RNA polymerase alpha subunit
product
RNA polymerase alpha subunit
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.2|RNA synthesis and degradation] → [category|SW 3.2.1|Transcription] → [category|SW 3.2.1.1|RNA polymerase][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.1|Essential genes][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|transcription], [SW|essential genes], [SW|most abundant proteins]This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]
[SW|stringent response]Gene
Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
148,931 -> 149,875
Phenotypes of a mutant
essential [Pubmed|12682299]The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
Nucleoside triphosphate RNA(n) = diphosphate RNA(n 1) (according to Swiss-Prot)Protein family
[SW|RNA polymerase] alpha chain family (according to Swiss-Prot)Structure
[PDB|1Z3E] (C-terminal domain, complex with Spx)[PDB|3IYD] ([SW|RNA polymerase] from ''E. coli'', 46% identity) [Pubmed|19903881][SW|Interactions]
[protein|search|RpoA]-[protein|search|RpoB]-[protein|search|RpoC] [Pubmed|10499798][protein|search|CcpN]-[protein|search|RpoA] [Pubmed|19726675][protein|search|RpoA] (C-terminal domain) -[protein|search|Spx] [Pubmed|12642660,22307755][protein|search|MgsR]-[protein|search|RpoA] [Pubmed|18643936][protein|search|CcpA]-[protein|search|RpoA] [Pubmed|22512862][protein|search|RpoA]-[protein|search|CodY] [Pubmed|22512862][protein|search|SigL]-([protein|search|RpoB]-[protein|search|RpoC]-[protein|search|RpoA]) [Pubmed|26293966][SW|ComA]-[SW|RpoA] [Pubmed|26582911]Expression and Regulation
Regulation
[protein|search|RelA] dependent downregulation (Class I) during stringent response [Pubmed|11948165]Additional information
belongs to the 100 [SW|most abundant proteins] [PubMed|15378759]Biological materials
two-hybrid system
''B. pertussis'' adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system ([SW|BACTH]), available in [SW|Stülke] labReferences
Reviews
Original publications
20084284,19726675,19580872,3093467,2496109,8635744,10675340,12486038,18643936,12642660,16249335,16740936,15378759,26154296,22512862,20817769,22307755,26293966,26582911,19903881