Site minD
- Name: minD
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b1175 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Minicell
- Left End Point: 26.38
- Right End Point: 26.40
- Products:
cytokinetic protein - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment affects cell division/growth NULL - Priority: 0
- External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10597 EcoliWiki minD - Comment:
- 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
- Bi, E., J. Lutkenhaus 1990. Interaction between the min locus and ftsZ. J.Bacteriol. 172:5610-5616
- Labie, C., F. Bouche, J.P. Bouche' 1990. Minicell-forming mutants of Escherichia coli: suppression of both DicB- and MinD-dependent division inhibition by inactivation of the minC gene product. J.Bacteriol. 172:5852-5855
- de Boer, P.A., R.E. Crossley, A.R. Hand, L.I. Rothfield 1991. The MinD protein is a membrane ATPase required for the correct placement of the Escherichia coli division site. EMBO J. 10:4371-4380
- Dassain, M., J.P. Bouche' 1994. The min locus, which confers topological specificity to cell division, is not involved in its coupling with nucleoid separation. J.Bacteriol. 176:6143-6145
- 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