7b6k

Structural highlights

Function

[MURE_ECOLI] 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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. ↑ Michaud C, Mengin-Lecreulx D, van Heijenoort J, Blanot D. Over-production, purification and properties of the uridine-diphosphate-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate: meso-2,6-diaminopimelate ligase from Escherichia coli. Eur J Biochem. 1990 Dec 27;194(3):853-61. PMID:2269304
2. ↑ Abo-Ghalia M, Michaud C, Blanot D, van Heijenoort J. Specificity of the uridine-diphosphate-N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate: meso-2,6-diaminopimelate synthetase from Escherichia coli. Eur J Biochem. 1985 Nov 15;153(1):81-7. PMID:3905407
3. ↑ Gordon E, Flouret B, Chantalat L, van Heijenoort J, Mengin-Lecreulx D, Dideberg O. Crystal structure of UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate: meso-diaminopimelate ligase from Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem. 2001 Apr 6;276(14):10999-1006. Epub 2000 Dec 20. PMID:11124264 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M009835200