Protein
Transcription factor CPH2
Organism
Candida albicans (strain SC5314 / ATCC MYA-2876)
Function
Transcription factor that positively controls filamentous growth, virulence, and invasiveness. Binds directly to the two SRE-1-like elements upstream of TEC1 and thus regulates positively expression of this important hyphal growth regulator. Functions independently of known signaling cascades involving EFG1. Regulates also gene expression during intestinal colonization but is not involved in host cell adhesion.
Sequence
MLSQYDEQLAAGDNNGFNKQGNATLYSFDFVDADDFLDSISGALPNNGHNNVNPNTNDISFEDMNIMNPNIYSPVSAASGDDFTQSSGQPMISEGSNYTGQNFTDYLSDNSLEGYDKNTSRPLHEVDIGFSNKRSNSTSTGSLSHNEEITPISHYSVDSIVTSPEPPINKQGDFPPIKRTTTVSSTNSITNTTKKPAKVTKPKSKDKNSHNMIEKKYRTNINTKILALRDAVPALRIAAGCDDVSIADLEGLTPASKLNKASVLTKATEYIKHLESKNFILKQQNIELHRLIQHANMNPKSLPPPPQQMQAPPQPGFGFYPPQNQSFNVTPASQYPSPQQQVSPTQQQTVHHPPQPNRYLLGGMAAVMGTSLFGGSGENDFRSLSALPFSYLFPNAILNPSPLTIQLWTLTKVLLVVGSLASIFIPMYKQAQLKKEDKPNTIPETSLLDWILISIGFKTPAKLSVSKRDAIISNLQGGNDWSQLVSDYFYLAGCEINFENCFLSLVLGTIIRHRFPVVATILNHYLSMKEALLLNLDYKGFSKSLIRLNQLISKVDGVSIFESTNLTTRLTNVFTNNRINANIVDGQNHVKYIEFYQRNINDYYAIVFNWRLLEFIHELNVTYLEQLNDDQSQVLTDLKIIEAFFGEQDNKLFGYYQLFTSILNANYAPYLFESLKDKVESSLEKFRIAYEGIDLTDHEIHNTSSEDEYEQESPVVYKYEPTLKSQKSLISSLNLVNEEEFIILTCSLTIYYYKNKEYDRALKLLNYLRLDNDSKTLSLLTFTSLITLINELIPGKIEDNVNLDSAIRICRDWLENPDLTQYMDEDIKLELKKIVVTKGMIVNGIDVNESDEE