ID   TRPA_STAA1              Reviewed;         242 AA.
AC   A7X240;
DT   15-JAN-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   23-OCT-2007, sequence version 1.
DT   25-MAY-2022, entry version 73.
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=SAHV_1361;
OS   Staphylococcus aureus (strain Mu3 / ATCC 700698).
OC   Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Staphylococcaceae;
OC   Staphylococcus.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=418127;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=Mu3 / ATCC 700698;
RX   PubMed=17954695; DOI=10.1128/aac.00534-07;
RA   Neoh H.-M., Cui L., Yuzawa H., Takeuchi F., Matsuo M., Hiramatsu K.;
RT   "Mutated response regulator graR is responsible for phenotypic conversion
RT   of Staphylococcus aureus from heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate
RT   resistance to vancomycin-intermediate resistance.";
RL   Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 52:45-53(2008).
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; AP009324; BAF78244.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_000163628.1; NC_009782.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A7X240; -.
DR   SMR; A7X240; -.
DR   KEGG; saw:SAHV_1361; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_016734_0_0_9; -.
DR   OMA; LVMTYWN; -.
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..242
FT                   /note="Tryptophan synthase alpha chain"
FT                   /id="PRO_1000018288"
FT   ACT_SITE        31
FT                   /note="Proton acceptor"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00131"
FT   ACT_SITE        42
FT                   /note="Proton acceptor"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00131"
SQ   SEQUENCE   242 AA;  27145 MW;  CE794E63CA5A72E2 CRC64;
     MTKLFIPYIM GNKDLIENAT LLSENGADII EIGVPFSDPV ADGPVIMEAG QQAIKQGITI
     DYIFNQLEKH GDQIKCNYVL MTYYNIICHY GEQAFFEKCR DTGVYGLIIP DLPYELSQRL
     KQQFSHYGVK IISLVAMTTD DKRIKDIVSH AEGFIYTVTM NATTGQNGAF HPELKRKIES
     IKAIANVPVV AGFGIRTPQH VADIKEVADG IVIGSEIVKR FKSNTREEII RYLQSIQQTL
     NN