b3641 MAEKQTAKRNRREEILQSLALMLESSDGSQRITTAKLAASVGVSEAALYRHFPSKTRMFDSLIEFIEDSLITRINLILKDEKDTTARLRLIVLLLLGFGERNPGLTRILTGHALMFEQDRLQGRINQLFERIEAQLRQVLREKRMREGEGYTTDETLLASQILAFCEGMLSRFVRSEFKYRPTDDFDARWPLIAAQLQ 198 HTH-type protein slmA JW5641 Required for nucleoid occlusion (NO) phenomenon, which cooperates in the proper positioning of the ftsZ/septal ring at midcell during cell division. Acts as a DNA-associated division inhibitor directly involved in preventing Z ring assembly on portions of the membrane surrounding the nucleoid. The DNA-bound protein may mediate NO by directly interfering with Z ring formation in its vicinity. Synthetically lethal with a defective Min system protein A ttk SLMA_ECOLI slmA yicB Protein ttk