Structural highlights
Function
SUB2_PLAFA Serine protease which plays an essential role in the shedding of AMA1, MSP1 and MSP7 from the surface of the invading merozoite; this step is essential for productive invasion and the release of the adhesion between the erythrocyte and the merozoite (PubMed:16322767). May cleave TRAMP/PTTRAMP, thereby shedding TRAMP from the merozoite surface during erythrocyte invasion (By similarity).[UniProtKB:Q8IHZ5][1]
References
- ↑ Harris PK, Yeoh S, Dluzewski AR, O'Donnell RA, Withers-Martinez C, Hackett F, Bannister LH, Mitchell GH, Blackman MJ. Molecular identification of a malaria merozoite surface sheddase. PLoS Pathog. 2005 Nov;1(3):241-51. PMID:16322767 doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.0010029
