ID   SYFA_WOLPM              Reviewed;         347 AA.
AC   Q73IM5;
DT   29-MAR-2005, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   05-JUL-2004, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 108.
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=WD_0132;
OS   Wolbachia pipientis wMel.
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales;
OC   Anaplasmataceae; Wolbachieae; Wolbachia; unclassified Wolbachia.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=163164;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RX   PubMed=15024419; DOI=10.1371/journal.pbio.0020069;
RA   Wu M., Sun L.V., Vamathevan J.J., Riegler M., DeBoy R.T., Brownlie J.C.,
RA   McGraw E.A., Martin W., Esser C., Ahmadinejad N., Wiegand C., Madupu R.,
RA   Beanan M.J., Brinkac L.M., Daugherty S.C., Durkin A.S., Kolonay J.F.,
RA   Nelson W.C., Mohamoud Y., Lee P., Berry K.J., Young M.B., Utterback T.R.,
RA   Weidman J.F., Nierman W.C., Paulsen I.T., Nelson K.E., Tettelin H.,
RA   O'Neill S.L., Eisen J.A.;
RT   "Phylogenomics of the reproductive parasite Wolbachia pipientis wMel: a
RT   streamlined genome overrun by mobile genetic elements.";
RL   PLoS Biol. 2:327-341(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; AE017196; AAS13886.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_010962386.1; NC_002978.6.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q73IM5; -.
DR   SMR; Q73IM5; -.
DR   STRING; 163164.WD_0132; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAS13886; AAS13886; WD_0132.
DR   GeneID; 29555385; -.
DR   KEGG; wol:WD_0132; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   OMA; DWHNFTA; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 469058at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000008215; 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..347
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000126796"
FT   BINDING         265
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;  40006 MW;  5A388AEAA80CDA96 CRC64;
     MNKELLDDIL SLEDKAVSEI ENASSLQDLE KVRLSYLGKK GVIKAYFDNL KEIEDAGKKR
     NLGEVINVLR NKLDQLIMSK ENILKAEEVN FKLQNEAVDI TLSARPEKIG KVHPLSKVLN
     EVKLIFAHMG FKAVDGPDIE DEFHVFDALN TPSHHPAREE QDTFYLKNKI DDKRMVLRTH
     TSSVQIRTME KTKKFPIKIV AAGRVYRNDF DATHTPMFHQ IEGLYVDENV NMGQLKFTIH
     HFLNKFFGDK GLKIRFRNSF FPFTEPSAEV DISYKGSKWI EVLGCGMTHP NVFQNVGIDH
     TKYNGFAFGI GIERLAMLKY QISDLRSFYD NKISWLDHYG FHFSSLR