Microtus_ochrogasterFamily: RNA_pol_A_bac Number of Genes: 2
Ensembl IDSymbolEntrez IDRBD RBPome PRIExpresion PathwayPhenotype ParalogOrthologGO
Polr2c
Polr1c

Introduction

Pfam

Members of this family include: alpha subunit from eubacteria alpha subunits from chloroplasts Rpb3 subunits from eukaryotes RpoD subunits from archaeal

InterPro

DNA-directed RNA polymerases EC (also known as DNA-dependent RNA polymerases) are responsible for the polymerisation of ribonucleotides into a sequence complementary to the template DNA. In eukaryotes, there are three different forms of DNA-directed RNA polymerases transcribing different sets of genes. Most RNA polymerases are multimeric enzymes and are composed of a variable number of subunits. The core RNA polymerase complex consists of five subunits (two alpha, one beta, one beta-prime and one omega) and is sufficient for transcription elongation and termination but is unable to initiate transcription. Transcription initiation from promoter elements requires a sixth, dissociable subunit called a sigma factor, which reversibly associates with the core RNA polymerase complex to form a holoenzyme [PUBMED:3052291]. The core RNA polymerase complex forms a

Reference

  1. Zhang G, Darst SA; , Science 1998;281:262-266.: Structure of the Escherichia coli RNA polymerase alpha subunit amino-terminal domain. PUBMED:9657722 EPMC:9657722 .

  2. Ebright RH, Busby S; , Curr Opin Genet Dev 1995;5:197-203.: The Escherichia coli RNA polymerase alpha subunit: structure and function. PUBMED:7613089 EPMC:7613089 .

  3. Murakami K, Kimura M, Owens JT, Meares CF, Ishihama A; , Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1997;94:1709-1714.: The two alpha subunits of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase are asymmetrically arranged and contact different halves of the DNA upstream element. PUBMED:9050843 EPMC:9050843.