FtsA

FtsA is a bacterial protein that is related to actin by overall structural similarity and in its ATP binding pocket.

Along with other bacterial actin homologs such as MreB, ParM, and MamK, these proteins suggest that eukaryotic actin has a common ancestry. Like the other bacterial actins, FtsA binds ATP and can form actin-like filaments. The FtsA-FtsA interface has been defined by structural as well as genetic analysis. Although present in many diverse Gram-positive and Gram-negative species, FtsA is absent in actinobacteria and cyanobacteria. FtsA also is structurally similar to PilM, a type IV pilus ATPase.