ID   MURC_STAAT              Reviewed;         437 AA.
AC   A8Z4G7;
DT   20-MAY-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   15-JAN-2008, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 86.
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};
GN   OrderedLocusNames=USA300HOU_1730;
OS   Staphylococcus aureus (strain USA300 / TCH1516).
OC   Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Staphylococcaceae;
OC   Staphylococcus.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=451516;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=USA300 / TCH1516;
RX   PubMed=17986343; DOI=10.1186/1471-2180-7-99;
RA   Highlander S.K., Hulten K.G., Qin X., Jiang H., Yerrapragada S.,
RA   Mason E.O. Jr., Shang Y., Williams T.M., Fortunov R.M., Liu Y., Igboeli O.,
RA   Petrosino J., Tirumalai M., Uzman A., Fox G.E., Cardenas A.M., Muzny D.M.,
RA   Hemphill L., Ding Y., Dugan S., Blyth P.R., Buhay C.J., Dinh H.H.,
RA   Hawes A.C., Holder M., Kovar C.L., Lee S.L., Liu W., Nazareth L.V.,
RA   Wang Q., Zhou J., Kaplan S.L., Weinstock G.M.;
RT   "Subtle genetic changes enhance virulence of methicillin resistant and
RT   sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.";
RL   BMC Microbiol. 7:99-99(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; CP000730; ABX29737.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_000150168.1; NC_010079.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A8Z4G7; -.
DR   SMR; A8Z4G7; -.
DR   KEGG; sax:USA300HOU_1730; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_028104_1_0_9; -.
DR   OMA; DITYQLR; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00219; -.
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..437
FT                   /note="UDP-N-acetylmuramate--L-alanine ligase"
FT                   /id="PRO_1000074759"
FT   BINDING         108..114
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00046"
SQ   SEQUENCE   437 AA;  49188 MW;  335765DF79D87355 CRC64;
     MTHYHFVGIK GSGMSSLAQI MHDLGHEVQG SDIENYVFTE VALRNKGIKI LPFDANNIKE
     DMVVIQGNAF ASSHEEIVRA HQLKLDVVSY NDFLGQIIDQ YTSVAVTGAH GKTSTTGLLS
     HVMNGDKKTS FLIGDGTGMG LPESDYFAFE ACEYRRHFLS YKPDYAIMTN IDFDHPDYFK
     DINDVFDAFQ EMAHNVKKGI IAWGDDEHLR KIEADVPIYY YGFKDSDDIY AQNIQITDKG
     TAFDVYVDGE FYDHFLSPQY GDHTVLNALA VIAISYLEKL DVTNIKEALE TFGGVKRRFN
     ETTIANQVIV DDYAHHPREI SATIETARKK YPHKEVVAVF QPHTFSRTQA FLNEFAESLS
     KADRVFLCEI FGSIRENTGA LTIQDLIDKI EGASLINEDS INVLEQFDNA VILFMGAGDI
     QKLQNAYLDK LGMKNAF