ID   SYFA_MYCLE              Reviewed;         341 AA.
AC   Q9CC17;
DT   19-OCT-2002, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   19-OCT-2002, sequence version 2.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 111.
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=ML1401;
OS   Mycobacterium leprae (strain TN).
OC   Bacteria; Actinobacteria; Corynebacteriales; Mycobacteriaceae;
OC   Mycobacterium.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=272631;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=TN;
RX   PubMed=11234002; DOI=10.1038/35059006;
RA   Cole S.T., Eiglmeier K., Parkhill J., James K.D., Thomson N.R.,
RA   Wheeler P.R., Honore N., Garnier T., Churcher C.M., Harris D.E.,
RA   Mungall K.L., Basham D., Brown D., Chillingworth T., Connor R.,
RA   Davies R.M., Devlin K., Duthoy S., Feltwell T., Fraser A., Hamlin N.,
RA   Holroyd S., Hornsby T., Jagels K., Lacroix C., Maclean J., Moule S.,
RA   Murphy L.D., Oliver K., Quail M.A., Rajandream M.A., Rutherford K.M.,
RA   Rutter S., Seeger K., Simon S., Simmonds M., Skelton J., Squares R.,
RA   Squares S., Stevens K., Taylor K., Whitehead S., Woodward J.R.,
RA   Barrell B.G.;
RT   "Massive gene decay in the leprosy bacillus.";
RL   Nature 409:1007-1011(2001).
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}.
CC   -!- SEQUENCE CAUTION:
CC       Sequence=CAC30352.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};
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DR   EMBL; AL583922; CAC30352.1; ALT_INIT; Genomic_DNA.
DR   PIR; C87084; C87084.
DR   RefSeq; WP_010908318.1; NC_002677.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q9CC17; -.
DR   SMR; Q9CC17; -.
DR   STRING; 272631.ML1401; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; CAC30352; CAC30352; CAC30352.
DR   KEGG; mle:ML1401; -.
DR   Leproma; ML1401; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_0_11; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000806; 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_0000126732"
FT   BINDING         259
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;  37623 MW;  678069952D639BBF CRC64;
     MLSSEALAKA VNTARQAIAL AVNLDALALI KAEHLGDRSP LALARQALAS LPKIDRAAVG
     KQVNTARSEV QRDYDERLAT LQAERDAAVL VTERIDVTLP STRQPTGARH PITILAEHIA
     DTFIAMGWEL VDGPEVETEQ FNFDALNFPA DHPARSEQDT FYIAPDGSRQ LLRTHTSPVQ
     VRTLLERELP VYVISIGRAF RTDEVDATHT PVFHQVEGLA VDRGLSMAHL RGTLDIFARA
     EFGPSTRTRI RPHFFPFTEP SAEVDVWFAS KKDGADWVEW GGCGMVHPNV LRATGIDPDI
     YSGFAFGMGL ERTLQFRNSI PNMRDMVEGD VRFSLPFGVG A