This family contains glycophorin binding proteins from P. falciparum the malarial parasite [2]. Glycophorin is a cell surface protein of erythrocytes. The Glycophorin binding protein contains a tandem 38 residue repeat. In Swiss:P02895 the repeat occurs 11 times.

1: Isolation of a third member of the Plasmodium falciparum glycophorin-binding protein gene family. Rudolph B, Nolte D, Knapp B; Mol Biochem Parasitol 1994;68:173-176. PMID:7891744

2: A tandemly repeated sequence determines the binding domain for an erythrocyte receptor binding protein of P. falciparum. Kochan J, Perkins M, Ravetch JV; Cell 1986;44:689-696. PMID:3512098

3: Possible pitfalls in the identification of glycophorin-binding proteins of Plasmodium falciparum. van Schravendijk MR, Wilson RJ, Newbold CI; J Exp Med. 1987;166:376-390. PMID:3298526