ID   SYFA_STRMU              Reviewed;         347 AA.
AC   Q8CWX1;
DT   16-JAN-2004, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-MAR-2003, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 114.
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}; Synonyms=syfA;
GN   OrderedLocusNames=SMU_1512;
OS   Streptococcus mutans serotype c (strain ATCC 700610 / UA159).
OC   Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Lactobacillales; Streptococcaceae;
OC   Streptococcus.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=210007;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC 700610 / UA159;
RX   PubMed=12397186; DOI=10.1073/pnas.172501299;
RA   Ajdic D.J., McShan W.M., McLaughlin R.E., Savic G., Chang J., Carson M.B.,
RA   Primeaux C., Tian R., Kenton S., Jia H.G., Lin S.P., Qian Y., Li S.,
RA   Zhu H., Najar F.Z., Lai H., White J., Roe B.A., Ferretti J.J.;
RT   "Genome sequence of Streptococcus mutans UA159, a cariogenic dental
RT   pathogen.";
RL   Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99:14434-14439(2002).
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; AE014133; AAN59163.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; NP_721857.1; NC_004350.2.
DR   RefSeq; WP_002262925.1; NC_004350.2.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q8CWX1; -.
DR   SMR; Q8CWX1; -.
DR   STRING; 210007.SMU_1512; -.
DR   PRIDE; Q8CWX1; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAN59163; AAN59163; SMU_1512.
DR   KEGG; smu:SMU_1512; -.
DR   PATRIC; fig|210007.7.peg.1345; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_9; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   PhylomeDB; Q8CWX1; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000002512; 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;
KW   Reference proteome.
FT   CHAIN           1..347
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000126772"
FT   BINDING         261
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   347 AA;  39296 MW;  8E4777B8444FFD96 CRC64;
     MDLQAQLEEL RKSTQATLKE MSGNHSKELQ DLRVKVLGKK GSLTELLKGL KDLPNELRPV
     VGKQVNEVRD VLTKAFEEQA KIVEAAKIQA QLESETLDVT LPGRQIHLGN RHVLSQISEE
     IEDIFLGMGF QVVDGYEVEQ DYYNFERMNL PKDHPARDMQ DTFYISEDIL LRTHTSPVQA
     RTLDKHDFSK GPLKMISPGR VFRRDTDDAT HSHQFHQIEG LVVGKNISMG DLKGTLEMIS
     KKMFGEDRKI RLRPSYFPFT EPSVEVDVSC FKCGGKGCNV CKKTGWIEIL GAGMVHPSVL
     EMSGVNSEEY SGFAFGLGQE RMAMLRYGIN DIRGFYQGDS RFTEQFN