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We previously identified Irs4p as an epidermal growth factor substrate 15 homology (EH) domain-containing protein that is reactive with antibodies in the sera of patients with candidiasis and contributes to cell wall integrity, hyphal formation and virulence. In this study, we use a yeast two-hybrid method and co-immunoprecipitation to show that Irs4p physically interacts with the phosphatase Inp51p. Disruption of the Inp51p Asn-Pro-Phe (NPF) motif eliminates the interaction, suggesting that this motif is targeted by Irs4p. Both and null mutants exhibit significantly increased levels of phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate [PI(4,5)P] without changes in levels of other phosphoinositides. Like the mutant, the mutant demonstrates increased susceptibility to cell wall-active agents, impaired hyphal formation and abnormal chitin distribution along hyphal walls during growth within solid agar. Moreover, the and mutants overactivate the cell wall integrity pathway as measured by Mkc1p phosphorylation. As anticipated, mortality due to disseminated candidiasis is significantly attenuated among mice infected with the mutant, and tissue burdens and inflammation within the kidneys are reduced. Hyphal formation and chitin distribution are also impaired, consistent with observations of embedded growth . All phenotypes exhibited by the and mutants are rescued by complementation with the respective genes. In conclusion, our findings suggest that Irs4p binds and activates Inp51p to negatively regulate PI(4,5)P levels and the cell integrity pathway, and that PI(4,5)P homeostasis is important for coordinating cell wall integrity, hyphal growth and virulence under conditions of cell wall stress.

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