CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 3.40.630.30
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

2.3.2.10
UDP-N-acetylmuramoylpentapeptide-lysine N(6)-alanyltransferase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q9EY50
L-alanyl-tRNA(Ala) + UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-muramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamyl-L- lysyl-D-alanyl-D-alanine = tRNA(Ala) + UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-muramoyl-L- alanyl-D-glutamyl-N(6)-(L-alanyl)-L-lysyl-D-alanyl-D-alanine.
-!- Also acts on L-seryl-tRNA(Ser).

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q9EY50
FEMX_WEIVI
Weissella viridescens
UDP-N-acetylmuramoylpentapeptide-lysine N(6)-alanyltransferase

PDB Structure

PDB 1XF8
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Structure-Based Site-Directed Mutagenesis of the UDP-MurNAc-Pentapeptide-Binding Cavity of the FemX Alanyl Transferase from Weissella viridescens
Maillard, A.P., Biarrotte-Sorin, S., Villet, R., Mesnage, S., Bouhss, A., Sougakoff, W., Mayer, C., Arthur, M.
J.BACTERIOL.