Protein
Septum site-determining protein MinD
Organism
Thermotoga maritima (strain ATCC 43589 / MSB8 / DSM 3109 / JCM 10099)
Function
ATPase required for the correct placement of the division site. Cell division inhibitors MinC and MinD act in concert to form an inhibitor capable of blocking formation of the polar Z ring septums. Rapidly oscillates between the poles of the cell to destabilize FtsZ filaments that have formed before they mature into polar Z rings (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the ParA family. MinD subfamily.
Sequence
MGNVIVVTSGKGGVGKTTITANLGCALAKLGEKVCLIDADIGLKNLDIVLGLENRIVYTMIDVVNGKVSPQEALVKHKMLKNLYLLPASQIATKEMISPNDMKAIVKELIPHFDYIIIDSPAGIERGFRNAVAPAERVLVVTTPELPAISDADRVIGLLENFGFSDEKINVIINRFKPHMVKKGEMLTTDDIKHTLSLEIIAVIPDSEDIIVASNTGIPVSLNGNSRISKNFENLARRIRGEGVPLENDFVTVSKGLIDTLKDFFSKLKRG