This family consists of several rhoptry-associated protein 1 (RAP-1) sequences which appear to be specific to Plasmodium falciparum [1].

1: Rhoptry-associated protein 1-binding monoclonal antibody raised against a heterologous peptide sequence inhibits Plasmodium falciparum growth in vitro. Moreno R, Poltl-Frank F, Stuber D, Matile H, Mutz M, Weiss NA, Pluschke G; Infect Immun 2001;69:2558-2568. PMID:11254620

2: Analysis of inhibitory epitopes in the Plasmodium falciparum rhoptry protein RAP-1 including identification of a second inhibitory epitope. Howard RF, Jacobson KC, Rickel E, Thurman J; Infect Immun 1998;66:380-386. PMID:9423886