Function and Biology

Plastid-encoded RNA polymerase

Source organism: Sinapis alba
Biochemical function: nucleotidyltransferase activity
Biological process: DNA-templated transcription
Cellular component: chloroplast

EC 2.7.7.6: DNA-directed RNA polymerase

Reaction catalysed:
Nucleoside triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate + RNA(n+1)
Systematic name:
Nucleoside-triphosphate:RNA nucleotidyltransferase (DNA-directed)
Alternative Name(s):
  • C RNA formation factors
  • C ribonucleic acid formation factors
  • DNA-dependent RNA nucleotidyltransferase
  • DNA-dependent RNA polymerase
  • DNA-dependent ribonucleate nucleotidyltransferase
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid-dependent ribonucleic acid polymerase
  • RNA nucleotidyltransferase
  • RNA nucleotidyltransferase (DNA-directed)
  • RNA polymerase
  • RNA polymerase I
  • RNA polymerase II
  • RNA polymerase III
  • RNA transcriptase
  • Ribonucleate nucleotidyltransferase
  • Ribonucleate polymerase
  • Ribonucleic acid nucleotidyltransferase
  • Ribonucleic acid polymerase
  • Ribonucleic acid transcriptase
  • Ribonucleic polymerase
  • Ribonucleic transcriptase
  • Transcriptase

Sequence families

Pfam Protein families (Pfam)
PF04998
Domain description: RNA polymerase Rpb1, domain 5
Occurring in:
  1. DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta''
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8r5o contains 2 copies of Pfam domain PF04998 (RNA polymerase Rpb1, domain 5) in DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta''. Showing 2 copies in chain E.

PF00623
Domain description: RNA polymerase Rpb1, domain 2
Occurring in:
  1. DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta'
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8r5o contains 2 copies of Pfam domain PF00623 (RNA polymerase Rpb1, domain 2) in DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta'. Showing 2 copies in chain D.

PF03118
Domain description: Bacterial RNA polymerase, alpha chain C terminal domain
Occurring in:
  1. DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8r5o contains 2 copies of Pfam domain PF03118 (Bacterial RNA polymerase, alpha chain C terminal domain) in DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

PF01000
Domain description: RNA polymerase Rpb3/RpoA insert domain
Occurring in:
  1. DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8r5o contains 2 copies of Pfam domain PF01000 (RNA polymerase Rpb3/RpoA insert domain) in DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

PF01193
Domain description: RNA polymerase Rpb3/Rpb11 dimerisation domain
Occurring in:
  1. DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8r5o contains 2 copies of Pfam domain PF01193 (RNA polymerase Rpb3/Rpb11 dimerisation domain) in DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

PF05000
Domain description: RNA polymerase Rpb1, domain 4
Occurring in:
  1. DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta''
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8r5o contains 1 copy of Pfam domain PF05000 (RNA polymerase Rpb1, domain 4) in DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta''. Showing 1 copy in chain E.

PF04997
Domain description: RNA polymerase Rpb1, domain 1
Occurring in:
  1. DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta'
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8r5o contains 1 copy of Pfam domain PF04997 (RNA polymerase Rpb1, domain 1) in DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta'. Showing 1 copy in chain D.

PF04560
Domain description: RNA polymerase Rpb2, domain 7
Occurring in:
  1. DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8r5o contains 1 copy of Pfam domain PF04560 (RNA polymerase Rpb2, domain 7) in DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta. Showing 1 copy in chain C.

PF00562
Domain description: RNA polymerase Rpb2, domain 6
Occurring in:
  1. DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8r5o contains 1 copy of Pfam domain PF00562 (RNA polymerase Rpb2, domain 6) in DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta. Showing 1 copy in chain C.

PF04565
Domain description: RNA polymerase Rpb2, domain 3
Occurring in:
  1. DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8r5o contains 1 copy of Pfam domain PF04565 (RNA polymerase Rpb2, domain 3) in DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta. Showing 1 copy in chain C.

PF04561
Domain description: RNA polymerase Rpb2, domain 2
Occurring in:
  1. DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8r5o contains 1 copy of Pfam domain PF04561 (RNA polymerase Rpb2, domain 2) in DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta. Showing 1 copy in chain C.