ID   SYFA_RICPU              Reviewed;         349 AA.
AC   C4K2A1;
DT   22-SEP-2009, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   07-JUL-2009, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 61.
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=RPR_05625;
OS   Rickettsia peacockii (strain Rustic).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales;
OC   Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsieae; Rickettsia; spotted fever group.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=562019;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=Rustic;
RX   PubMed=20027221; DOI=10.1371/journal.pone.0008361;
RA   Felsheim R.F., Kurtti T.J., Munderloh U.G.;
RT   "Genome sequence of the endosymbiont Rickettsia peacockii and comparison
RT   with virulent Rickettsia rickettsii: identification of virulence factors.";
RL   PLoS ONE 4:E8361-E8361(2009).
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; CP001227; ACR47698.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_010977215.1; NC_012730.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; C4K2A1; -.
DR   SMR; C4K2A1; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ACR47698; ACR47698; RPR_05625.
DR   KEGG; rpk:RPR_05625; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_5; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000005015; 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_1000204835"
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;  40392 MW;  BE273492F1B30C89 CRC64;
     MENIETILRL AEDKILLVQN LKALQEYKVE FLGKNGIVTG ELKKLGSLNE QERKEFGLKI
     NKLKDKIQNI IKAKAEILEE QELNFKLAAD KIDLTIPARR YKQGSIHPIT QCSEELIQVF
     SQFGFTIENG PNIENDFHNF TALNFEDDHP ARQMHDTFYL KSQENNKPLL LRTHTSTVQI
     RAMKNGKPPF RFIAPGRTYR SDSDMTHTPM FHQIEGLVMD KNINMGHLKY VITTFIKSFF
     ENSNIELRFR PSFFPFTEPS AEVDIRMNKN DKWLEVLGCG MVHPNVLKNV GIDSSEYQGF
     AFGLGVERFA MLKYNIKDLR QFFEGDMRWL KHYNFGSFDI PNLAGGLTK