Xiphophorus_couchianusFamily: RNA_pol_Rpb1_2 Number of Genes: 3
Ensembl IDSymbolEntrez IDRBD RBPome PRIExpresion PathwayPhenotype ParalogOrthologGO
polr2a
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polr3a
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polr1a
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Introduction

Pfam

RNA polymerases catalyse the DNA dependent polymerisation of RNA. Prokaryotes contain a single RNA polymerase compared to three in eukaryotes (not including mitochondrial. and chloroplast polymerases). This domain, domain 2, contains the active site. The invariant motif -NADFDGD- binds the active site magnesium ion [1,2].

InterPro

RNA polymerases catalyse the DNA dependent polymerisation of RNA from DNA, using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates. Prokaryotes contain a single RNA polymerase compared to three in eukaryotes (not including mitochondrial and chloroplast polymerases). Eukaryotic RNA polymerase I is essentially used to transcribe ribosomal RNA units, polymerase II is used for mRNA precursors, and III is used to transcribe 5S and tRNA genes. Each class of RNA polymerase is assembled from nine to fourteen different polypeptides. Members of the family include the largest subunit from eukaryotes; the gamma subunit from Cyanobacteria; the beta' subunit from bacteria; the A' subunit from archaea; and the B'' subunit from chloroplast RNA polymerases.

Reference

  1. Severinov K, Mustaev A, Kukarin A, Muzzin O, Bass I, Darst SA, Goldfarb A; , J Biol Chem 1996;271:27969-27974.: Structural modules of the large subunits of RNA polymerase. Introducing archaebacterial and chloroplast split sites in the beta and beta' subunits of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase. PUBMED:8910400 EPMC:8910400 .

  2. Cramer P, Bushnell DA, Kornberg RD; , Science 2001;292:1863-1876.: Structural basis of transcription: RNA polymerase II at 2.8 angstrom resolution. PUBMED:11313498 EPMC:11313498.