Symbol Duffy_binding Pfam clan CL0195 Pfam structures | Pfam PF05424 InterPro IPR008602 PDB RCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj | |
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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.
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