UniProt functional annotation for Q81G39

UniProt code: Q81G39.

Organism: Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31 / JCM 2152 / NBRC 15305 / NCIMB 9373 / NRRL B-3711).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus; Bacillus cereus group.
 
Function: Catalyzes the first step in the D-alanylation of lipoteichoic acid (LTA), the activation of D-alanine and its transfer onto the D- alanyl carrier protein (Dcp) DltC. In an ATP-dependent two-step reaction, forms a high energy D-alanyl-AMP intermediate, followed by transfer of the D-alanyl residue as a thiol ester to the phosphopantheinyl prosthetic group of the Dcp. D-alanylation of LTA plays an important role in modulating the properties of the cell wall in Gram-positive bacteria, influencing the net charge of the cell wall. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00593, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18847223}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=ATP + D-alanine + holo-[D-alanyl-carrier protein] = AMP + D- alanyl-[D-alanyl-carrier protein] + diphosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:55132, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:14102, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:14103, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:57416, ChEBI:CHEBI:64479, ChEBI:CHEBI:138620, ChEBI:CHEBI:456215; EC=6.2.1.54; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00593, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18847223};
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=1.1 mM for D-alanine {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18847223}; KM=14.4 mM for L-alanine {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18847223};
Pathway: Cell wall biogenesis; lipoteichoic acid biosynthesis. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00593}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00593}.
Similarity: Belongs to the ATP-dependent AMP-binding enzyme family. DltA subfamily. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00593}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.