ID   TRPA_CHLCH              Reviewed;         267 AA.
AC   Q3AR00;
DT   15-JAN-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   22-NOV-2005, sequence version 1.
DT   25-MAY-2022, entry version 87.
DE   RecName: Full=Tryptophan synthase alpha chain {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00131};
DE            EC=4.2.1.20 {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00131};
GN   Name=trpA {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00131}; OrderedLocusNames=Cag_1315;
OS   Chlorobium chlorochromatii (strain CaD3).
OC   Bacteria; Chlorobi; Chlorobia; Chlorobiales; Chlorobiaceae;
OC   Chlorobium/Pelodictyon group; Chlorobium.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=340177;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=CaD3;
RG   US DOE Joint Genome Institute;
RA   Copeland A., Lucas S., Lapidus A., Barry K., Detter J.C., Glavina T.,
RA   Hammon N., Israni S., Pitluck S., Bryant D., Schmutz J., Larimer F.,
RA   Land M., Kyrpides N., Ivanova N., Richardson P.;
RT   "Complete sequence of Chlorobium chlorochromatii CaD3.";
RL   Submitted (AUG-2005) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
CC   -!- FUNCTION: The alpha subunit is responsible for the aldol cleavage of
CC       indoleglycerol phosphate to indole and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.
CC       {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00131}.
CC   -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC       Reaction=(1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate + L-serine = D-
CC         glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + H2O + L-tryptophan;
CC         Xref=Rhea:RHEA:10532, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:33384,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:57912, ChEBI:CHEBI:58866, ChEBI:CHEBI:59776; EC=4.2.1.20;
CC         Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00131};
CC   -!- PATHWAY: Amino-acid biosynthesis; L-tryptophan biosynthesis; L-
CC       tryptophan from chorismate: step 5/5. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-
CC       Rule:MF_00131}.
CC   -!- SUBUNIT: Tetramer of two alpha and two beta chains. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-
CC       Rule:MF_00131}.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the TrpA family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-
CC       Rule:MF_00131}.
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DR   EMBL; CP000108; ABB28575.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011362339.1; NC_007514.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q3AR00; -.
DR   SMR; Q3AR00; -.
DR   STRING; 340177.Cag_1315; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABB28575; ABB28575; Cag_1315.
DR   KEGG; cch:Cag_1315; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0159; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_016734_0_4_10; -.
DR   OMA; LVMTYWN; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 912786at2; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00035; UER00044.
DR   GO; GO:0004834; F:tryptophan synthase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   CDD; cd04724; Tryptophan_synthase_alpha; 1.
DR   Gene3D; 3.20.20.70; -; 1.
DR   HAMAP; MF_00131; Trp_synth_alpha; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR013785; Aldolase_TIM.
DR   InterPro; IPR011060; RibuloseP-bd_barrel.
DR   InterPro; IPR018204; Trp_synthase_alpha_AS.
DR   InterPro; IPR002028; Trp_synthase_suA.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR43406; PTHR43406; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF00290; Trp_syntA; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF51366; SSF51366; 1.
DR   TIGRFAMs; TIGR00262; trpA; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS00167; TRP_SYNTHASE_ALPHA; 1.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   Amino-acid biosynthesis; Aromatic amino acid biosynthesis; Lyase;
KW   Tryptophan biosynthesis.
FT   CHAIN           1..267
FT                   /note="Tryptophan synthase alpha chain"
FT                   /id="PRO_1000018186"
FT   ACT_SITE        47
FT                   /note="Proton acceptor"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00131"
FT   ACT_SITE        58
FT                   /note="Proton acceptor"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00131"
SQ   SEQUENCE   267 AA;  29074 MW;  492F5BEB9FFD543C CRC64;
     MAQNRITRLM QQQKKLLIAY YMPEFPVAGA TLPVLEALQE HGADIIELGI PYSDPIGDGP
     VIQNAAHTAI RNGVTLRKVL ELVRKARNGE GCKKITVPIV LMGYSNPLFA YGGDCFLADA
     IDSGVDGVLI PDFPPEEAID YLDRAKNVGL SVIFLIAPVT SPERIEFIDS LSTDFSYCLA
     VNATTGTAKL SGHAGDAAVE EYLHRVRQHT KKKFVVGFGI RDKERVESMW KLADGAVVGT
     ALLEQLAAST TPQECAERAG TFWQSLR