ID   RPOA_PROM2              Reviewed;         312 AA.
AC   A8G739;
DT   18-MAR-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   13-NOV-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=P9215_18071;
OS   Prochlorococcus marinus (strain MIT 9215).
OC   Bacteria; Cyanobacteria; Synechococcales; Prochlorococcaceae;
OC   Prochlorococcus.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=93060;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=MIT 9215;
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; CP000825; ABV51420.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_012008433.1; NC_009840.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A8G739; -.
DR   SMR; A8G739; -.
DR   STRING; 93060.P9215_18071; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABV51420; ABV51420; P9215_18071.
DR   KEGG; pmh:P9215_18071; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0202; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_053084_0_1_3; -.
DR   OMA; LMKFRNF; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 662686at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000002014; 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_0000323645"
FT   REGION          1..229
FT                   /note="Alpha N-terminal domain (alpha-NTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
FT   REGION          241..312
FT                   /note="Alpha C-terminal domain (alpha-CTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
SQ   SEQUENCE   312 AA;  34096 MW;  AE8D78068B99C7EE CRC64;
     MLQYQIDRID HQIADDRSQT GTFLIGPLER GQATTLGNSL RRVLMGGLEG SAVTAVRIAG
     INHEYATIPG VREDVLDILL NCKQLSINSS SPDLEIGRLV ASGPMDVKAN DIQFSSQVEI
     VDGEKPIATI QEGHNLELEI HVERGVGYRP VDRKSEETTA IDLLQIDAVF MPVKRVNFTI
     DETAVAEGGT GRERLKMEVV TDGSTSPDDA IAEAANQLIE LFQPLATVTM VEEIPEEPEP
     SPEAQIPLEE LNLSVRAYNC LKRAQVNSVS DLMGFSYEDL LEIKNFGSKS ADEVIDALER
     IGISIPQSRT SV