ID   SYFA_BUCAI              Reviewed;         329 AA.
AC   P57229;
DT   01-DEC-2000, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-DEC-2000, sequence version 1.
DT   25-MAY-2022, entry version 117.
DE   RecName: Full=Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit;
DE            EC=6.1.1.20;
DE   AltName: Full=Phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase alpha subunit;
DE            Short=PheRS;
GN   Name=pheS; OrderedLocusNames=BU129;
OS   Buchnera aphidicola subsp. Acyrthosiphon pisum (strain APS) (Acyrthosiphon
OS   pisum symbiotic bacterium).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales;
OC   Erwiniaceae; Buchnera.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=107806;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=APS;
RX   PubMed=10993077; DOI=10.1038/35024074;
RA   Shigenobu S., Watanabe H., Hattori M., Sakaki Y., Ishikawa H.;
RT   "Genome sequence of the endocellular bacterial symbiont of aphids Buchnera
RT   sp. APS.";
RL   Nature 407:81-86(2000).
CC   -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC       Reaction=ATP + L-phenylalanine + tRNA(Phe) = AMP + diphosphate + H(+) +
CC         L-phenylalanyl-tRNA(Phe); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:19413, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:9668,
CC         Rhea:RHEA-COMP:9699, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:58095, ChEBI:CHEBI:78442,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:78531, ChEBI:CHEBI:456215; EC=6.1.1.20;
CC   -!- COFACTOR:
CC       Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000305};
CC       Note=Binds 2 magnesium ions per tetramer. {ECO:0000305};
CC   -!- SUBUNIT: Tetramer of two alpha and two beta subunits. {ECO:0000250}.
CC   -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the class-II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family.
CC       Phe-tRNA synthetase alpha subunit type 1 subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.
CC   -!- CAUTION: Lacks the conserved glutamate residue that binds magnesium.
CC       {ECO:0000305}.
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DR   EMBL; BA000003; BAB12847.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; NP_239961.1; NC_002528.1.
DR   RefSeq; WP_010895963.1; NC_002528.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; P57229; -.
DR   SMR; P57229; -.
DR   STRING; 107806.10038812; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; BAB12847; BAB12847; BAB12847.
DR   KEGG; buc:BU129; -.
DR   PATRIC; fig|107806.10.peg.138; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_6; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000001806; Chromosome.
DR   GO; GO:0005737; C:cytoplasm; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
DR   GO; GO:0005524; F:ATP binding; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   GO; GO:0000287; F:magnesium ion binding; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   GO; GO:0004826; F:phenylalanine-tRNA ligase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   GO; GO:0000049; F:tRNA binding; IEA:InterPro.
DR   GO; GO:0006432; P:phenylalanyl-tRNA aminoacylation; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   Gene3D; 3.30.930.10; -; 1.
DR   HAMAP; MF_00281; Phe_tRNA_synth_alpha1; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR006195; aa-tRNA-synth_II.
DR   InterPro; IPR045864; aa-tRNA-synth_II/BPL/LPL.
DR   InterPro; IPR004529; Phe-tRNA-synth_IIc_asu.
DR   InterPro; IPR004530; Phe-tRNA-synth_IIc_mito.
DR   InterPro; IPR004188; Phe-tRNA_ligase_II_N.
DR   InterPro; IPR022911; Phe_tRNA_ligase_alpha1_bac.
DR   InterPro; IPR002319; Phenylalanyl-tRNA_Synthase.
DR   InterPro; IPR010978; tRNA-bd_arm.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR11538:SF41; PTHR11538:SF41; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF02912; Phe_tRNA-synt_N; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF01409; tRNA-synt_2d; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF46589; SSF46589; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF55681; SSF55681; 1.
DR   TIGRFAMs; TIGR00468; pheS; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS50862; AA_TRNA_LIGASE_II; 1.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase; ATP-binding; Cytoplasm; Ligase; Magnesium;
KW   Metal-binding; Nucleotide-binding; Protein biosynthesis;
KW   Reference proteome.
FT   CHAIN           1..329
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000126676"
SQ   SEQUENCE   329 AA;  38868 MW;  27F0F0E5A5F7768E CRC64;
     MLNLNKLFEI IEIDIQNSKK ISELDKIRIK YLGKKGVLTA FMKKLKDFSY EDKKKHSIII
     NKKKQEIISK INIKKQKLSV YILEQRIKSE TIDISLPGRR TEHGGFHPIT NTIDYIKNFF
     LKLGFQSINS PEIEDEYHNF DALNISKYHP ARDSHDTFWF DRNRLLRTQT SSMQIRIMKQ
     EKPPIRFIFP GKVYRNDYDI THTPMFHQIE GLIVDKNINF SNLKWIIYKF LYDFFGKEVL
     IKFRPSYFPF TVPSAEVDII DHNGKSLEIL GCGMVHPNVL KNVNIDSKIY SACAFGLGIE
     RIAMLRYGIT DIRSFFENDI RFLKQFKYN