ID   RPOA_CLOAB              Reviewed;         315 AA.
AC   Q97EK6;
DT   27-MAR-2002, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-OCT-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=CA_C3104;
OS   Clostridium acetobutylicum (strain ATCC 824 / DSM 792 / JCM 1419 / LMG 5710
OS   / VKM B-1787).
OC   Bacteria; Firmicutes; Clostridia; Eubacteriales; Clostridiaceae;
OC   Clostridium.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=272562;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC 824 / DSM 792 / JCM 1419 / LMG 5710 / VKM B-1787;
RX   PubMed=11466286; DOI=10.1128/jb.183.16.4823-4838.2001;
RA   Noelling J., Breton G., Omelchenko M.V., Makarova K.S., Zeng Q., Gibson R.,
RA   Lee H.M., Dubois J., Qiu D., Hitti J., Wolf Y.I., Tatusov R.L., Sabathe F.,
RA   Doucette-Stamm L.A., Soucaille P., Daly M.J., Bennett G.N., Koonin E.V.,
RA   Smith D.R.;
RT   "Genome sequence and comparative analysis of the solvent-producing
RT   bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum.";
RL   J. Bacteriol. 183:4823-4838(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; AE001437; AAK81044.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   PIR; A97282; A97282.
DR   RefSeq; NP_349704.1; NC_003030.1.
DR   RefSeq; WP_010966385.1; NC_003030.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q97EK6; -.
DR   SMR; Q97EK6; -.
DR   STRING; 272562.CA_C3104; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAK81044; AAK81044; CA_C3104.
DR   GeneID; 44999591; -.
DR   KEGG; cac:CA_C3104; -.
DR   PATRIC; fig|272562.8.peg.3287; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0202; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_053084_0_1_9; -.
DR   OMA; LMKFRNF; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 662686at2; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000000814; 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..315
FT                   /note="DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000175294"
FT   REGION          1..228
FT                   /note="Alpha N-terminal domain (alpha-NTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
FT   REGION          245..315
FT                   /note="Alpha C-terminal domain (alpha-CTD)"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059"
SQ   SEQUENCE   315 AA;  35416 MW;  928D1D5D139DD904 CRC64;
     MLEIEKPKIE CVESTEDGSY GRFVVEPLER GYGITLGNSL RRILLSSLPG VAANSVRIEG
     VLHEFSTVKG VKEDVTELIL NIKALCLKME GEDSKVIYID AHGPGEVTGA DIRTDGSVEV
     INKDLHIATL DEDGKLYMEI EVNRGRGYVT QNKNKRDDMP IGTIAVDSIY SPIKRVNFTV
     ENTRVAQITD YDKLTIEVWG NGTIRPEEAI SLAAKILIEH FKLFMTLTDH ADDVEIMVEK
     EEDKKEKVLE MTIEELDLSV RSYNCLKRAG INTVQELTQR SMEDMMKVRN LGRKSLEEVE
     QKLKALGLSL KLNDE