ID   RPOA_PROM1              Reviewed;         312 AA.
AC   A2C4X7;
DT   24-JUL-2007, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   20-FEB-2007, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 86.
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=NATL1_19811;
OS   Prochlorococcus marinus (strain NATL1A).
OC   Bacteria; Cyanobacteria; Synechococcales; Prochlorococcaceae;
OC   Prochlorococcus.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=167555;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=NATL1A;
RX   PubMed=18159947; DOI=10.1371/journal.pgen.0030231;
RA   Kettler G.C., Martiny A.C., Huang K., Zucker J., Coleman M.L., Rodrigue S.,
RA   Chen F., Lapidus A., Ferriera S., Johnson J., Steglich C., Church G.M.,
RA   Richardson P., Chisholm S.W.;
RT   "Patterns and implications of gene gain and loss in the evolution of
RT   Prochlorococcus.";
RL   PLoS Genet. 3:2515-2528(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: In cyanobacteria the RNAP catalytic core is composed of 2
CC       alpha, 1 beta, 1 beta', 1 gamma and 1 omega subunit. When a sigma
CC       factor is associated with the core the holoenzyme is formed, which can
CC       initiate 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; CP000553; ABM76537.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011295450.1; NC_008819.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A2C4X7; -.
DR   SMR; A2C4X7; -.
DR   STRING; 167555.NATL1_19811; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABM76537; ABM76537; NATL1_19811.
DR   KEGG; pme:NATL1_19811; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0202; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_053084_0_1_3; -.
DR   OMA; LMKFRNF; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000002592; 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..312
FT                   /note="DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000296854"
FT   REGION          1..229
FT                   /note="Alpha N-terminal domain (alpha-NTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
FT   REGION          239..312
FT                   /note="Alpha C-terminal domain (alpha-CTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
SQ   SEQUENCE   312 AA;  34151 MW;  D201977BCB655B6F CRC64;
     MLQYQIDRID HQVSNDRSQT GVFLIGPLER GQATTLGNSL RRVLMGGLEG SAVTAVRIAG
     VNHEYATIPG VREDVLDILL NCKQISVDSR SQELEIGRLV VTGPADVKAK DIQFSSQVEV
     VDGDRPIATV QEGHNLELEI HVERGVGYRP VDRKNEETSA IDLLQIDAVF MPINRVNFTI
     DETAVAEGGS TRERLKMELV TDGSTSPDDA LAEAANQLIE LFQPLATVSM VEEIPEEPEP
     AAEAQIPLEE LNLSVRAYNC LKRAQVNSVS DLMGFSYEDL LEIKNFGSKS ADEVIEALER
     IGISIPQSRT SA