ID   SYFA_EHRCJ              Reviewed;         345 AA.
AC   Q3YSX1;
DT   04-APR-2006, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   27-SEP-2005, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 98.
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=Ecaj_0133;
OS   Ehrlichia canis (strain Jake).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales;
OC   Anaplasmataceae; Ehrlichia.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=269484;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=Jake;
RX   PubMed=16707693; DOI=10.1128/jb.01837-05;
RA   Mavromatis K., Doyle C.K., Lykidis A., Ivanova N., Francino M.P., Chain P.,
RA   Shin M., Malfatti S., Larimer F., Copeland A., Detter J.C., Land M.,
RA   Richardson P.M., Yu X.J., Walker D.H., McBride J.W., Kyrpides N.C.;
RT   "The genome of the obligately intracellular bacterium Ehrlichia canis
RT   reveals themes of complex membrane structure and immune evasion
RT   strategies.";
RL   J. Bacteriol. 188:4015-4023(2006).
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; CP000107; AAZ68184.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011304262.1; NC_007354.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q3YSX1; -.
DR   SMR; Q3YSX1; -.
DR   STRING; 269484.Ecaj_0133; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAZ68184; AAZ68184; Ecaj_0133.
DR   KEGG; ecn:Ecaj_0133; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_5; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 469058at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000435; 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..345
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000231981"
FT   BINDING         262
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   345 AA;  39884 MW;  25B39706DA021193 CRC64;
     MLHSNIYSLQ TEATNKILST SSLEELESLR LYYFGKSGVI TACLRSISTI NNIEERKSIG
     SAVNSICAEL KSLMNSQKEK LHKIQIDAQL MEDKIDISLP VRPKQIAKLH PISKTLHEVK
     HIFVSLGFKL SDGPELEDEF HVFDALNTHK HHPAREENDT FYLKKLVNNK RIVLRTHTSS
     VQIRTMESNN GNYPIKIIAP GKVYRNDWDA THSPMFHQIE GLYIDKNINM GHLKYCINYF
     LKKFFGENIQ IRFRNSYFPF TEPSAEVDIK CSQKNWMEIL GCGMVHHNVL TNVNINPEQY
     SGFAFGIGIE RIAMIKYNIN DLRKFYSNKL QWLTHHGFCF TNLIT