UniProt functional annotation for Q8NX33

UniProt code: Q8NX33.

Organism: Staphylococcus aureus (strain MW2).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Staphylococcaceae; Staphylococcus.
 
Function: Cell division protein that is involved in the assembly of the Z ring. May serve as a membrane anchor for the Z ring. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_02033}.
 
Subunit: Self-interacts. Interacts with FtsZ. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_02033}.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_02033}; Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_02033}; Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_02033}. Note=Localizes to the Z ring in an FtsZ-dependent manner. Targeted to the membrane through a conserved C-terminal amphiphatic helix. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_02033}.
Similarity: Belongs to the FtsA/MreB family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_02033}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.