ID   SYFA_NEIMB              Reviewed;         330 AA.
AC   Q9K092;
DT   08-DEC-2000, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-OCT-2000, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 122.
DE   RecName: Full=Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit;
DE            EC=6.1.1.20;
DE   AltName: Full=Phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase alpha subunit;
DE            Short=PheRS;
GN   Name=pheS; OrderedLocusNames=NMB0724;
OS   Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (strain MC58).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Neisseriales; Neisseriaceae;
OC   Neisseria.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=122586;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=MC58;
RX   PubMed=10710307; DOI=10.1126/science.287.5459.1809;
RA   Tettelin H., Saunders N.J., Heidelberg J.F., Jeffries A.C., Nelson K.E.,
RA   Eisen J.A., Ketchum K.A., Hood D.W., Peden J.F., Dodson R.J., Nelson W.C.,
RA   Gwinn M.L., DeBoy R.T., Peterson J.D., Hickey E.K., Haft D.H.,
RA   Salzberg S.L., White O., Fleischmann R.D., Dougherty B.A., Mason T.M.,
RA   Ciecko A., Parksey D.S., Blair E., Cittone H., Clark E.B., Cotton M.D.,
RA   Utterback T.R., Khouri H.M., Qin H., Vamathevan J.J., Gill J., Scarlato V.,
RA   Masignani V., Pizza M., Grandi G., Sun L., Smith H.O., Fraser C.M.,
RA   Moxon E.R., Rappuoli R., Venter J.C.;
RT   "Complete genome sequence of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B strain
RT   MC58.";
RL   Science 287:1809-1815(2000).
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   -!- COFACTOR:
CC       Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000250};
CC       Note=Binds 2 magnesium ions per tetramer. {ECO:0000250};
CC   -!- SUBUNIT: Tetramer of two alpha and two beta subunits. {ECO:0000250}.
CC   -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the class-II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family.
CC       Phe-tRNA synthetase alpha subunit type 1 subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.
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DR   EMBL; AE002098; AAF41137.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   PIR; G81165; G81165.
DR   RefSeq; NP_273766.1; NC_003112.2.
DR   RefSeq; WP_002244061.1; NC_003112.2.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q9K092; -.
DR   SMR; Q9K092; -.
DR   STRING; 122586.NMB0724; -.
DR   PaxDb; Q9K092; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAF41137; AAF41137; NMB0724.
DR   KEGG; nme:NMB0724; -.
DR   PATRIC; fig|122586.8.peg.923; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_4; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000425; Chromosome.
DR   GO; GO:0005737; C:cytoplasm; IBA:GO_Central.
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; IBA:GO_Central.
DR   GO; GO:0000049; F:tRNA binding; IEA:InterPro.
DR   GO; GO:0006432; P:phenylalanyl-tRNA aminoacylation; IBA:GO_Central.
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..330
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000126735"
FT   BINDING         254
FT                   /ligand="Mg(2+)"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420"
FT                   /ligand_note="shared with beta subunit"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
SQ   SEQUENCE   330 AA;  37333 MW;  F350FADF4F9DE202 CRC64;
     MENVNRIVAE GIAAVEAAQD FNALEQIKAR YLGKTGELTG LLKTLGQMSP EERKTIGAHI
     NECKNRFQTA FNAKREALNE VKLQARLAAE ALDITLPGRA QEGGSLHPVT LTLQRVVELF
     HGMGFEVADG PEIEDDFHNF QALNIPANHP ARAMQDTFYV ENGDVLRTHT SPIQIRYMLD
     KKEPPIRIIA PGRVYRVDSD ATHSPMFHQA EGLWVEEGVT FADLKAVFTD FIRRFFERDD
     LQVRFRPSFF PFTEPSAEID IMGENGKWLE VGGCGMVHPN VLKNVNIDPE KYTGFAFGIG
     LDRFAMLRYN VNDLRLFFDN DLNFLKQFAK