-coding: 88 | Synonymous: 12 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 340 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 40.226

UniProt ID(s): Q8IM07

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.27

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001269 tRNA-dihydrouridine synthase
InterPro IPR018517 tRNA-dihydrouridine synthase, conserved site
InterPro IPR035587 DUS-like, FMN-binding domain
PFam PF01207 tRNA-dihydrouridine synthase
Superfamily SSF51395 N/A

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