(Microbial infection) Acts as a receptor for ENO/enolase from parasites P.berghei and P.falciparum (PubMed:24474798). The interaction is involved in the invasion of the mosquito midgut by P.berghei ookinete, but is dispensable for P.falciparum ookinete invasion (PubMed:24474798). (Microbial infection) Interacts with ENO/enolase from parasites P.berghei and P.falciparum. Localizes to the luminal side of the midgut epithelium. Expressed in the female midgut epithelium. RNAi-mediated knockdown reduces oocyst formation by 50% following infection with P.berghei but not with P.falciparum.