| 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.