ID   SYFA_METCA              Reviewed;         341 AA.
AC   Q60AZ0;
DT   04-APR-2006, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   23-NOV-2004, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 96.
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=MCA0697;
OS   Methylococcus capsulatus (strain ATCC 33009 / NCIMB 11132 / Bath).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Methylococcales;
OC   Methylococcaceae; Methylococcus.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=243233;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC 33009 / NCIMB 11132 / Bath;
RX   PubMed=15383840; DOI=10.1371/journal.pbio.0020303;
RA   Ward N.L., Larsen O., Sakwa J., Bruseth L., Khouri H.M., Durkin A.S.,
RA   Dimitrov G., Jiang L., Scanlan D., Kang K.H., Lewis M.R., Nelson K.E.,
RA   Methe B.A., Wu M., Heidelberg J.F., Paulsen I.T., Fouts D.E., Ravel J.,
RA   Tettelin H., Ren Q., Read T.D., DeBoy R.T., Seshadri R., Salzberg S.L.,
RA   Jensen H.B., Birkeland N.K., Nelson W.C., Dodson R.J., Grindhaug S.H.,
RA   Holt I.E., Eidhammer I., Jonasen I., Vanaken S., Utterback T.R.,
RA   Feldblyum T.V., Fraser C.M., Lillehaug J.R., Eisen J.A.;
RT   "Genomic insights into methanotrophy: the complete genome sequence of
RT   Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath).";
RL   PLoS Biol. 2:1616-1628(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; AE017282; AAU93165.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_010960035.1; NC_002977.6.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q60AZ0; -.
DR   SMR; Q60AZ0; -.
DR   STRING; 243233.MCA0697; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAU93165; AAU93165; MCA0697.
DR   KEGG; mca:MCA0697; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_6; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 469058at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000006821; 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..341
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000231993"
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   341 AA;  38952 MW;  B28E07141E224191 CRC64;
     MNSSPESTLE QASRLLAAAG SVAELDQVRV RYLGKKGEFT EQMKTLGTLS PEERKEFGQR
     VNQARDEFQR LLERRKAALE AEALARRLSS ETIDVTLPGR GQRLGGLHPV TLTLRRITRL
     FRSVGFSVVE GPEIEDDFHN FEALNIPAHH PARAMHDTFY FSEHLLLRTH TSPVQIRVME
     SGQPPLRVIA PGRVYRCDSD LTHTPMFHQV EGFWVDEQVS FADLKGTLYE FLTGFFEKDC
     AVRFRPSYFP FTEPSAEVDI ECVICDGRGC RVCKHSGWLE VMGCGMIHPR VFEAVGIDPE
     RYSGFAFGLG VERLTMLRYG INDLRLFFEN DLRFLRQFKP F