ID   MURC_NEIMA              Reviewed;         469 AA.
AC   Q9JSZ8; A1ITP7;
DT   08-NOV-2002, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   08-NOV-2002, sequence version 2.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 124.
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=NMA2061;
OS   Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A / serotype 4A (strain DSM 15465 /
OS   Z2491).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Neisseriales; Neisseriaceae;
OC   Neisseria.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=122587;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=DSM 15465 / Z2491;
RX   PubMed=10761919; DOI=10.1038/35006655;
RA   Parkhill J., Achtman M., James K.D., Bentley S.D., Churcher C.M.,
RA   Klee S.R., Morelli G., Basham D., Brown D., Chillingworth T., Davies R.M.,
RA   Davis P., Devlin K., Feltwell T., Hamlin N., Holroyd S., Jagels K.,
RA   Leather S., Moule S., Mungall K.L., Quail M.A., Rajandream M.A.,
RA   Rutherford K.M., Simmonds M., Skelton J., Whitehead S., Spratt B.G.,
RA   Barrell B.G.;
RT   "Complete DNA sequence of a serogroup A strain of Neisseria meningitidis
RT   Z2491.";
RL   Nature 404:502-506(2000).
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=CAM09164.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};
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DR   EMBL; AL157959; CAM09164.1; ALT_INIT; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_002218797.1; NC_003116.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q9JSZ8; -.
DR   SMR; Q9JSZ8; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; CAM09164; CAM09164; NMA2061.
DR   KEGG; nma:NMA2061; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_028104_2_2_4; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00219; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000626; 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..469
FT                   /note="UDP-N-acetylmuramate--L-alanine ligase"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000182121"
FT   BINDING         113..119
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046"
SQ   SEQUENCE   469 AA;  50337 MW;  924C783AD98AD21F CRC64;
     MMKNRVTNIH FVGIGGVGMS GIAEVLHNLG FKVSGSDQAR NAATEHLGSL GIQVYPGHTA
     EHVNGADVVV TSTAVKKENP EVVAALEQQI PVIPRALMLA ELMRFRDGIA IAGTHGKTTT
     TSLTASILGA AGLDPTFVIG GKLNAAGTNA RLGKGEYIVA EADESDASFL HLTPIMSVVT
     NIDEDHMDTY GHSVEKLHQA FIDFIHRMPF YGKAFLCIDS EHVRAILPKV SKPYATYGLD
     DTADIYATDI ENVGAQMKFT VHVQMKGHEQ GSFEVVLNMP GRHNVLNALA AIGVALEVGA
     SVEAIQKGLL GFEGVGRRFQ KYGDIKLPNG GTALLVDDYG HHPVEMAATL SAARGAYPEK
     RLVLAFQPHR YTRTRDLFED FTKVLNTVDA LVLTEVYAAG EEPIAAADSR ALARAIRVLG
     KLEPIYCENV ADLPEMLLNV LQDGDIVLNM GAGSINRVPA ALLELSKQI