divIC [2017-11-28 09:55:43]

cell-division initiation protein (septum formation), component of septosome (with DivIB)

locus: BSU00620

pI: 9.97

mw: 14.58 kDa

protein length: 125 aa

gene length: 375 bp

function: septum formation

product: cell-division protein

essential: yes

synonyms

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 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.1|Sporulation proteins] → [category|SW 4.2.1.4|Sporulation proteins/ other]
• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.3|Coping with stress] → [category|SW 4.3.2|Cell envelope stress proteins (controlled by SigM, V, W, X, Y)]
• [category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.1|Essential genes]
• [category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.2|Membrane proteins]

Gene

Coordinates: 69,168 → 69,545

Phenotypes of a mutant

• essential [Pubmed|12682299]

The protein

Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

• stabilizes [protein|79712F4CF884A660C71B45B3397AEFA5C0AFA683|FtsL] against [protein|CB50289535EA537F63BADD459BD11AA7759A6658|RasP] cleavage [Pubmed|20644139]

[SW|Localization]

• membrane bound [Pubmed|9426141]

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• genes: [gene|D6B1837075ECBEE1FEAC704DDB6795336092897F|yabM]-[gene|52D48F22CB53421EE30970D34B4861E2F8A5893D|yabN]-[gene|B0CB19A3E3E84E12BF42BB050394C8A059A89359|yabO]-[gene|035B5486A3887FC71ACC0A8FB43ED77DC44E12EA|yabP]-[gene|4DEDB27C0162409571AB4A1BB17CFE400764AE45|yabQ]-[gene|FE0E60B875E72AEF5174A89C7AE5556FF59B19D5|divIC]-[gene|8EDB1BCEEE64FDAF1C9054300751FCB420658865|yabR]
  description: [Pubmed|11283287]

  sigma factors

  • [protein|081DF3EE9FA56209D648C7677188C61CE3AA8E41|SigM]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|18179421], in [regulon|081DF3EE9FA56209D648C7677188C61CE3AA8E41|SigM regulon]
  • [protein|3CB24D493B3282278B7DC61CE3C793DFA815F9E2|SigE]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|15699190,11283287], in [regulon|3CB24D493B3282278B7DC61CE3C793DFA815F9E2|SigE regulon]
  • [protein|3D974DD2967C7F8FD4E3C2AF42617B8AE9F0296D|SigW]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|12207695], in [regulon|3D974DD2967C7F8FD4E3C2AF42617B8AE9F0296D|SigW regulon]
  • [protein|7024E4162A6D827069F882FDEACA696EBC05DD40|SigD]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|26577401], in [regulon|7024E4162A6D827069F882FDEACA696EBC05DD40|SigD regulon]
  • [protein|E77364F274A520FCCA9F5C9504E317B047BA29E6|SigX]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|12207695], in [regulon|E77364F274A520FCCA9F5C9504E317B047BA29E6|SigX regulon]

  regulation

  • expressed during sporulation ([protein|3CB24D493B3282278B7DC61CE3C793DFA815F9E2|SigE]) [Pubmed|11283287]

• genes: [gene|035B5486A3887FC71ACC0A8FB43ED77DC44E12EA|yabP]-[gene|4DEDB27C0162409571AB4A1BB17CFE400764AE45|yabQ]-[gene|FE0E60B875E72AEF5174A89C7AE5556FF59B19D5|divIC]-[gene|8EDB1BCEEE64FDAF1C9054300751FCB420658865|yabR]
  description: [Pubmed|11283287]

  regulation

  • expressed during sporulation ([protein|search|SigE]) [Pubmed|11283287]

  additional information

  • there are about 50,000 molecules of DivIC per cell [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/9426141 PubMed]

• genes: [gene|FE0E60B875E72AEF5174A89C7AE5556FF59B19D5|divIC]-[gene|8EDB1BCEEE64FDAF1C9054300751FCB420658865|yabR]
  description: [Pubmed|11283287]

  regulation

  • expressed during sporulation ([protein|search|SigE]) [Pubmed|11283287] and under stress conditions

  additional information

  • there are about 50,000 molecules of DivIC per cell [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/9426141 PubMed]

Biological materials

FLAG-tag construct

• GP2006 ''divIC-3xFLAG ermC'' (based on [SW|pGP1087]), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s lab

References

• 18179421,16936019,10217758,9720875,8113187,10323866,9426141,10852898,10844672,11283287,11994149,20870765,25176632,20644139