Site ftsN
- Name: ftsN
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3933 MG1655 locus tag msgA Plunkett et al. sequence paper - Mnemonic: filamentation temperature sensitivity
- Left End Point: 88.81
- Right End Point: 88.83
- Products:
cell division membrane protein FtsN - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment affects cell division/growth NULL essential gene NULL - Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
ftsN110::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11529 EcoliWiki ftsN - Comment:
- multicopy suppressor of the ftsA12(Ts) mutation. Encodes a protein recruited and assembled sequentially at the septum.
- References:
- Dai, K., Y. Xu, J. Lutkenhaus 1993. Cloning and characterization of ftsN, an essential cell division gene in Escherichia coli isolated as a multicopy suppressor of ftsA12(Ts). J.Bacteriol. 175:3790-3797
- Addinall, S.G., C. Cao, J. Lutkenhaus 1997. FtsN, a late recruit to the septum in Escherichia coli. Mol.Microbiol. 25:303-309