| Identification | 
  
    | Name: | UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate--2,6-diaminopimelate ligase | 
  
    | Synonyms: | Meso-A2pm-adding enzymeMeso-diaminopimelate-adding enzymeUDP-MurNAc-L-Ala-D-Glu:meso-diaminopimelate ligaseUDP-MurNAc-tripeptide synthetaseUDP-N-acetylmuramyl-tripeptide synthetase
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    | Gene Name: | murE | 
  
    | Enzyme Class: |  | 
  
    | Biological Properties | 
  
    | General Function: | Involved in ATP binding | 
  
    | Specific 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. Is also able to use many meso-diaminopimelate analogs as substrates, although much less efficiently, but not L-lysine | 
  
    | Cellular Location: | Cytoplasm (Probable) | 
    
    | KEGG Pathways: |  | 
  
    | KEGG Reactions: |  | 
  
    | SMPDB Reactions: | | |
 UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate | + |  | + |  | + |  | → | Adenosine diphosphate | + |  | + |  | + |  | + |  | 
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    | PseudoCyc/BioCyc Reactions: | | |
 meso-diaminopimelate | + |  | + |  | → |  | + |  | + |  | + |  | 
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    | Complex Reactions: |  | 
  
    | Transports: | Not Available | 
  
    | Metabolites: | | PAMDB ID | Name | View | 
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 | PAMDB000148 | Adenosine triphosphate | MetaboCard |  | PAMDB000345 | ADP | MetaboCard |  | PAMDB000360 | Diaminopimelic acid | MetaboCard |  | PAMDB001633 | Hydrogen ion | MetaboCard |  | PAMDB001776 | Inorganic phosphate | MetaboCard |  | PAMDB002055 | Meso-2,6-Diaminoheptanedioate | MetaboCard |  | PAMDB000383 | Phosphate | MetaboCard |  | PAMDB001049 | UDP-N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-gamma-glutamyl-meso-2,6-diaminopimelate | MetaboCard |  | PAMDB000649 | UDP-N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate | MetaboCard |  | PAMDB000650 | UDP-N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamyl-meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate | MetaboCard | 
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    | GO Classification: | | Component | 
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 | cell part |  | cytoplasm |  | intracellular part |  | Function | 
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 | acid-amino acid ligase activity |  | adenyl nucleotide binding |  | adenyl ribonucleotide binding |  | ATP binding |  | binding |  | catalytic activity |  | ligase activity |  | ligase activity, forming carbon-nitrogen bonds |  | nucleoside binding |  | purine nucleoside binding |  | Process | 
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 | aminoglycan metabolic process |  | biological regulation |  | biosynthetic process |  | carbohydrate metabolic process |  | cell division |  | cell wall biogenesis |  | cell wall organization or biogenesis |  | cellular cell wall organization or biogenesis |  | cellular component organization or biogenesis |  | cellular process |  | glycosaminoglycan metabolic process |  | metabolic process |  | peptidoglycan biosynthetic process |  | peptidoglycan metabolic process |  | peptidoglycan-based cell wall biogenesis |  | polysaccharide metabolic process |  | primary metabolic process |  | regulation of biological quality |  | regulation of cell shape | 
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    | Gene Properties | 
  
    | Locus tag: | PA4417 | 
  
    | Strand: | - | 
  
    | Entrez Gene ID: | 881246 | 
  
    | Accession: | NP_253107.1 | 
  
    | GI: | 15599613 | 
  
    | Sequence start: | 4951141 | 
  
    | Sequence End: | 4952604 | 
  
    | Sequence Length: | 1463 | 
  
    | Gene Sequence: | >PA4417
ATGCCTATGAGCCTGAACCAACTGTTTCCCCAGGCCGAGCGCGATCTGCTGATCCGCGAGCTGACCCTGGATAGCCGCGGCGTTCGTCCGGGCGACCTGTTCCTGGCGGTGCCGGGCGGGCGCCAGGATGGTCGTGCGCACATCGCCGATGCCCTGGCCAAGGGCGCGGCTGCCGTGGCTTACGAGGCGGAAGGCGCCGGAGAGTTGCCGCCCAGCGATGCGCCGCTGATCGCGGTGAAGGGGCTGGCCGCGCAACTGTCGGCGGTCGCCGGGCGTTTCTACGGCGAGCCGAGCCGCGGGCTGGACCTGATCGGCGTCACCGGCACCAACGGCAAGACCAGCGTCAGCCAACTGGTGGCCCAGGCCCTGGATCTGCTCGGCGAGCGCTGCGGCATCGTCGGCACCCTCGGCACCGGTTTCTACGGCGCCCTGGAGAGCGGCCGGCACACCACGCCGGACCCGCTCGCGGTGCAGGCCACGCTGGCCACGCTGAAGCAGGCCGGCGCCCGCGCGGTAGCGATGGAAGTGTCTTCCCACGGCCTCGACCAGGGCCGCGTGGCGGCGCTCGGTTTCGATATCGCGGTGTTCACCAATCTGTCCCGCGACCACCTCGACTATCACGGTTCGATGGAAGCCTATGCCGCCGCCAAGGCCAAGCTGTTCGCCTGGCCGGGCCTGCGCTGCCGGGTGATCAACCTGGACGACGATTTCGGCCGTCGACTGGCCGGCGAGGAGCAGGACTCGGAGCTGATCACCTACAGCCTCACCGACAGCTCGGCGTTCCTCTATTGCCGCGAAGCGCGCTTCGGCGACGCCGGCATCGAGGCGGCGCTGGTCACTCCGCACGGCGAGGGCCTGCTGCGCAGCCCGTTGCTCGGCCGCTTCAACCTGAGCAACCTGCTGGCGGCGGTCGGTGCGTTGCTTGGCCTGGGTTATCCCCTGGGCGATATCCTCCGCACTTTGCCGCAACTGCAGGGGCCGGTCGGCCGCATGCAGCGCCTGGGAGGCGGCGACAAGCCGCTGGTGGTGGTGGACTACGCGCATACTCCCGACGCCCTGGAAAAAGTCCTGGAGGCCCTGCGTCCGCACGCGGCCGCGCGCCTGCTGTGCCTGTTCGGCTGCGGTGGCGATCGCGATGCCGGCAAGCGTCCGCTGATGGCTGCGATCGCCGAACGCCTGGCGGATGAGGTGCTGGTCACCGACGACAACCCGCGCACCGAGGCCAGTGCGGCGATCATCGCCGATATCCGCAAAGGCTTCGCTGCCGCTGACAAGGTTACCTTCCTGCCGTCGCGCGGTGAGGCGATCGCCCATCTGATCGCTTCCGCTGCGGTGGATGACGTGGTGCTCCTGGCCGGCAAGGGTCACGAGGATTATCAGGAGATCGACGGCGTACGCCATCCGTTCTCCGACATCGAGCAGGCCGAGCGCGCCCTGGCCGCCTGGGAGGTGCCGCATGCTTGA | 
  
    | Protein Properties | 
    
    | Protein Residues: | 487 | 
  
    | Protein Molecular Weight: | 51.3 kDa | 
  
    | Protein Theoretical pI: | 5.11 | 
  
    | Hydropathicity (GRAVY score): | 0.044 | 
  
    | Charge at pH 7 (predicted): | -13.24 | 
  
    | Protein Sequence: | >PA4417
MPMSLNQLFPQAERDLLIRELTLDSRGVRPGDLFLAVPGGRQDGRAHIADALAKGAAAVAYEAEGAGELPPSDAPLIAVKGLAAQLSAVAGRFYGEPSRGLDLIGVTGTNGKTSVSQLVAQALDLLGERCGIVGTLGTGFYGALESGRHTTPDPLAVQATLATLKQAGARAVAMEVSSHGLDQGRVAALGFDIAVFTNLSRDHLDYHGSMEAYAAAKAKLFAWPGLRCRVINLDDDFGRRLAGEEQDSELITYSLTDSSAFLYCREARFGDAGIEAALVTPHGEGLLRSPLLGRFNLSNLLAAVGALLGLGYPLGDILRTLPQLQGPVGRMQRLGGGDKPLVVVDYAHTPDALEKVLEALRPHAAARLLCLFGCGGDRDAGKRPLMAAIAERLADEVLVTDDNPRTEASAAIIADIRKGFAAADKVTFLPSRGEAIAHLIASAAVDDVVLLAGKGHEDYQEIDGVRHPFSDIEQAERALAAWEVPHA | 
  
    | References | 
  
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    | General Reference: | PaperBLAST - Find papers about PA4417 and its homologs |