ID   SYFA_CHLTA              Reviewed;         342 AA.
AC   Q3KKK3;
DT   04-APR-2006, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   08-NOV-2005, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 92.
DE   RecName: Full=Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00281};
DE            EC=6.1.1.20 {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00281};
DE   AltName: Full=Phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase alpha subunit {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00281};
DE            Short=PheRS {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00281};
GN   Name=pheS {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00281}; OrderedLocusNames=CTA_0911;
OS   Chlamydia trachomatis serovar A (strain ATCC VR-571B / DSM 19440 / HAR-13).
OC   Bacteria; Chlamydiae; Chlamydiales; Chlamydiaceae;
OC   Chlamydia/Chlamydophila group; Chlamydia.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=315277;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC VR-571B / DSM 19440 / HAR-13;
RX   PubMed=16177312; DOI=10.1128/iai.73.10.6407-6418.2005;
RA   Carlson J.H., Porcella S.F., McClarty G., Caldwell H.D.;
RT   "Comparative genomic analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis oculotropic and
RT   genitotropic strains.";
RL   Infect. Immun. 73:6407-6418(2005).
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         Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00281};
CC   -!- COFACTOR:
CC       Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420;
CC         Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00281};
CC       Note=Binds 2 magnesium ions per tetramer. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-
CC       Rule:MF_00281};
CC   -!- SUBUNIT: Tetramer of two alpha and two beta subunits.
CC       {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00281}.
CC   -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00281}.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the class-II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family.
CC       Phe-tRNA synthetase alpha subunit type 1 subfamily. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-
CC       Rule:MF_00281}.
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DR   EMBL; CP000051; AAX51119.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011324887.1; NC_007429.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q3KKK3; -.
DR   SMR; Q3KKK3; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAX51119; AAX51119; CTA_0911.
DR   KEGG; cta:CTA_0911; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_0; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000002532; 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..342
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000231972"
FT   BINDING         257
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_note="shared with beta subunit"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00281"
SQ   SEQUENCE   342 AA;  38585 MW;  2C554693356D7328 CRC64;
     MTIQEELEAI KQQFSCDVSL AHSSKDLFDV KVKYLGKKGI FRGFADQLRK CPIEQKATVG
     ASINACKQYV EEVLLERGKA VLAKEEAEEF LKEKIDISLP GSEEAALGGK HVIKKVLDDV
     VDIFVRFGFC VREAPNIESE KNNFSLLNFE GDHPARQMQD TFYLDPTTVL RTHTSNVQSR
     ELARNKPPVR IVAPGECFRN EDVSARSHVI FHQVEAFCVD KDISFSDLTS MLAGFYHIFF
     GRKVELRFRH SYFPFVEPGI EVDISCECHG AGCSLCKHSG WLEVAGAGMI HPNVLRKASI
     DPEEYSGYAL GMGIERLAML KYGISDIRLF SENDLRFLRQ FS