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Abstract

CaNdt80p, the homologue of the transcription factor ScNdt80p, has been identified as a positive regulator of , which encodes an efflux pump involved in drug resistance in . To investigate the involvement of the putative DNA-binding domain of CaNdt80p in drug resistance, chimeras of CaNdt80p and ScNdt80p were constructed. Interestingly, the DNA-binding domain of ScNdt80p could functionally complement that of CaNdt80p to activate in . Consistently, CaNdt80p containing a mutation in the DNA-binding domain failed to activate in . Furthermore, a copy of with the same mutation also failed to complement the drug-sensitive phenotype caused by a null mutation in . Thus, the DNA-binding domain of CaNdt80p is critical for its function in drug resistance in .

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