ID   RPOA_RICCN              Reviewed;         340 AA.
AC   Q92GZ0;
DT   27-MAR-2002, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-DEC-2001, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 121.
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=RC0982;
OS   Rickettsia conorii (strain ATCC VR-613 / Malish 7).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales;
OC   Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsieae; Rickettsia; spotted fever group.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=272944;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC VR-613 / Malish 7;
RX   PubMed=11557893; DOI=10.1126/science.1061471;
RA   Ogata H., Audic S., Renesto-Audiffren P., Fournier P.-E., Barbe V.,
RA   Samson D., Roux V., Cossart P., Weissenbach J., Claverie J.-M., Raoult D.;
RT   "Mechanisms of evolution in Rickettsia conorii and R. prowazekii.";
RL   Science 293:2093-2098(2001).
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; AE006914; AAL03520.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   PIR; F97822; F97822.
DR   RefSeq; WP_010977575.1; NC_003103.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q92GZ0; -.
DR   SMR; Q92GZ0; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAL03520; AAL03520; RC0982.
DR   KEGG; rco:RC0982; -.
DR   PATRIC; fig|272944.4.peg.1122; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_053084_0_0_5; -.
DR   OMA; LMKFRNF; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000816; 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..340
FT                   /note="DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000175368"
FT   REGION          1..236
FT                   /note="Alpha N-terminal domain (alpha-NTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
FT   REGION          251..340
FT                   /note="Alpha C-terminal domain (alpha-CTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
SQ   SEQUENCE   340 AA;  38306 MW;  65ABCAF249450DEC CRC64;
     MLSLSKNWNT LIKPNKVAYE NFPETNNKAK IVVEPLERGF GLTLGNAMRR VLLSSLQGAA
     ITSIKIPAIE HEFSSIPGVK EDVSEVILNI KGIEVKMHVA EKRIMKLKAT GPCVVTAGMI
     ETGHDVEILN PDHVICDLAK DKQLEMELTC KVGKGYVLST NSYEDNLPIG EIAIDALFNP
     VKSVTYKVEN TRVGQVTDYD KLIMFVETNG DVLPEMAVGL AARILQEQLQ LFISFEEQEE
     DKQVKTDTLP FSPYLLKRVD ELELSVRSAN CLKNDNIIYI GDLVKRTESD MLRTPNFGRK
     SLNEIKEILA KFNLRFGMDV PDWPPENIQE LSKRYEDSYN