Mapping binding residues in the <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> domain that binds Duffy antigen during red cell invasion

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Summary Plasmodium vivax depends on interaction with the Duffy antigen/receptor for chemokines (DARC) for invasion of human erythrocytes. The 140 kDa P. vivax Duffy-binding protein (PvDBP) mediates interaction with DARC. The receptor-binding domain of PvDBP maps to its N-terminal, cysteine-rich region, region II (PvRII), which contains approximately 300 amino acid residues including 12 conserved cysteines. Using...

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