Essential metabolic genes
Carey MA, Papin JA, Guler JL. Novel Plasmodium falciparum metabolic network reconstruction identifies shifts associated with clinical antimalarial resistance. BMC Genomics. 2017 18(1):543. PMID: 28724354
PfID Enzyme EC In vitro method Transcript
PF3D7_1420600
pantothenate kinase 1 2.7.1.33 Inhibitors (several)
PF3D7_1437400
pantothenate kinase 2 2.7.1.33 Inhibitors (several)
PF3D7_0810800
hydroxymethyldihydropterin pyrophosphokinase-dihydropteroate synthase 2.5.1.15 Inhibitors (several)
PF3D7_0417200
bifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase 1.5.1.3 Inhibitor (1843U89)
PF3D7_1324900 L-lactate dehydrogenase 1.1.1.27 Inhibitors (Gossypol, others)
PF3D7_1325200
lactate dehydrogenase 1.1.1.27 Inhibitors (Gossypol, others)
PF3D7_1467300
1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase 1.1.1.267 Inhibitor (Fosmidomycin)
PF3D7_1033100
S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase/ornithine decarboxylase 4.1.1.17 Inhibitors (3-Aminooxy-1-aminopropane, DFMO)
PF3D7_1129000
spermidine synthase 2.5.1.16 Inhibitors (4MCHA and others)
PF3D7_0615100 enoyl-acyl carrier reductase 1.3.1.9 Inhibitor (Triclosan)*
PF3D7_0626300
3-oxoacyl-acyl-carrier protein synthase I/II 2.3.1.41 Inhibitor (Cerulenin)
PF3D7_1012400
hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase 2.4.2.8 Antisense oligos
PF3D7_1354500
adenylosuccinate synthetase 6.3.4.4 Inhibitor (hadacidin)
PF3D7_0206700
adenylosuccinate lyase 4.3.2.2 Inhibitors (5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside)
PF3D7_0603300
dihydroorotate dehydrogenase 1.3.5.2 RNAi; Inhibitors (several)
PF3D7_1029600
adenosine deaminase 3.5.4.4 Inhibitor (methylthiocoformycin)
PF3D7_0513300
purine nucleoside phosphorylase 2.4.2.1 Inhibitor (immucillin-H)
PF3D7_1015800
ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase small chain, putative 1.17.4.1 Oligodeoxynucleotide phosphorothioate
PF3D7_1405600
ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase small chain, putative 1.17.4.1 Oligodeoxynucleotide phosphorothioate
PF3D7_1437200
ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase large subunit, putative 1.17.4.1 Oligodeoxynucleotide phosphorothioate
PF3D7_1140000
carbonic anhydrase 4.2.1.1 Inhibitors (several)
PF3D7_1308200
carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 6.3.5.5 Ribozymes
PF3D7_1127100
deoxyuridine 5'-triphosphate nucleotidohydrolase dUTP pyrophosphatase 3.6.1.23 Inhibitors (several)
PF3D7_1113700
glyoxalase I 4.4.1.5 Inhibitor (S-p-bromobenzylglutathione diethyl ester)
PF3D7_0604700
glyoxalase I-like protein gilp Inhibitor (S-p-bromobenzylglutathione diethyl ester)
PF3D7_0923800 thioredoxin reductase 1.8.1.9 Gene KO
PF3D7_0206400 pentafunctional AROM polypeptide, putative, pseudogene Inhibitor (glyphosate)
PF3D7_0623000
chorismate synthase 4.2.3.5 RNAi
PF3D7_1238600
sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 3.1.4.12 Inhibitor (Scyphostatin)
PF3D7_1408000
plasmepsin II 3.4.23.39 Inhibitors (several)
PF3D7_1225100
isoleucine--tRNA ligase, putative 6.1.1.5 Inhibitor (mupirocin)
PF3D7_1332900
isoleucine--tRNA ligase, putative 6.1.1.5 Inhibitor (Thiaisoleucine)
PF3D7_0918900
gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase 6.3.2.2 Inhibitor (L-buthionine sulfoximine);  fail to Gene KO
PF3D7_1419300
glutathione S-transferase 2.5.1.18 Inhibitors (ellagic acid, others)
PF3D7_1419800
glutathione reductase 1.8.1.7 Inhibitors (several) fail to KO
PF3D7_1128400
geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase, putative 2.5.1.29 Inhibitors (many)
PF3D7_1128400
geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase, putative 2.5.1.29 Inhibitors (many)
PF3D7_1351600
glycerol kinase 2.7.1.30 Gene KO
PF3D7_1444800
fructose-bisphosphate aldolase 4.1.2.13 Antisense oligos
PF3D7_1246100
delta-aminolevulinic acid synthetase 2.3.1.37 Gene KO
PF3D7_1364900
ferrochelatase, HemH 4.99.1.1 Gene KO
PF3D7_1342100
aconitate hydratase 4.2.1.3 Gene KO ; Inhibitor (Sodium fluoroacetate)
PF3D7_1416500
NADP-specific glutamate dehydrogenase 1.4.1.4 Gene KO
PF3D7_0820700
2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase E1 component 1.2.4.2 Gene KO
PF3D7_1108500 succinate--CoA ligase [ADP-forming] subunit alpha, putative 6.2.1.4 Gene KO
PF3D7_1034400
flavoprotein subunit of succinate dehydrogenase 1.3.5.1 Gene KO
PF3D7_1022500
citrate synthase, mitochondrial, putative 2.3.3.1 Gene KO
PF3D7_1345700 isocitrate dehydrogenase [NADP], mitochondrial 1.1.1.42 Gene KO
PF3D7_1028100
protoporphyrinogen oxidase 1.3.3.4 Inhibitor (Acifluorfen)
PF3D7_1026900
biotin-protein ligase 1 6.4.1.2 Inhibitor (Haloxyfops, Fluazifops, Quizalofops)
PF3D7_1469600
acetyl-coa carboxylase 6.3.4.14 Inhibitor (Haloxyfops, Fluazifops, Quizalofops)
PF3D7_1440300
delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase porphobilinogen synthase, HemB 4.2.1.24 Inhibitor (Succinyl acetone)
Bold = conflicting experimental results
Additional essential metabolic genes
Oyelade J, Isewon I, Uwoghiren E, Aromolaran O, Oladipupo O. In Silico Knockout Screening of Plasmodium falciparum Reactions and Prediction of Novel Essential Reactions by Analysing the Metabolic Network. Biomed Res Int. 2018 29;2018:8985718. PMID:2978980
PF3D7_1142400
coproporphyrinogen-III oxidase HemF 1.3.3.3
PF3D7_1450900 acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase, putative 2.3.1.9
PF3D7_0922200
S-adenosylmethionine synthetase 2.5.1.6
PF3D7_1209600
porphobilinogen deaminase 2.5.1.61
PF3D7_0608800
ornithine aminotransferase 2.6.1.13
PF3D7_0922400
para-aminobenzoic acid synthetase 2.6.1.85
PF3D7_1251300
thymidylate kinase 2.7.4.9
PF3D7_1327600
nicotinamide/nicotinic acid mononucleotide adenylyltransferase 2.7.7.18
PF3D7_1343600 UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase, putative 2.7.7.23
PF3D7_0321200
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine--dolichyl-phosphate n-acetylglucosaminephosphotransferase, putative 2.7.8.15
PF3D7_1240000 3-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA hydrolase, putative 4.2.1.17
PF3D7_1224000
GTP cyclohydrolase I 3.5.4.16
PF3D7_0607300
uroporphyrinogen III decarboxylase 4.1.1.37
PF3D7_1336900
tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase tryptophan--tRNA ligase 6.1.1.2
PF3D7_1251700
tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase, putative tryptophan--tRNA ligase, putative 6.1.1.2
PF3D7_1445100 histidine--tRNA ligase, putative 6.1.1.21
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