About Gene List

PF3D7_1416500 (GDH1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:667,206..669,129(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: NADP-specific glutamate dehydrogenase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 1.4.1.4 (Glutamate dehydrogenase (NADP(+)))

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0004354 glutamate dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity
Process GO:0006537 glutamate biosynthetic process
Process GO:0006536 glutamate metabolic 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 expressed 0.66 0.71
Trophozoite expressed 0.13 0.92
Schizont expressed 0.13 0.91
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.14 0.91

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1416500

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: -0.704 | #Insertions: 3

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Insufficient data (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1026200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.50 ± 0.51
  • Confidence: 2.72

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1026200)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4077

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILT0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: GTP (guanosine-5'-triphosphate, Local RMSD=0.37) with 3ETD (Global RMSD=4.62)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.4.1.4 glutamate dehydrogenase (NADP+) O2ATPADPAMPKClNAD+NADHEDTANH4+NADPHNADP+HgCl2...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P49448 Glutamate dehydrogenase 2, mitochondrial OrthoDB US8604016, 1US8604016, 1US8604016, 295US8604016, 295...
P00366 Glutamate dehydrogenase 1, mitochondrial Bos taurus OrthoDB [(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(6-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl ({[(3R,4S)-5-(3-carbamoyl-1,4-dihydropyridin-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl phosphonato}oxy)phosphonateCHEMBL2364562

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100455

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P49448

TM-align score: 0.83 | RMSD: 2.08

Seq Identity: 0.27 | Length: 415 / 470

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000148672 glutamate dehydrogenase 1
ENSG00000182890 glutamate dehydrogenase 2
ENSG00000288118 glutamate dehydrogenase 2

Protein Information

Protein Length: 470 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 52.546

UniProt ID(s): O96940, Q8ILT0, Q9GTK5, Q9TXS8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.52

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR006095 Glutamate/phenylalanine/leucine/valine dehydrogenase
InterPro IPR006096 Glutamate/phenylalanine/leucine/valine dehydrogenase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR006097 Glutamate/phenylalanine/leucine/valine dehydrogenase, dimerisation domain
InterPro IPR014362 Glutamate dehydrogenase
InterPro IPR033524 Leu/Phe/Val dehydrogenases active site
InterPro IPR033922 NAD(P) binding domain of glutamate dehydrogenase
InterPro IPR036291 NAD(P)-binding domain superfamily
PFam PF00208 Glutamate/phenylalanine/leucine/valine dehydrogenase, C-terminal
PFam PF02812 Glutamate/phenylalanine/leucine/valine dehydrogenase, dimerisation domain
Superfamily SSF51735 NAD(P)-binding domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF53223

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 14 31 12 30
disruptive 2 15 11 35
missense 2 13 9 32

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 18 65 11 25
disruptive 11 39 26 90
missense 9 29 23 62

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 55

Non-coding: 35 | Synonymous: 14 | Nonsynonymous: 6 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
9874251 Glutamate dehydrogenase, the marker protein of Plasmodium falciparum--cloning,expression and characterization of the malarial enzyme. Wagner JT, Ludemann H, ..., Krauth-Siegel RL 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2580813.x
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
21756354 Plasmodium falciparum glutamate dehydrogenase a is dispensable and not a drugtarget during erythrocytic development. Storm J, Perner J, ..., Muller S 10.1186/1475-2875-10-193
22342964 Biochemical and structural characterization of Plasmodium falciparum glutamatedehydrogenase 2. Zocher K, Fritz-Wolf K, ..., Becker K 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2012.01.007
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
31199842 Plasmodium falciparum glutamate dehydrogenase is genetically conserved acrosseight malaria endemic states of India: Exploring new avenues of malariaelimination. Ahmad A, Verma AK, ..., Bharti PK 10.1371/journal.pone.0218210
34956931 Merozoite Proteins Discovered by qRT-PCR-Based Transcriptome Screening ofPlasmodium falciparum. Hou N, Li S, ..., Chen Q https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34956931/
35128633 Engineered yeast for efficient de novo synthesis of 7-dehydrocholesterol Qu L, Xiu X, ..., Liu L 10.1002/bit.28055
38040111 Engineering and evolution of the complete Reductive Glycine Pathway inSaccharomyces cerevisiae for formate and CO(2) assimilation Bysani VR, Alam AS, Bar-Even A, Machens F 10.1016/j.ymben.2023.11.007
35942513 Glutamine transport as a possible regulator of nitrogen catabolite repression inSaccharomyces cerevisiae Georis I, Fayyad-Kazan M, ..., Dubois E 10.1002/yea.3809