cell division protein: attaches the chromosome to the cell pole at the onset of sporulation
product
cell division protein
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.1|Cell envelope and cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.8|Cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.8.2|Other genes][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|cell division], [SW|sporulation proteins]This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]
[SW|SigH regulon], [SW|Spo0A regulon]Gene
Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
3,798,789 -> 3,799,343
The protein
Protein family
racA family (according to Swiss-Prot)Structure
[PDB|5I44] (RacA-DN complex) [Pubmed|27085804][PDB|5I41] (DNA-binding domain) [Pubmed|27085804][SW|Localization]
cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)[SW|Interactions]
[protein|search|RacA] is a member of a suspected group of hubs proteins that were suggested to be involved in a large number of [SW|interactions] [Pubmed|21630458][protein|search|RacA]-[protein|search|DisA] [Pubmed|12493822][protein|search|RacA]-[SW|DivIVA] [Pubmed|19478798], [protein|search|RacA] binds to the C-terminal domain of [SW|DivIVA][Pubmed|23264578], this results in anchoring the centromere to the cell pole [Pubmed|27085804]Expression and Regulation
Operon
''racA'' (according to [http://dbtbs.hgc.jp/COG/prom/racA.html DBTBS])[SW|Sigma factor]
[protein|search|SigH] [Pubmed|12493822]Regulation
expressed under conditions that trigger sporulation ([SW|Spo0A]) [Pubmed|12493822,14651647,15687200]Regulatory mechanism
[SW|Spo0A]: transcription activation [Pubmed|12493822,14651647,15687200]References
27085804,15780934,19478798,12493822,12950914,21630458,14651647,15687200,12493822,23264578 
