ID   SYFA_RICTY              Reviewed;         350 AA.
AC   Q68WW2;
DT   29-MAR-2005, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   11-OCT-2004, 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=RT0403;
OS   Rickettsia typhi (strain ATCC VR-144 / Wilmington).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales;
OC   Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsieae; Rickettsia; typhus group.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=257363;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC VR-144 / Wilmington;
RX   PubMed=15317790; DOI=10.1128/jb.186.17.5842-5855.2004;
RA   McLeod M.P., Qin X., Karpathy S.E., Gioia J., Highlander S.K., Fox G.E.,
RA   McNeill T.Z., Jiang H., Muzny D., Jacob L.S., Hawes A.C., Sodergren E.,
RA   Gill R., Hume J., Morgan M., Fan G., Amin A.G., Gibbs R.A., Hong C.,
RA   Yu X.-J., Walker D.H., Weinstock G.M.;
RT   "Complete genome sequence of Rickettsia typhi and comparison with sequences
RT   of other Rickettsiae.";
RL   J. Bacteriol. 186:5842-5855(2004).
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; AE017197; AAU03880.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011190864.1; NC_006142.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q68WW2; -.
DR   SMR; Q68WW2; -.
DR   STRING; 257363.RT0403; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAU03880; AAU03880; RT0403.
DR   KEGG; rty:RT0403; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_5; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 469058at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000604; 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..350
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000126753"
FT   BINDING         259
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   350 AA;  40708 MW;  CFD44158D117529A CRC64;
     MANIETILKL AEEKILLVHN LKDLQEYKVE FLGKNGIVTS ELKKLSSLVN GQERKEFGLK
     INTLKDKIHN IIKAKVQILE EEELNLKLAA DKIDLTIPAR RYKQGSIHPI TQCMDELIQV
     FAQFGFTIEN GPNIENDFHN FTALNFEYDH PARQMHDTFY LKGRENDKPL LLRTHTSTVQ
     IRAMKNGKPP FRFIAPGRTY RSDSDMTHTP MFHQIEGLVI DKNINMGHLK YVIIKFIRSF
     FENPNIELRF RPSFFPFTEP SAEVDIRMNK NDKWLEVLGC GMVHPNVLKN VGIDRSEYQG
     FAFGLGVERF AMLKYNIKDL RRFFEGDIRW LKHYNFESFD IPNLAGGLTK