Efg1, a morphogenetic regulator in Candida albicans, is a sequence-specific DNA binding protein

J Bacteriol. 2001 Jul;183(13):4090-3. doi: 10.1128/JB.183.13.4090-4093.2001.

Abstract

Efg1 is essential for hyphal development in the human pathogen Candida albicans under most conditions. Efg1 is related to basic helix-loop-helix regulators, and therefore most workers presume that Efg1 is a transcription factor. Here we confirm that Efg1 is a DNA binding protein that can interact specifically with the E box.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Binding Sites
  • Candida albicans / cytology*
  • Candida albicans / genetics*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
  • Fungal Proteins*
  • Genes, Fungal
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Protein Binding
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism*

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • EFG1 protein, Candida albicans
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Transcription Factors