ID   SYFA_CHLCH              Reviewed;         344 AA.
AC   Q3APW3;
DT   04-APR-2006, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   22-NOV-2005, sequence version 1.
DT   04-NOV-2026, entry version 104.
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};
GN   OrderedLocusNames=Cag_1711;
OS   Chlorobium chlorochromatii (strain CaD3).
OC   Bacteria; Pseudomonadati; Chlorobiota; Chlorobiia; Chlorobiales;
OC   Chlorobiaceae; 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   -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC       Reaction=tRNA(Phe) + L-phenylalanine + ATP = L-phenylalanyl-tRNA(Phe) +
CC         AMP + diphosphate + H(+); 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; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-
CC         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; CP000108; ABB28962.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   SMR; Q3APW3; -.
DR   STRING; 340177.Cag_1711; -.
DR   KEGG; cch:Cag_1711; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0016; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_025086_0_1_10; -.
DR   OMA; AAMMRHG; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 9800719at2; -.
DR   CDD; cd00496; PheRS_alpha_core; 1.
DR   Gene3D; 3.30.930.10; Bira Bifunctional Protein, Domain 2; 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; 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; PHENYLALANINE--TRNA LIGASE, MITOCHONDRIAL; 1.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR11538; PHENYLALANYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF02912; Phe_tRNA-synt_N; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF01409; tRNA-synt_2d; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF55681; Class II aaRS and biotin synthetases; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF46589; tRNA-binding arm; 1.
DR   NCBIfam; TIGR00468; pheS; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS50862; AA_TRNA_LIGASE_II; 1.
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   AlphaFoldDB; Q3APW3; -.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase; ATP-binding; Cytoplasm; Ligase; Magnesium;
KW   Metal-binding; Nucleotide-binding; Protein biosynthesis.
FT   CHAIN           1..344
FT                   /note="Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000231974"
FT   BINDING         257
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   344 AA;  38566 MW;  3B356C51BE5EAF0C CRC64;
     MEERILQAKQ EILEAPLTTL AELESFRLHF TVRKGLVAAL FGELKNVASA DKPRIGQLLN
     ELKQTAESRV SDAEAHLAAA QNSKQQPSLL DLTLPGRRSF CGSEHPVQKV LGDMKSIFNA
     MGFTIATGPE LEVGNYNFDM LNFAPDHPAR DMQDTFFVRT GSGNTPDVLL RTHTSPVQIR
     VMLDEKPPIR VICPGKVYRN EAISARSYCV FHQLEGLYID KNVSFADLKA TIYSFAQQMF
     GSDVKLRFRP SFFPFTEPSA EVDVTCYLCG GKGCRVCKKS GWLEILGCGM VHPNVLRNCG
     IDPEEWSGYA FGMGVDRTVL LRYKIDDIRL LFENDVRMLQ QFKA
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