Dissection of the Plasmodium vivax reticulocyte binding-like proteins (PvRBPs)

► Molecular interactions between host cells and Plasmodium merozoites during erythrocyte invasion. ► Dissection of recent advances in our understanding of P. vivax reticulocyte binding-like proteins (PvRBPs), particularly PvRBP1 and PvRBP2. ► Potential PvRBP receptors on the human reticulocyte plasma membrane.