About Gene List

PF3D7_1467300 (DXR)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,750,164..2,752,514(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 1.1.1.267 (1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Function GO:0030604 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase activity
Function GO:0070402 NADPH binding
Function GO:0030145 manganese ion binding
Process GO:0051484 isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway involved in terpenoid 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 not expressed 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.18 0.87
Schizont expressed 0.03 0.97
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.05 0.97

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1467300

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: 0.149 | MFS: -2.918 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1330600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.34 ± 0.26
  • Confidence: 4.05

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IKG4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: FOM (fosmidomycin, Local RMSD=0.16) with 3AU9 (Global RMSD=0.63)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.1.1.267 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase EDTANADP+ThymoleugenolcarveolcatechinlinaloolFR900098quercetinbaicaleincarvacrolFR-900098...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q8IKG4 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase, apicoplastic HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL4215008Fosmidomycin SodiumCHEMBL4202817CHEMBL4207168...
Q9XFS9 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase, chloroplastic HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST fosmidomycin
P9WNS1 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase Mycobacterium tuberculosis OMA, OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL2164256CHEMBL3341763CHEMBL3342262CHEMBL258981...
P45568 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase Escherichia coli OMA, OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST Bi-ligand, 3Bi-ligand, 4(1E,1'E)-O,O'-(Ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[2,4,5-trihydroxybenzaldehyde oxime] (5)(E)-2,4,5-Trihydroxybenzaldehyde oxime (7)...
Q55663 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase Synechocystis sp. OMA, OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST fosmidomycin
A0QVH7 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase Mycobacterium smegmatis OMA, OrthoMCL BLAST fosmidomycinfosmidomycinFR-900098CHEMBL1161784...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_105665

No human ortholog(s)

Protein Information

Protein Length: 488 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 55.757

UniProt ID(s): A0A144A2T4, A5HNU7, A5HNU8, A5HNU9, A5HNV0, A5HNV1, Q8IKG4

PDB ID(s): 4Y67, 4Y6P, 4Y6R, 4Y6S, 5JAZ, 5JBI, 5JC1, 5JMP, 5JMW, 5JNL, 5JO0

Isoelectric Point: 8.79

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003821 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase
InterPro IPR013512 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase, N-terminal
InterPro IPR013644 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR026877 DXP reductoisomerase C-terminal domain
InterPro IPR036169 DXP reductoisomerase, C-terminal domain superfamily
InterPro IPR036291 NAD(P)-binding domain superfamily
PFam PF02670 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase, N-terminal
PFam PF08436 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase, C-terminal
PFam PF13288 DXP reductoisomerase C-terminal domain
Superfamily SSF51735 NAD(P)-binding domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF55347 DXP reductoisomerase, C-terminal domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF69055

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 27 15 17
disruptive 7 54 38 78
missense 7 54 38 72

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 49 14 26
disruptive 16 109 50 100
missense 16 101 47 81

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 102

Non-coding: 78 | Synonymous: 17 | Nonsynonymous: 7 | 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
20018214 Functional genetic analysis of the Plasmodium falciparum deoxyxylulose5-phosphate reductoisomerase gene. Odom AR, Van Voorhis WC 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2009.12.001
20214634 The malarial drug target Plasmodium falciparum 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphatereductoisomerase (PfDXR): development of a 3-D model for identification of novel,structural and functional features and for inhibitor screening. Goble JL, Adendorff MR, ..., Blatch GL 10.2174/092986610789909548
21573242 Fosmidomycin uptake into Plasmodium and Babesia-infected erythrocytes isfacilitated by parasite-induced new permeability pathways. Baumeister S, Wiesner J, ..., Seeber F 10.1371/journal.pone.0019334
22355528 Molecular basis of fosmidomycin's action on the human malaria parasite Plasmodiumfalciparum. Umeda T, Tanaka N, ..., Nakamura KT 10.1038/srep00009
24032981 IspC as target for antiinfective drug discovery: synthesis, enantiomericseparation, and structural biology of fosmidomycin thia isosters. Kunfermann A, Lienau C, ..., Kurz T 10.1021/jm4012559
27650666 In silico identification of promiscuous scaffolds as potential inhibitors of1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase for treatment of Falciparummalaria. Wadood A, Ghufran M, ..., Rashid U 10.1080/13880209.2016.1225778
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