About Gene List

PF3D7_1409300 (DDI1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:362,619..364,640(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: DNA damage-inducible protein 1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.4.23.- (Aspartic endopeptidases.)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Function GO:0004190 aspartic-type endopeptidase activity
Process GO:0006508 proteolysis
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus

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 not expressed 0.08 0.96
Trophozoite expressed 0.64 0.65
Schizont expressed 1.60 0.30
Gametocyte expressed 0.91 0.52

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1409300

Resistome Missense Mutations: E43K

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: GNF-Pf-3600

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (1 missense, 1 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.13 | MFS: -2.861 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1033200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.12 ± 0.20
  • Confidence: 4.63

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1033200)

Modification: Mutated | RMgm-5126

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IM03

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ANP (phosphoaminophosphonic acid-adenylate ester, Local RMSD=10.54) with 7JUZ (Global RMSD=14.73)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.4.23.- Ex: renin I2YYKCNSDSIAANBSDANEDTAPI-3DMSOPCMBTLCK...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101685

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q8WTU0

TM-align score: 0.54 | RMSD: 5.49

Seq Identity: 0.30 | Length: 286 / 382

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000170967 DNA damage inducible 1 homolog 1
ENSG00000197312 DNA damage inducible 1 homolog 2
ENSG00000215695 regulator of solute carriers 1

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 19 12 15
disruptive 7 15 11 43
missense 5 15 11 39

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 35 14 25
disruptive 10 50 30 87
missense 6 42 26 66

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 131

Non-coding: 100 | Synonymous: 29 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 382 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 43.839

UniProt ID(s): Q8IM03

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.68

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR019103 Aspartic peptidase, DDI1-type
InterPro IPR021109 Aspartic peptidase domain superfamily
InterPro IPR029071 Ubiquitin-like domain superfamily
PFam PF09668 Aspartic peptidase, DDI1-type
Superfamily SSF50630 Aspartic peptidase domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF54236 Ubiquitin-like 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
34832620 Artemisinin Binds and Inhibits the Activity of Plasmodium falciparum Ddi1, a Retroviral Aspartyl Protease Onchieku NM, Kumari S, ..., Malhotra P 10.3390/pathogens10111465
35677776 Structural and functional insights into the DNA damage-inducible protein 1 (Ddi1) from protozoa Asaithambi K, Biswas I, Suguna K 10.1016/j.crstbi.2022.05.003
33143019 Yeast Rpn4 Links the Proteasome and DNA Repair via RAD52 Regulation Spasskaya DS, Nadolinskaia NI, ..., Karpov DS 10.3390/ijms21218097
32808330 Toxoplasma gondii UBL-UBA shuttle proteins contribute to the degradation ofubiquitinylated proteins and are important for synchronous cell division andvirulence Zhang H, Liu J, ..., Liu Q 10.1096/fj.202000759RR
35843171 HIV protease inhibitor nelfinavir is a potent drug candidate against echinococcosis by targeting Ddi1-like protein Liu Z, Guo X, ..., Wang S 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104177
37144685 Ubx5-Cdc48 assists the protease Wss1 at DNA-protein crosslink sites in yeast Noireterre A, Serbyn N, Bagdiul I, Stutz F 10.15252/embj.2023113609
36657610 Plasmodium DDI1 is a potential therapeutic target and importantchromatin-associated protein Tanneru N, Nivya MA, ..., Sijwali PS 10.1016/j.ijpara.2022.11.007
34727385 Toxoplasma gondii UBL-UBA shuttle proteins regulate several important cellularprocesses Zhang H, Xue Y, ..., Liu Q 10.1096/fj.202100662RR
38260495 Multiple DNA repair pathways prevent acetaldehyde-induced mutagenesis in yeast Porcher L, Vijayraghavan S, ..., Saini N 10.1101/2024.01.07.574575