ID   RPOA_TREPA              Reviewed;         351 AA.
AC   O83242;
DT   15-DEC-1998, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-NOV-1998, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 130.
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=TP_0212;
OS   Treponema pallidum (strain Nichols).
OC   Bacteria; Spirochaetes; Spirochaetales; Treponemataceae; Treponema.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=243276;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=Nichols;
RX   PubMed=9665876; DOI=10.1126/science.281.5375.375;
RA   Fraser C.M., Norris S.J., Weinstock G.M., White O., Sutton G.G.,
RA   Dodson R.J., Gwinn M.L., Hickey E.K., Clayton R.A., Ketchum K.A.,
RA   Sodergren E., Hardham J.M., McLeod M.P., Salzberg S.L., Peterson J.D.,
RA   Khalak H.G., Richardson D.L., Howell J.K., Chidambaram M., Utterback T.R.,
RA   McDonald L.A., Artiach P., Bowman C., Cotton M.D., Fujii C., Garland S.A.,
RA   Hatch B., Horst K., Roberts K.M., Sandusky M., Weidman J.F., Smith H.O.,
RA   Venter J.C.;
RT   "Complete genome sequence of Treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete.";
RL   Science 281:375-388(1998).
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; AE000520; AAC65201.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   PIR; B71352; B71352.
DR   RefSeq; WP_010881660.1; NC_021490.2.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; O83242; -.
DR   SMR; O83242; -.
DR   IntAct; O83242; 3.
DR   STRING; 243276.TPANIC_0212; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAC65201; AAC65201; TP_0212.
DR   KEGG; tpa:TP_0212; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0202; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_053084_0_1_12; -.
DR   OMA; LMKFRNF; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 662686at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000811; 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; Reference proteome;
KW   Transcription; Transferase.
FT   CHAIN           1..351
FT                   /note="DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000175412"
FT   REGION          1..245
FT                   /note="Alpha N-terminal domain (alpha-NTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
FT   REGION          261..351
FT                   /note="Alpha C-terminal domain (alpha-CTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
SQ   SEQUENCE   351 AA;  39545 MW;  81F01E337CBAB5D8 CRC64;
     MPRRNLLKGF KRPKVLEFLS ENSSECYGKF TASPFETGFG TTVGNCLRRV LLSSIQGYAV
     TGVRITSFDA DGVAHFISSE FEQIPHVRED TLEILNNFKR LRFLLPQGAE SSTFTYEFRG
     AVSLTGKDFA KKFQLEVLSQ DLLIMEMMDG AHVEVELHVE FGRGYVPAES HDRYADLVGV
     IPVDAIFSPV LRVRYDIQSC RVGQRGDYDQ LSLEVWTDGT VRPEDAIAEA AKIIKEHFTV
     FVNFDETALD LEDEPEEDDP AVLELLNTKI ADVDFSVRAR NCLLTMGIKT LGELTRISEQ
     TLANTRNVGK KSLSEIQGKL QEYNLRLGMA DYNHVGVVSR LMRQKEEIDE A