About Gene List

PF3D7_1414600 (Pgt1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:590,603..592,740(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: mRNA-capping enzyme subunit alpha

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.7.7.50 (mRNA guanylyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Function GO:0004484 mRNA guanylyltransferase activity
Process GO:0006370 7-methylguanosine mRNA capping

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 0.67 0.69
Trophozoite expressed 0.45 0.74
Schizont expressed 0.54 0.67
Gametocyte expressed 1.09 0.45

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1414600

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: 0.211 | MFS: -2.744 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I720

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: GMP (guanosine, Local RMSD=0.03) with 4PZ6 (Global RMSD=5.63)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.7.7.50 mRNA guanylyltransferase ATPGTPITPXTPEDTAddGTPGpppAphosphate8-iodoGTP6-thio-GTPdiphosphate8-bromo-GTP...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101990

Most Similar Human Ortholog: O60942

TM-align score: 0.58 | RMSD: 3.04

Seq Identity: 0.28 | Length: 330 / 520

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000111880 RNA guanylyltransferase and 5-phosphatase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 39 21 32
disruptive 9 38 26 60
missense 8 35 24 47

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 13 60 31 46
disruptive 21 106 58 158
missense 16 82 41 103

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 98

Non-coding: 65 | Synonymous: 21 | Nonsynonymous: 11 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 520 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 61.154

UniProt ID(s): Q8I720

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.33

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001339 mRNA capping enzyme, catalytic domain
InterPro IPR012340 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
InterPro IPR013846 mRNA capping enzyme, C-terminal
PFam PF01331 mRNA capping enzyme, catalytic domain
PFam PF03919 mRNA capping enzyme, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF50249 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
Superfamily SSF56091

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
11248030 A yeast-like mRNA capping apparatus in Plasmodium falciparum. Ho CK, Shuman S 10.1073/pnas.061636198
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
23280723 Mutations in the N-terminal region of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe glutathionetransporter pgt1(+) allows functional expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Thakur A, Bachhawat AK 10.1002/yea.2939
19589778 Gln-222 in transmembrane domain 4 and Gln-526 in transmembrane domain 9 arecritical for substrate recognition in the yeast high affinity glutathionetransporter, Hgt1p Kaur J, Bachhawat AK 10.1074/jbc.M109.029728
18662319 Pgt1, a glutathione transporter from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe Thakur A, Kaur J, Bachhawat AK 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2008.00423.x
22226946 The Ubiquitin ligase Ubr11 is essential for oligopeptide utilization in thefission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe Kitamura K, Nakase M, Tohda H, Takegawa K 10.1128/EC.05253-11