Difference between revisions of "MinJ"

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=== Basic information/ Evolution ===
 
=== Basic information/ Evolution ===
  
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* '''Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:''' The Min system prevents minicell formation adjacent to recently completed division sites by promoting the disassembly of the cytokinetic ring, thereby ensuring that cell division occurs only once per cell cycle  {{PubMed|20352045}}
  
 
* '''Protein family:'''
 
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* '''Effectors of protein activity:'''
 
* '''Effectors of protein activity:'''
  
* '''Interactions:''' [[MinJ]]-[[MinD]][[MinJ]]-[[DivIVA]]
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* '''Interactions:''' ([[MinC]]-[[MinD]])-[[MinJ]]-[[DivIVA]] {{PubMed|20352045}}
  
 
* '''Localization:''' cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)
 
* '''Localization:''' cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)
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==Original Publications==
 
==Original Publications==
<pubmed>19019154, 16030230,18976281,, </pubmed>
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<pubmed>19019154, 16030230,18976281, 20352045, </pubmed>
  
 
[[Category:Protein-coding genes]]
 
[[Category:Protein-coding genes]]

Revision as of 11:17, 31 March 2010

  • Description: topological determinant of cell division

Gene name minJ
Synonyms yvjD, swrAB
Essential no
Product topological determinant of cell division
Function cell division site selection
MW, pI 43 kDa, 9.057
Gene length, protein length 1191 bp, 397 aa
Immediate neighbours yvkA, swrAA
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YvjD context.gif
This image was kindly provided by SubtiList



The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU35220

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: no entry
  • SubtiList entry: [1]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: The Min system prevents minicell formation adjacent to recently completed division sites by promoting the disassembly of the cytokinetic ring, thereby ensuring that cell division occurs only once per cell cycle PubMed
  • Protein family:
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Localization: cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [2]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon:
  • Sigma factor:
  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Daniel Kearns, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, homepage

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Marc Bramkamp, Suey van Baarle
Division site selection in rod-shaped bacteria.
Curr Opin Microbiol: 2009, 12(6);683-8
[PubMed:19884039] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)


Original Publications

Suey van Baarle, Marc Bramkamp
The MinCDJ system in Bacillus subtilis prevents minicell formation by promoting divisome disassembly.
PLoS One: 2010, 5(3);e9850
[PubMed:20352045] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I e)

Marc Bramkamp, Robyn Emmins, Louise Weston, Catriona Donovan, Richard A Daniel, Jeff Errington
A novel component of the division-site selection system of Bacillus subtilis and a new mode of action for the division inhibitor MinCD.
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 70(6);1556-69
[PubMed:19019154] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Joyce E Patrick, Daniel B Kearns
MinJ (YvjD) is a topological determinant of cell division in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 70(5);1166-79
[PubMed:18976281] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Cinzia Calvio, Francesco Celandroni, Emilia Ghelardi, Giuseppe Amati, Sara Salvetti, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Alessandro Galizzi, Sonia Senesi
Swarming differentiation and swimming motility in Bacillus subtilis are controlled by swrA, a newly identified dicistronic operon.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(15);5356-66
[PubMed:16030230] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)