Efg1p, an essential regulator of morphogenesis of the human pathogen Candida albicans, is a member of a conserved class of bHLH proteins regulating morphogenetic processes in fungi.
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Overexpression of EFG1 in C. albicans leads to enhanced filamentous growth in the form of extended pseudohyphae in liquid and on solid media. The results suggest that Efg1p has a dual role as a transcriptional activator and repressor, whose balanced activity is essential f …
Overexpression of EFG1 in C. albicans leads to enhanced filamentous growth in the form of extended pseudohyphae in liquid and on solid media …