A0A9C7EKX6 · A0A9C7EKX6_9THEO

  • Protein
    UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate--2,6-diaminopimelate ligase
  • Gene
    murE_1
  • Status
    UniProtKB unreviewed (TrEMBL)
  • Amino acids
  • Protein existence
    Inferred from homology
  • Annotation score
    4/5

Function

function

Catalyzes the addition of meso-diaminopimelic acid to the nucleotide precursor UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate (UMAG) in the biosynthesis of bacterial cell-wall peptidoglycan.

Caution

Lacks conserved residue(s) required for the propagation of feature annotation.

Catalytic activity

Cofactor

Mg2+ (UniProtKB | Rhea| CHEBI:18420 )

Pathway

Cell wall biogenesis; peptidoglycan biosynthesis.

Features

Showing features for binding site.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Binding site35UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-muramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site116-122ATP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site158-159UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-muramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site185UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-muramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site193UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-muramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site391meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site415-418meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site470meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site474meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)

GO annotations

AspectTerm
Cellular Componentcytoplasm
Molecular FunctionATP binding
Molecular Functionmagnesium ion binding
Molecular FunctionUDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanyl-D-glutamate-2,6-diaminopimelate ligase activity
Biological Processcell division
Biological Processcell wall organization
Biological Processpeptidoglycan biosynthetic process
Biological Processregulation of cell shape

Keywords

Enzyme and pathway databases

Names & Taxonomy

Protein names

  • Recommended name
    UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate--2,6-diaminopimelate ligase
  • EC number
  • Alternative names
    • Meso-A2pm-adding enzyme
    • Meso-diaminopimelate-adding enzyme
    • UDP-MurNAc-L-Ala-D-Glu:meso-diaminopimelate ligase
    • UDP-MurNAc-tripeptide synthetase
    • UDP-N-acetylmuramyl-tripeptide synthetase

Gene names

    • Name
      murE_1
    • Synonyms
      murE
    • ORF names
      kuro4_14580

Organism names

  • Taxonomic identifier
  • Organism
  • Strain
    • Kuro-4
  • Taxonomic lineage
    Bacteria > Bacillota > Clostridia > Thermoanaerobacterales > Thermoanaerobacteraceae > Gelria

Accessions

  • Primary accession
    A0A9C7EKX6

Proteomes

Subcellular Location

Keywords

PTM/Processing

Features

Showing features for modified residue.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Modified residue225N6-carboxylysine

Post-translational modification

Carboxylation is probably crucial for Mg2+ binding and, consequently, for the gamma-phosphate positioning of ATP.

Family & Domains

Features

Showing features for domain, motif.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Domain28-102Mur ligase N-terminal catalytic
Domain114-319Mur ligase central
Domain342-472Mur ligase C-terminal
Motif415-418Meso-diaminopimelate recognition motif

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the MurCDEF family. MurE subfamily.

Family and domain databases

Sequence

  • Sequence status
    Complete
  • Length
    505
  • Mass (Da)
    54,895
  • Last updated
    2023-05-03 v1
  • Checksum
    10E3ED133C60B011
MPKKLRALLENIPVTTLEGLGPEDDLSISQIAYDSRRVEPGGLFVAVRGFRQDGHFFLPEALARGARAVVVDRPEVAVPPGIAKVVVPDSRQALPDLTAAFYDHPSRRLRVVGVTGTNGKTTTAFLSEAIFRAAGYRTGLIGTVENHVGAEVLPVERTTPESLDVEELFCRMVKAGVTHAAMEVSSHALELGRVKNIEFDVAVFTNLTQDHLDFHKTLDNYRQAKAKLFQQLSRPGGKAGGRTAVINADDPSGAAMRRATQARVLTYGVRQPADIRAGDIDIGLQAVEFTLHTPAGSERLRLHLTGLFSVYNALAACGVGLAQNIPLPVIKQALEGLPGVPGRFELVKEGQEFAVIVDYAHTPDGLENILKTAEEFARGRIILVFGCGGDRDRTKRPIMGRLAVEHADLTFITSDNPRSEDPLAIIREIEAGAKEEGSPKGSYTLVPDRREAIRQALAAARPKDVVLIAGKGHETYQIIGDRTLPFDDRQVAREFLKEMTGQCSR

Keywords

Sequence databases

Nucleotide SequenceProtein SequenceMolecule TypeStatus
AP024619
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
BCV24685.1
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
Genomic DNA

Genome annotation databases

Similar Proteins

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