Function and Biology

Structural modifications to a high-activity binding peptide located whitin the PfEMP1 NTS domain induce protection against P. falciparum malaria in Aotus monkeys

Source organism: Plasmodium falciparum
Biochemical function: not assigned
Biological process: not assigned
Cellular component: not assigned

GO terms

Biochemical function:
  • not assigned
Biological process:
  • not assigned
Cellular component:
  • not assigned

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF15447
Domain description: N-terminal segments of PfEMP1
Occurring in:
  1. Variant-specific surface protein

InterPro InterPro annotation
IPR029210
Domain description: Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein-1, N-terminal segment
Occurring in:
  1. Variant-specific surface protein