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FtsA: Function & Overview

FtsA is a bacterial protein that is related to actin by overall structural similarity and in its ATP binding pocket. It is involved in bacterial cell division, where it serves to tether the cytokinetic ring formed by FtsZ to the cytoplasmic membrane prior to division.

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FtsA topic overview

The analysis highlights Function and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around FtsA.

Related topics
23
Source areas
2
Connected nodes
25
Extracted relationships
48
Concept neighborhoods
13
Bridge connections
25

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 14 topics
Function · 9 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Alt. symbols
Cell division protein FtsA
Domains
InterPro
Organism
Xenorhabdus poinarii
Orthologs
OMA: entry
PDB
7Q6G
Search for
Search forStructuresSwiss-modelDomainsInterPro

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Function

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How FtsA connects Entity context

The extracted context around FtsA shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, FtsA → Another, ATP, ATPase, Bacillus, C-terminal, C-terminus, Caulobacter, During, Escherichia, Finally, FtsA-FtsA, FtsN, FtsZ, Glu14, Many, MinC, MreB, Originally, Other FtsZ, Removal Another extracted example is FtsA → Compared, MreB, Several, SHS2. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

FtsA

Top relations

related to Function · 25
FtsA → Another, ATP, ATPase, Bacillus, C-terminal, C-terminus, Caulobacter, During, Escherichia, Finally, FtsA-FtsA, FtsN, FtsZ, Glu14, Many, MinC, MreB, Originally, Other FtsZ, Removal
related to Structure · 4
FtsA → Compared, MreB, Several, SHS2
Alt. symbols · 1
FtsA → Cell division protein FtsA
Domains · 1
FtsA → InterPro
Organism · 1
FtsA → Xenorhabdus poinarii
Orthologs · 1
FtsA → OMA: entry
PDB · 1
FtsA → 7Q6G
Search for · 1
FtsA → Search forStructuresSwiss-modelDomainsInterPro
Structures · 1
FtsA → Swiss-model
Symbol · 1
FtsA → FtsA

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

ftsz coli cell atp division filaments bacterial cytokinesis actin also involved ring proteins form protein ftsa-ftsa function mreb required subtilis

FtsA relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 48 structured relationships around FtsA. Examples in this analysis include FtsA → Alt. symbols → Cell division protein FtsA and FtsA → Domains → InterPro. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FtsAAlt. symbolsCell division protein FtsA1.00infobox
FtsADomainsInterPro1.00infobox
FtsAOrganismXenorhabdus poinarii1.00infobox
FtsAOrthologsOMA: entry1.00infobox
FtsAPDB7Q6G1.00infobox
FtsASearch forSearch forStructuresSwiss-modelDomainsInterPro1.00infobox
FtsAStructuresSwiss-model1.00infobox
FtsASymbolFtsA1.00infobox
FtsAUniProtA0A068QZX91.00infobox
FtsAis abacterial protein that is related to actin by overall structural similarity and in its ATP binding pocket0.90text
MreBinstance ofwhere it serves to tether the cytokinetic ring formed by FtsZ to the cytoplasmic membrane prior to division.Along with other bacterial actin homologs0.80text
ParMinstance ofwhere it serves to tether the cytokinetic ring formed by FtsZ to the cytoplasmic membrane prior to division.Along with other bacterial actin homologs0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around FtsA bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Coli, Ftsz and Cell. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • FtsA
    • Coli
    • Ftsz
    • Cell
    • Atp
    • Also
    • Cytokinesis
    • Filaments
    • Division
    • Form
    • Divide
    • Forms
    • Interactions
  • ftsa
    • Coli
    • Ftsz
    • Cell
    • Atp
    • Also
    • Cytokinesis
    • Filaments
    • Division
    • Form
    • Divide
    • Forms
    • Interactions
  • cell division
    • Division
    • Proteins
    • Ring
    • Cytokinesis
    • Membrane
    • Protein
    • Required
    • Ftsa
    • Involved
    • Also
    • Ftsz
    • Adp
  • cell cycle
    • Division
    • Proteins
    • Cytokinesis
    • Ftsa
    • Required
    • Involved
    • Ring
    • Also
    • Ftsz
    • Adp
    • Magnesium
    • Coli
  • atp
    • Binding
    • Pocket
    • Bacterial
    • Vitro
    • Filaments
    • Ftsa
    • Coli
    • Structural
    • Like
    • Forms
    • Interactions
    • Protein
  • actin
    • Mreb
    • Eukaryotic
    • Homologs
    • Bacterial
    • Proteins
    • Atpase
    • Structural
    • Binding
    • Like
    • Pocket
    • Protein
    • Required
  • ftsz
    • Filaments
    • Interactions
    • Vitro
    • Form
    • Involved
    • Ring
    • Coli
    • Membrane
    • Forms
    • Required
    • Zipa
    • Also
  • cytokinesis
    • Divide
    • Zipa
    • Ftsa
    • Magnesium
    • Cells
    • Structures
    • Coli
    • Function
    • Protein
    • Required
    • Subtilis
    • Vitro

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For FtsA, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects FtsA with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
FtsAOverview · splits 11 ⟂ 15
FtsAFunction · splits 16 ⟂ 10

Map overview Semantic statistics

FtsA

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples48
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around FtsA to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Function & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — FtsA · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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