FtsW

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  • Description: cell-division protein

Gene name ftsW
Synonyms ylaO
Essential yes PubMed
Product cell-division protein
Function cell division
MW, pI 43 kDa, 9.722
Gene length, protein length 1209 bp, 403 aa
Immediate neighbours ylaN, pycA
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
FtsW context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU14850

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

Categories containing this gene/protein

cell division, essential genes, membrane proteins

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family: ftsW/rodA/spoVE family (according to Swiss-Prot) SEDS proteins (shape, elongation, division, and sporulation)

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Interactions:
  • Localization: membrane

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

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

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Pamela Gamba, Jan-Willem Veening, Nigel J Saunders, Leendert W Hamoen, Richard A Daniel
Two-step assembly dynamics of the Bacillus subtilis divisome.
J Bacteriol: 2009, 191(13);4186-94
[PubMed:19429628] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Gonçalo Real, Allison Fay, Avigdor Eldar, Sérgio M Pinto, Adriano O Henriques, Jonathan Dworkin
Determinants for the subcellular localization and function of a nonessential SEDS protein.
J Bacteriol: 2008, 190(1);363-76
[PubMed:17981970] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Zuolei Lu, Michio Takeuchi, Tsutomu Sato
The LysR-type transcriptional regulator YofA controls cell division through the regulation of expression of ftsW in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2007, 189(15);5642-51
[PubMed:17526699] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)