ID   RPOA_NEIMF              Reviewed;         328 AA.
AC   A1KRJ9;
DT   24-JUL-2007, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   06-FEB-2007, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 87.
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=NMC0158;
OS   Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C / serotype 2a (strain ATCC 700532 / DSM
OS   15464 / FAM18).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Neisseriales; Neisseriaceae;
OC   Neisseria.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=272831;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC 700532 / DSM 15464 / FAM18;
RX   PubMed=17305430; DOI=10.1371/journal.pgen.0030023;
RA   Bentley S.D., Vernikos G.S., Snyder L.A.S., Churcher C., Arrowsmith C.,
RA   Chillingworth T., Cronin A., Davis P.H., Holroyd N.E., Jagels K.,
RA   Maddison M., Moule S., Rabbinowitsch E., Sharp S., Unwin L., Whitehead S.,
RA   Quail M.A., Achtman M., Barrell B.G., Saunders N.J., Parkhill J.;
RT   "Meningococcal genetic variation mechanisms viewed through comparative
RT   analysis of serogroup C strain FAM18.";
RL   PLoS Genet. 3:230-240(2007).
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; AM421808; CAM09477.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_002215457.1; NC_008767.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A1KRJ9; -.
DR   SMR; A1KRJ9; -.
DR   PRIDE; A1KRJ9; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; CAM09477; CAM09477; NMC0158.
DR   GeneID; 61282243; -.
DR   KEGG; nmc:NMC0158; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_053084_0_0_4; -.
DR   OMA; LMKFRNF; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 662686at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000002286; 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; Transcription;
KW   Transferase.
FT   CHAIN           1..328
FT                   /note="DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000296841"
FT   REGION          1..234
FT                   /note="Alpha N-terminal domain (alpha-NTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
FT   REGION          248..328
FT                   /note="Alpha C-terminal domain (alpha-CTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
SQ   SEQUENCE   328 AA;  36076 MW;  893A4C39571DD34D CRC64;
     MQNSTTEFLK PRQIDVNTFS ATRAKVSMQP FERGFGHTLG NALRRILLSS MNGFAPTEVA
     IAGVLHEYST VDGIQEDVVD ILLNIKGIVF KLHGRSQVQL VLKKSGSGVV SAGDIELPHD
     VEILNPGHVI CHLADNGQIE MEIKVEQGRG YQSVSGRQVV RDENRQIGAI QLDASFSPIS
     RVSFEVEPAR VEQRTDLDKL VLDIETDGSI DPEEAVRSAA RILIDQMSIF ADLQGTPVEE
     VEEKAPPIDP VLLRPVDDLE LTVRSANCLK AEDIYYIGDL IQRTETELLK TPNLGRKSLN
     EIKEVLASKG LTLGSKLEAW PPVGLEKP