ftsZ
168
cell-division initiation protein (septum formation)
locus
BSU_15290
Molecular weight
40.20 kDa
pI
4.81
function
formation of Z-ring
product
cell-division initiation protein (septum formation), member of the [wiki|divisome]
essential
yes
synonyms
ftsZ, ts-1
Outlinks
Genomic Context
Categories containing this gene/protein
List of homologs in different organisms, belongs to COG0206 (Galperin et al., 2021)
This gene is a member of the following regulons
Gene
Coordinates
1,597,832 1,598,980
Phenotypes of a mutant
essential [Pubmed|12682299], but dispensible in [protein|search|L-forms] [Pubmed|25358088]
The protein
Protein family
FtsZ family (single member, according to UniProt)
Structure
[PDB|2VAM]
[PDB|2RHL] (dimer with GDP)
[PDB|4U39] ([protein|41872E2EF00C79918DD077F2EF78F37E24FEB110|ftsZ]-[protein|08EBBA57B807F8C27C37BEB275DF5E206935C698|mciZ] complex) [Pubmed|25848052]
[AF|P17865]
Effectors of protein activity
Z ring formation is inhibited upon binding of [protein|08EBBA57B807F8C27C37BEB275DF5E206935C698|mciZ] to FtsZ
bundling of FtsZ protofilaments into strikingly long and regular tubular structures reminiscent of eukaryotic microtubules requires the prior formation of large ring polymers of [protein|DB09F1C36257F511A84A083967A25A9D46744D14|sepF] [Pubmed|21224850]
interaction with [protein|7A606B8E952AE8CA4F9A62008BA4B156725BB5B5|ugtP] inhibits [protein|41872E2EF00C79918DD077F2EF78F37E24FEB110|ftsZ] filament formation [Pubmed|22931116]
FtsZ polymerization is inhibited by interaction with [protein|8C94C9598A823A8405B3E1FA0124E21D90845B8E|minC] [Pubmed|23577149]
Z ring formation requires [protein|953DE0F0B81894ECFF4C0693511AC238BF3D0C0A|pdhA] in a pyruvate-dependent manner [Pubmed|24825009]
[wiki|Localization]
during vegetative growth: uniform [protein|672EA84D7725BE21F649DF30A11EB4E0EDFC3925|ftsA]-[protein|41872E2EF00C79918DD077F2EF78F37E24FEB110|ftsZ] rings around the leading edge of the invaginating medial septum to orchestrate [wiki|cell division] ([protein|672EA84D7725BE21F649DF30A11EB4E0EDFC3925|ftsA] is proximal to the membrane and tethers [protein|41872E2EF00C79918DD077F2EF78F37E24FEB110|ftsZ]) [pubmed|34018921]
at the onset of sporulation: [protein|672EA84D7725BE21F649DF30A11EB4E0EDFC3925|ftsA]-[protein|41872E2EF00C79918DD077F2EF78F37E24FEB110|ftsZ] filaments are assembled only on the mother cell side of the invaginating polar septum, this depends on [protein|7C8DFE00A2B2B30CC8BEB35055D92CC2E4128F3A|spoIIE] [pubmed|34018921]
Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|672EA84D7725BE21F649DF30A11EB4E0EDFC3925|ftsA]-[gene|41872E2EF00C79918DD077F2EF78F37E24FEB110|ftsZ]
description
[Pubmed|1569582]
regulation
activated by [protein|search|WalR] [Pubmed|10878122]
regulatory mechanism
[protein|7F340423A34CE40D1F1AA8D373F7C4B859A6496D|walR]: activation, in [regulon|protein:7F340423A34CE40D1F1AA8D373F7C4B859A6496D|walR regulon]
sigma factors
[protein|360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|sigA]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|1569582], in [regulon|protein:360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|sigA regulon]
[protein|DC3449D5F195E5C2E9E14FEC95396C8F1FDF73B4|sigH]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|1569582], in [regulon|protein:DC3449D5F195E5C2E9E14FEC95396C8F1FDF73B4|sigH regulon]
additional information
half-life of the ''[wiki|ftsZ]'' mRNA: 2.2 min [Pubmed|26110430]
Biological materials
Expression vectors
GP2009: expression of ''ftsZ''-Strep under control of the ''ftsZ'' promoter (based on [wiki|pGP1389]), available in [wiki|Jörg Stülke]'s lab
two-hybrid system
''B. pertussis'' adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system ([wiki|BACTH]), available in [wiki|Jörg Stülke]'s lab
Antibody
available in the [wiki|Jeff Errington] lab
labs
[wiki|Imrich Barak], Slovak Academy of Science, Bratislava, Slovakia [http://imb.savba.sk/~barak/ homepage]
[wiki|Leendert Hamoen], CBCB, Newcastle University, UK
References
Reviews
Original Publications
FtsZ as antibacterial drug target
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