About Gene List

PF3D7_1419300 (GST)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:801,242..804,083(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: glutathione S-transferase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.5.1.18 (Glutathione transferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Function GO:0004364 glutathione transferase activity
Process GO:0006749 glutathione metabolic process
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 expressed 0.07 0.96
Trophozoite expressed 0.22 0.86
Schizont expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte expressed 0.06 0.96

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1419300

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: 0.119 | MFS: -3.204 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1023900)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.88 ± 0.18
  • Confidence: 4.83

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1023900)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2830

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8MU52

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: PGO (s-1,2-propanediol, Local RMSD=0.03) with 3VPQ (Global RMSD=5.41)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.5.1.18 glutathione transferase ADPKClNEMSDSGSHDTTEDTAGSSGDTNBNH4ClFeCl3hemin...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
O60760 Hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase Homo sapiens HOGENOM, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST Thiazole, 4cid_379338Thiazolylamino, 12Pyrazolylthiazole, 13...
O35543 Hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase HOGENOM, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL4526974CHEMBL4473072CHEMBL4864805CHEMBL4873385...
Q9JHF7 Hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase Mus musculus HOGENOM, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST BW868CCAS_41598-07-6CAS_89617-02-7
Q8MU52 Glutathione S-transferase Plasmodium falciparum HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST Coruleoellagic acid
P09210 Glutathione S-transferase A2 Homo sapiens OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL359933CHEMBL174893CID44286587
P08263 Glutathione S-transferase A1 OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL58507CHEMBL58135CHEMBL3310886CHEMBL3310887...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100172

Most Similar Human Ortholog: O60760

TM-align score: 0.90 | RMSD: 1.80

Seq Identity: 0.30 | Length: 194 / 211

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000163106 hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase
ENSG00000182793 glutathione S-transferase alpha 5

Protein Information

Protein Length: 211 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 24.789

UniProt ID(s): A0A144A1J6, Q8ILQ7, Q8MU52

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.26

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004045 Glutathione S-transferase, N-terminal
InterPro IPR004046 Glutathione S-transferase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR036249 Thioredoxin-like superfamily
InterPro IPR036282 Glutathione S-transferase, C-terminal domain superfamily
InterPro IPR040079 Glutathione Transferase family
PFam PF02798 Glutathione S-transferase, N-terminal
PFam PF14497 Glutathione S-transferase, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF47616 Glutathione S-transferase, C-terminal domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF52833 Thioredoxin-like superfamily

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 7 7 12
disruptive 8 12 5 15
missense 8 12 5 14

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 19 3 11
disruptive 11 32 13 45
missense 11 24 10 29

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 138

Non-coding: 129 | Synonymous: 3 | Nonsynonymous: 6 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12108547 Glutathione S-transferase of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum:characterization of a potential drug target. Harwaldt P, Rahlfs S, Becker K 10.1515/BC.2002.086
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
15888443 Cooperativity and pseudo-cooperativity in the glutathione S-transferase fromPlasmodium falciparum. Liebau E, De Maria F, ..., Ricci G 10.1074/jbc.M503889200
19531494 Tetramerization and cooperativity in Plasmodium falciparum glutathioneS-transferase are mediated by atypic loop 113-119. Liebau E, Dawood KF, ..., Ricci G 10.1074/jbc.M109.015198
24792386 Asn112 in Plasmodium falciparum glutathione S-transferase is essential forinduced reversible tetramerization by phosphate or pyrophosphate. Quesada-Soriano I, Baron C, ..., Garcia-Fuentes L 10.1016/j.bbapap.2014.04.017
32256353 Structure-Based Screening of Plasmodium berghei Glutathione S-TransferaseIdentifies CB-27 as a Novel Antiplasmodial Compound. Colon-Lorenzo EE, Colon-Lopez DD, ..., Serrano AE 10.3389/fphar.2020.00246
38432355 Exogenous monosodium glutamate exacerbates lipopolysaccharide-inducedneurobehavioral deficits, oxidative damage, neuroinflammation, and cholinergicdysfunction in rat brain Asejeje FO, Abiola MA, ..., Ajayi AM 10.1016/j.neulet.2024.137710