ID   TRPA_DESVH              Reviewed;         257 AA.
AC   Q72EU7;
DT   16-AUG-2005, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   05-JUL-2004, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 98.
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=DVU_0471;
OS   Desulfovibrio vulgaris (strain ATCC 29579 / DSM 644 / NCIMB 8303 / VKM
OS   B-1760 / Hildenborough).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Desulfovibrionales;
OC   Desulfovibrionaceae; Desulfovibrio.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=882;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC 29579 / DSM 644 / NCIMB 8303 / VKM B-1760 / Hildenborough;
RX   PubMed=15077118; DOI=10.1038/nbt959;
RA   Heidelberg J.F., Seshadri R., Haveman S.A., Hemme C.L., Paulsen I.T.,
RA   Kolonay J.F., Eisen J.A., Ward N.L., Methe B.A., Brinkac L.M.,
RA   Daugherty S.C., DeBoy R.T., Dodson R.J., Durkin A.S., Madupu R.,
RA   Nelson W.C., Sullivan S.A., Fouts D.E., Haft D.H., Selengut J.,
RA   Peterson J.D., Davidsen T.M., Zafar N., Zhou L., Radune D., Dimitrov G.,
RA   Hance M., Tran K., Khouri H.M., Gill J., Utterback T.R., Feldblyum T.V.,
RA   Wall J.D., Voordouw G., Fraser C.M.;
RT   "The genome sequence of the anaerobic, sulfate-reducing bacterium
RT   Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough.";
RL   Nat. Biotechnol. 22:554-559(2004).
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   -!- INTERACTION:
CC       Q72EU7; Q72EU8: trpB-2; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-10071399, EBI-10071392;
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the TrpA family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-
CC       Rule:MF_00131}.
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DR   EMBL; AE017285; AAS94954.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_010937778.1; NC_002937.3.
DR   RefSeq; YP_009695.1; NC_002937.3.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q72EU7; -.
DR   SMR; Q72EU7; -.
DR   IntAct; Q72EU7; 4.
DR   STRING; 882.DVU_0471; -.
DR   PaxDb; Q72EU7; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAS94954; AAS94954; DVU_0471.
DR   KEGG; dvu:DVU_0471; -.
DR   PATRIC; fig|882.5.peg.447; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0159; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_016734_0_0_7; -.
DR   OMA; LVMTYWN; -.
DR   PhylomeDB; Q72EU7; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00035; UER00044.
DR   Proteomes; UP000002194; Chromosome.
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   1: Evidence at protein level;
KW   Amino-acid biosynthesis; Aromatic amino acid biosynthesis; Lyase;
KW   Reference proteome; Tryptophan biosynthesis.
FT   CHAIN           1..257
FT                   /note="Tryptophan synthase alpha chain"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000098777"
FT   ACT_SITE        51
FT                   /note="Proton acceptor"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00131"
FT   ACT_SITE        62
FT                   /note="Proton acceptor"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00131"
SQ   SEQUENCE   257 AA;  27273 MW;  9B6671C40213D06D CRC64;
     MSASRLERRI REAQAAGRPA LIPFLTAGFP TKERFWDELE ALDAAGADII EVGVPFSDPV
     ADGPVVAAAS QRALESGVTL RWIMDGLAAR KGRLRAGLVL MGYLNPFMQY GFERFVSDAA
     DAGVAGCIIP DLPLDEDADL RALLAARDMD LIALVGPNTG EGRMREYAAV ASGYVYVVSV
     MGTTGVRDGL PVEVADTLAR ARQCFSIPVA LGFGISRPAQ LEGLSHPPDA VIFGSALLRH
     LDAGGDAASF MKAWAER