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  <accession>Q4A0T9</accession>
  <name>PANC_STAS1</name>
  <protein>
    <recommendedName>
      <fullName evidence="1">Pantothenate synthetase</fullName>
      <shortName evidence="1">PS</shortName>
      <ecNumber evidence="1">6.3.2.1</ecNumber>
    </recommendedName>
    <alternativeName>
      <fullName evidence="1">Pantoate--beta-alanine ligase</fullName>
    </alternativeName>
    <alternativeName>
      <fullName evidence="1">Pantoate-activating enzyme</fullName>
    </alternativeName>
  </protein>
  <gene>
    <name evidence="1" type="primary">panC</name>
    <name type="ordered locus">SSP0155</name>
  </gene>
  <organism>
    <name type="scientific">Staphylococcus saprophyticus subsp. saprophyticus (strain ATCC 15305 / DSM 20229 / NCIMB 8711 / NCTC 7292 / S-41)</name>
    <dbReference type="NCBI Taxonomy" id="342451"/>
    <lineage>
      <taxon>Bacteria</taxon>
      <taxon>Bacillati</taxon>
      <taxon>Bacillota</taxon>
      <taxon>Bacilli</taxon>
      <taxon>Caryophanales</taxon>
      <taxon>Staphylococcaceae</taxon>
      <taxon>Staphylococcus</taxon>
    </lineage>
  </organism>
  <reference key="1">
    <citation type="journal article" date="2005" name="Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A." volume="102" first="13272" last="13277">
      <title>Whole genome sequence of Staphylococcus saprophyticus reveals the pathogenesis of uncomplicated urinary tract infection.</title>
      <authorList>
        <person name="Kuroda M."/>
        <person name="Yamashita A."/>
        <person name="Hirakawa H."/>
        <person name="Kumano M."/>
        <person name="Morikawa K."/>
        <person name="Higashide M."/>
        <person name="Maruyama A."/>
        <person name="Inose Y."/>
        <person name="Matoba K."/>
        <person name="Toh H."/>
        <person name="Kuhara S."/>
        <person name="Hattori M."/>
        <person name="Ohta T."/>
      </authorList>
      <dbReference type="PubMed" id="16135568"/>
      <dbReference type="DOI" id="10.1073/pnas.0502950102"/>
    </citation>
    <scope>NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA]</scope>
    <source>
      <strain>ATCC 15305 / DSM 20229 / NCIMB 8711 / NCTC 7292 / S-41</strain>
    </source>
  </reference>
  <comment type="function">
    <text evidence="1">Catalyzes the condensation of pantoate with beta-alanine in an ATP-dependent reaction via a pantoyl-adenylate intermediate.</text>
  </comment>
  <comment type="catalytic activity">
    <reaction evidence="1">
      <text>(R)-pantoate + beta-alanine + ATP = (R)-pantothenate + AMP + diphosphate + H(+)</text>
      <dbReference type="Rhea" id="RHEA:10912"/>
      <dbReference type="ChEBI" id="CHEBI:15378"/>
      <dbReference type="ChEBI" id="CHEBI:15980"/>
      <dbReference type="ChEBI" id="CHEBI:29032"/>
      <dbReference type="ChEBI" id="CHEBI:30616"/>
      <dbReference type="ChEBI" id="CHEBI:33019"/>
      <dbReference type="ChEBI" id="CHEBI:57966"/>
      <dbReference type="ChEBI" id="CHEBI:456215"/>
      <dbReference type="EC" id="6.3.2.1"/>
    </reaction>
  </comment>
  <comment type="pathway">
    <text evidence="1">Cofactor biosynthesis; (R)-pantothenate biosynthesis; (R)-pantothenate from (R)-pantoate and beta-alanine: step 1/1.</text>
  </comment>
  <comment type="subunit">
    <text evidence="1">Homodimer.</text>
  </comment>
  <comment type="subcellular location">
    <subcellularLocation>
      <location evidence="1">Cytoplasm</location>
    </subcellularLocation>
  </comment>
  <comment type="miscellaneous">
    <text evidence="1">The reaction proceeds by a bi uni uni bi ping pong mechanism.</text>
  </comment>
  <comment type="similarity">
    <text evidence="1">Belongs to the pantothenate synthetase family.</text>
  </comment>
  <dbReference type="EC" id="6.3.2.1" evidence="1"/>
  <dbReference type="EMBL" id="AP008934">
    <property type="protein sequence ID" value="BAE17300.1"/>
    <property type="molecule type" value="Genomic_DNA"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="RefSeq" id="WP_011302153.1">
    <property type="nucleotide sequence ID" value="NC_007350.1"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="AlphaFoldDB" id="Q4A0T9"/>
  <dbReference type="SMR" id="Q4A0T9"/>
  <dbReference type="GeneID" id="3615011"/>
  <dbReference type="KEGG" id="ssp:SSP0155"/>
  <dbReference type="PATRIC" id="fig|342451.11.peg.160"/>
  <dbReference type="eggNOG" id="COG0414">
    <property type="taxonomic scope" value="Bacteria"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="HOGENOM" id="CLU_047148_0_0_9"/>
  <dbReference type="OrthoDB" id="9773087at2"/>
  <dbReference type="UniPathway" id="UPA00028">
    <property type="reaction ID" value="UER00005"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="Proteomes" id="UP000006371">
    <property type="component" value="Chromosome"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="GO" id="GO:0005829">
    <property type="term" value="C:cytosol"/>
    <property type="evidence" value="ECO:0000501"/>
    <property type="project" value="TreeGrafter"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="GO" id="GO:0004592">
    <property type="term" value="F:pantoate-beta-alanine ligase activity"/>
    <property type="evidence" value="ECO:0000501"/>
    <property type="project" value="UniProtKB-UniRule"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="GO" id="GO:0015940">
    <property type="term" value="P:pantothenate biosynthetic process"/>
    <property type="evidence" value="ECO:0000501"/>
    <property type="project" value="UniProtKB-UniRule"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="CDD" id="cd00560">
    <property type="entry name" value="PanC"/>
    <property type="match status" value="1"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="FunFam" id="3.30.1300.10:FF:000001">
    <property type="entry name" value="Pantothenate synthetase"/>
    <property type="match status" value="1"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="FunFam" id="3.40.50.620:FF:000013">
    <property type="entry name" value="Pantothenate synthetase"/>
    <property type="match status" value="1"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="Gene3D" id="3.40.50.620">
    <property type="entry name" value="HUPs"/>
    <property type="match status" value="1"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="Gene3D" id="3.30.1300.10">
    <property type="entry name" value="Pantoate-beta-alanine ligase, C-terminal domain"/>
    <property type="match status" value="1"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="HAMAP" id="MF_00158">
    <property type="entry name" value="PanC"/>
    <property type="match status" value="1"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="InterPro" id="IPR003721">
    <property type="entry name" value="Pantoate_ligase"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="InterPro" id="IPR042176">
    <property type="entry name" value="Pantoate_ligase_C"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="InterPro" id="IPR014729">
    <property type="entry name" value="Rossmann-like_a/b/a_fold"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="NCBIfam" id="TIGR00018">
    <property type="entry name" value="panC"/>
    <property type="match status" value="1"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="PANTHER" id="PTHR21299">
    <property type="entry name" value="CYTIDYLATE KINASE/PANTOATE-BETA-ALANINE LIGASE"/>
    <property type="match status" value="1"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="PANTHER" id="PTHR21299:SF1">
    <property type="entry name" value="PANTOATE--BETA-ALANINE LIGASE"/>
    <property type="match status" value="1"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="Pfam" id="PF02569">
    <property type="entry name" value="Pantoate_ligase"/>
    <property type="match status" value="1"/>
  </dbReference>
  <dbReference type="SUPFAM" id="SSF52374">
    <property type="entry name" value="Nucleotidylyl transferase"/>
    <property type="match status" value="1"/>
  </dbReference>
  <proteinExistence type="inferred from homology"/>
  <keyword id="KW-0067">ATP-binding</keyword>
  <keyword id="KW-0963">Cytoplasm</keyword>
  <keyword id="KW-0436">Ligase</keyword>
  <keyword id="KW-0547">Nucleotide-binding</keyword>
  <keyword id="KW-0566">Pantothenate biosynthesis</keyword>
  <keyword id="KW-1185">Reference proteome</keyword>
  <feature type="chain" id="PRO_0000305562" description="Pantothenate synthetase">
    <location>
      <begin position="1"/>
      <end position="282"/>
    </location>
  </feature>
  <feature type="active site" description="Proton donor" evidence="1">
    <location>
      <position position="38"/>
    </location>
  </feature>
  <feature type="binding site" evidence="1">
    <location>
      <begin position="31"/>
      <end position="38"/>
    </location>
    <ligand>
      <name>ATP</name>
      <dbReference type="ChEBI" id="CHEBI:30616"/>
    </ligand>
  </feature>
  <feature type="binding site" evidence="1">
    <location>
      <position position="62"/>
    </location>
    <ligand>
      <name>(R)-pantoate</name>
      <dbReference type="ChEBI" id="CHEBI:15980"/>
    </ligand>
  </feature>
  <feature type="binding site" evidence="1">
    <location>
      <position position="62"/>
    </location>
    <ligand>
      <name>beta-alanine</name>
      <dbReference type="ChEBI" id="CHEBI:57966"/>
    </ligand>
  </feature>
  <feature type="binding site" evidence="1">
    <location>
      <begin position="148"/>
      <end position="151"/>
    </location>
    <ligand>
      <name>ATP</name>
      <dbReference type="ChEBI" id="CHEBI:30616"/>
    </ligand>
  </feature>
  <feature type="binding site" evidence="1">
    <location>
      <position position="154"/>
    </location>
    <ligand>
      <name>(R)-pantoate</name>
      <dbReference type="ChEBI" id="CHEBI:15980"/>
    </ligand>
  </feature>
  <feature type="binding site" evidence="1">
    <location>
      <position position="177"/>
    </location>
    <ligand>
      <name>ATP</name>
      <dbReference type="ChEBI" id="CHEBI:30616"/>
    </ligand>
  </feature>
  <feature type="binding site" evidence="1">
    <location>
      <begin position="185"/>
      <end position="188"/>
    </location>
    <ligand>
      <name>ATP</name>
      <dbReference type="ChEBI" id="CHEBI:30616"/>
    </ligand>
  </feature>
  <evidence type="ECO:0000255" key="1">
    <source>
      <dbReference type="HAMAP-Rule" id="MF_00158"/>
    </source>
  </evidence>
  <sequence length="282" mass="31730" checksum="9EA86B43D962AE02" modified="2005-09-13" version="1">MTQLITTIEEMRSIIANLHNQRRSVGFIPTMGALHDGHLKMMSLSLNENDVTIISIFVNPLQFGPNEDLDSYPRDIVGDTAKAESVGVDYIFHPTVKEMYPELPTIELKAGRLASVLEGAERPGHFDGVVTVVNKLFNIVRPHKAYFGKKDAQQLAIVEKMVEDFNHPIEIKGVDIVREDDGLAKSSRNIYLTKNERIEAVHLYKSLCLAQSLYKNGERNSEKIIKATRDYLTEHTSGTIETVAIYSYPELVEQTQIKDSIFISLAVKFSKARLIDNIIIEG</sequence>
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