Protein
Agglutinin-like protein 1
Organism
Candida albicans (strain SC5314 / ATCC MYA-2876)
Function
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.
Similarity
Belongs to the ALS family.
Sequence
MLQQFTLLFLYLSIASAKTITGVFDSFNSLTWSNAANYAFKGPGYPTWNAVLGWSLDGTSANPGDTFTLNMPCVFKYTTSQTSVDLTADGVKYATCQFYSGEEFTTFSTLTCTVNDALKSSIKAFGTVTLPIAFNVGGTGSSTDLEDSKCFTAGTNTVTFNDGDKDISIDVEFEKSTVDPSGYLYASRVMPSLNKVTTLFVAPQCENGYTSGTMGFSSSNGDVAIDCSNIHIGITKGLNDWNYPVSSESFSYTKTCTSNGIQIKYQNVPAGYRPFIDAYISATDVNQYTLAYTNDYTCAGSRSQSKPFTLRWTGYKNSDAGSNGIVIVATTRTVTDSTTAVTTLPFNPSVDKTKTIEILQPIPTTTITTSYVGVTTSYSTKTAPIGETATVIVDVPYHTTTTVTSEWTGTITTTTTRTNPTDSIDTVVVQVPSPNPTVSTTEYWSQSYATTTTVTAPPGGTDTVIIREPPNHTVTTTEYWSQSFATTTTVTAPPGETDTVIIREPPNHTVTTTEYWSQSYATTTTVTAPPGGTDTVLIREPPNHTVTTTEYWSQSYATTTTVTAPPGGTDTVIIREPPNYTVTTTEYWSQSYATTTTITAPPGETDTVIIREPPNHTVTTTEYWSQSYATTTTVTAPPGGTDTVLIREPPNHTVTTTEYWSQSYATTTTVTAPPGGTDTVLIREPPNHTVTTTEYWSQSYATTTTVTAPPGGTDTVIIREPPNHTVTTTEYWSQSYATTTTVTAPPGGTDTVIIREPPNYTVTTTEYWSQSFATTTTVTAPPGGTDTVIIYESMSSSKISTSSNDITSIIPSFSRPHYVNSTTSDLSTFESSSMNTPTSISSDGMLLSSTTLVTESETTTESICSDGKECSRLSSSSGIVTNPDSNESSIVTSTVPTASTMSDSLSSTDGISATSSDNVSKSGVSVTTETSVTTIQTTPNPLSSSVTSLTQLSSIPSVSESESKVTFTSNGDNQSGTHDSQSTSTEIEIVTTSSTKVLPPVVSSNTDLTSEPTNTREQPTTLSTTSNSITEDITTSQPTGDNGDNTSSTNPVPTVATSTLASASEEDNKSGSHESASTSLKPSMGENSGLTTSTEIEATTTSPTEAPSPAVSSGTDVTTEPTDTREQPTTLSTTSKTNSESVATTQATNENGGKSPSTDLTSSLTTGTSASTSANSELVTSGSVTGGAVASASNDQSHSTSVTNSNSIVSNTPQTTLSQQVTSSSPSTNTFIASTYDGSGSIIQHSTWLYGLITLLSLFI