ID   SYFA_SULMW              Reviewed;         325 AA.
AC   A8Z6A5;
DT   20-MAY-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   15-JAN-2008, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 80.
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=SMGWSS_260;
OS   Sulcia muelleri (strain GWSS).
OC   Bacteria; Bacteroidetes; Flavobacteriia; Flavobacteriales;
OC   Candidatus Sulcia.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=444179;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=GWSS;
RX   PubMed=18048332; DOI=10.1073/pnas.0708855104;
RA   McCutcheon J.P., Moran N.A.;
RT   "Parallel genomic evolution and metabolic interdependence in an ancient
RT   symbiosis.";
RL   Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 104:19392-19397(2007).
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; CP000770; ABS30656.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A8Z6A5; -.
DR   SMR; A8Z6A5; -.
DR   STRING; 444179.SMGWSS_260; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABS30656; ABS30656; SMGWSS_260.
DR   KEGG; smg:SMGWSS_260; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_10; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000781; 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..325
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_1000078854"
FT   BINDING         248
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   325 AA;  38574 MW;  42F5E677A42C878B CRC64;
     MLNKIKNINK ELDIININSA SELEFFRIKF LGKKGILNSL FKEFKKIDSN EKRNIGLSLN
     ILKIKIKNLI LKFKFLKKKK IDDLEIDDLT KPGKKKNLGS RHPISIIKHR IINIFNKIGF
     KICEGPEIEY DWYNFTALNF PYYHPAREMQ DTFFIKKSNK LLRTHTSSVQ IRYMEKNKPP
     IRIISPGRVY RNEKISAYSH CMFHQIEGLY LDKKVSFKDL KSTINFFIKN FFGKSITRFR
     PSYFPFTEPS AELDILWNNK WLEIIGCGMV DPIVLKNVNI DPDLYSGFAF GMGIERITLM
     IYKINDIRYF FENDLRFLKQ FKKEF