ID   SYFA_HELPJ              Reviewed;         328 AA.
AC   Q9ZKF9;
DT   01-DEC-2000, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-MAY-1999, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 135.
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=jhp_0978;
OS   Helicobacter pylori (strain J99 / ATCC 700824) (Campylobacter pylori J99).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Epsilonproteobacteria; Campylobacterales;
OC   Helicobacteraceae; Helicobacter.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=85963;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=J99 / ATCC 700824;
RX   PubMed=9923682; DOI=10.1038/16495;
RA   Alm R.A., Ling L.-S.L., Moir D.T., King B.L., Brown E.D., Doig P.C.,
RA   Smith D.R., Noonan B., Guild B.C., deJonge B.L., Carmel G., Tummino P.J.,
RA   Caruso A., Uria-Nickelsen M., Mills D.M., Ives C., Gibson R., Merberg D.,
RA   Mills S.D., Jiang Q., Taylor D.E., Vovis G.F., Trust T.J.;
RT   "Genomic sequence comparison of two unrelated isolates of the human gastric
RT   pathogen Helicobacter pylori.";
RL   Nature 397:176-180(1999).
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; AE001439; AAD06559.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   PIR; E71863; E71863.
DR   RefSeq; WP_000557050.1; NZ_CP011330.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q9ZKF9; -.
DR   SMR; Q9ZKF9; -.
DR   STRING; 85963.jhp_0978; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAD06559; AAD06559; jhp_0978.
DR   KEGG; hpj:jhp_0978; -.
DR   PATRIC; fig|85963.30.peg.1613; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000804; 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.
FT   CHAIN           1..328
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000126715"
FT   BINDING         245
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_note="shared with beta subunit"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
SQ   SEQUENCE   328 AA;  37914 MW;  0CAEAC021571F5A0 CRC64;
     MHTLIERLEK VTNSKELEEA RLNALGKKGV FADKFNQLKN LNGEEKNAFA KEIHHYKQAF
     EKAFELKKKA IMELELEERL KKEKIDVSLF NAIKTSSSHP LNYTKNKIIE FFTPLGYKLE
     IGSLVEDDFH NFSALNLPPY HPARDMQDTF YFKDHKLLRT HTSPVQIHTM QEQTPPIKMI
     CLGETFRCDY DLTHTPMFHQ IEGLVVDQKG NIRFTHLKGV IEDFLHYFFG GVKLRWRSSF
     FPFTEPSAEV DISCVFCKQE GCRVCSHTGW LEVLGCGMVN NAVFEAIGYE NVSGFAFGMG
     IERLAMLTCQ INDLRSFFET DLRVLESF