CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 5' to 3' exonuclease, C-terminal subdomain
Functional Family DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha

Enzyme Information

2.7.7.6
DNA-directed RNA polymerase.
based on mapping to UniProt P0A7Z4
Nucleoside triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate + RNA(n+1).
-!- Catalyzes DNA-template-directed extension of the 3'-end of an RNA strand by one nucleotide at a time. -!- Can initiate a chain de novo. -!- In eukaryotes three forms of the enzyme have been distinguished on the basis of sensitivity of alpha-amanitin, and the type of RNA synthesized. -!- See also EC 2.7.7.19 and EC 2.7.7.48.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P0A7Z4
RPOA_ECOLI
Escherichia coli K-12
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha

PDB Structure

PDB 1LB2
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Structural basis of transcription activation: the CAP-alpha CTD-DNA complex.
Benoff, B., Yang, H., Lawson, C.L., Parkinson, G., Liu, J., Blatter, E., Ebright, Y.W., Berman, H.M., Ebright, R.H.
Science
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