RodZ

• Description: required for cell shape determination
  
  

Gene name	rodZ
Synonyms	ymfM
Essential	no
Product
Function	involved in morphogenesis
MW, pI	23 kDa, 4.679
Gene length, protein length	639 bp, 213 aa
Immediate neighbours
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
Genetic context

The gene

Basic information

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Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

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Extended information on the protein

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Additional information

overexpression results in growth inhibition in minimal medium (in the absence of Mg2+ )

Expression and regulation

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Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

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Labs working on this gene/protein

Adriano Henriques, Lisbon, Portugal homepage

References

1. Alyahya et al. (2009) RodZ, a component of the bacterial core morphogenic apparatus. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 106: 1239-1244. PubMed