About Gene List

PF3D7_1455900 (PPRD)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,290,465..2,293,029(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: polyprenol reductase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 7

EC Numbers: 1.3.1.94 (Polyprenol reductase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
Function GO:0003865 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase activity
Function GO:0102389 polyprenol reductase activity
Process GO:0019408 dolichol biosynthetic process
Process GO:0019348 dolichol metabolic process
Process GO:0006488 dolichol-linked oligosaccharide biosynthetic process
Process GO:0016095 polyprenol catabolic process

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite no data N/A N/A
Ring no data 0.08 0.96
Trophozoite no data 0.44 0.74
Schizont no data 0.17 0.89
Gametocyte no data 0.21 0.88

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1455900

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: 0.152 | MFS: -3.025 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1319600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.14 ± 0.15
  • Confidence: 5.13

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C6S3J5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: NDP (nadph dihydro-nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide phosphate, Local RMSD=1.15) with 7C83 (Global RMSD=1.40)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.3.1.94 polyprenol reductase No BRENDA inhibitors

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P18405 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase 1 OrthoDB 17-Oxaandrost-5-ene-3β-yl-benzoate (1)17-Oxaandrost-5-ene-3β-yl-p-fluorobenzoate (2)17-Oxaandrost-5-ene-3β-yl-p-chlorobenzoate (3)17-Oxaandrost-5-ene-3β-yl-p-bromobenzoate (4)...
P24008 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase 1 Rattus norvegicus OrthoDB EpristerideCHEMBL79036CHEMBL3349141CHEMBL201762...
P31214 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase 2 Rattus norvegicus OrthoDB FINASTERIDECHEMBL1778071CHEMBL277224FINASTERIDE...
P31213 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase 2 Homo sapiens OrthoDB Finasteride, 3Steroid, 9aSteroid, 9bSteroid, 10a...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103960

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9H8P0

TM-align score: 0.81 | RMSD: 2.38

Seq Identity: 0.25 | Length: 254 / 285

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000128039 steroid 5 alpha-reductase 3

Protein Information

Protein Length: 285 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 34.405

UniProt ID(s): C6S3J5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.9

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001104 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR039698 Polyprenol reductase
PFam PF02544 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase, C-terminal
Superfamily N/A N/A

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 13 9 22
disruptive 8 32 20 40
missense 8 32 18 39

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 28 19 21
disruptive 14 77 33 81
missense 12 66 31 60

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 111

Non-coding: 90 | Synonymous: 10 | Nonsynonymous: 11 | Stop Codon: 0

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
32764679 Metabolomics profiling reveals new aspects of dolichol biosynthesis in Plasmodiumfalciparum. Zimbres FM, Valenciano AL, ..., Cassera MB 10.1038/s41598-020-70246-0