Glideosome-associated protein 50

UniProtKB accession:  Q8I2X3

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UniProtKB description:  Component of the glideosome complex, an inner membrane complex structure involved in parasite gliding motility and host cell invasion (PubMed:16321976, PubMed:16513191, PubMed:16750579, PubMed:19576251). During the asexual blood stage, may play a role in the assembly and anchoring of the glideosome complex to the inner membrane complex (PubMed:16750579). During the sexual stage in the vector mosquito midgut, protects gametocytes against host alternative complement pathway-mediated elimination by interacting with host complement inhibitor factor H (PubMed:23332154). Has phosphatase activity towards nucleotides such as ATP, vitamins B1 and B6, phosphorylated sugars, glycerol phosphates and inositol triphosphates (PubMed:20070315). However, the phosphatase activity is controversial (PubMed:22387043).