Protein
Agglutinin-like protein 3
Organism
Candida albicans (strain SC5314 / ATCC MYA-2876)
Function
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.
Similarity
Belongs to the ALS family.
Sequence
MLQQYTLLLIYLSVATAKTITGVFNSFNSLTWSNAATYNYKGPGTPTWNAVLGWSLDGTSASPGDTFTLNMPCVFKFTTSQTSVDLTAHGVKYATCQFQAGEEFMTFSTLTCTVSNTLTPSIKALGTVTLPLAFNVGGTGSSVDLEDSKCFTAGTNTVTFNDGGKKISINVDFERSNVDPKGYLTDSRVIPSLNKVSTLFVAPQCANGYTSGTMGFANTYGDVQIDCSNIHVGITKGLNDWNYPVSSESFSYTKTCSSNGIFITYKNVPAGYRPFVDAYISATDVNSYTLSYANEYTCAGGYWQRAPFTLRWTGYRNSDAGSNGIVIVATTRTVTDSTTAVTTLPFDPNRDKTKTIEILKPIPTTTITTSYVGVTTSYSTKTAPIGETATVIVDIPYHTTTTVTSKWTGTITSTTTHTNPTDSIDTVIVQVPSPNPTVTTTEYWSQSFATTTTITGPPGNTDTVLIREPPNHTVTTTEYWSESYTTTSTFTAPPGGTDSVIIKEPPNPTVTTTEYWSESYTTTTTVTAPPGGTDTVIIREPPNHTVTTTEYWSQSYTTTTTVIAPPGGTDSVIIREPPNPTVTTTEYWSQSYATTTTITAPPGETDTVLIREPPNHTVTTTEYWSQSYATTTTITAPPGETDTVLIREPPNHTVTTTEYWSQSYTTTTTVIAPPGGTDSVIIKEPPNPTVTTTEYWSQSYATTTTITAPPGETDTVLIREPPNHTVTTTEYWSQSYATTTTITAPPGETDTVLIREPPNHTVTTTEYWSQSFATTTTVTAPPGGTDTVIIREPPNHTVTTTEYWSQSFATTTTIIAPPGETDTVLIREPPNPTVTTTEYWSQSYTTATTVTAPPGGTDTVIIYDTMSSSEISSFSRPHYTNHTTLWSTTWVIETKTITETSCEGDKGCSWVSVSTRIVTIPNNIETPMVTNTVDTTTTESTLQSPSGIFSESGVSVETESSTFTTAQTNPSVPTTESEVVFTTKGNNGNGPYESPSTNVKSSMDENSEFTTSTAASTSTDIENETIATTGSVEASSPIISSSADETTTVTTTAESTSVIEQQTNNNGGGNAPSATSTSSPSTTTTANSDSVITSTTSTNQSQSQSNSDTQQTTLSQQMTSSLVSLHMLTTFDGSGSVIQHSTWLCGLITLLSLFI