1P3D

Crystal Structure of UDP-N-acetylmuramic acid:L-alanine ligase (MurC) in Complex with UMA and ANP.

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.7 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.194 
  • R-Value Work: 0.168 

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Literature

Crystal Structures of Active Fully Assembled Substrate- and Product-Bound Complexes of UDP-N-Acetylmuramic Acid:L-Alanine Ligase (MurC) from Haemophilus influenzae.

Mol, C.D., Brooun, A., Dougan, D.R., Hilgers, M.T., Tari, L.W., Wijnands, R.A., Knuth, M.W., McRee, D.E., Swanson, R.V.

(2003) J.Bacteriol. 185: 4152-4162

  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • UDP-N-acetylmuramic acid:L-alanine ligase (MurC) catalyzes the addition of the first amino acid to the cytoplasmic precursor of the bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan. The crystal structures of Haemophilus influenzae MurC in complex with its substrate ...

    UDP-N-acetylmuramic acid:L-alanine ligase (MurC) catalyzes the addition of the first amino acid to the cytoplasmic precursor of the bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan. The crystal structures of Haemophilus influenzae MurC in complex with its substrate UDP-N-acetylmuramic acid (UNAM) and Mg(2+) and of a fully assembled MurC complex with its product UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine (UMA), the nonhydrolyzable ATP analogue AMPPNP, and Mn(2+) have been determined to 1.85- and 1.7-A resolution, respectively. These structures reveal a conserved, three-domain architecture with the binding sites for UNAM and ATP formed at the domain interfaces: the N-terminal domain binds the UDP portion of UNAM, and the central and C-terminal domains form the ATP-binding site, while the C-terminal domain also positions the alanine. An active enzyme structure is thus assembled at the common domain interfaces when all three substrates are bound. The MurC active site clearly shows that the gamma-phosphate of AMPPNP is positioned between two bound metal ions, one of which also binds the reactive UNAM carboxylate, and that the alanine is oriented by interactions with the positively charged side chains of two MurC arginine residues and the negatively charged alanine carboxyl group. These results indicate that significant diversity exists in binding of the UDP moiety of the substrate by MurC and the subsequent ligases in the bacterial cell wall biosynthesis pathway and that alterations in the domain packing and tertiary structure allow the Mur ligases to bind sequentially larger UNAM peptide substrates.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Syrrx Inc., San Diego, California 92121, USA.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
UDP-N-acetylmuramate--alanine ligase
A, B
475Haemophilus influenzae (strain ATCC 51907 / DSM 11121 / KW20 / Rd)Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: murC
EC: 6.3.2.8
Find proteins for P45066 (Haemophilus influenzae (strain ATCC 51907 / DSM 11121 / KW20 / Rd))
Go to UniProtKB:  P45066
Small Molecules
Ligands 3 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
MN
Query on MN
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A, B
MANGANESE (II) ION
Mn
WAEMQWOKJMHJLA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
ANP
Query on ANP
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A, B
PHOSPHOAMINOPHOSPHONIC ACID-ADENYLATE ESTER
C10 H17 N6 O12 P3
PVKSNHVPLWYQGJ-KQYNXXCUSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
UMA
Query on UMA
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A, B
URIDINE-5'-DIPHOSPHATE-N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE
C23 H36 N4 O20 P2
NTMMCWJNQNKACG-KBKUWGQMSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChainsTypeFormula2D DiagramParent
MSE
Query on MSE
A, B
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC5 H11 N O2 SeMET
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.7 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.194 
  • R-Value Work: 0.168 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 74.920α = 90.00
b = 87.328β = 104.86
c = 86.113γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data reduction
REFMACrefinement
SCALEPACKdata scaling
AMoREphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2003-07-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-29
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Type: Version format compliance