ID   SYFA_STRP8              Reviewed;         347 AA.
AC   Q8P1K1;
DT   19-OCT-2002, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   29-MAR-2005, sequence version 2.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 118.
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=spyM18_0827;
OS   Streptococcus pyogenes serotype M18 (strain MGAS8232).
OC   Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Lactobacillales; Streptococcaceae;
OC   Streptococcus.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=186103;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=MGAS8232;
RX   PubMed=11917108; DOI=10.1073/pnas.062526099;
RA   Smoot J.C., Barbian K.D., Van Gompel J.J., Smoot L.M., Chaussee M.S.,
RA   Sylva G.L., Sturdevant D.E., Ricklefs S.M., Porcella S.F., Parkins L.D.,
RA   Beres S.B., Campbell D.S., Smith T.M., Zhang Q., Kapur V., Daly J.A.,
RA   Veasy L.G., Musser J.M.;
RT   "Genome sequence and comparative microarray analysis of serotype M18 group
RT   A Streptococcus strains associated with acute rheumatic fever outbreaks.";
RL   Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99:4668-4673(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}.
CC   -!- SEQUENCE CAUTION:
CC       Sequence=AAL97487.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};
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DR   EMBL; AE009949; AAL97487.1; ALT_INIT; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011017614.1; NC_003485.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q8P1K1; -.
DR   SMR; Q8P1K1; -.
DR   BindingDB; Q8P1K1; -.
DR   ChEMBL; CHEMBL4690; -.
DR   KEGG; spm:spyM18_0827; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_9; -.
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..347
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000126778"
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;  39292 MW;  03E7CF63A49F6A0F CRC64;
     MDLQAQLEEL KTKTLETLQS LTGNHTKELQ DLRVAVLGKK GSLTELLKGL KDLSNDLRPV
     VGKQVNEVRD LLTKAFEEQA KIVEAAKIQA QLDAESIDVT LPGRQMTLGH RHVLTQTSEE
     IEDIFLGMGF QIVDGFEVEK DYYNFERMNL PKDHPARDMQ DTFYITEEIL LRTHTSPVQA
     RTLDQHDFSK GPLKMVSPGR VFRRDTDDAT HSHQFHQIEG LVVGKNISMR DLKGTLEMII
     KKMFGEERSI RLRPSYFPFT EPSVEVDVSC FKCGGKGCNV CKKTGWIEIL GAGMVHPSVL
     EMSGVDAKEY SGFAFGLGQE RIAMLRYGIN DIRGFYQGDQ RFSEQFN