DivIB
- Description: cell-division initiation protein (septum formation)
| Gene name | divIB |
| Synonyms | dds, tms-12 |
| Essential | yes PubMed |
| Product | cell-division protein |
| Function | septum formation |
| Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Cell wall | |
| MW, pI | 30 kDa, 9.244 |
| Gene length, protein length | 789 bp, 263 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | murB, ylxW |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
cell division, sporulation proteins, cell envelope stress proteins (controlled by SigM, W, X, Y), essential genes, membrane proteins
This gene is a member of the following regulons
SigE regulon, SigM regulon, SpoIIID regulon
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU15240
Phenotypes of a mutant
essential PubMed
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family: ftsQ family (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Localization: cell membrane PubMed
Database entries
- Structure: 2ALJ (major extracytoplasmic domain, Geobacillus stearothermophilus)
- UniProt: P16655
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Regulation:
- Regulatory mechanism:
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
Tatsuya Fukushima, Isako Furihata, Robyn Emmins, Richard A Daniel, James A Hoch, Hendrik Szurmant
A role for the essential YycG sensor histidine kinase in sensing cell division.
Mol Microbiol: 2011, 79(2);503-22
[PubMed:21219466]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Pamela Gamba, Jan-Willem Veening, Nigel J Saunders, Leendert W Hamoen, Richard A Daniel
Two-step assembly dynamics of the Bacillus subtilis divisome.
J Bacteriol: 2009, 191(13);4186-94
[PubMed:19429628]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Warawan Eiamphungporn, John D Helmann
The Bacillus subtilis sigma(M) regulon and its contribution to cell envelope stress responses.
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 67(4);830-48
[PubMed:18179421]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
V L Katis, R G Wake, E J Harry
Septal localization of the membrane-bound division proteins of Bacillus subtilis DivIB and DivIC is codependent only at high temperatures and requires FtsZ.
J Bacteriol: 2000, 182(12);3607-11
[PubMed:10852898]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
E J Harry, S L Rowland, M S Malo, R G Wake
Expression of divIB of Bacillus subtilis during vegetative growth.
J Bacteriol: 1994, 176(4);1172-9
[PubMed:8106328]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
G Theeragool, A Miyao, K Yamada, T Sato, Y Kobayashi
In vivo expression of the Bacillus subtilis spoVE gene.
J Bacteriol: 1993, 175(13);4071-80
[PubMed:8320223]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
E J Harry, B J Stewart, R G Wake
Characterization of mutations in divIB of Bacillus subtilis and cellular localization of the DivIB protein.
Mol Microbiol: 1993, 7(4);611-21
[PubMed:8459777]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
A O Henriques, H de Lencastre, P J Piggot
A Bacillus subtilis morphogene cluster that includes spoVE is homologous to the mra region of Escherichia coli.
Biochimie: 1992, 74(7-8);735-48
[PubMed:1391053]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Susan L Rowland, Kimberly D Wadsworth, Scott A Robson, Carine Robichon, Jon Beckwith, Glenn F King
Evidence from artificial septal targeting and site-directed mutagenesis that residues in the extracytoplasmic β domain of DivIB mediate its interaction with the divisomal transpeptidase PBP 2B.
J Bacteriol: 2010, 192(23);6116-25
[PubMed:20870765]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
