FtsZ

• Description: cell-division initiation protein (septum formation)
  
  

Gene name	ftsZ
Synonyms	ts-1
Essential	yes PubMed
Product	cell-division initiation protein (septum formation)
Function	formation of Z-ring
MW, pI	40 kDa, 4.814
Gene length, protein length	1146 bp, 382 aa
Immediate neighbours	ftsA, bpr
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList

The gene

Basic information

• Coordinates:

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions: FtsZ-FtsZ, MciZ-FtsZ, FtsZ-EzrA, FtsZ-SpoIIE, FtsZ-FtsA, FtsZ-FtsZ, MciZ-FtsZ, FtsZ-EzrA, FtsZ-SpoIIE, FtsZ-FtsA, FtsZ-FtsZ, MciZ-FtsZ

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry:

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

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• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody: available in the Jeff Errington lab

Labs working on this gene/protein

Imrich Barak, Slovak Academy of Science, Bratislava, Slovakia homepage

References

1. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed