murD
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UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate synthetase
Locus
BSU_15200
Molecular weight
49.49 kDa
Isoelectric point
5.57
Function
peptidoglycan precursor biosynthesis
Product
UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate synthetase
Essential
yes
E.C.
6.3.2.9
Synonyms
murD
Outlinks
Genomic Context
Categories containing this gene/protein
List of homologs in different organisms, belongs to COG0771 (Galperin et al., 2021)
This gene is a member of the following regulons
Gene
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
ATP + D-glutamate + UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-muramoyl-L-alanine --> ADP + H+ + phosphate + UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-muramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate (according to UniProt)
Protein family
MurCDEF family (according to UniProt)
Structure
3LK7 (PDB) (from Streptococcus agalactiae, 50% identity)
cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)
Expression and Regulation
Operons
Description
Regulation
expressed during vegatative growth PubMed
Regulatory mechanism
stringent response: negative regulation, in stringent response
Sigma factors
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Time of last update: 2025-04-07 08:25:13
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