This is the extracellular domain 1 (MapZextra1) found in Streptococcus pneumoniae cell division site positioning protein MapZ. MapZ ensures accurate placement of the bacterial division site. The domain is a rigid four alpha-helices with two flexible ...
This is the extracellular domain 1 (MapZextra1) found in Streptococcus pneumoniae cell division site positioning protein MapZ. MapZ ensures accurate placement of the bacterial division site. The domain is a rigid four alpha-helices with two flexible linkers. The N-terminal end of MapZextra1 is connected to the trans-membrane segment of MapZ whilst the C-terminal is linked to MapZextra2 via a serine rich linker (SRL).The highly conserved residues are not accessible at the surface but are directly involved in many inter-helices interactions allowing for rigidity [1].