Protein
Mating-type-like protein ALPHA2
Organism
Candida albicans (strain SC5314 / ATCC MYA-2876)
Function
Mating type proteins are sequence specific DNA-binding proteins that act as master switches in yeast differentiation by controlling gene expression in a cell type-specific fashion. Transcriptional corepressor that acts in conjunction with A1 to repress transcription both of homozygote-specific genes and of genes necessary for the white-opaque switch, a prerequisite for mating.
Similarity
Belongs to the TALE/M-ATYP homeobox family.
Sequence
MNSHSEALFEINQRLSSHIRTMSNFPVFDPQKITNDVEANIKRMTSILKSKRLTREDEDLMKMINDCSKVLHEMLLERIMLQQDSIQFFTEKEASDSPFSNSADTIDEDDDKKIKSRRLTKKQLLVLEGWFQKHKNHPYSQKDQTNLLIKSTKLSKSQVQNWISNRRRKEKNTKVSPELAALLLTG