About Gene List

PF3D7_1459700

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,444,059..2,446,716(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: pyridoxal 5'-phosphate synthase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 1.4.3.5 (Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate synthase);5.1.99.6 (NAD(P)H-hydrate epimerase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0052856 NADHX epimerase activity
Function GO:0052857 NADPHX epimerase activity

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 0.04 0.98
Trophozoite expressed 0.39 0.76
Schizont expressed 0.04 0.98
Gametocyte expressed 0.18 0.89

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1459700

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: 0.393 | MFS: -3.104 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1323300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.97 ± 0.11
  • Confidence: 5.87

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1323300)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-3518

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IKN4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: TDR (thymine, Local RMSD=0.24) with 3RO7 (Global RMSD=1.63)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.4.3.5 pyridoxal 5'-phosphate synthase Phenylglyoxal2,3-Butanedione2,4-pentandioneammonium sulfatediethyldicarbonatepyridoxal 5'-phosphate4-chloromercuribenzoatepyridoxine 5'-phosphatecitrate-phosphate bufferpyridoxamine 5'-phosphate4-Pyridoxic acid phosphatepyridoxaloxime 5'-phosphate...
5.1.99.6 NAD(P)H-hydrate epimerase No BRENDA inhibitors

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102975

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q8NCW5

TM-align score: 0.76 | RMSD: 2.08

Seq Identity: 0.41 | Length: 231 / 287

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000163382 NAD(P)HX epimerase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 21 9 25
disruptive 1 37 32 57
missense 1 36 32 48

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 46 22 28
disruptive 7 80 46 91
missense 7 72 43 72

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 186

Non-coding: 167 | Synonymous: 12 | Nonsynonymous: 7 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 287 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 32.96

UniProt ID(s): A0A144A6T9, Q8IKN4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.81

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004443 YjeF N-terminal domain
InterPro IPR032976 YjeF N-terminal domain-containing protein NAXE-like
InterPro IPR036652 YjeF N-terminal domain superfamily
PFam PF03853 YjeF N-terminal domain
Superfamily SSF64153 YjeF N-terminal domain superfamily

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