ID   TRPA_GEOMG              Reviewed;         269 AA.
AC   Q39SS2;
DT   15-JAN-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   22-NOV-2005, sequence version 1.
DT   25-MAY-2022, entry version 86.
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=Gmet_2477;
OS   Geobacter metallireducens (strain ATCC 53774 / DSM 7210 / GS-15).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Desulfuromonadales;
OC   Geobacteraceae; Geobacter.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=269799;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC 53774 / DSM 7210 / GS-15;
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., Di Bartolo G., Chain P., Schmutz J.,
RA   Larimer F., Land M., Kyrpides N., Ivanova N., Richardson P.;
RT   "Complete sequence of Geobacter metallireducens GS-15.";
RL   Submitted (OCT-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; CP000148; ABB32702.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_004512422.1; NC_007517.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q39SS2; -.
DR   SMR; Q39SS2; -.
DR   STRING; 269799.Gmet_2477; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABB32702; ABB32702; Gmet_2477.
DR   KEGG; gme:Gmet_2477; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0159; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_016734_0_2_7; -.
DR   OMA; LVMTYWN; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 912786at2; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00035; UER00044.
DR   Proteomes; UP000007073; 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   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   Amino-acid biosynthesis; Aromatic amino acid biosynthesis; Lyase;
KW   Reference proteome; Tryptophan biosynthesis.
FT   CHAIN           1..269
FT                   /note="Tryptophan synthase alpha chain"
FT                   /id="PRO_1000018207"
FT   ACT_SITE        49
FT                   /note="Proton acceptor"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00131"
FT   ACT_SITE        60
FT                   /note="Proton acceptor"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00131"
SQ   SEQUENCE   269 AA;  28300 MW;  C6C0CD2FFB7CFA94 CRC64;
     MSRITGTFAE LKRTGKKALV TFITAGDPDL ATTEELIPLL AENGADIIEL GVPFSDPMAD
     GPTIQLSSER ALAAGTTLSR ILATVKSVRG RTQVPIVLMG YFNPIFSYGL ERFAADAAAA
     GVDGVLLVDL PPEEAGEFKA CADRHGIDVI FLLTPTSDET RIRTVTNRAR GFIYYVSVTG
     VTGVRSGIEA SVAGNVNIIK ECSKVPVAVG FGIATPEQAG EVAATADGVV VGSAIVKLFE
     KHRGEELKGA LATFVSSLKQ AVDRGRYDN