Recombinant Candida albicans Agglutinin-like protein 3 (ALS3), partial
Description
Purity > 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE. MW: 37.9kDa. Partial: 918-1119aa. N-terminal 10xHis-B2M-tagged and C-terminal Myc-tagged. Candida albicans (Yeast). Cell surface adhesion protein which mediates both yeast-to-host tissue adherence and yeast aggregation. Plays an important role in the 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