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The RH5 protein belongs to one of two protein families that are important for the invasion process. Reticulocyte-binding protein homologue (RH) proteins are found in all Plasmodium species, but only RH5 from Plasmodium falciparum (PfRH5) has been shown to be essential in the invasion process in all tested strains