ID   SYFA_RICFE              Reviewed;         349 AA.
AC   Q4ULS5;
DT   04-APR-2006, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   04-APR-2006, sequence version 2.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 94.
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=RF_0647;
OS   Rickettsia felis (strain ATCC VR-1525 / URRWXCal2) (Rickettsia azadi).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales;
OC   Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsieae; Rickettsia; spotted fever group.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=315456;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC VR-1525 / URRWXCal2;
RX   PubMed=15984913; DOI=10.1371/journal.pbio.0030248;
RA   Ogata H., Renesto P., Audic S., Robert C., Blanc G., Fournier P.-E.,
RA   Parinello H., Claverie J.-M., Raoult D.;
RT   "The genome sequence of Rickettsia felis identifies the first putative
RT   conjugative plasmid in an obligate intracellular parasite.";
RL   PLoS Biol. 3:1-12(2005).
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=AAY61498.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};
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DR   EMBL; CP000053; AAY61498.1; ALT_INIT; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011270977.1; NC_007109.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q4ULS5; -.
DR   SMR; Q4ULS5; -.
DR   STRING; 315456.RF_0647; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAY61498; AAY61498; RF_0647.
DR   KEGG; rfe:RF_0647; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_5; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 469058at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000008548; 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_0000232021"
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;  40484 MW;  5D7BA4BD0B739DCD CRC64;
     MENIETILRL AEEKILLVQN LKELQEYKVE FLGKNGIVTG ELKKLGSLNE QERKEFGLKI
     NKLKDKIQNI IKAKEEILEE QELNLKLAAD KIDLTIPARR YKQGSIHPIT QCSEELIQVF
     SQFGFTIENG PNIENDFHNF TSLNFEDDHP ARQMHDTFYL KGQENNKPLL LRTHTSTVQI
     RAMKNGKPPF RFIAPGRTYR SDSDMTHTPM FHQIEGLVID KNINMGHLKY VITEFIKSFF
     ENSNIELRFR PSFFPFTEPS AEVDIRMNKN DKWLEVLGCG MVHPNVLKNV GIDSSEYQGF
     AFGLGVERFA MLKYNIKDLR QFFEGDMRWL KHYNFGSFDI PNLAGGLTK