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Abstract

Coordinated bacterial cell septation and cell wall biosynthesis require formation of protein complexes at the sites of division and elongation, in a temporally controlled manner. The protein players in these complexes remain incompletely understood in mycobacteria. Using and assays, we showed that Rv2147c (or SepF) of interacts with the principal driver of cytokinesis, FtsZ. SepF also interacts with itself both and . Amino acid residues 189A, 190K and 215F are required for FtsZ–SepF interaction, and are conserved across Gram-positive bacteria. Using as a surrogate system, we confirmed that is essential. Knockdown of SepF led to cell elongation, defective growth and failure of FtsZ to localize to the site of division, suggesting that SepF assists FtsZ localization at the site of division. Furthermore, SepF interacted with MurG, a peptidoglycan-synthesizing enzyme, both and , suggesting that SepF could serve as a link between cell division and peptidoglycan synthesis. SepF emerges as a newly identified essential component of the cell division complex in mycobacteria.

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