Type: | Domain | Name: | Septum formation inhibitor MinC, N-terminal |
Description: | In Escherichia coliFtsZ () assembles into a Z ring at midcell. Its assembly at polar sites is prevented by the min system. MinC , a component of this system, is an inhibitor of FtsZ assembly that is positioned within the cell by interaction with the MinDE proteins. MinC is an oligomer, probably a dimer []. The C-terminal half of MinC is the most conserved and interacts with MinD. The N-terminal half is thought to interact with FtsZ. MinC rapidly oscillates between the poles of the cell to destabilise FtsZ filaments that have formed before they mature into polar Z rings | Short Name: | MinC_N |