The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
RNA polymerase II, clamp domain
".

Functional Families

Overview of the Structural Clusters (SC) and Functional Families within this CATH Superfamily. Clusters with a representative structure are represented by a filled circle.
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FunFam 5: DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit

Please note: GO annotations are assigned to the full protein sequence rather than individual protein domains. Since a given protein can contain multiple domains, it is possible that some of the annotations below come from additional domains that occur in the same protein, but have been classified elsewhere in CATH.

There are 17 GO terms relating to "molecular function"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
Promoter-specific chromatin binding GO:1990841
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a section of chromatin that is associated with gene promoter sequences of DNA.
9 P08775 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS)
Protein binding GO:0005515
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any protein or protein complex (a complex of two or more proteins that may include other nonprotein molecules).
5 G3MZY8 (/IPI) G3MZY8 (/IPI) P08775 (/IPI) P16356 (/IPI) P24928 (/IPI)
DNA-directed 5'-3' RNA polymerase activity GO:0003899
Catalysis of the reaction: nucleoside triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate + RNA(n+1). Utilizes a DNA template, i.e. the catalysis of DNA-template-directed extension of the 3'-end of an RNA strand by one nucleotide at a time. Can initiate a chain 'de novo'.
2 P04052 (/IDA) P04052 (/IDA)
Core promoter binding GO:0001047
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with the regulatory region composed of the transcription start site and binding sites for the basal transcription machinery. Binding may occur as a sequence specific interaction or as an interaction observed only once a factor has been recruited to the DNA by other factors.
1 P08775 (/IDA)
DNA binding GO:0003677
Any molecular function by which a gene product interacts selectively and non-covalently with DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
1 P08775 (/IDA)
DNA binding GO:0003677
Any molecular function by which a gene product interacts selectively and non-covalently with DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
1 P24928 (/NAS)
DNA binding GO:0003677
Any molecular function by which a gene product interacts selectively and non-covalently with DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
1 P24928 (/TAS)
RNA binding GO:0003723
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with an RNA molecule or a portion thereof.
1 P24928 (/HDA)
DNA-directed 5'-3' RNA polymerase activity GO:0003899
Catalysis of the reaction: nucleoside triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate + RNA(n+1). Utilizes a DNA template, i.e. the catalysis of DNA-template-directed extension of the 3'-end of an RNA strand by one nucleotide at a time. Can initiate a chain 'de novo'.
1 P16356 (/ISS)
DNA-directed 5'-3' RNA polymerase activity GO:0003899
Catalysis of the reaction: nucleoside triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate + RNA(n+1). Utilizes a DNA template, i.e. the catalysis of DNA-template-directed extension of the 3'-end of an RNA strand by one nucleotide at a time. Can initiate a chain 'de novo'.
1 P24928 (/NAS)
DNA-directed 5'-3' RNA polymerase activity GO:0003899
Catalysis of the reaction: nucleoside triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate + RNA(n+1). Utilizes a DNA template, i.e. the catalysis of DNA-template-directed extension of the 3'-end of an RNA strand by one nucleotide at a time. Can initiate a chain 'de novo'.
1 P24928 (/TAS)
Protein C-terminus binding GO:0008022
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a protein C-terminus, the end of any peptide chain at which the 1-carboxyl function of a constituent amino acid is not attached in peptide linkage to another amino-acid residue.
1 P24928 (/IPI)
Protein C-terminus binding GO:0008022
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a protein C-terminus, the end of any peptide chain at which the 1-carboxyl function of a constituent amino acid is not attached in peptide linkage to another amino-acid residue.
1 P08775 (/ISO)
Ubiquitin protein ligase binding GO:0031625
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a ubiquitin protein ligase enzyme, any of the E3 proteins.
1 P24928 (/IPI)
Ubiquitin protein ligase binding GO:0031625
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a ubiquitin protein ligase enzyme, any of the E3 proteins.
1 P08775 (/ISO)
Promoter-specific chromatin binding GO:1990841
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a section of chromatin that is associated with gene promoter sequences of DNA.
1 P24928 (/IDA)
Promoter-specific chromatin binding GO:1990841
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a section of chromatin that is associated with gene promoter sequences of DNA.
1 P08775 (/ISO)

There are 32 GO terms relating to "biological process"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
Transcription by RNA polymerase II GO:0006366
The synthesis of RNA from a DNA template by RNA polymerase II (RNAP II), originating at an RNA polymerase II promoter. Includes transcription of messenger RNA (mRNA) and certain small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs).
11 P04052 (/ISS) P04052 (/ISS) P08775 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS)
(1 more)
Positive regulation of RNA splicing GO:0033120
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of RNA splicing.
9 P08775 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS)
Transcription by RNA polymerase II GO:0006366
The synthesis of RNA from a DNA template by RNA polymerase II (RNAP II), originating at an RNA polymerase II promoter. Includes transcription of messenger RNA (mRNA) and certain small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs).
2 P08775 (/TAS) P24928 (/TAS)
MRNA splicing, via spliceosome GO:0000398
The joining together of exons from one or more primary transcripts of messenger RNA (mRNA) and the excision of intron sequences, via a spliceosomal mechanism, so that mRNA consisting only of the joined exons is produced.
1 P24928 (/TAS)
Transcription-coupled nucleotide-excision repair GO:0006283
The nucleotide-excision repair process that carries out preferential repair of DNA lesions on the actively transcribed strand of the DNA duplex. In addition, the transcription-coupled nucleotide-excision repair pathway is required for the recognition and repair of a small subset of lesions that are not recognized by the global genome nucleotide excision repair pathway.
1 P24928 (/TAS)
Transcription, DNA-templated GO:0006351
The cellular synthesis of RNA on a template of DNA.
1 P16356 (/IMP)
Transcription, DNA-templated GO:0006351
The cellular synthesis of RNA on a template of DNA.
1 P24928 (/TAS)
DNA-templated transcription, termination GO:0006353
The cellular process that completes DNA-templated transcription; the formation of phosphodiester bonds ceases, the RNA-DNA hybrid dissociates, and RNA polymerase releases the DNA.
1 P24928 (/IMP)
DNA-templated transcription, termination GO:0006353
The cellular process that completes DNA-templated transcription; the formation of phosphodiester bonds ceases, the RNA-DNA hybrid dissociates, and RNA polymerase releases the DNA.
1 P08775 (/ISO)
DNA-templated transcription, termination GO:0006353
The cellular process that completes DNA-templated transcription; the formation of phosphodiester bonds ceases, the RNA-DNA hybrid dissociates, and RNA polymerase releases the DNA.
1 P08775 (/ISS)
Regulation of transcription, DNA-templated GO:0006355
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of cellular DNA-templated transcription.
1 P24928 (/NAS)
Transcription by RNA polymerase II GO:0006366
The synthesis of RNA from a DNA template by RNA polymerase II (RNAP II), originating at an RNA polymerase II promoter. Includes transcription of messenger RNA (mRNA) and certain small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs).
1 P24928 (/IDA)
Transcription by RNA polymerase II GO:0006366
The synthesis of RNA from a DNA template by RNA polymerase II (RNAP II), originating at an RNA polymerase II promoter. Includes transcription of messenger RNA (mRNA) and certain small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs).
1 P08775 (/ISO)
Transcription by RNA polymerase II GO:0006366
The synthesis of RNA from a DNA template by RNA polymerase II (RNAP II), originating at an RNA polymerase II promoter. Includes transcription of messenger RNA (mRNA) and certain small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs).
1 P24928 (/NAS)
Transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter GO:0006367
Any process involved in the assembly of the RNA polymerase II preinitiation complex (PIC) at an RNA polymerase II promoter region of a DNA template, resulting in the subsequent synthesis of RNA from that promoter. The initiation phase includes PIC assembly and the formation of the first few bonds in the RNA chain, including abortive initiation, which occurs when the first few nucleotides are repeatedly synthesized and then released. Promoter clearance, or release, is the transition between the initiation and elongation phases of transcription.
1 P24928 (/TAS)
Transcription elongation from RNA polymerase II promoter GO:0006368
The extension of an RNA molecule after transcription initiation and promoter clearance at an RNA polymerase II promoter by the addition of ribonucleotides catalyzed by RNA polymerase II.
1 P24928 (/TAS)
7-methylguanosine mRNA capping GO:0006370
Addition of the 7-methylguanosine cap to the 5' end of a nascent messenger RNA transcript.
1 P24928 (/TAS)
Gastrulation GO:0007369
A complex and coordinated series of cellular movements that occurs at the end of cleavage during embryonic development of most animals. The details of gastrulation vary from species to species, but usually result in the formation of the three primary germ layers, ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm.
1 P16356 (/IMP)
Fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway GO:0008543
The series of molecular signals generated as a consequence of a fibroblast growth factor receptor binding to one of its physiological ligands.
1 P24928 (/TAS)
Embryo development ending in birth or egg hatching GO:0009792
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an embryo over time, from zygote formation until the end of the embryonic life stage. The end of the embryonic life stage is organism-specific and may be somewhat arbitrary; for mammals it is usually considered to be birth, for insects the hatching of the first instar larva from the eggshell.
1 P16356 (/IMP)
Response to organic cyclic compound GO:0014070
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an organic cyclic compound stimulus.
1 D4A5A6 (/IEP)
RNA metabolic process GO:0016070
The cellular chemical reactions and pathways involving RNA, ribonucleic acid, one of the two main type of nucleic acid, consisting of a long, unbranched macromolecule formed from ribonucleotides joined in 3',5'-phosphodiester linkage.
1 P24928 (/TAS)
Positive regulation of RNA splicing GO:0033120
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of RNA splicing.
1 P24928 (/IDA)
Positive regulation of RNA splicing GO:0033120
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of RNA splicing.
1 P08775 (/ISO)
Somatic stem cell population maintenance GO:0035019
Any process by which an organism retains a population of somatic stem cells, undifferentiated cells in the embryo or adult which can undergo unlimited division and give rise to cell types of the body other than those of the germ-line.
1 P24928 (/TAS)
MRNA transcription by RNA polymerase II GO:0042789
The cellular synthesis of messenger RNA (mRNA) from a DNA template by RNA polymerase II, originating at an RNA polymerase II promoter.
1 P16356 (/IMP)
SnRNA transcription by RNA polymerase II GO:0042795
The synthesis of small nuclear RNA (snRNA) from a DNA template by RNA Polymerase II (Pol II), originating at a Pol II promoter.
1 P24928 (/TAS)
Positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated GO:0045893
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of cellular DNA-templated transcription.
1 P16356 (/IMP)
Positive regulation of viral transcription GO:0050434
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of viral transcription.
1 P24928 (/TAS)
Regulation of gene silencing by miRNA GO:0060964
Any process that modulates the rate, frequency, or extent of the downregulation of gene expression through the action of microRNAs (miRNAs), endogenous 21-24 nucleotide small RNAs processed from stem-loop RNA precursors (pre-miRNAs). Once incorporated into a RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), miRNAs can downregulate gene expression by either of two posttranscriptional mechanisms: RNA (often mRNA) cleavage or mRNA translational repression.
1 P24928 (/TAS)
Cellular response to oxygen levels GO:0071453
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus reflecting the presence, absence, or concentration of oxygen.
1 D4A5A6 (/IEP)
Positive regulation of gastrulation GO:2000543
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of gastrulation.
1 P16356 (/IMP)

There are 13 GO terms relating to "cellular component"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
RNA polymerase II, core complex GO:0005665
RNA polymerase II, one of three nuclear DNA-directed RNA polymerases found in all eukaryotes, is a multisubunit complex; typically it produces mRNAs, snoRNAs, and some of the snRNAs. Two large subunits comprise the most conserved portion including the catalytic site and share similarity with other eukaryotic and bacterial multisubunit RNA polymerases. The largest subunit of RNA polymerase II contains an essential carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) composed of a variable number of heptapeptide repeats (YSPTSPS). The remainder of the complex is composed of smaller subunits (generally ten or more), some of which are also found in RNA polymerases I and III. Although the core is competent to mediate ribonucleic acid synthesis, it requires additional factors to select the appropriate template.
11 P04052 (/ISS) P04052 (/ISS) P08775 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS)
(1 more)
Nucleus GO:0005634
A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent.
9 P08775 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS) P11414 (/ISS)
Nucleus GO:0005634
A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent.
6 D4A5A6 (/IDA) P04052 (/IDA) P04052 (/IDA) P08775 (/IDA) P16356 (/IDA) P24928 (/IDA)
RNA polymerase II, core complex GO:0005665
RNA polymerase II, one of three nuclear DNA-directed RNA polymerases found in all eukaryotes, is a multisubunit complex; typically it produces mRNAs, snoRNAs, and some of the snRNAs. Two large subunits comprise the most conserved portion including the catalytic site and share similarity with other eukaryotic and bacterial multisubunit RNA polymerases. The largest subunit of RNA polymerase II contains an essential carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) composed of a variable number of heptapeptide repeats (YSPTSPS). The remainder of the complex is composed of smaller subunits (generally ten or more), some of which are also found in RNA polymerases I and III. Although the core is competent to mediate ribonucleic acid synthesis, it requires additional factors to select the appropriate template.
3 P04052 (/IDA) P04052 (/IDA) P24928 (/IDA)
Nucleoplasm GO:0005654
That part of the nuclear content other than the chromosomes or the nucleolus.
2 P08775 (/TAS) P24928 (/TAS)
Polytene chromosome GO:0005700
A type of chromosome in a polyploid cell, formed when multiple copies of homologous chromosomes are aligned side by side to give a giant chromosome in which distinct chromosome bands are readily visible.
2 P04052 (/IDA) P04052 (/IDA)
Polytene chromosome puff GO:0005703
A swelling at a site along the length of a polytene chromosome, thought to be the site of active transcription.
2 P04052 (/IDA) P04052 (/IDA)
Nucleus GO:0005634
A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent.
1 P08775 (/ISO)
Nucleus GO:0005634
A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent.
1 P24928 (/NAS)
RNA polymerase II, core complex GO:0005665
RNA polymerase II, one of three nuclear DNA-directed RNA polymerases found in all eukaryotes, is a multisubunit complex; typically it produces mRNAs, snoRNAs, and some of the snRNAs. Two large subunits comprise the most conserved portion including the catalytic site and share similarity with other eukaryotic and bacterial multisubunit RNA polymerases. The largest subunit of RNA polymerase II contains an essential carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) composed of a variable number of heptapeptide repeats (YSPTSPS). The remainder of the complex is composed of smaller subunits (generally ten or more), some of which are also found in RNA polymerases I and III. Although the core is competent to mediate ribonucleic acid synthesis, it requires additional factors to select the appropriate template.
1 P08775 (/ISO)
Chromosome GO:0005694
A structure composed of a very long molecule of DNA and associated proteins (e.g. histones) that carries hereditary information.
1 P16356 (/IDA)
Nuclear euchromatin GO:0005719
The dispersed less dense form of chromatin in the interphase nucleus. It exists in at least two forms, a some being in the form of transcriptionally active chromatin which is the least condensed, while the rest is inactive euchromatin which is more condensed than active chromatin but less condensed than heterochromatin.
1 P08775 (/IDA)
Transcriptionally active chromatin GO:0035327
The ordered and organized complex of DNA and protein that forms regions of the chromosome that are being actively transcribed.
1 P16356 (/IDA)
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