Protein
UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate--2,6-diaminopimelate ligase 2
Organism
Clostridium acetobutylicum (strain ATCC 824 / DSM 792 / JCM 1419 / LMG 5710 / VKM B-1787)
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.
Similarity
Belongs to the MurCDEF family. MurE subfamily.
Sequence
MKLKQLLQNIDYDLIKGDININIEGISYNSKKVKQNYVFVSIKGARFDGHDFIKEAAQNGAAAVIIDEDFHDSIENTTLVKVKNSKVALACLCNLFYEEPSRELNLVGVTGTNGKTTVIHYIRDMLEAFGNSTGTIGTLGYELKDKEINVEKINPTTPEALELNQILRDFIDKGAKNAVMEVTSSALMKHRVDYCSFKVGVFTNLSQDHLDEHGTIENYKNEKIKLFKMCPVGVINLDDNIAGEIIEKGTCEFFTYGVLTNADLTASDMVYKPNSVSFNVHYKGISSKVKVNVPGEFTVYNVLAAIGSLLCLGIDFESILKLVSSIKPVLGRLETINNPLNKNIIIDYAHTPDSLEKLLIMAREMTNGRIITVFGCGGDRDKSKRGLMGMAVGILSDYCIITSDNPRHEKPEDIIRDIERGMQTINSSYEKITDRRCAIKRGIEILKEEDILIIAGKGHEDYQIIGDNKVHFDDREVVNELLG