Table 1.

Examples of Candida albicans adhesins and associated host cell ligands

Candida adhesin	Host cell receptor	References
Integrin analog (INT)	iC3b, Arginine–glycine–aspartic acid (RGD)	(8– 11)
Fibronectin adhesin (FN)	Fibronectin and vitronectin receptors	(12–14)
Fucoside-binding adhesin	Glycoside (glycoprotein or glycolipid) receptor	(15–18)
GlcNAc-binding protein	N-Acetylglucosamine	(15–17)
Fimbrial adhesin	βGalNAc(1–4β-Gal)	(19)
Hyphal wall protein 1 (HWP1)	A substrate of epithelial cell-associated transglutaminases facilitating cross-linking with epithelial cells	(20, 21)
Agglutinin-like sequence (ALS) family	Multiple receptors including E-cadherin, N-cadherin and host cell ferritin	(22–25)
Enhanced adherence to polystyrene (EAP1)	Host cell targets not yet identified	(26–27)