required for cell shape determination
function
required for cell shape determination
product
morphogenic protein
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.1|Cell envelope and cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.2|Cell shape][category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.3|Sporulation/ other][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.2|Membrane proteins]Gene
Coordinates
1,761,707 → 1,762,573
Phenotypes of a mutant
essential [Pubmed|19164570,23879732]depletion results in the formation of shorter and rounder cells [Pubmed|23879732]depletion results in disturbed formation of asymmetric septa and perturbed [protein|CFF318EE6CACDEE763FBF96A2ABB46E944679AAA|SigF] activation [Pubmed|27415800]hypersensitivity to sorbic acid stress [Pubmed|27818647]The protein
[SW|Domains]
N-terminal cytoplasmic domain (RodZn), a transmembrane domain, and C-terminal extra-cytoplasmic domain (RodZc) [Pubmed|25503291][SW|Localization]
membrane protein (according to Swiss Prot)Additional information
overexpression results in growth inhibition in minimal medium (in the absence of Mg2+ ) [Pubmed|19164570]RodZ is destabilized in a ''[gene|A4C8719E06F774A6EB4D79757CC79CF89E453A54|mreB]'' mutant [Pubmed|23879732]Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|725094DC9353EBB5FD603AB389607D8C13DF5F51|ymfK/1]-[gene|9394EA0675DFFCB5F0ECD494C104A66CE13A8EF6|ymfK/2]-[gene|6071A84EF190C820DB8985C08ABC74F744B793DB|rodZ]
description
[Pubmed|22383849]
Biological materials
Mutant
MGNA-B120 (ymfM::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/1119 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]Labs working on this gene/protein
[SW|Adriano Henriques], Lisbon, Portugal [http://www.itqb.unl.pt/research/biology/microbial-development homepage]References
19164570,21636744,21636745,23879732,25503291,27415800,27818647 
