5b. B. The sequence of Unc45b can be divided into at least three homology regions that are depicted in the diagram. Three TPR motifs involved in Hsp90 binding are on the N-terminus of the protein between residues 1110. This is followed by a large central region of uncertain function that includes a region of limited homology to b-catenein. On the C-terminal there is a,420 residue UCS domain that has a myosin binding function. This region has homology to CRO1 from the filamentous fungus Podospora anserina and She4p from S. cervisiae. Most models of Unc45 portray the protein as comprised of three independent modular domains based on these homology regions. Found at: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002137.s003 Acknowledgments We appreciate the assistance of Jessica Brendler with the preparation and purification of the recombinant adenovirus stocks. Found at: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002137.s002 Candida albicans is an opportunistic human fungal pathogen responsible for a wide variety of infections in immunocompromised patients as well as oropharyngeal candidiasis in medically compromised individuals and denture users. Virulence in C. albicans has been traced to the formation of invasive hyphal filaments that bind to and penetrate host cells, to the formation of compact mats/biofilms that show high levels of resistance to antibiotics, and to interactions with the host immune system through cell-surface proteins. The ability of C. albicans biofilms to adhere to medical and prosthetic devices contributes to successful colonization of specific sites that include the oral cavity. These virulence determinants are regulated by signal transduction pathways in response to niche-specific environmental cues encountered during colonization of the host. Among the pathways that regulate virulence in C. albicans are mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways, which are canonical signaling pathways involved in the regulation of cellular differentiation 26617966 and proliferation in eukaryotes. Four MAPK pathways have been identified in C. albicans: the cell wall integrity pathway, the high osmolarity glycerol response pathway, the cell morphogenesis/hyphal formation pathway, and the mating pathway. Each of these pathways regulate a different aspect of C. albicans cellular responsiveness, functioning as a master-regulator of cell fate. Initial 2298299 studies established a role for the Cek1 pathway in starvation-specific hyphal differentiation and growth of seruminduced mycelial colonies. However, Cek1 plays a 
broader role in establishing fungal infection, as the cek1D/D mutant had Sap Mediated Processing of C. albicans Msb2 attenuated virulence in a murine model of systemic candidiasis. The Cek1 pathway was further implicated in being responsive to yeast quorum sensing and to cell wall damaging agents. Furthermore, the Cek1 pathway responds to glycosylation defects in the cell wall and modulates b-glucan exposure on the cell surface that in turn affects the extent of Dectin-1 mediated immune response against C. albicans cells. Yi et al showed a role for the Cek1/Cek2 pathway in biofilm regulation in an a/a mating type of C. albicans by mutational analysis. Thus signal transduction through the Cek1 pathway is responsible for the maintenance of a wide variety of virulence LY-2835219 site traits in C. albicans. Signaling molecules modulating filamentation are highly conserved among fungi. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the Kss1 MAPK pathway controls filamentous growth and is closely related to the C
