Structural highlights
Function
[FTSZ_STAA8] Essential cell division protein that forms a contractile ring structure (Z ring) at the future cell division site. The regulation of the ring assembly controls the timing and the location of cell division. One of the functions of the FtsZ ring is to recruit other cell division proteins to the septum to produce a new cell wall between the dividing cells. Binds GTP and shows GTPase activity.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00909][1]
References
- ↑ Pinho MG, Errington J. Dispersed mode of Staphylococcus aureus cell wall synthesis in the absence of the division machinery. Mol Microbiol. 2003 Nov;50(3):871-81. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03719.x. PMID:14617148 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03719.x
