ID   RPOA_MOOTA              Reviewed;         313 AA.
AC   Q2RFS6;
DT   12-DEC-2006, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   24-JAN-2006, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 97.
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=Moth_2431;
OS   Moorella thermoacetica (strain ATCC 39073 / JCM 9320).
OC   Bacteria; Firmicutes; Clostridia; Thermoanaerobacterales;
OC   Thermoanaerobacteraceae; Moorella group; Moorella.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=264732;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC 39073 / JCM 9320;
RX   PubMed=18631365; DOI=10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01679.x;
RA   Pierce E., Xie G., Barabote R.D., Saunders E., Han C.S., Detter J.C.,
RA   Richardson P., Brettin T.S., Das A., Ljungdahl L.G., Ragsdale S.W.;
RT   "The complete genome sequence of Moorella thermoacetica (f. Clostridium
RT   thermoaceticum).";
RL   Environ. Microbiol. 10:2550-2573(2008).
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; CP000232; ABC20713.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011393908.1; NC_007644.1.
DR   RefSeq; YP_431256.1; NC_007644.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q2RFS6; -.
DR   SMR; Q2RFS6; -.
DR   STRING; 264732.Moth_2431; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABC20713; ABC20713; Moth_2431.
DR   KEGG; mta:Moth_2431; -.
DR   PATRIC; fig|264732.11.peg.2649; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0202; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_053084_0_1_9; -.
DR   OMA; LMKFRNF; -.
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..313
FT                   /note="DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000264516"
FT   REGION          1..226
FT                   /note="Alpha N-terminal domain (alpha-NTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
FT   REGION          242..313
FT                   /note="Alpha C-terminal domain (alpha-CTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
SQ   SEQUENCE   313 AA;  34931 MW;  4AE06547EE7890C1 CRC64;
     MLEIEKPKIE CQHLDDKYGR FVVEPLERGY GITLGNSLRR MLLSSLPGAA VTSVKIEGVL
     HEFSTIPGVV EDTTDIILNI KSLALKLHSD EPRVIRIEAD DEGVVTAGDI ITGADVEILN
     PEQVIATVEK GGRLYMEMTV EKGRGYVSAD KNKKEDQPIG IIPVDSLFSP IHKVNYTVEN
     TRVGQITDYD KLTLEVWTDG SIAPDEAVSS AAKILIEHMR LFLGLTERVS DEVTMVEKEE
     ETRDRLMDMS IEELDLSVRS YNCLKRAGIN TVAELLQRSE EDMMKVRNLG KKSLEEVTQK
     LSELGLSLRS SEE