HAMAP

Accession	MF_02013
Dates	27-JUN-2008 (Created) 5-DEC-2011 (Last updated, Version 5)

Data class

Protein

Predictors

HAMAP; MF_02013; [distribution of match scores in UniProtKB];[seed alignment for MF_02013]

Names

ZapA_type2

Identifier

ZAPA

Protein name

RecName: Full=Cell division protein ZapA; AltName: Full=Z ring-associated protein ZapA;

Gene name

zapA

FUNCTION: Activator of cell division through the inhibition of FtsZ GTPase activity, therefore promoting FtsZ assembly into bundles of protofilaments necessary for the formation of the division Z ring. It is recruited early at mid-cell but it is not essential for cell division (By similarity).

SUBUNIT: Homodimer. Interacts with FtsZ (By similarity).

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm (By similarity). Note=Localizes at mid-cell. In sporulating cells, localizes near the cell poles (By similarity).

SIMILARITY: Belongs to the ZapA family. Type 2 subfamily.

Pfam	PF05164; ZapA; 1;
General	Coiled_coil; -; 1-unlimited; trigger=Yes;

Cell cycle, Cell division, Coiled coil, Cytoplasm, Septation.

GO:0005886; Cellular component: plasma membrane.
GO:0000917; Biological process: barrier septum assembly.
GO:0051301; Biological process: cell division.

Size range:	85-94 amino acids
Related UniRules:	None
Template:	P94542 (ZAPA_BACSU)
Scope:	Bacteria; Bacillaceae
Fusion:	Nter: None; Cter: None
Duplicate:	None
Plasmid encoded:	None
Comments:	Some members of this family do not have predicted coiled coil regions.