ID   MURC_RICFE              Reviewed;         478 AA.
AC   Q4UKN9;
DT   27-JUN-2006, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   05-JUL-2005, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 104.
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=RF_1037;
OS   Rickettsia felis (strain ATCC VR-1525 / URRWXCal2) (Rickettsia azadi).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales;
OC   Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsieae; Rickettsia; spotted fever group.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=315456;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC VR-1525 / URRWXCal2;
RX   PubMed=15984913; DOI=10.1371/journal.pbio.0030248;
RA   Ogata H., Renesto P., Audic S., Robert C., Blanc G., Fournier P.-E.,
RA   Parinello H., Claverie J.-M., Raoult D.;
RT   "The genome sequence of Rickettsia felis identifies the first putative
RT   conjugative plasmid in an obligate intracellular parasite.";
RL   PLoS Biol. 3:1-12(2005).
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; CP000053; AAY61888.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011271353.1; NC_007109.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q4UKN9; -.
DR   SMR; Q4UKN9; -.
DR   STRING; 315456.RF_1037; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAY61888; AAY61888; RF_1037.
DR   KEGG; rfe:RF_1037; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0773; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_028104_2_2_5; -.
DR   OMA; DITYQLR; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 307881at2; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00219; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000008548; 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..478
FT                   /note="UDP-N-acetylmuramate--L-alanine ligase"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000242590"
FT   BINDING         120..126
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046"
SQ   SEQUENCE   478 AA;  52645 MW;  5614C64AE5E454A8 CRC64;
     MLLLEFKKTN QTLETIHFIG IGGVGMSGIA EILHNLGYKV QGSDLVENYN TKRLESYGIK
     IFLGHAEQNI TNVSYVVISS AINSNNPEIK EALERKIPII RRAEMLAELM RLKCSVAVSG
     SHGKTTTTSL VACLFEAAGL CPTVINGGII NNKSTNAYLG SSNYLIAEAD ESDATFIHIP
     STIAIITNID PEHLDYYKDF ETLIGAFKSF ITNLPFYGFA VCCIDHKIVR KLVDDITERK
     IVTYGIDSED AHIIAFNINT DIASSTFDVK ISLPNVLGTT IIEKITIPTP GRHNILNSLA
     AIAVGIELDF GIKAIKNGFN NFKGVKRRFT KVAEYNKAVV IDDYAHHPEE IKATLATAKN
     IADKQNGKVI AIFQPHRYSR MQHLFDDFML CFNDADMIYI TDIYAAGEEP IEGITSQNLV
     NKITKNKHHD QANFLAELDD AVEVIIDNAS SGDMIIMMGA GNISSFANEL DGRLSSRT