ID R6ITI9_9FIRM Unreviewed; 316 AA.
AC R6ITI9;
DT 24-JUL-2013, integrated into UniProtKB/TrEMBL.
DT 24-JUL-2013, sequence version 1.
DT 24-JAN-2024, entry version 38.
DE RecName: Full=DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00015972, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059};
DE Short=RNAP subunit alpha {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059};
DE EC=2.7.7.6 {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00012418, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059};
DE AltName: Full=RNA polymerase subunit alpha {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00033070, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059};
DE AltName: Full=Transcriptase subunit alpha {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00032524, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059};
GN Name=rpoA {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059};
GN ORFNames=BN517_01385 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:CDB41312.1};
OS Ruminococcus sp. CAG:177.
OC Bacteria; Bacillota; Clostridia; Eubacteriales; Oscillospiraceae;
OC Ruminococcus.
OX NCBI_TaxID=1262952 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:CDB41312.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000018315};
RN [1] {ECO:0000313|EMBL:CDB41312.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000018315}
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC STRAIN=MGS:177 {ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000018315};
RA Nielsen H.B., Almeida M., Juncker A.S., Rasmussen S., Li J., Sunagawa S.,
RA Plichta D., Gautier L., Le Chatelier E., Peletier E., Bonde I., Nielsen T.,
RA Manichanh C., Arumugam M., Batto J., Santos M.B.Q.D., Blom N., Borruel N.,
RA Burgdorf K.S., Boumezbeur F., Casellas F., Dore J., Guarner F., Hansen T.,
RA Hildebrand F., Kaas R.S., Kennedy S., Kristiansen K., Kultima J.R.,
RA Leonard P., Levenez F., Lund O., Moumen B., Le Paslier D., Pons N.,
RA Pedersen O., Prifti E., Qin J., Raes J., Tap J., Tims S., Ussery D.W.,
RA Yamada T., MetaHit consortium, Renault P., Sicheritz-Ponten T., Bork P.,
RA Wang J., Brunak S., Ehrlich S.D.;
RT "Dependencies among metagenomic species, viruses, plasmids and units of
RT genetic variation.";
RL Submitted (NOV-2012) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
CC -!- FUNCTION: DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of
CC DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates.
CC {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059}.
CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC Reaction=a ribonucleoside 5'-triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate +
CC RNA(n+1); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:21248, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:14527, Rhea:RHEA-
CC COMP:17342, ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:61557, ChEBI:CHEBI:140395;
CC EC=2.7.7.6; Evidence={ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00024550,
CC ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059};
CC -!- SUBUNIT: Homodimer. The RNAP catalytic core consists of 2 alpha, 1
CC beta, 1 beta' and 1 omega subunit. When a sigma factor is associated
CC with the core the holoenzyme is formed, which can initiate
CC transcription. {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059}.
CC -!- DOMAIN: The N-terminal domain is essential for RNAP assembly and basal
CC transcription, whereas the C-terminal domain is involved in interaction
CC with transcriptional regulators and with upstream promoter elements.
CC {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059}.
CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the RNA polymerase alpha chain family.
CC {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00007123, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059}.
CC -!- CAUTION: The sequence shown here is derived from an EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ
CC whole genome shotgun (WGS) entry which is preliminary data.
CC {ECO:0000313|EMBL:CDB41312.1}.
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DR EMBL; CBDQ010000026; CDB41312.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR AlphaFoldDB; R6ITI9; -.
DR STRING; 1262952.BN517_01385; -.
DR Proteomes; UP000018315; Unassembled WGS sequence.
DR GO; GO:0005737; C:cytoplasm; IEA:UniProt.
DR GO; GO:0000428; C:DNA-directed RNA polymerase complex; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR GO; GO:0003677; F:DNA binding; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR GO; GO:0003899; F:DNA-directed 5'-3' RNA polymerase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR GO; GO:0046983; F:protein dimerization activity; IEA:InterPro.
DR GO; GO:0006351; P:DNA-templated transcription; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR CDD; cd06928; RNAP_alpha_NTD; 1.
DR Gene3D; 1.10.150.20; 5' to 3' exonuclease, C-terminal subdomain; 1.
DR Gene3D; 2.170.120.12; DNA-directed RNA polymerase, insert domain; 1.
DR Gene3D; 3.30.1360.10; RNA polymerase, RBP11-like subunit; 1.
DR HAMAP; MF_00059; RNApol_bact_RpoA; 1.
DR InterPro; IPR011262; DNA-dir_RNA_pol_insert.
DR InterPro; IPR011263; DNA-dir_RNA_pol_RpoA/D/Rpb3.
DR InterPro; IPR011773; DNA-dir_RpoA.
DR InterPro; IPR036603; RBP11-like.
DR InterPro; IPR011260; RNAP_asu_C.
DR InterPro; IPR036643; RNApol_insert_sf.
DR NCBIfam; TIGR02027; rpoA; 1.
DR Pfam; PF01000; RNA_pol_A_bac; 1.
DR Pfam; PF03118; RNA_pol_A_CTD; 1.
DR Pfam; PF01193; RNA_pol_L; 1.
DR SMART; SM00662; RPOLD; 1.
DR SUPFAM; SSF47789; C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase alpha subunit; 1.
DR SUPFAM; SSF56553; Insert subdomain of RNA polymerase alpha subunit; 1.
DR SUPFAM; SSF55257; RBP11-like subunits of RNA polymerase; 1.
PE 3: Inferred from homology;
KW DNA-directed RNA polymerase {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022478,
KW ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059};
KW Nucleotidyltransferase {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022695, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
KW Rule:MF_00059}; Reference proteome {ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000018315};
KW Transcription {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00023163, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
KW Rule:MF_00059};
KW Transferase {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022679, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
KW Rule:MF_00059}.
FT DOMAIN 20..228
FT /note="DNA-directed RNA polymerase RpoA/D/Rpb3-type"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000259|SMART:SM00662"
FT REGION 1..229
FT /note="Alpha N-terminal domain (alpha-NTD)"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
FT REGION 248..316
FT /note="Alpha C-terminal domain (alpha-CTD)"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
SQ SEQUENCE 316 AA; 34770 MW; 133D9BCC7A710B78 CRC64;
MIGIEKPKIE TEGITPDGTY GKFIVEPLER GYGTTLGNSL RRVLLSSLPG YAIISVKIDG
ILHEFSTIPG VKEDVTEIVL NLKDVILKIH GDGPKTVYID ASGECEITAG SIQTDSEVEI
LNPDLHIATL DSSANVHMEL VCDKGRGYYS AERNKEKFPP TIGVIAIDSI YSPVLKVNYT
VENTRVGHVT DLDKLTLEVW TDGTIHAMEA VSLGAKILNE HLSLFGDLSD EAYDTEIMVV
KSDNAKEKVL EMTIEELDLS VRSFNCLKRA GINTVEDLIS KTEEDMMKVR NLGRKSLDEV
IAKLKSMGLS LSKEEE
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