ID   SYFA_THET2              Reviewed;         350 AA.
AC   Q72HA1;
DT   29-MAR-2005, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   05-JUL-2004, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 105.
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=TT_C1594;
OS   Thermus thermophilus (strain ATCC BAA-163 / DSM 7039 / HB27).
OC   Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Thermales; Thermaceae; Thermus.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=262724;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC BAA-163 / DSM 7039 / HB27;
RX   PubMed=15064768; DOI=10.1038/nbt956;
RA   Henne A., Brueggemann H., Raasch C., Wiezer A., Hartsch T., Liesegang H.,
RA   Johann A., Lienard T., Gohl O., Martinez-Arias R., Jacobi C.,
RA   Starkuviene V., Schlenczeck S., Dencker S., Huber R., Klenk H.-P.,
RA   Kramer W., Merkl R., Gottschalk G., Fritz H.-J.;
RT   "The genome sequence of the extreme thermophile Thermus thermophilus.";
RL   Nat. Biotechnol. 22:547-553(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; AE017221; AAS81936.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011173965.1; NC_005835.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q72HA1; -.
DR   SMR; Q72HA1; -.
DR   STRING; 262724.TT_C1594; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAS81936; AAS81936; TT_C1594.
DR   KEGG; tth:TT_C1594; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_0; -.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 469058at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000592; 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_0000126784"
FT   BINDING         262
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;  39249 MW;  AAC8436711A636B6 CRC64;
     MLEEALAAIQ NARDLEELKA LKARYLGKKG LLTQEMKGLS ALPLEERRKR GQELNAIKAA
     LEAALEAREK ALEEAALKEA LERERVDVSL PGASLFSGGL HPITLMEREL VEIFRALGYQ
     AVEGPEVESE FFNFDALNIP EHHPARDMWD TFWLAGEGFR LEGPLGEEVE GRLLLRTHTS
     PMQVRYMVAH TPPFRIVVPG RVFRFEQTDA THEAVFHQLE GLVVGEGITM AHLKGAIYEL
     AQALFGPDSK VRFQPVYFPF VEPGAQFAVW WPEGGKWLEL GGAGMVHPKV FQAVDAYRER
     LGLPSAYRGV TGFAFGLGVE RLAMLRYGIP DIRYFFGGRL KFLEQFKGVL