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The formation of these biofilms is controlled by a complex transcriptional network and involves over a thousand genes, many of which are uncharacterized. We have investigated three genes (\n                    <jats:italic>ORF19.4654<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>ORF19.7608,<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>PBR1<\/jats:italic>\n                    ), found only in\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      <jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    and closely related species, that are highly induced under biofilm conditions and encode small proteins with N-terminal signal sequences. Through the construction of fluorescent protein fusions, we have examined the location of the encoded proteins in both planktonic and biofilm cells. Orf19.4654-Scarlet and Pbr1-Scarlet were localized to the vacuole under both conditions. In contrast, the Orf19.7608-GFP fusion generated a punctate pattern only under biofilm conditions and was designated Ppp1 (Punctate Pattern Protein 1). The Ppp1-GFP puncta were similar in location, stability, and size to those formed by the eisosome subunit Sur7, but co-localization studies suggest that Ppp1 and Sur7 define separate elements. The\n                    <jats:italic>PPP1<\/jats:italic>\n                    mutation does not cause a distinct phenotype under various stress conditions or in the presence of antifungals and does not impact biofilm formation and biomass. 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