SftA

• Description: DNA translocase
  
  

Gene name	sftA
Synonyms	ytpS, cdtA
Essential	no
Product	DNA translocase
Function	resolution of chromosome dimers
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: sftA
MW, pI	107 kDa, 5.052
Gene length, protein length	2856 bp, 952 aa
Immediate neighbours	murC, ytpR
Sequences	Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

DNA condensation/ segregation

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU29805

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • aids in moving DNA away from the closing septum, binds DNA, DNA-dependent ATPase activity PubMed
  • the two DNA translocases SftA and SpoIIIE synergistically affect chromosome dimer resolution presumably by positioning the dif sites in close proximity, before or after completion of cell division, respectively PubMed

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s): SpoIIIE

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • forms a hexamer PubMed

• Localization:
  • Cytoplasm (Homogeneous) PubMed
  • co-localizes with FtsZ at nascent division sites PubMed

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: C0SP86

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Expression browser: sftA PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:
  • 1A984 ( sftA::spec), PubMed, available at BGSC

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Original publications

Christine Kaimer, Katrin Schenk, Peter L Graumann
Two DNA translocases synergistically affect chromosome dimer resolution in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2011, 193(6);1334-40
[PubMed:21239579] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Christine Kaimer, José Eduardo González-Pastor, Peter L Graumann
SpoIIIE and a novel type of DNA translocase, SftA, couple chromosome segregation with cell division in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2009, 74(4);810-25
[PubMed:19818024] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Steven J Biller, William F Burkholder
The Bacillus subtilis SftA (YtpS) and SpoIIIE DNA translocases play distinct roles in growing cells to ensure faithful chromosome partitioning.
Mol Microbiol: 2009, 74(4);790-809
[PubMed:19788545] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Jean-Christophe Meile, Ling Juan Wu, S Dusko Ehrlich, Jeff Errington, Philippe Noirot
Systematic localisation of proteins fused to the green fluorescent protein in Bacillus subtilis: identification of new proteins at the DNA replication factory.
Proteomics: 2006, 6(7);2135-46
[PubMed:16479537] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)