ID   SYFA_ENTFA              Reviewed;         348 AA.
AC   Q836J6;
DT   16-JAN-2004, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-JUN-2003, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 113.
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=EF_1115;
OS   Enterococcus faecalis (strain ATCC 700802 / V583).
OC   Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Lactobacillales; Enterococcaceae;
OC   Enterococcus.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=226185;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC 700802 / V583;
RX   PubMed=12663927; DOI=10.1126/science.1080613;
RA   Paulsen I.T., Banerjei L., Myers G.S.A., Nelson K.E., Seshadri R.,
RA   Read T.D., Fouts D.E., Eisen J.A., Gill S.R., Heidelberg J.F., Tettelin H.,
RA   Dodson R.J., Umayam L.A., Brinkac L.M., Beanan M.J., Daugherty S.C.,
RA   DeBoy R.T., Durkin S.A., Kolonay J.F., Madupu R., Nelson W.C.,
RA   Vamathevan J.J., Tran B., Upton J., Hansen T., Shetty J., Khouri H.M.,
RA   Utterback T.R., Radune D., Ketchum K.A., Dougherty B.A., Fraser C.M.;
RT   "Role of mobile DNA in the evolution of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
RT   faecalis.";
RL   Science 299:2071-2074(2003).
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; AE016830; AAO80915.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; NP_814845.1; NC_004668.1.
DR   RefSeq; WP_002358034.1; NZ_KE136528.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q836J6; -.
DR   SMR; Q836J6; -.
DR   STRING; 226185.EF_1115; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAO80915; AAO80915; EF_1115.
DR   GeneID; 60893510; -.
DR   KEGG; efa:EF1115; -.
DR   PATRIC; fig|226185.45.peg.2380; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_9; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000001415; 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..348
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000126704"
FT   BINDING         259
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   348 AA;  39443 MW;  796F625EC0FEB452 CRC64;
     MTLQAQLEAL RDNTLKEIAQ VATLKELNQI RVETLGKKGP ITEVLRGMKN LSPEERPVVG
     GFANEIRDLL TEAIEARKVV LENEALNAAL KEESLDVTLP GKQMPQGTRH ILTQVMEEIE
     DIFLGMGYQV VEGYEVESDH YNFERMNLPK DHPARDMQDT FYISDEMLIR THTSPVQART
     MEKHDFSKGA LRMISPGKVF RRDTDDATHS HQFHQIEGLV VDKNVTMGDL KGTLEVMMKK
     MFGEDRKIRL RPSYFPFTEP SVEVDVSCFK CGGAGCNVCK HTGWIEILGA GMVHPDVLQM
     SGIDPTEYSG FAFGLGPDRV AMLRYGVNDI RNFYQNDLRF LNQFKVKE