Protein Domain : IPR012761

Type:  Family Name:  RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoS
Description:  The bacterial core RNA polymerase complex, which consists of five subunits, is sufficient for transcription elongation and termination but is unable to initiate transcription. Transcription initiation from promoter elements requires a sixth, dissociable subunit called a sigma factor, which reversibly associates with the core RNA polymerase complex to form a holoenzyme []. RNA polymerase recruits alternative sigma factors as a means of switching on specific regulons. Most bacteria express a multiplicity of sigma factors. Two of these factors, sigma-70 (gene rpoD), generally known as the major or primary sigma factor, and sigma-54 (gene rpoN or ntrA) direct the transcription of a wide variety of genes. The other sigma factors, known as alternative sigma factors, are required for the transcription of specific subsets of genes.With regard to sequence similarity, sigma factors can be grouped into two classes, the sigma-54 and sigma-70 families. Sequence alignments of the sigma70 family members reveal four conserved regions that can be further divided into subregions eg. sub-region 2.2, which may be involved in the binding of the sigma factor to the core RNA polymerase; and sub-region 4.2, which seems to harbor a DNA-binding 'helix-turn-helix' motif involved in binding the conserved -35 region of promoters recognised by the major sigma factors [, ]. This entry represents the clade of sigma factors called RpoS (also called sigma-38, KatF, etc.), found only in proteobacteria. This sigma factor is induced in stationary phase (in response to the stress of nutrient limitation) and becomes the second principal sigma factor at that time []. Short Name:  RNA_pol_sigma_RpoS

0 Child Features

8 Contains

DB identifier Type Name
IPR011991 Domain Winged helix-turn-helix DNA-binding domain
IPR013324 Domain RNA polymerase sigma factor, region 3/4
IPR013325 Domain RNA polymerase sigma factor, region 2
IPR007627 Domain RNA polymerase sigma-70 region 2
IPR007630 Domain RNA polymerase sigma-70 region 4
IPR000943 Domain RNA polymerase sigma-70
IPR007624 Domain RNA polymerase sigma-70 region 3
IPR009042 Domain RNA polymerase sigma-70 region 1.2

2 Cross Referencess

Identifier
TIGR02394
MF_00959

0 Found In

5 GO Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0003677 IPR012761
GO:0003700 IPR012761
GO:0016987 IPR012761
GO:0006352 IPR012761
GO:0006355 IPR012761

5 Ontology Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0003677 IPR012761
GO:0003700 IPR012761
GO:0016987 IPR012761
GO:0006352 IPR012761
GO:0006355 IPR012761

0 Parent Features

3 Proteins

DB identifier UniProt Accession Secondary Identifier Organism Name Length
Brdisv1pangenome1009554m.p PAC:33659005 Brachypodium distachyon Pangenome 237  
Brdisv1BdTR11A1049025m.p PAC:35692582 Brachypodium distachyon BdTR11a 236  
Brdisv1BdTR11A1040640m.p PAC:35689756 Brachypodium distachyon BdTR11a 237  

4 Publications

First Author Title Year Journal Volume Pages PubMed ID
            3052291
            1597408
            3092189
            21639793