ID   MURC_ORITB              Reviewed;         490 AA.
AC   A5CD22;
DT   20-MAY-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   20-MAY-2008, sequence version 2.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 84.
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=OTBS_0600;
OS   Orientia tsutsugamushi (strain Boryong) (Rickettsia tsutsugamushi).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales;
OC   Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsieae; Orientia.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=357244;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=Boryong;
RX   PubMed=17483455; DOI=10.1073/pnas.0611553104;
RA   Cho N.-H., Kim H.-R., Lee J.-H., Kim S.-Y., Kim J., Cha S., Kim S.-Y.,
RA   Darby A.C., Fuxelius H.-H., Yin J., Kim J.H., Kim J., Lee S.J., Koh Y.-S.,
RA   Jang W.-J., Park K.-H., Andersson S.G.E., Choi M.-S., Kim I.-S.;
RT   "The Orientia tsutsugamushi genome reveals massive proliferation of
RT   conjugative type IV secretion system and host-cell interaction genes.";
RL   Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 104:7981-7986(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}.
CC   -!- SEQUENCE CAUTION:
CC       Sequence=CAM79666.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};
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DR   EMBL; AM494475; CAM79666.1; ALT_INIT; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_041621449.1; NC_009488.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A5CD22; -.
DR   SMR; A5CD22; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; CAM79666; CAM79666; OTBS_0600.
DR   KEGG; ots:OTBS_0600; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0773; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_028104_2_2_5; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00219; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000001565; 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..490
FT                   /note="UDP-N-acetylmuramate--L-alanine ligase"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000336850"
FT   BINDING         120..126
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046"
SQ   SEQUENCE   490 AA;  54417 MW;  F42DEDD41C376BF7 CRC64;
     MTLLANRRLK SNFGIVHIIG IGGIGMSGIA EIMYNLGYKI RGSDLTSNVN TERLRLLGIE
     VLHGHNANNI NGAGIVVISS AIKHNNPEYQ AAILAKIPII SRAEMLAELM RSKVAIAISG
     SHGKTTTTAL IACIFEACGL HPTVITGGIM NNRATNAYLG DGDYFIAEAD ESDATFIKIP
     ATIAVITNID VEHLDFYKNF DNLISAFRKF IINLPYDGFA VACIDDITVQ NLIAKITSRK
     IITYGIDSKN AHIQAFNINT DNGYSTYDVR IKAYNFHNEV IITQVTLPAL GKHNILNSLA
     AIAIAVELNL DLNIIKDGFK NFKGIARRFT KIGEYNNITV IDDYAHHPAE IIATIDTARC
     IADKQQGRVI AVFQPHRYSR LKQLFSEFTH CFQRVDQLYI SQIYDAGEQE TYNLSHISLV
     NAIKSYYHSV YVMPINNLDD LPQIIYRQVK PCDIILLMGA GDITKFAAIL PQQLQKLLKQ
     HVYSDITTKN