ID   RPOA_AQUAE              Reviewed;         317 AA.
AC   O66483;
DT   30-MAY-2000, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-AUG-1998, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 125.
DE   RecName: Full=DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059};
DE            Short=RNAP subunit alpha {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059};
DE            EC=2.7.7.6 {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059};
DE   AltName: Full=RNA polymerase subunit alpha {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059};
DE   AltName: Full=Transcriptase subunit alpha {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059};
GN   Name=rpoA {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059}; OrderedLocusNames=aq_070;
OS   Aquifex aeolicus (strain VF5).
OC   Bacteria; Aquificae; Aquificales; Aquificaceae; Aquifex.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=224324;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=VF5;
RX   PubMed=9537320; DOI=10.1038/32831;
RA   Deckert G., Warren P.V., Gaasterland T., Young W.G., Lenox A.L.,
RA   Graham D.E., Overbeek R., Snead M.A., Keller M., Aujay M., Huber R.,
RA   Feldman R.A., Short J.M., Olsen G.J., Swanson R.V.;
RT   "The complete genome of the hyperthermophilic bacterium Aquifex aeolicus.";
RL   Nature 392:353-358(1998).
CC   -!- FUNCTION: DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of
CC       DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates.
CC       {ECO:0000255|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:0000255|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:0000255|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:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059}.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the RNA polymerase alpha chain family.
CC       {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059}.
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DR   EMBL; AE000657; AAC06440.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   PIR; H70306; H70306.
DR   RefSeq; NP_213043.1; NC_000918.1.
DR   RefSeq; WP_010879981.1; NC_000918.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; O66483; -.
DR   SMR; O66483; -.
DR   STRING; 224324.aq_070; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAC06440; AAC06440; aq_070.
DR   KEGG; aae:aq_070; -.
DR   PATRIC; fig|224324.8.peg.61; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0202; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_053084_0_1_0; -.
DR   InParanoid; O66483; -.
DR   OMA; LMKFRNF; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 662686at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000798; Chromosome.
DR   GO; GO:0005737; C:cytoplasm; IBA:GO_Central.
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:transcription, DNA-templated; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   Gene3D; 2.170.120.12; -; 1.
DR   Gene3D; 3.30.1360.10; -; 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   PANTHER; PTHR32108; PTHR32108; 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; SSF55257; SSF55257; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF56553; SSF56553; 1.
DR   TIGRFAMs; TIGR02027; rpoA; 1.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   DNA-directed RNA polymerase; Nucleotidyltransferase; Reference proteome;
KW   Transcription; Transferase.
FT   CHAIN           1..317
FT                   /note="DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000175256"
FT   REGION          1..229
FT                   /note="Alpha N-terminal domain (alpha-NTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
FT   REGION          245..317
FT                   /note="Alpha C-terminal domain (alpha-CTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
SQ   SEQUENCE   317 AA;  35768 MW;  BC6EEB9015163335 CRC64;
     MLNEFIYPDK IFWEEKTDTY GRLVVEPLER GFGTTVGNSL RRVLLSSISG TAITAVKIYG
     IYHEFSAIEG VQEDAIELIA NLKKIKFLMK GDSDVEILYL QKKGEGEVKA SDIKTPPNVE
     ILNPDQYIAT ITDPNKELNI EIRVERGRGY VPVEEMEAIG EVGWILVDAD FSPVKKVGFR
     VDNVRVGKKS TYERLTLEIF TNGIKTPDQC MQEAIEILKK HYELLENIFT EKPTVPQKVA
     VDELAEKLSL SIEELDISQR ALNSLKRIGI TTIGDLVRMT EDELKSTKNI GRKALAEIKE
     ALHKLGLELG MNIETQR