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Structural highlights

Function

SDIA_ECOLI Activates cell division by specifically increasing transcription from one of the two promoters that lie immediately upstream of the ftsQAZ gene cluster. Activates ydiV expression in response to extracellular autoinducer AI-1 (Vibrio fischeri autoinducer oxoC6).^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Wang XD, de Boer PA, Rothfield LI. A factor that positively regulates cell division by activating transcription of the major cluster of essential cell division genes of Escherichia coli. EMBO J. 1991 Nov;10(11):3363-72. PMID:1915297
2. ↑ Zhou X, Meng X, Sun B. An EAL domain protein and cyclic AMP contribute to the interaction between the two quorum sensing systems in Escherichia coli. Cell Res. 2008 Sep;18(9):937-48. doi: 10.1038/cr.2008.67. PMID:18560382 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cr.2008.67