ID   SYFA_HELMI              Reviewed;         340 AA.
AC   B0TEV9;
DT   24-MAR-2009, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   08-APR-2008, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 81.
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=Helmi_17360;
GN   ORFNames=HM1_1797;
OS   Heliobacterium modesticaldum (strain ATCC 51547 / Ice1).
OC   Bacteria; Firmicutes; Clostridia; Eubacteriales; Heliobacteriaceae;
OC   Heliomicrobium.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=498761;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC 51547 / Ice1;
RX   PubMed=18441057; DOI=10.1128/jb.00299-08;
RA   Sattley W.M., Madigan M.T., Swingley W.D., Cheung P.C., Clocksin K.M.,
RA   Conrad A.L., Dejesa L.C., Honchak B.M., Jung D.O., Karbach L.E.,
RA   Kurdoglu A., Lahiri S., Mastrian S.D., Page L.E., Taylor H.L., Wang Z.T.,
RA   Raymond J., Chen M., Blankenship R.E., Touchman J.W.;
RT   "The genome of Heliobacterium modesticaldum, a phototrophic representative
RT   of the Firmicutes containing the simplest photosynthetic apparatus.";
RL   J. Bacteriol. 190:4687-4696(2008).
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; CP000930; ABZ84361.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_012282865.1; NC_010337.2.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; B0TEV9; -.
DR   SMR; B0TEV9; -.
DR   STRING; 498761.HM1_1797; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABZ84361; ABZ84361; HM1_1797.
DR   KEGG; hmo:HM1_1797; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_9; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 469058at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000008550; 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..340
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_1000114878"
FT   BINDING         255
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   340 AA;  38272 MW;  2CE74B69D0E36F38 CRC64;
     MREQLDQIRR EAAEALCAVD TMEALQDWRV RILGKKGVLT GILRGLGALP AEERPLMGAL
     VNEVRAELEF KLEEKSRELK AREKEARLSG ESIDITLPGR VQPVGGKHPL TLVIDEIKQI
     FLGMGYEIAE GPEVELDYYN FEALNLPQDH PARDMQDSFY ITSDILLRTH TSPVQIRAME
     RIRPQLPVKV ICPGRVFRRD DDATHSPMFH QVEGLVVDKG ITFGDLRGTL LTFARQMFGP
     DREIRLRPSF FPFTEPSAEV DISCVICGGG GCRVCKGSGW LEILGSGMVH PRVLEYGGYN
     PQEVTGFAFG MGVERIAMLK YGIDDMRLLY ENDMRFLAQF