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ID   A0A0D0SGK7_9FIRM        Unreviewed;      1058 AA.
AC   A0A0D0SGK7;
DT   29-APR-2015, integrated into UniProtKB/TrEMBL.
DT   29-APR-2015, sequence version 1.
DT   27-MAR-2024, entry version 43.
DE   RecName: Full=Carbamoyl phosphate synthase large chain {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210};
DE            EC=6.3.4.16 {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210};
DE            EC=6.3.5.5 {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210};
DE   AltName: Full=Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase ammonia chain {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210};
GN   Name=carB {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210};
GN   ORFNames=P261_02345 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:KIR03530.1};
OS   Lachnospiraceae bacterium TWA4.
OC   Bacteria; Bacillota; Clostridia; Eubacteriales; Lachnospiraceae.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=1392836 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:KIR03530.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000032079};
RN   [1] {ECO:0000313|EMBL:KIR03530.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000032079}
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=TWA4 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:KIR03530.1,
RC   ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000032079};
RX   PubMed=25495654;
RA   Gagen E.J., Wang J., Padmanabha J., Liu J., de Carvalho I., Liu J.,
RA   Webb R.I., Al Jassim R., Morrison M., Denman S.E., McSweeney C.S.;
RT   "Investigation of a new acetogen isolated from an enrichment of the tammar
RT   wallaby forestomach.";
RL   BMC Microbiol. 14:314-314(2014).
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Large subunit of the glutamine-dependent carbamoyl phosphate
CC       synthetase (CPSase). CPSase catalyzes the formation of carbamoyl
CC       phosphate from the ammonia moiety of glutamine, carbonate, and
CC       phosphate donated by ATP, constituting the first step of 2 biosynthetic
CC       pathways, one leading to arginine and/or urea and the other to
CC       pyrimidine nucleotides. The large subunit (synthetase) binds the
CC       substrates ammonia (free or transferred from glutamine from the small
CC       subunit), hydrogencarbonate and ATP and carries out an ATP-coupled
CC       ligase reaction, activating hydrogencarbonate by forming carboxy
CC       phosphate which reacts with ammonia to form carbamoyl phosphate.
CC       {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210}.
CC   -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC       Reaction=2 ATP + H2O + hydrogencarbonate + L-glutamine = 2 ADP +
CC         carbamoyl phosphate + 2 H(+) + L-glutamate + phosphate;
CC         Xref=Rhea:RHEA:18633, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:17544, ChEBI:CHEBI:29985, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:58228, ChEBI:CHEBI:58359,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:456216; EC=6.3.5.5; Evidence={ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
CC         Rule:MF_01210};
CC   -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC       Reaction=2 ATP + hydrogencarbonate + NH4(+) = 2 ADP + carbamoyl
CC         phosphate + 2 H(+) + phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:18029,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:17544, ChEBI:CHEBI:28938,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:58228,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:456216; EC=6.3.4.16;
CC         Evidence={ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00043687, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
CC         Rule:MF_01210};
CC   -!- COFACTOR:
CC       Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420;
CC         Evidence={ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210};
CC       Name=Mn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29035;
CC         Evidence={ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210};
CC       Note=Binds 4 Mg(2+) or Mn(2+) ions per subunit. {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
CC       Rule:MF_01210};
CC   -!- PATHWAY: Amino-acid biosynthesis; L-arginine biosynthesis; carbamoyl
CC       phosphate from bicarbonate: step 1/1. {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
CC       Rule:MF_01210}.
CC   -!- PATHWAY: Pyrimidine metabolism; UMP biosynthesis via de novo pathway;
CC       (S)-dihydroorotate from bicarbonate: step 1/3. {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
CC       Rule:MF_01210}.
CC   -!- SUBUNIT: Composed of two chains; the small (or glutamine) chain
CC       promotes the hydrolysis of glutamine to ammonia, which is used by the
CC       large (or ammonia) chain to synthesize carbamoyl phosphate. Tetramer of
CC       heterodimers (alpha,beta)4. {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210}.
CC   -!- DOMAIN: The large subunit is composed of 2 ATP-grasp domains that are
CC       involved in binding the 2 ATP molecules needed for carbamoyl phosphate
CC       synthesis. The N-terminal ATP-grasp domain (referred to as the
CC       carboxyphosphate synthetic component) catalyzes the ATP-dependent
CC       phosphorylation of hydrogencarbonate to carboxyphosphate and the
CC       subsequent nucleophilic attack by ammonia to form a carbamate
CC       intermediate. The C-terminal ATP-grasp domain (referred to as the
CC       carbamoyl phosphate synthetic component) then catalyzes the
CC       phosphorylation of carbamate with the second ATP to form the end
CC       product carbamoyl phosphate. The reactive and unstable enzyme
CC       intermediates are sequentially channeled from one active site to the
CC       next through the interior of the protein over a distance of at least 96
CC       A. {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210}.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the CarB family. {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00009799,
CC       ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210}.
CC   -!- CAUTION: Lacks conserved residue(s) required for the propagation of
CC       feature annotation. {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210}.
CC   -!- CAUTION: The sequence shown here is derived from an EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ
CC       whole genome shotgun (WGS) entry which is preliminary data.
CC       {ECO:0000313|EMBL:KIR03530.1}.
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DR   EMBL; JPZU01000001; KIR03530.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A0A0D0SGK7; -.
DR   STRING; 1392836.P261_02345; -.
DR   PATRIC; fig|1392836.3.peg.2651; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 9804197at2; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00068; UER00171.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00070; UER00115.
DR   Proteomes; UP000032079; Unassembled WGS sequence.
DR   GO; GO:0005524; F:ATP binding; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   GO; GO:0004088; F:carbamoyl-phosphate synthase (glutamine-hydrolyzing) activity; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   GO; GO:0046872; F:metal ion binding; IEA:InterPro.
DR   GO; GO:0044205; P:'de novo' UMP biosynthetic process; IEA:UniProtKB-UniPathway.
DR   GO; GO:0006526; P:arginine biosynthetic process; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   Gene3D; 3.40.50.20; -; 2.
DR   Gene3D; 3.30.1490.20; ATP-grasp fold, A domain; 1.
DR   Gene3D; 3.30.470.20; ATP-grasp fold, B domain; 2.
DR   Gene3D; 1.10.1030.10; Carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase, large subunit oligomerisation domain; 1.
DR   Gene3D; 3.40.50.1380; Methylglyoxal synthase-like domain; 1.
DR   HAMAP; MF_01210_B; CPSase_L_chain_B; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR011761; ATP-grasp.
DR   InterPro; IPR013815; ATP_grasp_subdomain_1.
DR   InterPro; IPR006275; CarbamoylP_synth_lsu.
DR   InterPro; IPR005480; CarbamoylP_synth_lsu_oligo.
DR   InterPro; IPR036897; CarbamoylP_synth_lsu_oligo_sf.
DR   InterPro; IPR005479; CbamoylP_synth_lsu-like_ATP-bd.
DR   InterPro; IPR005483; CbamoylP_synth_lsu_CPSase_dom.
DR   InterPro; IPR011607; MGS-like_dom.
DR   InterPro; IPR036914; MGS-like_dom_sf.
DR   InterPro; IPR016185; PreATP-grasp_dom_sf.
DR   NCBIfam; TIGR01369; CPSaseII_lrg; 1.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR11405:SF5; CAD PROTEIN; 1.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR11405; CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE FAMILY MEMBER; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF02786; CPSase_L_D2; 2.
DR   Pfam; PF02787; CPSase_L_D3; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF02142; MGS; 1.
DR   PRINTS; PR00098; CPSASE.
DR   SMART; SM01096; CPSase_L_D3; 1.
DR   SMART; SM00851; MGS; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF48108; Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase, large subunit connection domain; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF56059; Glutathione synthetase ATP-binding domain-like; 2.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF52335; Methylglyoxal synthase-like; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF52440; PreATP-grasp domain; 2.
DR   PROSITE; PS50975; ATP_GRASP; 2.
DR   PROSITE; PS00866; CPSASE_1; 2.
DR   PROSITE; PS00867; CPSASE_2; 2.
DR   PROSITE; PS51855; MGS; 1.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   Amino-acid biosynthesis {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210};
KW   Arginine biosynthesis {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022571, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
KW   Rule:MF_01210};
KW   ATP-binding {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022840, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
KW   Rule:MF_01210};
KW   Ligase {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022598, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210};
KW   Nucleotide-binding {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022741, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
KW   Rule:MF_01210};
KW   Pyrimidine biosynthesis {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022975, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
KW   Rule:MF_01210}; Reference proteome {ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000032079};
KW   Repeat {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022737, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210}.
FT   DOMAIN          133..327
FT                   /note="ATP-grasp"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|PROSITE:PS50975"
FT   DOMAIN          668..859
FT                   /note="ATP-grasp"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|PROSITE:PS50975"
FT   DOMAIN          928..1058
FT                   /note="MGS-like"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|PROSITE:PS51855"
FT   REGION          1..398
FT                   /note="Carboxyphosphate synthetic domain"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   REGION          928..1058
FT                   /note="Allosteric domain"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         129
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         169
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         175
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         176
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         208
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         210
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         215
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         241
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         242
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         243
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         284
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         284
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         284
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         298
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         298
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         298
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         298
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         298
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         300
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         300
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         704
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         743
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         745
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         749
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         774
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         775
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         776
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         777
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         817
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         817
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         817
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         830
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         830
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         830
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         830
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         830
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         832
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         832
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
SQ   SEQUENCE   1058 AA;  117872 MW;  4F1D8C9039802F5A CRC64;
     MPKRTDLNKI LVIGSGPIVI GQAAEFDYAG TQACLALREE GYEVILCNSN PATIMTDQSI
     ADKVYMEPLT LEFIAKIIRM ERPDAILPGI GGQTGLNLAM QLSKKGVLRE CGVELLGTDI
     ESIDRAEDRE LFKELCIELG EPVLPSMIAE SMEEGMNAAK EIGFPLVVRP AFTLGGTGGG
     FADNEEEFHE ILTNALALSP VHQALIEKSV KGYKEIEYEV MRDANDTAIT ICNMENLDPV
     GIHTGDSIVA CPSQTLTNKE YHMLRSSALK IIRALDIKGG CNVQFALDPK SFQYYLIEVN
     PRVSRSSALA SKASGYPIAR VSAKIAVGLR LDEIPLANTL ASFEPALDYV VTKMPRFPFD
     KFNDVNNTLG TQMKATGEVM SVGRTFEESL LKAIRSLEIG VFHLHHEKFD VMETYAMKDY
     ITLGTDDRIY ALAELIRRDT LLEELASLTG IDLFFLRKLR NIIEIERDLS AHVGDFDAII
     RAKRIGFSDR EIAILWNRTP REIFELRKEK KLFPVYKMID TCASEFESYI PYFYSTYEEE
     NESIISDKKK IIVLGSGPIR IGQGVEFDYS TVHAVKTIKS AGYEAIIINN NPETVSTDYT
     TSDKLYFEPL CVEDVMNIIE MEKPEGVIAI LGGQTAINLA KPLMEYGVKI VGTNCEAIDR
     AEDRDLFEKL LEDLGIPEPK GLAVTTIEEG VKVAKEIGYP VLVRPSFVLG GRAMQIVSKE
     ADMRHYLKTA VEVDEDKPVL VDRYIKGKEV EVDAICDGRD VFVPGIMELV ERTGVHSGDS
     ISVYPPFSIS NKVKGKILHY TKMLGLGIGI VGLFNIQFIV DENEDVYIIE VNPRSSRTVP
     FLSKATGYSL ADIATLVILG MSLKEQGLMD LYPKERDWWY VKAPAFSFSK LKGMDAYLSP
     EMKSTGEAIG YDRTLHRAMY KALVASGIKL QNYGTVLVTL ADEDKEEALP LIKRFYDMGF
     NIEGTIGSAE FLKEHGIRTR IRRKLSEGSE EVLDVLRSGY VSYMINTRAI LSGVHYEDGV
     AIRRCAMENN VTTFTSLDTV KVLLDVLEEQ TIRVSEIF
//
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