ID   MURC_RICRO              Reviewed;         485 AA.
AC   B0BWS0;
DT   20-MAY-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   26-FEB-2008, sequence version 1.
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=RrIowa_0401;
OS   Rickettsia rickettsii (strain Iowa).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales;
OC   Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsieae; Rickettsia; spotted fever group.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=452659;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=Iowa;
RX   PubMed=18025092; DOI=10.1128/iai.00952-07;
RA   Ellison D.W., Clark T.R., Sturdevant D.E., Virtaneva K., Porcella S.F.,
RA   Hackstadt T.;
RT   "Genomic comparison of virulent Rickettsia rickettsii Sheila Smith and
RT   avirulent Rickettsia rickettsii Iowa.";
RL   Infect. Immun. 76:542-550(2008).
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; CP000766; ABY72296.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_012150546.1; NC_010263.3.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; B0BWS0; -.
DR   SMR; B0BWS0; -.
DR   STRING; 452659.RrIowa_0401; -.
DR   PRIDE; B0BWS0; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABY72296; ABY72296; RrIowa_0401.
DR   GeneID; 45538922; -.
DR   KEGG; rrj:RrIowa_0401; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0773; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_028104_2_2_5; -.
DR   OMA; DITYQLR; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00219; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000796; 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_1000074750"
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;  53310 MW;  BCC92B82ECFB1180 CRC64;
     MLLLELKKTN QTLETIHFIG IGGVGMSGIA EILYNLGYKV QGSDLVENYN TKRLESYGIK
     IFLGHAEQNI TNVSYVVISS AINPKNPEIK EALERKIPII RRADMLAELM RLKCSVAVSG
     SHGKTTTTSL VACLFEAAGL CPTVINGGII NNKSTNAYLG SSNYLIAEAD ESDATFIHIP
     STIAIITNID PEHLDYYRDF ETLIGAFRSF ITNLPFYGFA VCCIDHKIVR KLVDEITERK
     IVTYGIDSED AHIIAFNINT DIASSTFDVK ISLPNVLGTT IIEKITIPTP GRHNILNSLA
     AIAVGIELDF GIKAIKNGFN NFKGVKRRFT KVAEYNNASI IDDYAHHPEE IKATLATAKN
     IANKQNGKVI AIFQPHRYSR MQYLFDDFML CFADADILYI TDIYAAGENP IEGITGRSLV
     DKITKRKHHD KANFLAELDD AVGVIIDNAA SGDMIIMMGA GNISSFANEL DGRLSSRGFS
     CHTVV