SlmA forms a higher-order structure on DNA that inhibits cytokinetic Z-ring formation over the nucleoid.
Tonthat, N.K., Milam, S.L., Chinnam, N., Whitfill, T., Margolin, W., Schumacher, M.A.(2013) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 110: 10586-10591
- PubMed: 23754405 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1221036110
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4GCK, 4GCL, 4GCT, 4GFK, 4GFL - PubMed Abstract: 
The spatial and temporal control of Filamenting temperature sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ) Z-ring formation is crucial for proper cell division in bacteria. In Escherichia coli, the synthetic lethal with a defective Min system (SlmA) protein helps mediate nucleoid occlusion, which prevents chromosome fragmentation by binding FtsZ and inhibiting Z-ring formation over the nucleoid ...