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ID   A0A239J804_9BACT        Unreviewed;      1095 AA.
AC   A0A239J804;
DT   25-OCT-2017, integrated into UniProtKB/TrEMBL.
DT   25-OCT-2017, sequence version 1.
DT   27-MAR-2024, entry version 24.
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=SAMN05421770_103476 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:SNT01792.1};
OS   Granulicella rosea.
OC   Bacteria; Acidobacteriota; Terriglobia; Terriglobales; Acidobacteriaceae;
OC   Granulicella.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=474952 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:SNT01792.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000198356};
RN   [1] {ECO:0000313|EMBL:SNT01792.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000198356}
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=DSM 18704 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:SNT01792.1,
RC   ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000198356};
RA   Kim H.J., Triplett B.A.;
RL   Submitted (JUN-2017) 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; FZOU01000003; SNT01792.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A0A239J804; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 9804197at2; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00068; UER00171.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00070; UER00115.
DR   Proteomes; UP000198356; 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; 3.30.1490.20; 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_A; CPSase_L_chain_A; 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; 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.
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:UP000198356};
KW   Repeat {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022737, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210}.
FT   DOMAIN          143..338
FT                   /note="ATP-grasp"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|PROSITE:PS50975"
FT   DOMAIN          689..880
FT                   /note="ATP-grasp"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|PROSITE:PS50975"
FT   DOMAIN          953..1093
FT                   /note="MGS-like"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|PROSITE:PS51855"
FT   REGION          1..412
FT                   /note="Carboxyphosphate synthetic domain"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   REGION          953..1095
FT                   /note="Allosteric domain"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         139
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         179
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         185
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         186
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         218
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         220
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         225
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         251
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         252
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         253
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         295
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         295
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         295
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         309
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         309
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         309
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         309
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         309
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="1"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         311
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         311
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         725
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         766
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         771
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         796
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         797
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         798
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         799
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         839
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         839
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         839
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         851
FT                   /ligand="ATP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616"
FT                   /ligand_label="2"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         851
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         851
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         851
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="3"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         851
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         853
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
FT   BINDING         853
FT                   /ligand="Mn(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29035"
FT                   /ligand_label="4"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01210"
SQ   SEQUENCE   1095 AA;  118939 MW;  4B9CB54E15F918C2 CRC64;
     MPRRNDIAKI LVIGSGPIVI GQSAEFDYSG TQACKALKAE GYEVVLVNSN PASIMTDPEV
     ADRTYIEPLT TQYVEEILRV EVELLKESGK PGVFAVLPTV GGQTALNLAV DLADAGVLDK
     LGVELIGAKL EAIKKAEDRL LFKDAMTKIG LDMPRSQLVR TVSDGLGFAA KIGFPVVIRP
     SFTLGGSGGG IAYNREEMNE ILSRGLDLSP VGECLIEESV LGWKEYEMEV VRDLNDNVII
     ICSIENFDPM GVHTGDSITV APAQTLSDRE LQVMRDASIA VIREIGVETG GSNVQFAVNP
     LNGRMTVIEM NPRVSRSSAL ASKATGFPIA KIAARLAVGY TLDELQNDIT KATPACFEPT
     IDYVVVKIPK WQFEKFPGAD EILGPQMKSV GEVMAIGRTF KEAMMKAVRS LETGKKATAD
     DIEPRRLTQR LVTPHPERLS YLRYAFERGM SVREVAKMTG MDPWFLYQMK QITDEIKAIG
     EKTIDDVTAA ELRTAKRMGI SDERLAAVWG LTGAEGTKAV RALRKRLNVM PVYKMVDTCA
     GEFFSETPYL YSCYDEEDEA APTDRKKILI LGSGPNRIGQ GIEFDYCCCH AAFALREDGY
     ETIMVNCNPE TVSTDYDTSD RLYFEPLTLE DVLGVYEHEA ASGADIGMIV QFGGQTPLNL
     SLPLKRAGVP IIGTSPESID LAEDRKRFGK LIEDLGIPQP EGALATSIAE ALAGANRVGY
     PVLVRPSYVL GGRAMVLAYD DETIVHYMNT AIEYSQERPV LIDHFLEDAT ECDVDALCDG
     DDVIIAGIMQ HIEEAGIHSG DSSCVLPSVD LTDEVKETIR DYTRKLANAL DVRGLVNIQY
     GVQRGKVFVI EVNPRASRTV PYVSKATGIP LAKIAARIMT GRKLKELLPS QVADGKDLDT
     GSHFFVKSPV FPWGKFPGVD TVLGPEMKST GEVMGVADNF GEAFAKAQIA AGQHLPVKGT
     IFMSVNDHDK DGAVALAKQF QDMGFHLVAT HGTAAVLEAA GMLPERVYKV KEGRPNVVDF
     IKGDRIQMII NTPRGQDTVF DEKAIRRAAV LARIPTITTL AAARAAAEGI SALQNGTLTV
     TALQTLHAER ETVGA
//
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