Plasmepsin V

UniProtKB accession:  A5K302

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UniProtKB description:  During the asexual blood stage, plays an essential role in the export of several proteins into the host erythrocytes by cleaving the pentameric localization motif RxLxE/Q/D (termed Plasmodium export element (PEXEL)) located downstream of the N-terminal secretory signal sequence (PubMed:24983235). Specifically, cleaves after the leucine residue in the RxLxE/Q/D (or RxLxxE) motif of exported proteins including EMP1 (By similarity). Also, by regulating protein export, plays an essential role in gametocyte development and thus parasite transmission to the mosquito vector (By similarity).