MinC_C

• PFAM accession number: PF03775
• Interpro abstract (IPR005526):

  In Escherichia coli, three Min proteins (MinC, MinD and MinE) negatively regulate FtsZ assembly at the cell poles in order to ensure the Z-ring only assembles at cell midpoint. MinC inhibits formation of the Z-ring by preventing FtsZ assembly. MinD binds to MinC near the cell poles, sequestering MinC away from the cell midpoint so the Z-ring can form there. MinC is an oligomer, probably a dimer, that consists of two domains: the N-terminal domain is responsible for FtsZ inhibition, while the C-terminal domain is responsible for binding to MinD and to a component of the division septum [ (PUBMED:10869074) (PUBMED:17085577) ].

• GO process: cell morphogenesis (GO:0000902)

This is a PFAM domain. For full annotation and more information, please see the PFAM entry MinC_C