ID   MURC_NEIM0              Reviewed;         468 AA.
AC   A9M2H2;
DT   20-MAY-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   20-MAY-2008, sequence version 2.
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=NMCC_1721;
OS   Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (strain 053442).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Neisseriales; Neisseriaceae;
OC   Neisseria.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=374833;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=053442;
RX   PubMed=18031983; DOI=10.1016/j.ygeno.2007.10.004;
RA   Peng J., Yang L., Yang F., Yang J., Yan Y., Nie H., Zhang X., Xiong Z.,
RA   Jiang Y., Cheng F., Xu X., Chen S., Sun L., Li W., Shen Y., Shao Z.,
RA   Liang X., Xu J., Jin Q.;
RT   "Characterization of ST-4821 complex, a unique Neisseria meningitidis
RT   clone.";
RL   Genomics 91:78-87(2008).
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}.
CC   -!- SEQUENCE CAUTION:
CC       Sequence=ABX73864.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};
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DR   EMBL; CP000381; ABX73864.1; ALT_INIT; Genomic_DNA.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A9M2H2; -.
DR   SMR; A9M2H2; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABX73864; ABX73864; NMCC_1721.
DR   KEGG; nmn:NMCC_1721; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_028104_2_2_4; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00219; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000001177; 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.
FT   CHAIN           1..468
FT                   /note="UDP-N-acetylmuramate--L-alanine ligase"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000336847"
FT   BINDING         112..118
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046"
SQ   SEQUENCE   468 AA;  50189 MW;  B5C3B95F50A87EB4 CRC64;
     MKNRVTNIHF VGIGGVGMSG IAEVLHNLGF KVSGSDQARN AATEHLGSLG IQVYPGHTAE
     HVNGADVVVT STAVKKENPE VVAALEQQIP VIPRALMLAE LMRFRDGIAI AGTHGKTTTT
     SLTASILGAA GLDPTFVIGG KLNAAGTNAR LGKGEYIVAE ADESDASFLH LTPIMSVVTN
     IDEDHMDTYG HSVEKLHQAF IDFIHRMPFY GKAFLCIDSE HVRAILPKVS KPYATYGLDD
     TADIYATDIE NVGAQMKFTV HVQMKGHEQG SFEVVLNMPG RHNVLNALAA IGVALEVGAS
     VEAIQKGLLG FEGVGRRFQK YGDIKLPNGG TALLVDDYGH HPVEMAATLA AARGAYPEKR
     LVLAFQPHRY TRTRDLFEDF TKVLNTVDAL VLTEVYAAGE EPIAAADSRA LARAIRVLGK
     LEPIYCENVA DLPEMLLNVL QDGDIVLNMG AGSINRVPAA LLELSKQI