ID   SYFA_MOOTA              Reviewed;         340 AA.
AC   Q2RHN7;
DT   04-APR-2006, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   24-JAN-2006, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 90.
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=Moth_1751;
OS   Moorella thermoacetica (strain ATCC 39073 / JCM 9320).
OC   Bacteria; Firmicutes; Clostridia; Thermoanaerobacterales;
OC   Thermoanaerobacteraceae; Moorella group; Moorella.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=264732;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC 39073 / JCM 9320;
RX   PubMed=18631365; DOI=10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01679.x;
RA   Pierce E., Xie G., Barabote R.D., Saunders E., Han C.S., Detter J.C.,
RA   Richardson P., Brettin T.S., Das A., Ljungdahl L.G., Ragsdale S.W.;
RT   "The complete genome sequence of Moorella thermoacetica (f. Clostridium
RT   thermoaceticum).";
RL   Environ. Microbiol. 10:2550-2573(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; CP000232; ABC20052.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011393252.1; NC_007644.1.
DR   RefSeq; YP_430595.1; NC_007644.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q2RHN7; -.
DR   SMR; Q2RHN7; -.
DR   STRING; 264732.Moth_1751; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABC20052; ABC20052; Moth_1751.
DR   KEGG; mta:Moth_1751; -.
DR   PATRIC; fig|264732.11.peg.1901; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_9; -.
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..340
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000231994"
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;  38649 MW;  E007750180DEB5EE CRC64;
     MLEVIAKIRE EALARVAAAT SSEELEALRV RYLGKKGELT RVLRGMGKLP PEERPRVGQM
     ANKVREELEG ALKEHRENLS RREQAERLRA EALDVTLPGR PVTRGNRHPL YQILNEIKAV
     FIGLGFDVAE GPEVESDYYN FEALNLPKEH PARDMQDSFY ITEDVLLRTH TSPVQVRVME
     ARHPQLPIRI IAPGKVYRRD DDATHSPLFH QVEGLLVDRR VTFGDLKGTL MAFLKQMFGE
     QVRVRFRPSY FPFTEPSAEV DMSCVMCGGS GCRVCSHTGW LEILGCGMVH PKVLSMSGYD
     PEEVSGFAFG LGVERVAMLK YGIDDLRLFY ENDLRFLRQF