Protein Info for AMB_RS15650 in Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1

Annotation: DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha

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Protein Families and Features

1 50 100 150 200 250 300 338 TIGR02027: DNA-directed RNA polymerase, alpha subunit" amino acids 28 to 318 (291 residues), 390.9 bits, see alignment E=1.8e-121 PF01193: RNA_pol_L" amino acids 32 to 227 (196 residues), 88.2 bits, see alignment E=3.7e-29 PF01000: RNA_pol_A_bac" amino acids 62 to 177 (116 residues), 122.1 bits, see alignment E=2.2e-39 PF03118: RNA_pol_A_CTD" amino acids 251 to 309 (59 residues), 87.6 bits, see alignment E=5.5e-29

Best Hits

Swiss-Prot: 100% identical to RPOA_MAGSA: DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha (rpoA) from Magnetospirillum magneticum (strain AMB-1 / ATCC 700264)

KEGG orthology group: K03040, DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha [EC: 2.7.7.6] (inferred from 100% identity to mag:amb3108)

MetaCyc: 52% identical to RNA polymerase subunit alpha (Escherichia coli K-12 substr. MG1655)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase. [EC: 2.7.7.6]

Predicted SEED Role

"DNA-directed RNA polymerase alpha subunit (EC 2.7.7.6)" in subsystem RNA polymerase bacterial (EC 2.7.7.6)

KEGG Metabolic Maps

Isozymes

Compare fitness of predicted isozymes for: 2.7.7.6

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Sequence Analysis Tools

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Protein Sequence (338 amino acids)

>AMB_RS15650 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha (Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1)
MIQKNWQELIKPNKLHVEPGADPQRTAIVVAEPLERGFGMTLGNSLRRVLLSSLQGAAVT
AIQIDGVLHEFSSIPGVREDVTDIILNIKTLGLRMHGEGPKRMHLRAVGPGEVTAGLIEV
GHDIEIMDPELVLCTLDEGAKLNIEFTVETGKGYVPASQNRPEDSPIGLIPIDAIFSPVR
KVAYKVENTRVGQVTDYDKLSMTVETNGAVTPDDAVALAARILQDQLQLFINFEEPTAVV
EEEKKDELPFNKNLLRKVDELELSVRSANCLKNDNIIYIGDLVQKTEAEMLRTPNFGRKS
LNEIKEVLAQMGLHLGMEIANWPPENIEELAKKLEEPY