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Site zipA
- Name: zipA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b2412 MG1655 locus tag f328 Blattner sequence - Mnemonic: ftsZ interacting protein?
- Left End Point: 54.50
- Right End Point: 54.52
- Products:
septal ring structural protein - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment affects cell division/growth interacts with FtsZ in the ring structure essential gene required for cell division encodes membrane protein inner membrane - Priority: 0
- External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG14169 EcoliWiki zipA - Comment:
- References:
- Hale, C.A., P.A. de Boer 1997. Direct binding of FtsZ to ZipA, an essential component of the septal ring structure that mediates cell division in E. coli. Cell 88:175-185
- Pichoff, S., J. Lutkenhaus 2002. Unique and overlapping roles for ZipA and FtsA in septal ring assembly in Escherichia coli. EMBO J. 21:685-693
- Hale, C.A., P.A. de Boer 2002. ZipA is required for recruitment of FtsK, FtsQ, FtsL, and FtsN to the septal ring in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 184:2552-2556