ID   SYFA_CHLTR              Reviewed;         342 AA.
AC   O84843;
DT   08-DEC-2000, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-NOV-1998, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 124.
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=CT_836;
OS   Chlamydia trachomatis (strain D/UW-3/Cx).
OC   Bacteria; Chlamydiae; Chlamydiales; Chlamydiaceae;
OC   Chlamydia/Chlamydophila group; Chlamydia.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=272561;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=D/UW-3/Cx;
RX   PubMed=9784136; DOI=10.1126/science.282.5389.754;
RA   Stephens R.S., Kalman S., Lammel C.J., Fan J., Marathe R., Aravind L.,
RA   Mitchell W.P., Olinger L., Tatusov R.L., Zhao Q., Koonin E.V., Davis R.W.;
RT   "Genome sequence of an obligate intracellular pathogen of humans: Chlamydia
RT   trachomatis.";
RL   Science 282:754-759(1998).
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:0000250};
CC       Note=Binds 2 magnesium ions per tetramer. {ECO:0000250};
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}.
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DR   EMBL; AE001273; AAC68433.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   PIR; D71465; D71465.
DR   RefSeq; NP_220357.1; NC_000117.1.
DR   RefSeq; WP_009872223.1; NC_000117.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; O84843; -.
DR   SMR; O84843; -.
DR   STRING; 813.O172_04675; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAC68433; AAC68433; CT_836.
DR   GeneID; 884635; -.
DR   KEGG; ctr:CT_836; -.
DR   PATRIC; fig|272561.5.peg.923; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_0; -.
DR   InParanoid; O84843; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000431; Chromosome.
DR   GO; GO:0005737; C:cytoplasm; IBA:GO_Central.
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; IBA:GO_Central.
DR   GO; GO:0000049; F:tRNA binding; IEA:InterPro.
DR   GO; GO:0006432; P:phenylalanyl-tRNA aminoacylation; IBA:GO_Central.
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..342
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000126689"
FT   BINDING         257
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_note="shared with beta subunit"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
SQ   SEQUENCE   342 AA;  38687 MW;  CED6C1A2466B6EDB CRC64;
     MTIQEELEAV KQQFSCDVSL AHSSKDLFDV KVKYLGKKGI FRGFADQLRK YPIEQKATVG
     ASINACKQYV EEVLLERGKA VLAKEEAEEF LKEKIDISLP GSEEAALGGK HVIKKVLDDV
     VDIFVRFGFC VREAPNIESE KNNFSLLNFE EDHPARQMQD TFYLDPTTVL RTHTSNVQSR
     ELARNKPPVR IVAPGECFRN EDVSARSHVI FHQVEAFCVD KDISFSDLTS MLAGFYHIFF
     GRKVELRFRH SYFPFVEPGI EVDISCECHG AGCSLCKHAG WLEVAGAGMI HPNVLRKASI
     DPEEYSGYAL GMGIERLAML KYGISDIRLF SENDLRFLRQ FS