FtsK is a bifunctional protein involved in cell division and chromosome localization in <i>Escherichia coli</i>

Abstract

The behaviour of Escherichia coli cells in which all or part of the ftsK gene is under inducible control shows that FtsK protein has two functional domains: an N‐terminal part that is required for cell division, and a C‐terminal part that is involved in chromosome localization within the cell.