ID   MURC_CAUSK              Reviewed;         472 AA.
AC   B0T827;
DT   20-MAY-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   08-APR-2008, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 82.
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=Caul_3663;
OS   Caulobacter sp. (strain K31).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Caulobacterales;
OC   Caulobacteraceae; Caulobacter; unclassified Caulobacter.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=366602;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=K31;
RG   US DOE Joint Genome Institute;
RA   Copeland A., Lucas S., Lapidus A., Barry K., Glavina del Rio T., Dalin E.,
RA   Tice H., Pitluck S., Bruce D., Goodwin L., Thompson L.S., Brettin T.,
RA   Detter J.C., Han C., Schmutz J., Larimer F., Land M., Hauser L.,
RA   Kyrpides N., Kim E., Stephens C., Richardson P.;
RT   "Complete sequence of chromosome of Caulobacter sp. K31.";
RL   Submitted (JAN-2008) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
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; CP000927; ABZ72790.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_012287682.1; NC_010338.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; B0T827; -.
DR   SMR; B0T827; -.
DR   STRING; 366602.Caul_3663; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABZ72790; ABZ72790; Caul_3663.
DR   KEGG; cak:Caul_3663; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0773; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_028104_2_2_5; -.
DR   OMA; DITYQLR; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 307881at2; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00219; -.
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.
FT   CHAIN           1..472
FT                   /note="UDP-N-acetylmuramate--L-alanine ligase"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000336821"
FT   BINDING         119..125
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046"
SQ   SEQUENCE   472 AA;  50116 MW;  9A36CCED1EE9CEA2 CRC64;
     MIQRRRPVPF ELGPVHFIGI GGIGMSGIAE IMLRIGYTVQ GSDAKASANT ERLEKLGARI
     FIGHDAAHVE GASAIVYSTA VKADNPEMVA GRDKRLPLVR RAEMLAELMR LQFSVAVGGT
     HGKTTTTSMV AALLDAGALD PTVVNGGIIN AYGTNAKVGE GDWIVVEADE SDGSFLKLKS
     TVAIVTNIDA EHLDHWGTFD AVKKGFQDFI ENIPFYGFAA VCTDHPEVQA LTARIENRRL
     VTYGTNPQAE VRVSNIQMGP EGAQFDILVS PLSGDLVLYE GLKMPMAGHH NVLNATAAVA
     VARELGVDAD AIRAGLAGFG GVKRRFTTTG VANGVRIVDD YGHHPVEIAA VLKAARAVST
     GKVIAVVQPH RFTRLRDLMT EFSSCFNDAD TVIVADVYTA GEAPIEGVDR DHLVEGLKKF
     GHRRALALES PAALPALIAA EAQSGDLVVL LGAGDITNWS YALPGQLEAL AK