ID   RPOA_STAAS              Reviewed;         314 AA.
AC   Q6G797;
DT   21-DEC-2004, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   19-JUL-2004, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 103.
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=SAS2115;
OS   Staphylococcus aureus (strain MSSA476).
OC   Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Staphylococcaceae;
OC   Staphylococcus.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=282459;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=MSSA476;
RX   PubMed=15213324; DOI=10.1073/pnas.0402521101;
RA   Holden M.T.G., Feil E.J., Lindsay J.A., Peacock S.J., Day N.P.J.,
RA   Enright M.C., Foster T.J., Moore C.E., Hurst L., Atkin R., Barron A.,
RA   Bason N., Bentley S.D., Chillingworth C., Chillingworth T., Churcher C.,
RA   Clark L., Corton C., Cronin A., Doggett J., Dowd L., Feltwell T., Hance Z.,
RA   Harris B., Hauser H., Holroyd S., Jagels K., James K.D., Lennard N.,
RA   Line A., Mayes R., Moule S., Mungall K., Ormond D., Quail M.A.,
RA   Rabbinowitsch E., Rutherford K.M., Sanders M., Sharp S., Simmonds M.,
RA   Stevens K., Whitehead S., Barrell B.G., Spratt B.G., Parkhill J.;
RT   "Complete genomes of two clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains: evidence
RT   for the rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance.";
RL   Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 101:9786-9791(2004).
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; BX571857; CAG43926.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_000569649.1; NC_002953.3.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q6G797; -.
DR   SMR; Q6G797; -.
DR   GeneID; 66840436; -.
DR   KEGG; sas:SAS2115; -.
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..314
FT                   /note="DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000175383"
FT   REGION          1..228
FT                   /note="Alpha N-terminal domain (alpha-NTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
FT   REGION          245..314
FT                   /note="Alpha C-terminal domain (alpha-CTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
SQ   SEQUENCE   314 AA;  35012 MW;  63731474C305AF0F CRC64;
     MIEIEKPRIE TIEISEDAKF GKFVVEPLER GYGTTLGNSL RRILLSSLPG AAVKYIEIEG
     VLHEFSAVDN VVEDVSTIIM NIKQLALKIY SEEDKTLEID VRDEGEVTAS DITHDSDVEI
     LNPELKIATV SKGGHLKIRL VANKGRGYAL AEQNNTSDLP IGVIPVDSLY SPVERVNYTV
     ENTRVGQSSD FDKLTLDVWT NGSITPQESV SLAAKIMTEH LNIFVGLTDE AQNAEIMIEK
     EEDQKEKVLE MSIEELDLSV RSYNCLKRAG INSVQELADK SEADMMKVRN LGRKSLEEVK
     YKLEDLGLGL RKED