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Hwp1 (Hyphal wall protein 1) is a protein (glycoprotein) located on the surface of an opportunistic diploid fungus called Candida albicans. This "hyphal" denomination is due to Hwp1 appears exclusively on the surface of a projection called hyphae that emerges from the surface of this fungus. * Candida Albicans Yeast forms (round-to-oval) * Candida Albicans Hyphal forms (filamentous projections called hyphaes emerging from round-to-oval forms) Hwp1 is particularly important because it is a substrate of mammalian transglutaminase.