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PF14_0076

Gene
PF14_0076
Protein
Plasmepsin-1
Organism
Plasmodium falciparum (isolate 3D7)
Length
452 amino acids
Function
Participates in the digestion of the host hemoglobin. Initial cleavage at the hinge region of hemoglobin, than cleaves at other sites, leading to denaturation of the molecule and to further degradation (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the peptidase A1 family.
Mass
51.461 kDa
Sequence
MALSIKEDFSSAFAKNESAVNSSTFNNNMKTWKIQKRFQILYVFFFLLITGALFYYLIDNVLFPKNKKINEIMNTSKHVIIGFSIENSHDRIMKTVKQHRLKNYIKESLKFFKTGLTQKPHLGNAGDSVTLNDVANVMYYGEAQIGDNKQKFAFIFDTGSANLWVPSAQCNTIGCKTKNLYDSNKSKTYEKDGTKVEMNYVSGTVSGFFSKDIVTIANLSFPYKFIEVTDTNGFEPAYTLGQFDGIVGLGWKDLSIGSVDPVVVELKNQNKIEQAVFTFYLPFDDKHKGYLTIGGIEDRFYEGQLTYEKLNHDLYWQVDLDLHFGNLTVEKATAIVDSGTSSITAPTEFLNKFFEGLDVVKIPFLPLYITTCNNPKLPTLEFRSATNVYTLEPEYYLQQIFDFGISLCMVSIIPVDLNKNTFILGDPFMRKYFTVFDYDNHTVGFALAKKKL