Duffy binding proteins

Duffy binding domain

crystal structure of eba-175 region ii (rii) crystallized in the presence of (alpha)2,3-sialyllactose
Identifiers
Symbol Duffy_binding
Pfam PF05424
Pfam clan CL0195
InterPro IPR008602
Duffy binding protein N terminal
Identifiers
Symbol DuffyBP_N
Pfam PF12377
InterPro IPR021032

In molecular biology, Duffy binding proteins are found in plasmodia. Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium knowlesi merozoites invade Homo sapiens erythrocytes that express Duffy blood group surface determinants. The Duffy receptor family is localised in micronemes, an organelle found in all organisms of the phylum Apicomplexa.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. Adams JH, Hudson DE, Torii M, Ward GE, Wellems TE, Aikawa M, Miller LH (October 1990). "The Duffy receptor family of Plasmodium knowlesi is located within the micronemes of invasive malaria merozoites". Cell. 63 (1): 141–53. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(90)90295-P. PMID 2170017.
  2. Babaeekho, L.; Zakeri, S.; Djadid, N. D. (2009). "Genetic mapping of the duffy binding protein (DBP) ligand domain of Plasmodium vivax from unstable malaria region in the Middle East". The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 80 (1): 112–118. PMID 19141848.

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