ZapA

• Description: positive modulator of FtsZ Z ring assembly and stability
  
  

Gene name	zapA
Synonyms	yshA
Essential	no
Product	Z-ring-associated protein
Function	control of Z-ring formation
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: zapA
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: ZapA
MW, pI	9 kDa, 7.17
Gene length, protein length	255 bp, 85 aa
Immediate neighbours	yshB, rnhC
Sequences	Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

cell division, membrane proteins

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU28610

Phenotypes of a mutant

• a zapA ezrA double mutant forms filamentous cells PubMed
• a yvcL zapA double mutant grows poorly, and the cells are filamentous (due to a defect in Z ring assembly) PubMed
• the defects of the yvcL zapA double mutant can be suppressed by inactivation of either gtaB, pgcA, or ugtP PubMed

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family: Type 2 subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactors:

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • forms a dimer through its extensive coiled-coil region, FtsZ-ZapA PubMed

• Localization: cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: P94542

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: zapA-yshB PubMed

• Expression browser: zapA PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:
  • constitutively expressed PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Reviews

Erik Nico Trip, Jan-Willem Veening, Eric J Stewart, Jeff Errington, Dirk-Jan Scheffers
Balanced transcription of cell division genes in Bacillus subtilis as revealed by single cell analysis.
Environ Microbiol: 2013, 15(12);3196-209
[PubMed:23701187] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

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)

David W Adams, Jeff Errington
Bacterial cell division: assembly, maintenance and disassembly of the Z ring.
Nat Rev Microbiol: 2009, 7(9);642-53
[PubMed:19680248] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Original Publications

Katarina Surdova, Pamela Gamba, Dennis Claessen, Tjalling Siersma, Martijs J Jonker, Jeff Errington, Leendert W Hamoen
The conserved DNA-binding protein WhiA is involved in cell division in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2013, 195(24);5450-60
[PubMed:24097947] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Leigh G Monahan, Andrew Robinson, Elizabeth J Harry
Lateral FtsZ association and the assembly of the cytokinetic Z ring in bacteria.
Mol Microbiol: 2009, 74(4);1004-17
[PubMed:19843223] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

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)

Dirk-Jan Scheffers
The effect of MinC on FtsZ polymerization is pH dependent and can be counteracted by ZapA.
FEBS Lett: 2008, 582(17);2601-8
[PubMed:18588879] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Leendert W Hamoen, Jean-Christophe Meile, Wouter de Jong, Philippe Noirot, Jeff Errington
SepF, a novel FtsZ-interacting protein required for a late step in cell division.
Mol Microbiol: 2006, 59(3);989-99
[PubMed:16420366] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Harry H Low, Martin C Moncrieffe, Jan Löwe
The crystal structure of ZapA and its modulation of FtsZ polymerisation.
J Mol Biol: 2004, 341(3);839-52
[PubMed:15288790] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Frederico J Gueiros-Filho, Richard Losick
A widely conserved bacterial cell division protein that promotes assembly of the tubulin-like protein FtsZ.
Genes Dev: 2002, 16(19);2544-56
[PubMed:12368265] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)