GPI-anchored cell surface glycoprotein (flocculin); required for pseudohyphal and invasive growth, flocculation, and biofilm formation; major determinant of colony morphology; transcription regulated by the MAPK pathway (Ste12p and Tec1p) and the cAMP pathway (Flo8p); required for formation of fibrous interconnections between cells of a wild strain; role in co-flocculation with other yeast species; cleaved and shed from cells, contributing to their surface properties [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001458]
Chromosome IX: 389,572-393,675 reverse strand.
R64-1-1:BK006942.2
This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 7 orthologues and 1 paralogue.