ID   MURC_AQUAE              Reviewed;         454 AA.
AC   O67373;
DT   30-MAY-2000, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-AUG-1998, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 130.
DE   RecName: Full=UDP-N-acetylmuramate--L-alanine ligase {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046};
DE            EC=6.3.2.8 {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046};
DE   AltName: Full=UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine synthetase {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046};
GN   Name=murC {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046}; OrderedLocusNames=aq_1360;
OS   Aquifex aeolicus (strain VF5).
OC   Bacteria; Aquificae; Aquificales; Aquificaceae; Aquifex.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=224324;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=VF5;
RX   PubMed=9537320; DOI=10.1038/32831;
RA   Deckert G., Warren P.V., Gaasterland T., Young W.G., Lenox A.L.,
RA   Graham D.E., Overbeek R., Snead M.A., Keller M., Aujay M., Huber R.,
RA   Feldman R.A., Short J.M., Olsen G.J., Swanson R.V.;
RT   "The complete genome of the hyperthermophilic bacterium Aquifex aeolicus.";
RL   Nature 392:353-358(1998).
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Cell wall formation. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046}.
CC   -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC       Reaction=ATP + L-alanine + UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-muramate = ADP + H(+) +
CC         phosphate + UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-muramoyl-L-alanine;
CC         Xref=Rhea:RHEA:23372, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:57972, ChEBI:CHEBI:70757,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:83898, ChEBI:CHEBI:456216; EC=6.3.2.8;
CC         Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046};
CC   -!- PATHWAY: Cell wall biogenesis; peptidoglycan biosynthesis.
CC       {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046}.
CC   -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046}.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the MurCDEF family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-
CC       Rule:MF_00046}.
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DR   EMBL; AE000657; AAC07323.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   PIR; B70418; B70418.
DR   RefSeq; NP_213937.1; NC_000918.1.
DR   RefSeq; WP_010880875.1; NC_000918.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; O67373; -.
DR   SMR; O67373; -.
DR   STRING; 224324.aq_1360; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAC07323; AAC07323; aq_1360.
DR   KEGG; aae:aq_1360; -.
DR   PATRIC; fig|224324.8.peg.1064; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0773; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_028104_2_2_0; -.
DR   InParanoid; O67373; -.
DR   OMA; DITYQLR; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 307881at2; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00219; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000798; Chromosome.
DR   GO; GO:0005737; C:cytoplasm; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
DR   GO; GO:0005524; F:ATP binding; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   GO; GO:0008763; F:UDP-N-acetylmuramate-L-alanine ligase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   GO; GO:0007049; P:cell cycle; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0051301; P:cell division; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0071555; P:cell wall organization; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0009252; P:peptidoglycan biosynthetic process; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   GO; GO:0008360; P:regulation of cell shape; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   Gene3D; 3.40.1190.10; -; 1.
DR   Gene3D; 3.90.190.20; -; 1.
DR   HAMAP; MF_00046; MurC; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR036565; Mur-like_cat_sf.
DR   InterPro; IPR004101; Mur_ligase_C.
DR   InterPro; IPR036615; Mur_ligase_C_dom_sf.
DR   InterPro; IPR013221; Mur_ligase_cen.
DR   InterPro; IPR000713; Mur_ligase_N.
DR   InterPro; IPR005758; UDP-N-AcMur_Ala_ligase_MurC.
DR   Pfam; PF01225; Mur_ligase; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF02875; Mur_ligase_C; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF08245; Mur_ligase_M; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF53244; SSF53244; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF53623; SSF53623; 1.
DR   TIGRFAMs; TIGR01082; murC; 1.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   ATP-binding; Cell cycle; Cell division; Cell shape;
KW   Cell wall biogenesis/degradation; Cytoplasm; Ligase; Nucleotide-binding;
KW   Peptidoglycan synthesis; Reference proteome.
FT   CHAIN           1..454
FT                   /note="UDP-N-acetylmuramate--L-alanine ligase"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000182046"
FT   BINDING         113..119
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046"
SQ   SEQUENCE   454 AA;  50893 MW;  12665EE14448232C CRC64;
     MLRERIKKFH FIGIGGIGMS GIAQILLEMG YKVSGSDISE NKNTKLLKQK GAKIYIGHRP
     ENLGDAQVVV YSSAVKPDNP EIQEAKRRNI PVIPRGEMLA ELFKLKEGIA VSGSHGKTTT
     TSMIAEILIN AGLEPTVIIG GRLKRLGTNA KLGRGELLVS EADESDGSFL KLQPAVAVIT
     NVDKEHLDFY ENFERVKEAF EQFMNSVPFY GFAVVNLDDP TLAQLVKKSH ERVITYGINS
     PALVRAKNLY LKEGRYEFGV EFKGKELGRI HLGIAGIHNV YNALAATGVA LELGVSFEVI
     KKSLEEFRNA ERRLELKGYY KNSPVYDDYG HHPTEIKAVI NSLRDMYPDK NLLVVFQPHR
     YSRTYYLFED FVKVLKDIDK LIVTDIYPAS ENNVYGVSAE ELARKSGAVF AKDKEEVFEK
     VREVHDEGDV ILFLGAGSIS KWCEEFLKEV NLEK