About Gene List

PF3D7_1429500 (DPH2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,164,239..1,166,791(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: diphthamide biosynthesis protein 2, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 6.3.1.14 (Diphthine--ammonia ligase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Process GO:0017183 peptidyl-diphthamide biosynthetic process from peptidyl-histidine

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 0.48 0.77
Trophozoite expressed 0.21 0.89
Schizont possibly expressed 0.05 0.97
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.31 0.82

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1429500

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: 0.131 | MFS: -2.934 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1015200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.63 ± 0.10
  • Confidence: 5.96

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1015200)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2789

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILG9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: SAM (s-adenosylmethionine, Local RMSD=2.68) with 6BXL (Global RMSD=3.20)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
6.3.1.14 diphthine-ammonia ligase No BRENDA inhibitors

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103331

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9BQC3

TM-align score: 0.68 | RMSD: 3.12

Seq Identity: 0.19 | Length: 369 / 744

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000132768 diphthamide biosynthesis 2

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 23 21 36
disruptive 53 99 39 131
missense 19 78 31 110

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 54 30 41
disruptive 81 186 88 182
missense 35 139 70 125

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 173

Non-coding: 63 | Synonymous: 50 | Nonsynonymous: 60 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 744 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 88.752

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILG9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.79

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR010014 Diphthamide synthesis DHP2
InterPro IPR016435 Diphthamide synthesis DPH1/DPH2
PFam PF01866 Diphthamide synthesis DPH1/DPH2
Superfamily N/A N/A

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
31463593 The asymmetric function of Dph1-Dph2 heterodimer in diphthamide biosynthesis Dong M, Dando EE, ..., Lin H 10.1007/s00775-019-01702-0
34302311 Spin-Regulated Electron Transfer and Exchange-Enhanced Reactivity in Fe(4) S(4)-Mediated Redox Reaction of the Dph2 Enzyme During the Biosynthesis ofDiphthamide Feng J, Shaik S, Wang B 10.1002/anie.202107008
24422557 Dph3 is an electron donor for Dph1-Dph2 in the first step of eukaryoticdiphthamide biosynthesis Dong M, Su X, ..., Lin H 10.1021/ja4118957
31566354 The Crystal Structure of Dph2 in Complex with Elongation Factor 2 Reveals the Structural Basis for the First Step of Diphthamide Biosynthesis Fenwick MK, Dong M, Lin H, Ealick SE 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00718
31566424 Forward genetic screen in human podocytes identifies diphthamide biosynthesis genes as regulators of adhesion Cina DP, Ketela T, ..., Quaggin SE 10.1152/ajprenal.00195.2019
37675463 DPH1 and DPH2 variants that confer susceptibility to diphthamide deficiencysyndrome in human cells and yeast models Utkur K, Mayer K, ..., Brinkmann U 10.1242/dmm.050207
38002337 DPH1 Gene Mutations Identify a Candidate SAM Pocket in Radical Enzyme Dph1*Dph2for Diphthamide Synthesis on EF2 Utkur K, Schmidt S, ..., Schaffrath R 10.3390/biom13111655
34154323 Dph3 Enables Aerobic Diphthamide Biosynthesis by Donating One Iron Atom toTransform a [3Fe-4S] to a [4Fe-4S] Cluster in Dph1-Dph2 Zhang Y, Su D, ..., Lin H 10.1021/jacs.1c03956