ID   RPOA_CLOTE              Reviewed;         315 AA.
AC   Q890R0;
DT   02-FEB-2004, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-JUN-2003, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 109.
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=CTC_02578;
OS   Clostridium tetani (strain Massachusetts / E88).
OC   Bacteria; Firmicutes; Clostridia; Eubacteriales; Clostridiaceae;
OC   Clostridium.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=212717;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=Massachusetts / E88;
RX   PubMed=12552129; DOI=10.1073/pnas.0335853100;
RA   Brueggemann H., Baeumer S., Fricke W.F., Wiezer A., Liesegang H.,
RA   Decker I., Herzberg C., Martinez-Arias R., Merkl R., Henne A.,
RA   Gottschalk G.;
RT   "The genome sequence of Clostridium tetani, the causative agent of tetanus
RT   disease.";
RL   Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 100:1316-1321(2003).
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; AE015927; AAO37035.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011100696.1; NC_004557.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q890R0; -.
DR   SMR; Q890R0; -.
DR   STRING; 212717.CTC_02578; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAO37035; AAO37035; CTC_02578.
DR   GeneID; 64179970; -.
DR   KEGG; ctc:CTC_02578; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_053084_0_1_9; -.
DR   OMA; LMKFRNF; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 662686at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000001412; Chromosome.
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; Reference proteome;
KW   Transcription; Transferase.
FT   CHAIN           1..315
FT                   /note="DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000175296"
FT   REGION          1..228
FT                   /note="Alpha N-terminal domain (alpha-NTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
FT   REGION          245..315
FT                   /note="Alpha C-terminal domain (alpha-CTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
SQ   SEQUENCE   315 AA;  35344 MW;  2E511A38EA244D63 CRC64;
     MLEIEKPKIE CIEMTENGSY GKFVVEPLER GYGITLGNAL RRILLSSLPG VAVNSIKIEN
     VLHEFSTVKG VKEDVTEIIL NIKLLALKMT GEGPKTIYID AKGPGVVTAA DIKTDSDVEI
     INKDLHIATL DDDGKLYIEM TVDRGRGYVS QNRNKVEGMP IGTIPIDSIY TPVKRVNFTV
     ANTRVGQITD YDKLTLEIWT NGTIMPDDAI SLSAKILIEH FKLFMTLTDH ADDVEIMVEK
     EEDKKEKVLE MTIEELDLSV RSYNCLKRAG INTVQELTER TVEDMMKVRN LGRKSLEEVE
     QKLEALELGL KQSEE