ID   SYFA_FRATM              Reviewed;         337 AA.
AC   B2SGL8;
DT   24-MAR-2009, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-JUL-2008, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 71.
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=FTM_0946;
OS   Francisella tularensis subsp. mediasiatica (strain FSC147).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Thiotrichales;
OC   Francisellaceae; Francisella.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=441952;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=FSC147;
RX   PubMed=19521508; DOI=10.1371/journal.ppat.1000472;
RA   Larsson P., Elfsmark D., Svensson K., Wikstroem P., Forsman M., Brettin T.,
RA   Keim P., Johansson A.;
RT   "Molecular evolutionary consequences of niche restriction in Francisella
RT   tularensis, a facultative intracellular pathogen.";
RL   PLoS Pathog. 5:E1000472-E1000472(2009).
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; CP000915; ACD30877.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_012429515.1; NC_010677.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; B2SGL8; -.
DR   SMR; B2SGL8; -.
DR   KEGG; ftm:FTM_0946; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_6; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
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..337
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_1000114875"
FT   BINDING         252
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   337 AA;  38491 MW;  4F22D343A823D132 CRC64;
     MQIVEQMKDK ALAELNLVKD KKTLDDIRVK YLGKKGELTE MMKLIATLPN DEKPKLGQAV
     NIAKQALQEA INLKLANFEE QELNEKLAQE KIDITLTGVG QNQGSLHPVT KTLNRIEAFF
     KQNGFAIEFG PEIESDYYNF ETLNIPSHHP ARAMHDTFYI DETHVLRTHT SGVQIRTMEK
     QQPPIRIIAP GRVYRCDSDI THTPMFHQVE GLLVDKDVSF ADLKGLLHAF LNSFFEKDLK
     VRFRPSYFPF TEPSAEADIE CVMCDGKGCR VCKHTGWLEV LGCGMVHPKV LKAGNIDSEK
     YQGFAFGMGV ERLSMLRYGI DDLRMFFEND LRFLKQF