3r9i

Structural highlights

Function

MIND_ECOLI ATPase required for the correct placement of the division site. Cell division inhibitors MinC and MinD act in concert to form an inhibitor capable of blocking formation of the polar Z ring septums. Rapidly oscillates between the poles of the cell to destabilize FtsZ filaments that have formed before they mature into polar Z rings.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ de Boer PA, Crossley RE, Hand AR, Rothfield LI. The MinD protein is a membrane ATPase required for the correct placement of the Escherichia coli division site. EMBO J. 1991 Dec;10(13):4371-80. PMID:1836760
2. ↑ Li G, Young KD. Isolation and identification of new inner membrane-associated proteins that localize to cell poles in Escherichia coli. Mol Microbiol. 2012 Apr;84(2):276-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08021.x. Epub, 2012 Mar 8. PMID:22380631 doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08021.x