About Gene List

PF3D7_1438900 (Trx-Px1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,575,439..1,577,046(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: thioredoxin peroxidase 1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 1.11.1.15 (Transferred entry: 1.11.1.24)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020036 Maurer's cleft
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0005730 nucleolus
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0016209 antioxidant activity
Function GO:0003690 double-stranded DNA binding
Function GO:0003725 double-stranded RNA binding
Function GO:0106222 long noncoding RNA binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0046983 protein dimerization activity
Function GO:0008379 thioredoxin peroxidase activity
Process GO:0042262 DNA protection
Process GO:0045454 cell redox homeostasis
Process GO:0006457 protein folding
Process GO:0009408 response to heat
Process GO:0006979 response to oxidative stress

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 0.78 0.66
Trophozoite expressed 1.23 0.41
Schizont expressed 0.14 0.91
Gametocyte expressed 0.97 0.52

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1438900

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: 0.848 | MFS: -2.296 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1430800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.97 ± 0.12
  • Confidence: 5.56

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1302800)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-3411

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IL80

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: DTU ((2r,3s)-1,4-dimercaptobutane-2,3-diol, Local RMSD=0.03) with 3SBC (Global RMSD=1.24)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.11.1.15 peroxiredoxin No BRENDA inhibitors

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q06830 Peroxiredoxin-1 OMA, OrthoDB CHEMBL574646

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100111

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q06830

TM-align score: 0.97 | RMSD: 1.09

Seq Identity: 0.45 | Length: 194 / 195

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000117450 peroxiredoxin 1
ENSG00000117592 peroxiredoxin 6
ENSG00000123131 peroxiredoxin 4
ENSG00000165672 peroxiredoxin 3
ENSG00000167815 peroxiredoxin 2

Protein Information

Protein Length: 195 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 21.807

UniProt ID(s): Q8IL80, Q9N699

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.1

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000866 Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase subunit C/ Thiol specific antioxidant
InterPro IPR019479 Peroxiredoxin, C-terminal
InterPro IPR024706 Peroxiredoxin, AhpC-type
InterPro IPR036249 Thioredoxin-like superfamily
PFam PF00578 Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase subunit C/ Thiol specific antioxidant
PFam PF10417 Peroxiredoxin, C-terminal
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 3 10 1 11
disruptive 0 2 6 11
missense 0 2 5 9

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 17 2 17
disruptive 1 9 14 37
missense 0 9 13 22

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 81

Non-coding: 79 | Synonymous: 2 | Nonsynonymous: 0 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
11231293 Thioredoxin peroxidases of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Rahlfs S, Becker K 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02005.x
11295184 Isolation and functional analysis of two thioredoxin peroxidases (peroxiredoxins)from Plasmodium falciparum. Krnajski Z, Walter RD, Muller S 10.1016/s0166-6851(01)00219-5
11463468 Molecular characterization of a 2-Cys peroxiredoxin from the human malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Kawazu S, Komaki K, ..., Kano S 10.1016/s0166-6851(01)00308-5
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
18692528 5' sequence- and chromatin modification-dependent gene expression in Plasmodiumfalciparum erythrocytic stage. Komaki-Yasuda K, Okuwaki M, ..., Kawazu S https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18692528/
21203490 Compartmentation of redox metabolism in malaria parasites. Kehr S, Sturm N, ..., Becker K 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001242
23201565 2-Cys peroxiredoxin of Plasmodium falciparum is involved in resistance to heatstress of the parasite. Kimura R, Komaki-Yasuda K, Kawazu S, Kano S 10.1016/j.parint.2012.11.005
25092384 Plasmodium knowlesi thioredoxin peroxidase 1 binds to nucleic acids and has RNAchaperone activity. Hakimi H, Suganuma K, ..., Kawazu S 10.1007/s00436-014-4060-0
28759593 Proteogenomic analysis of the total and surface-exposed proteomes of Plasmodiumvivax salivary gland sporozoites. Swearingen KE, Lindner SE, ..., Mikolajczak SA https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28759593/
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
31537845 The interactome of 2-Cys peroxiredoxins in Plasmodium falciparum. Brandstaedter C, Delahunty C, ..., Becker K 10.1038/s41598-019-49841-3
31631203 A network-based approach reveals novel invasion and Maurer's clefts-relatedproteins in Plasmodium falciparum. Das D, Krishnan SR, Roy A, Bulusu G 10.1039/c9mo00124g
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
35939693 A nuclear redox sensor modulates gene activation and var switching in Plasmodiumfalciparum. Heinberg A, Amit-Avraham I, ..., Dzikowski R 10.1073/pnas.2201247119