The Dimerization Function of MinC Resides in a Structurally Autonomous C-Terminal Domain |
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| Authors: | Tim H. Szeto Susan L. Rowland Glenn F. King |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Biochemistry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Framington 06032, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Limited proteolysis of the Escherichia coli cell division inhibitor MinC reveals that its dimerization function resides in a structurally autonomous C-terminal domain. We show that cytoplasmic MinC is poised near the monomer-dimer equilibrium and propose that it only becomes entirely dimeric once recruited to the membrane by MinD. |
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