Table 1.

Functions of the wild-type and mutant MinE proteins.

	MinE
Function	WT	1–31	32–88	D45A/V49A	C1	C2	C3
Sedimentation with liposome	+	+++	−	−	−	−	−
Membrane deformation in vitro	+++	ND	ND	++	−	−	+
Interaction with MinD	++	++	−	+	+	+	++
Stimulation of MinD ATPase activity	++	+	−	++	+++	−	+
Oscillation (half cycle per minute)	+ (0.62)	−	NA	+ (aberrant)	+ (aberrant)	−	+ (0.19)

ND, not determined; NA, not applicable.