first galactose/rhamnose binding lectin-like domain found in Plasmodium falciparum P113 and similar proteins
P113 is an abundant glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored merozoite surface protein that tethers the RH5:CyRPA:RIPR complex to the merozoite surface. The N-terminal region of P113 contains two closely interacting domains, which resemble the galactose/rhamnose-binding lectin domains found in proteins such as sea urchin egg lectin (SUEL), plant beta-galactosidases, mammalian latrophilins, and catfish rhamnose-binding lectin (SAL) eggs. Due to the lack of rhamnose-binding key residues, the galactose/rhamnose-binding lectin-like domains of P113 do not form a binding pocket for rhamnose. Therefore, P113 is unlikely to act as a rhamnose-binding lectin. This model corresponds to the first galactose/rhamnose binding lectin-like domain of P113.
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