ATPase required for the correct placement of the division site. Cell division inhibitors MinC and MinD act in concert to form an inhibitor capable of blocking formation of the polar Z ring septums. Rapidly oscillates between the poles of the cell to destabilize FtsZ filaments that have formed before they mature into polar Z rings. Interacts with MinC and FtsZ. In a minCDE operon disruption (minC-minD-minE), cells divide not only at midpoint but also at their poles, yielding small minicells and long rods. Loss of polar localization of several polar-localized proteins including GroEL-GroES, TnaA and YqjD. Belongs to the ParA family. MinD subfamily.