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ID   A0A1H9I3V5_9GAMM        Unreviewed;      1076 AA.
AC   A0A1H9I3V5;
DT   22-NOV-2017, integrated into UniProtKB/TrEMBL.
DT   22-NOV-2017, sequence version 1.
DT   27-MAR-2024, entry version 26.
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=SAMN04488038_109164 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:SEQ69172.1};
OS   Solimonas aquatica.
OC   Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Nevskiales; Nevskiaceae;
OC   Solimonas.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=489703 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:SEQ69172.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000199233};
RN   [1] {ECO:0000313|EMBL:SEQ69172.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000199233}
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=DSM 25927 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:SEQ69172.1,
RC   ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000199233};
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; FOFS01000009; SEQ69172.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A0A1H9I3V5; -.
DR   STRING; 489703.SAMN04488038_109164; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 9804197at2; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00068; UER00171.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00070; UER00115.
DR   Proteomes; UP000199233; 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: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:UP000199233};
KW   Repeat {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022737, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210}.
FT   DOMAIN          133..328
FT                   /note="ATP-grasp"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|PROSITE:PS50975"
FT   DOMAIN          682..873
FT                   /note="ATP-grasp"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|PROSITE:PS50975"
FT   DOMAIN          940..1076
FT                   /note="MGS-like"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|PROSITE:PS51855"
FT   REGION          1..403
FT                   /note="Carboxyphosphate synthetic domain"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   REGION          940..1076
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         285
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         285
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         285
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         299
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         299
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         299
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         299
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         299
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="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="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         718
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         757
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         759
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         764
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         790
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         791
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         792
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         832
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         832
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         832
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         844
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         844
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         844
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         844
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         844
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         846
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         846
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
SQ   SEQUENCE   1076 AA;  117458 MW;  4C0FD04DA70C00C6 CRC64;
     MPKRTDLKSI LIIGAGPIII GQACEFDYSG AQACKALRQE GYRVILVNSN PATIMTDPEM
     ADATYIEPIR WESVARIIEK ERPDALLPTM GGQTALNCAL DLAREGVLKK FNCELIGASE
     HAIDLAEDRQ KFRDAMTEIG LGSARSGVAH TMAEARKLQQ EIGFPVIIRP SFTLGGSGGG
     VAYNVEEFEE IVTRGLDLSP TTEVLIEESL LGWKEYEMEV VRDRKDNCII ICSIENFDPM
     GVHTGDSITV APAQTLTDKE YQLMRNASLA VLRKIGVDTG GSNVQFSINP ADGRMIVIEM
     NPRVSRSSAL ASKATGFPIA KVAAKLAVGY TLDELKNEIT GGATPASFEP SIDYVVTKIP
     RFTFEKFPQA DSRLTTQMKS VGEVMAIGRN FQESLQKAMR GLETGSDGFD PQVEPGANGY
     SEEALARIHN ELAVARSRRL WFVGDAFRAG MSVAEIHKLS RIDPWFLEQI EELLATEAEI
     AEQKITKVEA ADLRRYKRLG FSDRRIARLM GVKEDSVRRA RHKAGIRPVY KRVDTCAAEF
     PTSTAYLYSS YDEECEAAPS GREKIMILGG GPNRIGQGIE FDYCCVHAAL ALREDGYETI
     MVNCNPETVS TDYDTSDRLY FEPLTFEDVM EIIELEKPKG VIVQFGGQTP LKLARALEAA
     GAPIIGTTPD AIDLAEDRER FQKLVDKLGL LQPPNGVATS EKQALNVAAK VGYPLVVRPS
     YVLGGRAMEI VHDDDDLKRY MREAVQVSND SPVLLDRFLN DAIEVDVDAL ADGEDVVIGG
     IMEHIEEAGV HSGDSACSIP AHSLPKKVLD EIRSQVVKLA RALKVVGLMN TQFAVQAGKV
     YLLEVNPRAS RTSPFVSKAT GRPLAKIAAR CMAGQSLKRQ GVTGEILPKY YSVKESVFPF
     AKFPGVDPLL GPEMRSTGEV MGTGAHFGEA FNKALLAAGV TVPRSGTVFI SVRDQDKKKA
     VELAKLVAEK GFRIVATHGT AQMIRKAGLA CEGINKVKEG RPHCVDAIKN GEIQFIANTT
     EGKQSIEESR SIRAAAIQHK ICYFTTIAGA MAAAVAMDHL DRRDVNRLQD LHAGVR
//
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