ID   SYFA_LEGPA              Reviewed;         338 AA.
AC   Q5X1H7;
DT   04-APR-2006, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   23-NOV-2004, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 104.
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=lpp2766;
OS   Legionella pneumophila (strain Paris).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Legionellales;
OC   Legionellaceae; Legionella.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=297246;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=Paris;
RX   PubMed=15467720; DOI=10.1038/ng1447;
RA   Cazalet C., Rusniok C., Brueggemann H., Zidane N., Magnier A., Ma L.,
RA   Tichit M., Jarraud S., Bouchier C., Vandenesch F., Kunst F., Etienne J.,
RA   Glaser P., Buchrieser C.;
RT   "Evidence in the Legionella pneumophila genome for exploitation of host
RT   cell functions and high genome plasticity.";
RL   Nat. Genet. 36:1165-1173(2004).
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; CR628336; CAH13919.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_014844798.1; NC_006368.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q5X1H7; -.
DR   SMR; Q5X1H7; -.
DR   KEGG; lpp:lpp2766; -.
DR   LegioList; lpp2766; -.
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..338
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000231990"
FT   BINDING         253
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   338 AA;  38278 MW;  25902717310E6500 CRC64;
     MLVLINTIQE QASEAIKQAT DIVALEQIRV DFLGKKGKLT ELLKGLANLS AEEKPKVGQL
     VNQAKQGISA LIETKMIELK EKQLLAKLAA EQIDVTLPGR NHSTGSLHPV TQVKHRINDY
     FSRLGFDIVE GPEIETEFYN FEALNIPGHH PARAMHDTFY FGDGRLLRTH TSPVQIRTME
     QRKPPFRLIA PGRVYRCDSD VTHTPMFHQV EGLLIDKQAT LAGLKGLLQD FFAYFFGREL
     ALRFRPSYFP FTEPSAEVDI ECTQCNGKGC RSCKFTGWLE VLGCGMVHPN VLIAVNIDPN
     EYHGWAFGMG MDRLAMLYYG IDDLRMLFEN DLTFLRQF