DNA translocase, translocation of non-segregated chromosomes prior to septum closure
function
resolution of chromosome dimers
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.1|Cell envelope and cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.8|Cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.8.2|Other genes][category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.1|Genetics] → [category|SW 3.1.3|DNA condensation/ segregation]Gene
Coordinates
3,049,725 → 3,052,583
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
aids in moving DNA away from the closing septum, binds DNA, DNA-dependent ATPase activity [Pubmed|19818024]translocation of non-segregated chromosomes prior to septum closurethe two DNA translocases [protein|DF77B46666595E86081C5345C91E08F86DF9FAEE|SftA] and [protein|125325B485FBC60798EDA4B4BFB24C6FCBC4C513|SpoIIIE] synergistically affect chromosome dimer resolution presumably by positioning the dif sites in close proximity, before or after completion of cell division, respectively [Pubmed|21239579]Protein family
FtsK/SpoIIIE/SftA family (with [protein|125325B485FBC60798EDA4B4BFB24C6FCBC4C513|SpoIIIE], according to UniProt)Paralogous protein(s)
[protein|125325B485FBC60798EDA4B4BFB24C6FCBC4C513|SpoIIIE] Structure
[PDB|2IUT] (FtsK from ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'', partial, 48% identity, complex with [protein|125325B485FBC60798EDA4B4BFB24C6FCBC4C513|SpoIIIE]) [Pubmed|16916635][SW|Localization]
30% of the molecules in the cytoplasm (Homogeneous) [Pubmed|29439991,28110333,16479537]small fraction at the membrane [Pubmed|28110333]70% of the molecules are septum-bound, co-localizes with [protein|41872E2EF00C79918DD077F2EF78F37E24FEB110|FtsZ] at nascent division sites, recruitment to the septum depends on [protein|search|FtsA ][Pubmed|29439991,19788545]Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|DF77B46666595E86081C5345C91E08F86DF9FAEE|sftA]-[gene|3BF530AB1B6A3DB3671FC046E2B38CA1936E6F78|murC]
description
[Pubmed|22383849]
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Mutant
MGNA-A438 (ytpS::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/438 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]1A984 ( ''sftA''::''spec''), [Pubmed|19788545], available at [http://pasture.asc.ohio-state.edu/BGSC/getdetail.cfm?bgscid=1A984&Search=1A984 BGSC]BKE29805 (''[gene|DF77B46666595E86081C5345C91E08F86DF9FAEE|sftA]''::''erm'', available in the BGSC, in [SW|Fabian Commichau]'s, and in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s lab) [pubmed|28189581]BKE29805 (Δ[gene|DF77B46666595E86081C5345C91E08F86DF9FAEE|sftA]::erm trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKE29805 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATAATTTATCTCTAACTCC, downstream forward: _UP4_TAATATGGGTTCATTTTCACBKK29805 (Δ[gene|DF77B46666595E86081C5345C91E08F86DF9FAEE|sftA]::kan trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKK29805 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATAATTTATCTCTAACTCC, downstream forward: _UP4_TAATATGGGTTCATTTTCACReferences
Reviews
Original publications
29439991,16479537,19788545,19818024,21239579,16916635,27891124,28110333