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HWP1 functions in the morphological development of Candida albicans downstream of EFG1, TUP1, and RBF1.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Sept 1999
Sharkey L L, McNemar M D, Saporito-Irwin S M, Sypherd P S, Fonzi W A
Abstract excerpt
The morphological plasticity of Candida albicans is an important determinant of pathogenicity, and nonfilamentous mutants are avirulent. HWP1, a hypha-specific gene, was identified in a genetic screen for developmentally regulated genes and encodes a cell surface protein of unknown function. Hete...
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