RpoA

• Description: RNA polymerase alpha subunit
  
  

Gene name	rpoA
Synonyms
Essential	yes PubMed
Product	RNA polymerase alpha subunit
Function	transcription
MW, pI	34 kDa, 4.593
Gene length, protein length	942 bp, 314 aa
Immediate neighbours	rpsK, rplQ
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU01430

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

Categories containing this gene/protein

transcription, essential genes

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Nucleoside triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate + RNA(n+1) (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: RNA polymerase alpha chain family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • RpoA-RpoB-RpoC PubMed
  • CcpN-RpoA PubMed, RpoA-Spx

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure: 1Z3E (C-terminal domain, complex with Spx)

• UniProt: P20429

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number: 2.7.7.6

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:
  • RelA dependent downregulation (Class I) during stringent response PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system: B. pertussis adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system (BACTH), available in Stülke lab

• Antibody: