About Gene List

PF3D7_1443700 (DPCK)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,791,629..1,793,782(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: dephospho-CoA kinase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 3

EC Numbers: 2.7.1.24 (Dephospho-CoA kinase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Function GO:0004140 dephospho-CoA kinase activity
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 not expressed N/A N/A
Ring possibly expressed 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.18 0.88
Schizont expressed 0.14 0.89
Gametocyte not expressed 0.05 0.97

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1443700

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: 0.234 | MFS: -3.436 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1307600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.04 ± 0.08
  • Confidence: 6.49

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IL34

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: BU2 (1,3-butanediol, Local RMSD=0.38) with 4TTR (Global RMSD=4.00)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.7.1.24 dephospho-CoA kinase CoACTPUTPEDC4acetyl-CoAcoenzyme Amalonyl-CoAdeoxycholate

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101308

Most Similar Human Ortholog: K7ESP4

TM-align score: 0.88 | RMSD: 1.79

Seq Identity: 0.26 | Length: 201 / 274

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000172992 dephospho-CoA kinase domain containing

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 16 8 13
disruptive 1 3 2 9
missense 1 3 1 6

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 27 8 20
disruptive 8 12 18 41
missense 3 5 16 29

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 119

Non-coding: 112 | Synonymous: 7 | Nonsynonymous: 0 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 274 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 31.943

UniProt ID(s): Q8IL34

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.92

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001977 Dephospho-CoA kinase
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
PFam PF01121 Dephospho-CoA kinase
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

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
30212465 Integrative proteomics and bioinformatic prediction enable a high-confidenceapicoplast proteome in malaria parasites. Boucher MJ, Ghosh S, ..., Yeh E 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005895
34031901 Dephospho-CoA kinase, a nuclear-encoded apicoplast protein, remains active andessential after Plasmodium falciparum apicoplast disruption. Swift RP, Rajaram K, Liu HB, Prigge ST 10.15252/embj.2020107247
27855724 Biological characterization of chemically diverse compounds targeting thePlasmodium falciparum coenzyme A synthesis pathway Fletcher S, Lucantoni L, ..., Avery VM 10.1186/s13071-016-1860-3
28676844 Genetic Characterization of Coenzyme A Biosynthesis Reveals Essential DistinctiveFunctions during Malaria Parasite Development in Blood and Mosquito Hart RJ, Abraham A, Aly ASI 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00260
36314787 Dephospho-Coenzyme A Kinase Is an Exploitable Drug Target against Plasmodiumfalciparum: Identification of Selective Inhibitors by High-Throughput Screeningof a Large Chemical Compound Library Nurkanto A, Imamura R, ..., Nozaki T 10.1128/aac.00420-22