ID   SYFA_METPP              Reviewed;         345 AA.
AC   A2SH03;
DT   05-FEB-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   06-MAR-2007, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 88.
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=Mpe_A1884;
OS   Methylibium petroleiphilum (strain ATCC BAA-1232 / LMG 22953 / PM1).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales; Methylibium.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=420662;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC BAA-1232 / LMG 22953 / PM1;
RX   PubMed=17158667; DOI=10.1128/jb.01259-06;
RA   Kane S.R., Chakicherla A.Y., Chain P.S.G., Schmidt R., Shin M.W.,
RA   Legler T.C., Scow K.M., Larimer F.W., Lucas S.M., Richardson P.M.,
RA   Hristova K.R.;
RT   "Whole-genome analysis of the methyl tert-butyl ether-degrading beta-
RT   proteobacterium Methylibium petroleiphilum PM1.";
RL   J. Bacteriol. 189:1931-1945(2007).
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; CP000555; ABM94842.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011829479.1; NC_008825.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A2SH03; -.
DR   SMR; A2SH03; -.
DR   STRING; 420662.Mpe_A1884; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABM94842; ABM94842; Mpe_A1884.
DR   KEGG; mpt:Mpe_A1884; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_4; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 469058at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000366; 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..345
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_1000059243"
FT   BINDING         266
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   345 AA;  38432 MW;  648B8187EC07D836 CRC64;
     MEAFSQLVQQ AAQAFEKART PAELEDAKAA FLGKSGELTA RMKQLASLPV DEKKARGAEI
     NAAKQQVEAA LTARRQAMAD AELAQQLRAE SLDVTLPGRR RGSGGLHPIT RAMERIEAIF
     GSMGFEVADG PEIETDWFNF TALNTPADHP ARSMHDTFYV EGGQVLRTHT SPMQIRHAVR
     HVKAHRAALD AGLPMPEIRV IAPGRTYRVD SDATHSPMFH QVEGLWVGQN ISFKDLKSVY
     VSFIRAFFET SDLQIRFRPS YFPFTEPSAE IDMMFGSGPL KGRWLEVSGS GQVHPQVIRN
     MGLDPERYIG FAFGSGIDRL AMLRYGVSDL RLFFDGDLRF LSQFK