ID   RPOA_CAUSK              Reviewed;         338 AA.
AC   B0T2E6;
DT   20-MAY-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   08-APR-2008, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 76.
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=Caul_1638;
OS   Caulobacter sp. (strain K31).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Caulobacterales;
OC   Caulobacteraceae; Caulobacter; unclassified Caulobacter.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=366602;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=K31;
RG   US DOE Joint Genome Institute;
RA   Copeland A., Lucas S., Lapidus A., Barry K., Glavina del Rio T., Dalin E.,
RA   Tice H., Pitluck S., Bruce D., Goodwin L., Thompson L.S., Brettin T.,
RA   Detter J.C., Han C., Schmutz J., Larimer F., Land M., Hauser L.,
RA   Kyrpides N., Kim E., Stephens C., Richardson P.;
RT   "Complete sequence of chromosome of Caulobacter sp. K31.";
RL   Submitted (JAN-2008) 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: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; CP000927; ABZ70767.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_012285685.1; NC_010338.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; B0T2E6; -.
DR   SMR; B0T2E6; -.
DR   STRING; 366602.Caul_1638; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABZ70767; ABZ70767; Caul_1638.
DR   KEGG; cak:Caul_1638; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0202; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_053084_0_0_5; -.
DR   OMA; LMKFRNF; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 662686at2; -.
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: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; Transcription;
KW   Transferase.
FT   CHAIN           1..338
FT                   /note="DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha"
FT                   /id="PRO_1000075003"
FT   REGION          1..234
FT                   /note="Alpha N-terminal domain (alpha-NTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
FT   REGION          250..338
FT                   /note="Alpha C-terminal domain (alpha-CTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
SQ   SEQUENCE   338 AA;  37248 MW;  87D99BCBB065E74B CRC64;
     MIERNWNELI RPEKPQIETG ADATRKARIV AEPLERGFGV TLGNALRRVL LSSLQGAAVT
     AIQIDGVVHE FSSLEGVRED VVDIVLNIKQ LAVRMHAEGP KRMTLRATGP GVVTAGQIET
     PSDIEILNPD HVLCTLDDGA SVRMEFTVNT GKGYVPADKN RPEDAPIGLI AVDALYSPVK
     RVAYRVEPTR QGQSLDYDKL ILEVETNGAV TPVDAVAYAA RILQDQLQIF ITFEEPKAKT
     ADEAKPELPF NPALLKKVDE LELSVRSANC LKNDNIVYIG DLIQKTEAEM LRTPNFGRKS
     LNEIKEVLAG MGLHLGMDVP NWPPENIEDL AKKFEDQI