B5YWD9
Nucleoid occlusion factor SlmA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot protein
Short name | SLMA_ECO5E |
Length | 198 amino acids |
Species | Escherichia coli O157:H7 (strain EC4115 / EHEC) |
Gene | slmA |
Function | Required for nucleoid occlusion (NO) phenomenon, which prevents Z-ring formation and cell division over the nucleoid. Acts as a DNA-associated cell division inhibitor that binds simultaneously chromosomal DNA and FtsZ, and disrupts the assembly of Ft... |
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Representative domains
coils: Coil
InterPro GO terms
biological process
molecular function
cellular component
- None
Panther GO terms
PTHR30055:SF183
biological process
molecular function
cellular component
- None