ID   SYFA_RICAH              Reviewed;         349 AA.
AC   A8GND9;
DT   15-JAN-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   13-NOV-2007, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 79.
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=A1C_03140;
OS   Rickettsia akari (strain Hartford).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales;
OC   Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsieae; Rickettsia; spotted fever group.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=293614;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=Hartford;
RA   Madan A., Fahey J., Helton E., Ketteman M., Madan A., Rodrigues S.,
RA   Sanchez A., Whiting M., Dasch G., Eremeeva M.;
RT   "Complete genome sequence of Rickettsia akari.";
RL   Submitted (SEP-2007) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
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; CP000847; ABV74914.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_012149547.1; NC_009881.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A8GND9; -.
DR   SMR; A8GND9; -.
DR   STRING; 293614.A1C_03140; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABV74914; ABV74914; A1C_03140.
DR   KEGG; rak:A1C_03140; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_5; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000006830; 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.
FT   CHAIN           1..349
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_1000006885"
FT   BINDING         258
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   349 AA;  40373 MW;  FD3886AD6CD0E467 CRC64;
     MENIETILRL AEEKILLVQN LKALQEYKVE FLGKNGIVTG ELKKLGSLNE QERKEFGLKI
     NKLKDKIQNI IRATEEILEE QELKLKLAAD KIDLTIPARR YKQGSIHPIT QCSEELIQVF
     SQFGFTIENG PNIENDFHNF TALNFEDDHP ARQMHDTFYL KGQENNKPLL LRTHTSTVQI
     RAMKSGKPPF RFIAPGRTYR SDSDMTHTPM FHQIEGLVID KNINMGHLKY VITEFIKNFF
     ENSNIELRFR PSFFPFTEPS AEVDIRMNKH DKWLEVLGCG MVHPNVLKNV GIDSSEYQGV
     AFGLGVERFA MLKYNIKDLR QFFEGDMRWL KHYNFGSFDI PSLAGGLTK