MinJ

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  • 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
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: MinJ
MW, pI 43 kDa, 9.057
Gene length, protein length 1191 bp, 397 aa
Immediate neighbours yvkA, swrAA/1
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YvjD context.gif
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Categories containing this gene/protein

cell division, membrane proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

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:
    • forms rings at the division septum PubMed
    • cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [2]
  • 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

Daniel Kearns, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, homepage

Marc Bramkamp, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany homepage

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Original Publications