Structural and functional studies of MinD ATPase: implications for the molecular recognition of the bacterial cell division apparatus.
Hayashi, I., Oyama, T., Morikawa, K.(2001) EMBO J 20: 1819-1828
- PubMed: 11296216 
- DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.8.1819
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1G3Q, 1G3R - PubMed Abstract: 
Proper placement of the bacterial cell division site requires the site-specific inactivation of other potential division sites. In Escherichia coli, selection of the correct mid-cell site is mediated by the MinC, MinD and MinE proteins. To clarify the functional role of the bacterial cell division inhibitor MinD, which is a membrane-associated ATPase that works as an activator of MinC, we determined the crystal structure of a Pyrococcus furiosus MinD homologue complexed with a substrate analogue, AMPPCP, and with the product ADP at resolutions of 2 ...