ID   SYFA_PROMM              Reviewed;         335 AA.
AC   Q7TV42;
DT   16-JAN-2004, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-OCT-2003, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 110.
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=PMT_0367;
OS   Prochlorococcus marinus (strain MIT 9313).
OC   Bacteria; Cyanobacteria; Synechococcales; Prochlorococcaceae;
OC   Prochlorococcus.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=74547;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=MIT 9313;
RX   PubMed=12917642; DOI=10.1038/nature01947;
RA   Rocap G., Larimer F.W., Lamerdin J.E., Malfatti S., Chain P., Ahlgren N.A.,
RA   Arellano A., Coleman M., Hauser L., Hess W.R., Johnson Z.I., Land M.L.,
RA   Lindell D., Post A.F., Regala W., Shah M., Shaw S.L., Steglich C.,
RA   Sullivan M.B., Ting C.S., Tolonen A., Webb E.A., Zinser E.R.,
RA   Chisholm S.W.;
RT   "Genome divergence in two Prochlorococcus ecotypes reflects oceanic niche
RT   differentiation.";
RL   Nature 424:1042-1047(2003).
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   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CC   Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see https://www.uniprot.org/terms
CC   Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License
CC   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DR   EMBL; BX548175; CAE20542.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011129746.1; NC_005071.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q7TV42; -.
DR   SMR; Q7TV42; -.
DR   STRING; 74547.PMT_0367; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; CAE20542; CAE20542; PMT_0367.
DR   KEGG; pmt:PMT_0367; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_3; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 469058at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000001423; 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..335
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000126742"
FT   BINDING         262
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   335 AA;  36955 MW;  96DAF41BE9B245C8 CRC64;
     MSATISLQQL TDQLDALEAE AVSAIAAAAD ADALEQLRVS LLGKKGRLSG VLGAMGKLPS
     EERPLVGQRA NVLKTQVQNL LGERLQVVKA AALADRLLQE TIDVTAPASG IPVGHRHPLI
     TTTEQIVDLF SGLGYRVAEG PEVETDHYNF SALNIPEDHP ARDMQDTFYL GGNLLLRTHT
     SPVQIRYLEE NPPPVRIVAP GRVYRRDAVD ATHSPVFHQV EVLAIDEGLD FSHLRGTVMA
     FLKAFFGDMP VRFRASYFPF TEPSAEVDVQ WRGRWLEVMG CGMVDPAVLE GLGLDPERWS
     GFAAGLGVER FCMVRHGIDD IRRLYTSDLR FLEQF