ID   SYFA_BUCAP              Reviewed;         329 AA.
AC   P59056;
DT   25-OCT-2002, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   25-OCT-2002, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 110.
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=BUsg_121;
OS   Buchnera aphidicola subsp. Schizaphis graminum (strain Sg).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales;
OC   Erwiniaceae; Buchnera.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=198804;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=Sg;
RX   PubMed=12089438; DOI=10.1126/science.1071278;
RA   Tamas I., Klasson L., Canbaeck B., Naeslund A.K., Eriksson A.-S.,
RA   Wernegreen J.J., Sandstroem J.P., Moran N.A., Andersson S.G.E.;
RT   "50 million years of genomic stasis in endosymbiotic bacteria.";
RL   Science 296:2376-2379(2002).
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; AE013218; AAM67689.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011053656.1; NC_004061.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; P59056; -.
DR   SMR; P59056; -.
DR   STRING; 198804.BUsg_121; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAM67689; AAM67689; BUsg_121.
DR   KEGG; bas:BUsg_121; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_6; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 469058at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000416; 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.
FT   CHAIN           1..329
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000126677"
SQ   SEQUENCE   329 AA;  38862 MW;  BD51678030D4E6D4 CRC64;
     MLILQKLFDS VKIEIKNSHT IDKLDHIRIK YLGKKGIFSN LIKDLKNFSL EERKKYFIIF
     NEIKKKTINQ INKKKIELNK IILDKQIEKE KIDVSLPGRR IKNGVIHPIN HTITYIKNFF
     SKLGFESISG FEIEDEYHNF DALNIPKDHP ARNIHDTFWF DENRLLRTQT SSMQIRIMKK
     EKPPIRLIFP GKVYRNDYDS THTPMFHQVE GLIVEKNINF SNLKWIIYNF LRNFFHKDIA
     IRFRPSYFPF TTPSAEVDVV TNNGKLLEVL GCGMVHPSVL KNVNIDSNFY SACAFGIGIE
     RITMLRYGIS DLRSFFENDI RFIKQFKHI