About Gene List

PF3D7_1460000 (HCS2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,452,076..2,453,357(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: biotin--protein ligase 2

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.181 (Lipoyl(octanoyl) transferase);6.3.4.14 (Biotin carboxylase);6.3.4.15 (Biotin--[biotin carboxyl-carrier protein] ligase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Function GO:0004077 biotin-[acetyl-CoA-carboxylase] ligase activity
Process GO:0042966 biotin carboxyl carrier protein biosynthetic process
Process GO:0009305 protein biotinylation

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 not expressed 0.00 1.00
Trophozoite not expressed 0.00 1.00
Schizont not expressed 0.04 0.97
Gametocyte not expressed 0.12 0.93

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1460000

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 2 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.229 | MFS: -2.657 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1323600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.93 ± 0.07
  • Confidence: 6.67

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1323600)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-4416

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IKN1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: BTN (biotin, Local RMSD=0.06) with 2EJF (Global RMSD=4.11)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.3.1.181 lipoyl(octanoyl) transferase octanoyl-CoA
6.3.4.14 biotin carboxylase ATPADPGTPGDPCTPNEMTTPbiotinethanolsoraphensoraphen AThionucleotides...
6.3.4.15 biotin-[biotin carboxyl-carrier protein] ligase ATPMgAMPglyceroldiphosphateGLNDIFEAQKIEWHbiotinyl-5'-AMPbiotinol-5'-AMPbiotin acetylene3-(2-oxo-1,3-benzoxazol-3(2H)-yl)-N-phenylpropanamideN-(2-methylphenyl)-2-(2-oxo-1,3-benzoxazol-3(2H)-yl)acetamide2'-amino-5'-[N-(D-biotinoyl)sulfamoyl]amino-3',5'-dideoxyadenosine(2'R,6'S)-9-[6'-([[N-(D-biotinoyl)sulfamoyl]oxy]methyl)morpholin-2'-yl]adenine...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P06709 Bifunctional ligase/repressor BirA Escherichia coli OrthoMCL US9108978, 2.02US9108978, 2.02CHEMBL1231498
A0A3A5LBF0 Bifunctional ligase/repressor BirA Staphylococcus aureus OrthoMCL BLAST Biotin triazole, 5Biotin triazole, 13Biotin triazole, 14US9108978, 3.25...
A0A0E7NXW5 Bifunctional ligase/repressor BirA OrthoMCL BLAST US9108978, 4.01CHEMBL4462026

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100546

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P50747

TM-align score: 0.80 | RMSD: 2.59

Seq Identity: 0.17 | Length: 261 / 295

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000159267 holocarboxylase synthetase

Protein Information

Protein Length: 295 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 34.653

UniProt ID(s): Q8IKN1

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.62

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004143 Biotinyl protein ligase (BPL) and lipoyl protein ligase (LPL), catalytic domain
InterPro IPR004408 Biotin--acetyl-CoA-carboxylase ligase
PFam PF03099 Biotinyl protein ligase (BPL) and lipoyl protein ligase (LPL), catalytic domain
Superfamily SSF55681 N/A

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 14 10 21
disruptive 19 54 33 81
missense 19 54 30 76

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 30 18 26
disruptive 25 130 49 99
missense 23 122 45 73

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 68

Non-coding: 36 | Synonymous: 12 | Nonsynonymous: 19 | Stop Codon: 1

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
29483266 Host biotin is required for liver stage development in malaria parasites. Dellibovi-Ragheb TA, Jhun H, ..., Prigge ST 10.1073/pnas.1800717115