UniProt functional annotation for P26648

UniProt code: P26648.

Organism: Escherichia coli (strain K12).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia.
 
Function: Cell division protein that is required for growth during stress conditions. May be involved in protecting or stabilizing the divisomal assembly under conditions of stress. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00915, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17766410}.
 
Subcellular location: Periplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00915, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10593889, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19135451}. Note=Localizes to the division septum. Localization requires FtsZ, FtsQ, FtsL and FtsN.
Ptm: Exported by the Tat system. The position of the signal peptide cleavage has been experimentally proven. Can also be exported by the Sec system.
Disruption phenotype: Cells lacking this gene are sensitive to oxidative stress and DNA damage at high temperature. They also exhibit filamentation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17766410}.
Miscellaneous: Is used as a model substrate in studies of the twin- arginine translocation (Tat) protein transport system.
Similarity: Belongs to the FtsP family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00915}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.