The thrombospondin-related anonymous protein (TRAP) of Plasmodium species is an important partner for sporozoites during their invasion into the liver cell by linking to actin via its cytoplasmic tail and while binding to the hepatocytes via its extracellular portion.
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Morahan BJ et al (2009) No TRAP, no invasion. Trends Parasitol 25:77–84
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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). TRAP. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_3226-2
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