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Agglutinin-like protein 3; Cell surface adhesion protein which mediates both yeast-to- host tissue adherence and yeast aggregation. Plays an important role in the biofilm formation and pathogenesis of C.albicans infections. Necessary for C.albicans to bind to N-cadherin on endothelial cells and E-cadherin on oral epithelial cells and subsequent endocytosis by these cells. During disseminated infection, mediates initial trafficking to the brain and renal cortex and contributes to fungal persistence in the kidneys. Belongs to the ALS family.

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Rho family guanine nucleotide exchange factor.

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Cell division control protein 42 homolog; Involved in hyphal formation, virulence, morphogenesis; Belongs to the small GTPase superfamily. Rho family. CDC42 subfamily.

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Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1.

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Transcription factor CPH1; Transcription factor involved in the formation of pseudohyphae and hyphae. It is likely to play a role in the developmental switch between yeast and mycelial forms. May be involved in a signal transduction system, strengthening the possibility of a sexual phase up to now undetected, and similar to that of the yeast mating pathway.

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Serine/threonine-protein kinase CST20; MAP4K component of the MAPK pathway required for the mating pheromone response, and the regulation of cell polarity and cell cycle. Phosphorylates histone H2B to form H2BS10ph (By similarity). Required for hyphal formation and virulence; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. STE Ser/Thr protein kinase family. STE20 subfamily.

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Enhanced filamentous growth protein 1; Transcriptional regulator of the switch between 2 heritable states, the white and opaque states. These 2 cell types differ in many characteristics, including cell structure, mating competence, and virulence. Each state is heritable for many generations, and switching between states occurs stochastically, at low frequency. Antagonizes the action of WOR1, WOR2 and CZF1, and promotes the white state. In white cells, EFG1 represses WOR1 indirectly through WOR2 to maintain white cell identity. Binds target gene promoters at the EFG1 recognition sequenc [...]

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Hypha-specific G1 cyclin-related protein 1; Hypha-specific G1 cyclin-related protein involved in regulation of morphogenesis and opaque cells filamentous growth, and required for both conventional and pheromone-stimulated biofilm formation. Required to maintain hyphal tip localization of actin and SPA2. Regulates the CDC28 kinase during hyphal growth. The CDC28-HGC1 complex phosphorylates and prevents RGA2 from localizing to hyphal tips, leading to localized CDC42 activation for hyphal extension. The CDC28-HGC1 complex also phosphorylates SEC2 and maintains CDC11 phosphorylation throug [...]

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Mitogen-activated protein kinase HOG1; Mitogen-activated protein kinase involved in a signal transduction pathway that is activated by changes in the osmolarity of the extracellular environment. Controls osmotic regulation of transcription of target genes. Regulates stress-induced production and accumulation of glycerol and D-arabitol. HOG1 is also involved in virulence, morphogenesis and oxidative stress response especially through its role in chlamydospore formation, an oxygen-dependent morphogenetic program.

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Hyphal wall protein 1; Major hyphal cell wall protein which plays a role of adhesin and is required for mating, normal hyphal development, cell-to-cell adhesive functions necessary for biofilm integrity, attachment to host, and virulence. Promotes interactions with host and bacterial molecules, thus leading to effective colonization within polymicrobial communities. Plays a crucial role in gastrointestinal colonization, in mucosal symptomatic and asymptomatic infections, in vaginitis, as well as in lethal oroesophageal candidiasis, caused by the combined action of fungal virulence fact [...]

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Mitogen-activated protein kinase MKC1; Serine/threonine protein kinase component of the cell integrity pathway, a signal transduction pathway that plays a role in yeast cell morphogenesis and cell growth. Participates in cell wall construction, azole resistance, and host interaction. Required for the signaling for invasive filamentous growth and biofilm formation, and plays a crucial role in virulence.

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Transcriptional regulator NRG1; Transcriptional repressor that binds NRG1 response elements (NRE) of target promoters. Involved in regulation of chlamydospore formation, hyphal growth, virulence, and stress response. Plays a key role in regulating true hyphal growth, but does not regulate pseudohyphal growth in the same fashion. Directs transcriptional repression of a subset of filament-specific genes such as HWP1, HYR1, ALS8, HWP1, or ECE1; via the TUP1 pathway. Functions with UME6 in a negative feedback loop to control the level and duration of filament- specific gene expression in r [...]

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Rho family GTPase.

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Ras-like protein 1; Required for the regulation of both a MAP kinase signaling pathway and a cAMP signaling pathway. The activation of these pathways contributes to the pathogenicity of the cells through the induction of the morphological transition from the yeast to the polarized filamentous form (By similarity).

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Ras2p.

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pH-response transcription factor pacC/RIM101; Transcription factor that mediates regulation of both acid- and alkaline-expressed genes in response to ambient pH. At alkaline ambient pH, activates transcription of alkaline-expressed genes (including RIM101 itself) and represses transcription of acid- expressed genes. Specifically recognizes and binds the consensus sequence 5'-CCAAGAA-3'. Required for the control of alkaline pH-induced filamentation (dimorphic switch) and virulence.

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Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase.

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Tpk1p; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily.

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cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily.

Agglutinin-like protein 1; Major cell surface adhesion protein which mediates both yeast-to-host tissue adherence and yeast aggregation. Acts as a downstream effector of the EFG1 regulatory pathway. Required for rapamycin-induced aggregation of C.albicans. Binds glycans and mediates adherence to endothelial and epithelial cells, thereby playing an important role in the pathogenesis of C.albicans infections.

Biofilm and cell wall regulator 1; Transcription factor which acts as a master regulator of biofilm formation. Biofilms play an important role in pathogenesis and produce many infections such as oropharyngeal candidiasis or vulvovaginal candidiasis. Controls the expression of genes that govern cell-surface properties such as ALS1, ALS3, HWP1 AND HYR1. Down-stream component of the hyphal regulatory network that couples expression of cell-surface genes to hyphal differentiation.