SepF

• Description: part of the divisome
  
  

Gene name	sepF
Synonyms	ylmF
Essential	no
Product	FtsZ-interacting protein
Function	proper execution of septum synthesis
MW, pI	17 kDa, 4.863
Gene length, protein length	447 bp, 149 aa
Immediate neighbours	ylmE, ylmG
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

• Coordinates:

Phenotypes of a mutant

Less efficient cell division results in longer cells. Electron microscopy reveals strongly distorted division septa.

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

Cell division

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

SepF binds to FtsZ

• Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

Septum

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry:

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

1. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed