About Gene List

PF3D7_1420600 (PANK1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:853,711..856,441(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: pantothenate kinase 1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.7.1.33 (Pantothenate kinase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0071889 14-3-3 protein binding
Function GO:0004594 pantothenate kinase activity
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0015937 coenzyme A biosynthetic 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 possibly expressed 0.23 0.89
Trophozoite expressed 0.90 0.52
Schizont expressed 0.16 0.90
Gametocyte not expressed 0.23 0.87

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1420600

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: 0.176 | MFS: -2.769 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1022600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 1.01 ± 0.10
  • Confidence: 6.06

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1022600)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4085

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILP4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: PAZ (n-[(2r)-2-hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-4-(phosphonooxy)butanoyl]-beta-alanine, Local RMSD=0.29) with 5KPZ (Global RMSD=4.34)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.7.1.33 pantothenate kinase ATPADPCoAAMPEDTANH4+HgCl2AlCl3GW5074citrateMCC-555neomycin...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q8ILP4 Pantothenate kinase 1, putative HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL4167606
Q9H999 Pantothenate kinase 3 OrthoDB CHEMBL3410244CHEMBL3410245CHEMBL3410246CHEMBL3410247...
Q8TE04 Pantothenate kinase 1 OrthoDB CHEMBL1555019CHEMBL3410398CHEMBL3410400CHEMBL3410248...
Q9BZ23 Pantothenate kinase 2, mitochondrial OrthoDB CHEMBL3410246

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100565

Most Similar Human Ortholog: V9GYH1

TM-align score: 0.80 | RMSD: 2.60

Seq Identity: 0.19 | Length: 113 / 519

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000120137 pantothenate kinase 3
ENSG00000125779 pantothenate kinase 2
ENSG00000152782 pantothenate kinase 1
ENSG00000157881 pantothenate kinase 4 (inactive)
ENSG00000273494 pantothenate kinase 4 (inactive)

Protein Information

Protein Length: 519 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 59.916

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILP4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.86

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004567 Type II pantothenate kinase
InterPro IPR043129 ATPase, nucleotide binding domain
PFam PF03630 Type II pantothenate kinase
Superfamily SSF53067 ATPase, nucleotide binding domain

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 34 12 36
disruptive 22 58 43 102
missense 18 52 39 92

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 13 54 19 41
disruptive 41 160 87 141
missense 32 127 73 101

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 204

Non-coding: 141 | Synonymous: 33 | Nonsynonymous: 29 | Stop Codon: 1

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
29233590 Structure-activity analysis of CJ-15,801 analogues that interact with Plasmodiumfalciparum pantothenate kinase and inhibit parasite proliferation. Spry C, Sewell AL, ..., Saliba KJ 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.08.050
33768012 Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum Pantothenate Kinase and Identificationof Its Inhibitors From Natural Products. Nurkanto A, Jeelani G, ..., Nozaki T 10.3389/fcimb.2021.639065
34324601 A novel heteromeric pantothenate kinase complex in apicomplexan parasites. Tjhin ET, Howieson VM, ..., Saliba KJ 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009797