ID   MURC_NEIMF              Reviewed;         469 AA.
AC   A1KVL2;
DT   20-MAY-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   06-FEB-2007, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 93.
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=NMC1741;
OS   Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C / serotype 2a (strain ATCC 700532 / DSM
OS   15464 / FAM18).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Neisseriales; Neisseriaceae;
OC   Neisseria.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=272831;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC 700532 / DSM 15464 / FAM18;
RX   PubMed=17305430; DOI=10.1371/journal.pgen.0030023;
RA   Bentley S.D., Vernikos G.S., Snyder L.A.S., Churcher C., Arrowsmith C.,
RA   Chillingworth T., Cronin A., Davis P.H., Holroyd N.E., Jagels K.,
RA   Maddison M., Moule S., Rabbinowitsch E., Sharp S., Unwin L., Whitehead S.,
RA   Quail M.A., Achtman M., Barrell B.G., Saunders N.J., Parkhill J.;
RT   "Meningococcal genetic variation mechanisms viewed through comparative
RT   analysis of serogroup C strain FAM18.";
RL   PLoS Genet. 3:230-240(2007).
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; AM421808; CAM10916.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_002222038.1; NC_008767.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A1KVL2; -.
DR   SMR; A1KVL2; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; CAM10916; CAM10916; NMC1741.
DR   GeneID; 61281973; -.
DR   KEGG; nmc:NMC1741; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_028104_2_2_4; -.
DR   OMA; DITYQLR; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00219; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000002286; 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_0000336848"
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;  50321 MW;  104C783ACB8ADFE0 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 AAARGAYPEK
     RLVLAFQPHR YTRTRDLFED FTKVLNTVDA LVLTEVYAAG EEPIAAADSR ALARAIRVLG
     KLEPIYCENV ADLPEMLLNV LQDGDIVLNM GAGSINRVPA ALLELSKQI