ID   SYFA_RICBR              Reviewed;         349 AA.
AC   Q1RIS9;
DT   20-FEB-2007, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   16-MAY-2006, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 93.
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=RBE_0654;
OS   Rickettsia bellii (strain RML369-C).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales;
OC   Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsieae; Rickettsia; belli group.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=336407;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=RML369-C;
RX   PubMed=16703114; DOI=10.1371/journal.pgen.0020076;
RA   Ogata H., La Scola B., Audic S., Renesto P., Blanc G., Robert C.,
RA   Fournier P.-E., Claverie J.-M., Raoult D.;
RT   "Genome sequence of Rickettsia bellii illuminates the role of amoebae in
RT   gene exchanges between intracellular pathogens.";
RL   PLoS Genet. 2:733-744(2006).
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; CP000087; ABE04735.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011477323.1; NC_007940.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q1RIS9; -.
DR   SMR; Q1RIS9; -.
DR   STRING; 336407.RBE_0654; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABE04735; ABE04735; RBE_0654.
DR   KEGG; rbe:RBE_0654; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_5; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 469058at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000001951; 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_0000278010"
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;  40516 MW;  D473EEEE2C2EFFB0 CRC64;
     MDNIETILRL AEEKILLVQS LKVLQEYKVE FLGKNGIVTN ELKKLGSLSE QDRKEFGLKI
     NKLKEEIQNI IKAKEEILEE EELNLKLSSD KIDLSLPARR YKQGSIHPIT QCMEELIQVF
     AKFGFSIEDG PNIENDFHNF TALNFEDDHP ARQMHDTFYL KGQENDKPML LRTHTSTVQI
     RAMKNGKPPF RFIAPGRTYR SDSDMTHTPM FHQIEGLVID KDINMGHLKY VITEFIRCFF
     ENSNIELRFR PSFFPFTEPS AEVDIRMSKT DKWLEVLGCG MVHPNVLKNV GIDNSQYQGF
     AFGLGVERFA MLKYNIKDLR QFFEGDMRWL KHYSFSSFDI PNLAGGLTK