ID   MURC_RICAE              Reviewed;         485 AA.
AC   C3PMU4;
DT   22-SEP-2009, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   16-JUN-2009, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 68.
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=RAF_ORF0308;
OS   Rickettsia africae (strain ESF-5).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales;
OC   Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsieae; Rickettsia; spotted fever group.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=347255;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ESF-5;
RX   PubMed=19379498; DOI=10.1186/1471-2164-10-166;
RA   Fournier P.-E., El Karkouri K., Leroy Q., Robert C., Giumelli B.,
RA   Renesto P., Socolovschi C., Parola P., Audic S., Raoult D.;
RT   "Analysis of the Rickettsia africae genome reveals that virulence
RT   acquisition in Rickettsia species may be explained by genome reduction.";
RL   BMC Genomics 10:166-166(2009).
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; CP001612; ACP53254.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_012719508.1; NC_012633.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; C3PMU4; -.
DR   SMR; C3PMU4; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ACP53254; ACP53254; RAF_ORF0308.
DR   KEGG; raf:RAF_ORF0308; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_028104_2_2_5; -.
DR   OMA; DITYQLR; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00219; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000002305; 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..485
FT                   /note="UDP-N-acetylmuramate--L-alanine ligase"
FT                   /id="PRO_1000202188"
FT   BINDING         120..126
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046"
SQ   SEQUENCE   485 AA;  53371 MW;  C5272536E30BE19E CRC64;
     MLLLELKKTN QTLETIHFIG IGGVGMSGIA EILYNLGYKV QGSDLVENYN TKRLESYGIK
     IFLGHAEQNI TNVSYVVISS AINPKNPEIK EALERKIPII RRADMLAELM RLKCSVAVSG
     SHGKTTTTSL VACLFEAAGL CPTVINGGII NNKSTNAYLG SSNYLIAEAD ESDATFIHIP
     STIAIITNID PEHLDYYRDF ETLIGAFRSF ITNLPFYGFA VCCIDHKIVR KLVDDITERK
     IVTYGIDSED AHIIAFNINT DIASSTFDVK ISLPNVLGTT IIEKITIPTP GRHNILNSLA
     AIAVGIELDF GIKAIKNGFN NFKGVKRRFT KVAEYNNASI IDDYAHHPEE IKATLATAKN
     IANKQNGKVI AIFQPHRYSR MQYLFDDFMF CFADADILYI TDIYAAGENP IEGITGRNLV
     DKITKRKHHD KANFLAELDD AVGVIIDNAA SGDMIIMMGA GNISSFANEL EGRLSSRGFS
     CHTVV