The three-dimensional structure of septum site-determining protein MinD from Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3 in complex with Mg-ADP.
Sakai, N., Yao, M., Itou, H., Watanabe, N., Yumoto, F., Tanokura, M., Tanaka, I.(2001) Structure 9: 817-826
- PubMed: 11566131 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(01)00638-4
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1ION - PubMed Abstract: 
In Escherichia coli, the cell division site is determined by the cooperative activity of min operon products MinC, MinD, and MinE. MinC is a nonspecific inhibitor of the septum protein FtsZ, and MinE is the supressor of MinC. MinD plays a multifunctional role. It is a membrane-associated ATPase and is a septum site-determining factor through the activation and regulation of MinC and MinE. MinD is also known to undergo a rapid pole-to-pole oscillation movement in vivo as observed by fluorescent microscopy.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.