Site minC
- Name: minC
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b1176 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Minicell
- Left End Point: 26.40
- Right End Point: 26.41
- Products:
cytokinetic protein - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment affects cell division/growth NULL - Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
minC765(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10596 EcoliWiki minC - Comment:
- MinE protein reverses the inhibition by MinC of FtsZ ring at potential division sites.
- References:
- de Boer, P.A., R.E. Crossley, L.I. Rothfield 1989. A division inhibitor and a topological specificity factor coded for by the minicell locus determine proper placement of the division septum in E. coli. Cell 56:641-649
- de Boer, P.A., R.E. Crossley, L.I. Rothfield 1990. Central role for the Escherichia coli minC gene product in two different cell division-inhibition systems. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 87:1129-1133
- Bi, E., J. Lutkenhaus 1990. Interaction between the min locus and ftsZ. J.Bacteriol. 172:5610-5616
- Raskin, D.M., P.A. de Boer 1997. The MinE ring: an FtsZ-independent cell structure required for selection of the correct division site in E.coli. Cell 91:685-694