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ID   A0A1H2DU90_9BACT        Unreviewed;      1077 AA.
AC   A0A1H2DU90;
DT   18-JAN-2017, integrated into UniProtKB/TrEMBL.
DT   18-JAN-2017, sequence version 1.
DT   27-MAR-2024, entry version 30.
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=SAMN05444156_0187 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:SDT86419.1};
OS   Verrucomicrobium sp. GAS474.
OC   Bacteria; Verrucomicrobiota; Verrucomicrobiae; Verrucomicrobiales;
OC   Verrucomicrobiaceae; Verrucomicrobium.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=1882831 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:SDT86419.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000198591};
RN   [1] {ECO:0000313|EMBL:SDT86419.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000198591}
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=GAS474 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:SDT86419.1,
RC   ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000198591};
RA   de Groot N.N.;
RL   Submitted (OCT-2016) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
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|ARBA:ARBA00005077,
CC       ECO:0000256|HAMAP-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}.
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DR   EMBL; LT629781; SDT86419.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A0A1H2DU90; -.
DR   STRING; 1882831.SAMN05444156_0187; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 9804197at2; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00068; UER00171.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00070; UER00115.
DR   Proteomes; UP000198591; Chromosome i.
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:UniProtKB-KW.
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   CDD; cd01424; MGS_CPS_II; 1.
DR   Gene3D; 3.40.50.20; -; 2.
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_A; CPSase_L_chain_A; 1.
DR   HAMAP; MF_01210_B; CPSase_L_chain_B; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR011761; ATP-grasp.
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; IPR033937; MGS_CPS_CarB.
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.
DR   PROSITE; PS51257; PROKAR_LIPOPROTEIN; 1.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   Amino-acid biosynthesis {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022605, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
KW   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   Magnesium {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022842};
KW   Manganese {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00023211};
KW   Metal-binding {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022723};
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:UP000198591};
KW   Repeat {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022737, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210}.
FT   DOMAIN          133..330
FT                   /note="ATP-grasp"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|PROSITE:PS50975"
FT   DOMAIN          679..870
FT                   /note="ATP-grasp"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|PROSITE:PS50975"
FT   DOMAIN          937..1077
FT                   /note="MGS-like"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|PROSITE:PS51855"
FT   REGION          1..404
FT                   /note="Carboxyphosphate synthetic domain"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   REGION          937..1077
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         171
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         177
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         178
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         212
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         217
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         244
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         245
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         287
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         287
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         287
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         301
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         301
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         301
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         301
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         301
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         303
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         303
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         715
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         754
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         756
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         761
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         786
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         787
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         788
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         789
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         829
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         829
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         829
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         841
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         841
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         841
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         841
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         841
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         843
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         843
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
SQ   SEQUENCE   1077 AA;  117089 MW;  E80646B6A7B573A2 CRC64;
     MPKRTDIKSI LLIGSGPIII GQACEFDYSG VQACKALREE GYRVILVNSN PATIMTDPEF
     ADRTYIEPIT PEIVEKIIER ERPDCLLPTL GGQTALNTAM SLFHSGVLEK YNVEMIGANA
     DAIRKGEDRQ LFKDAMLKIG LDVPLSGTAH NMEEARKIAT EKIGRYPLII RPAFTMGGTG
     GGIAYNKEEF EAIAANGIAL SPVSEILIEE SLLGWKEYEM EVMRDRADNC VIICSIENFD
     PMGVHTGDSI TVAPAQTLTD KEYQIMRDAS FAVIREIGVE TGGSNIQFSV DPVTGRMIVI
     EMNPRVSRSS ALASKATGFP IAKIAAKLAV GYTLDEIRND ITRETPACFE PTIDYVVTKI
     PRFAFEKFVG TDVTLTTAMK SVGEAMAIGR TFRESFQKAL RSLEIGAWGF GGGKLGCTTI
     PPVDEIQAKL ATPNAERVLY LRYAFLAGWS VEKIHAVTKI DPWFLEHLQA IVDEEKALAA
     DQSDAALTSA KENGFSDRQI AAIWGKTEAE IRARRKSIGL VAAYRLVDTC AAEFEAYTPY
     FYSSYDRLDD EARVGKDDKK KIMILGGGPN RIGQGIEFDY CCVHAAFSLK DLGFETLMVN
     SNPETVSTDY DTSDKLFFEP LTLEDVLSIY EREKVWGVIV QFGGQTPLNL AAGLQANGVN
     IIGTSVESID RAEDRKLFSE MLTKLGLLQT PSAIASNEEE AIAGATKVGY PVLVRPSFVL
     GGRAMQIVYS DEELRYYMRN AVAASPEKPV LIDRFLNDAT EVDVDCIADG TDAVIGAIME
     HIEQAGVHSG DSACMIPSRN LSEGVLAEIR RATISMAKEL NVRGLMNVQF AVKDEKVYVL
     EVNPRASRTV PFVSKAIGVP LAKLAAQIMA GKTLKELGFL KEVIPSHYSV KEAVLPFNRF
     PGVDILLGPE MKSTGEVMGI DADYALAYAK TQMAASSTLP KKGNVFVSVR DADKPAAVEV
     ARSLVKSGFT VYTTGGTGDA LANAGVTCTR LHKVSEGRPN VLDMLKNGEI ALVINTPAGK
     VARVDEVRIR TTSLNARVPV ITTLAAAQAA ALAIETLQVK PLTVKSIQEY HGIPDRK
//
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