Identification
Name:DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta
Synonyms:
  • RNAP subunit beta
  • RNA polymerase subunit beta
  • Transcriptase subunit beta
Gene Name:rpoB
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in DNA binding
Specific Function:DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates
Cellular Location:Cytoplasmic
SMPDB Pathways:
KEGG Pathways:
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0RNA+1.0RNA1.0Thumb+1.0RNA
1.0Adenosine triphosphate + 1.0RNA + 1.0RNA ↔ 1.0Pyrophosphate + 1.0RNA
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1.0Thumb+1.0RNA1.0Thumb+1.0RNA
1.0Thumb+1.0RNA1.0Thumb+1.0RNA
1.0Thumb+1.0RNA1.0Thumb+1.0RNA
1.0Nucleoside triphosphate+1.0RNA1.0Thumb
1.0Nucleoside triphosphate + 1.0RNA ↔ 1.0Pyrophosphate
ReactionCard
Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB00538Adenosine triphosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB00082Cytidine triphosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB01273Guanosine triphosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB04142PyrophosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB00285Uridine triphosphateMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Function
binding
catalytic activity
DNA binding
DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity
nucleic acid binding
nucleoside binding
nucleotidyltransferase activity
ribonucleoside binding
RNA polymerase activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups
Process
biosynthetic process
cellular macromolecule biosynthetic process
macromolecule biosynthetic process
metabolic process
transcription
transcription, DNA-dependent
Gene Properties
Blattner:b3987
Gene OrientationClockwise
Centisome Percentage:90.08
Left Sequence End4179268
Right Sequence End4183296
Gene Sequence:
>4029 bp
ATGGTTTACTCCTATACCGAGAAAAAACGTATTCGTAAGGATTTTGGTAAACGTCCACAA
GTTCTGGATGTACCTTATCTCCTTTCTATCCAGCTTGACTCGTTTCAGAAATTTATCGAG
CAAGATCCTGAAGGGCAGTATGGTCTGGAAGCTGCTTTCCGTTCCGTATTCCCGATTCAG
AGCTACAGCGGTAATTCCGAGCTGCAATACGTCAGCTACCGCCTTGGCGAACCGGTGTTT
GACGTCCAGGAATGTCAAATCCGTGGCGTGACCTATTCCGCACCGCTGCGCGTTAAACTG
CGTCTGGTGATCTATGAGCGCGAAGCGCCGGAAGGCACCGTAAAAGACATTAAAGAACAA
GAAGTCTACATGGGCGAAATTCCGCTCATGACAGACAACGGTACCTTTGTTATCAACGGT
ACTGAGCGTGTTATCGTTTCCCAGCTGCACCGTAGTCCGGGCGTCTTCTTTGACTCCGAC
AAAGGTAAAACCCACTCTTCGGGTAAAGTGCTGTATAACGCGCGTATCATCCCTTACCGT
GGTTCCTGGCTGGACTTCGAATTCGATCCGAAGGACAACCTGTTCGTACGTATCGACCGT
CGCCGTAAACTGCCTGCGACCATCATTCTGCGCGCCCTGAACTACACCACAGAGCAGATC
CTCGACCTGTTCTTTGAAAAAGTTATCTTTGAAATCCGTGATAACAAGCTGCAGATGGAA
CTGGTGCCGGAACGCCTGCGTGGTGAAACCGCATCTTTTGACATCGAAGCTAACGGTAAA
GTGTACGTAGAAAAAGGCCGCCGTATCACTGCGCGCCACATTCGCCAGCTGGAAAAAGAC
GACGTCAAACTGATCGAAGTCCCGGTTGAGTACATCGCAGGTAAAGTGGTTGCTAAAGAC
TATATTGATGAGTCTACCGGCGAGCTGATCTGCGCAGCGAACATGGAGCTGAGCCTGGAT
CTGCTGGCTAAGCTGAGCCAGTCTGGTCACAAGCGTATCGAAACGCTGTTCACCAACGAT
CTGGATCACGGCCCATATATCTCTGAAACCTTACGTGTCGACCCAACTAACGACCGTCTG
AGCGCACTGGTAGAAATCTACCGCATGATGCGCCCTGGCGAGCCGCCGACTCGTGAAGCA
GCTGAAAGCCTGTTCGAGAACCTGTTCTTCTCCGAAGACCGTTATGACTTGTCTGCGGTT
GGTCGTATGAAGTTCAACCGTTCTCTGCTGCGCGAAGAAATCGAAGGTTCCGGTATCCTG
AGCAAAGACGACATCATTGATGTTATGAAAAAGCTCATCGATATCCGTAACGGTAAAGGC
GAAGTCGATGATATCGACCACCTCGGCAACCGTCGTATCCGTTCCGTTGGCGAAATGGCG
GAAAACCAGTTCCGCGTTGGCCTGGTACGTGTAGAGCGTGCGGTGAAAGAGCGTCTGTCT
CTGGGCGATCTGGATACCCTGATGCCACAGGATATGATCAACGCCAAGCCGATTTCCGCA
GCAGTGAAAGAGTTCTTCGGTTCCAGCCAGCTGTCTCAGTTTATGGACCAGAACAACCCG
CTGTCTGAGATTACGCACAAACGTCGTATCTCCGCACTCGGCCCAGGCGGTCTGACCCGT
GAACGTGCAGGCTTCGAAGTTCGAGACGTACACCCGACTCACTACGGTCGCGTATGTCCA
ATCGAAACCCCTGAAGGTCCGAACATCGGTCTGATCAACTCTCTGTCCGTGTACGCACAG
ACTAACGAATACGGCTTCCTTGAGACTCCGTATCGTAAAGTGACCGACGGTGTTGTAACT
GACGAAATTCACTACCTGTCTGCTATCGAAGAAGGCAACTACGTTATCGCCCAGGCGAAC
TCCAACTTGGATGAAGAAGGCCACTTCGTAGAAGACCTGGTAACTTGCCGTAGCAAAGGC
GAATCCAGCTTGTTCAGCCGCGACCAGGTTGACTACATGGACGTATCCACCCAGCAGGTG
GTATCCGTCGGTGCGTCCCTGATCCCGTTCCTGGAACACGATGACGCCAACCGTGCATTG
ATGGGTGCGAACATGCAACGTCAGGCCGTTCCGACTCTGCGCGCTGATAAGCCGCTGGTT
GGTACTGGTATGGAACGTGCTGTTGCCGTTGACTCCGGTGTAACTGCGGTAGCTAAACGT
GGTGGTGTCGTTCAGTACGTGGATGCTTCCCGTATCGTTATCAAAGTTAACGAAGACGAG
ATGTATCCGGGTGAAGCAGGTATCGACATCTACAACCTGACCAAATACACCCGTTCTAAC
CAGAACACCTGTATCAACCAGATGCCGTGTGTGTCTCTGGGTGAACCGGTTGAACGTGGC
GACGTGCTGGCAGACGGTCCGTCCACCGACCTCGGTGAACTGGCGCTTGGTCAGAACATG
CGCGTAGCGTTCATGCCGTGGAATGGTTACAACTTCGAAGACTCCATCCTCGTATCCGAG
CGTGTTGTTCAGGAAGACCGTTTCACCACCATCCACATTCAGGAACTGGCGTGTGTGTCC
CGTGACACCAAGCTGGGTCCGGAAGAGATCACCGCTGACATCCCGAACGTGGGTGAAGCT
GCGCTCTCCAAACTGGATGAATCCGGTATCGTTTACATTGGTGCGGAAGTGACCGGTGGC
GACATTCTGGTTGGTAAGGTAACGCCGAAAGGTGAAACTCAGCTGACCCCAGAAGAAAAA
CTGCTGCGTGCGATCTTCGGTGAGAAAGCCTCTGACGTTAAAGACTCTTCTCTGCGCGTA
CCAAACGGTGTATCCGGTACGGTTATCGACGTTCAGGTCTTTACTCGCGATGGCGTAGAA
AAAGACAAACGTGCGCTGGAAATCGAAGAAATGCAGCTCAAACAGGCGAAGAAAGACCTG
TCTGAAGAACTGCAGATCCTCGAAGCGGGTCTGTTCAGCCGTATCCGTGCTGTGCTGGTA
GCCGGTGGCGTTGAAGCTGAGAAGCTCGACAAACTGCCGCGCGATCGCTGGCTGGAGCTG
GGCCTGACAGACGAAGAGAAACAAAATCAGCTGGAACAGCTGGCTGAGCAGTATGACGAA
CTGAAACACGAGTTCGAGAAGAAACTCGAAGCGAAACGCCGCAAAATCACCCAGGGCGAC
GATCTGGCACCGGGCGTGCTGAAGATTGTTAAGGTATATCTGGCGGTTAAACGCCGTATC
CAGCCTGGTGACAAGATGGCAGGTCGTCACGGTAACAAGGGTGTAATTTCTAAGATCAAC
CCGATCGAAGATATGCCTTACGATGAAAACGGTACGCCGGTAGACATCGTACTGAACCCG
CTGGGCGTACCGTCTCGTATGAACATCGGTCAGATCCTCGAAACCCACCTGGGTATGGCT
GCGAAAGGTATCGGCGACAAGATCAACGCCATGCTGAAACAGCAGCAAGAAGTCGCGAAA
CTGCGCGAATTCATCCAGCGTGCGTACGATCTGGGCGCTGACGTTCGTCAGAAAGTTGAC
CTGAGTACCTTCAGCGATGAAGAAGTTATGCGTCTGGCTGAAAACCTGCGCAAAGGTATG
CCAATCGCAACGCCGGTGTTCGACGGTGCGAAAGAAGCAGAAATTAAAGAGCTGCTGAAA
CTTGGCGACCTGCCGACTTCCGGTCAGATCCGCCTGTACGATGGTCGCACTGGTGAACAG
TTCGAGCGTCCGGTAACCGTTGGTTACATGTACATGCTGAAACTGAACCACCTGGTCGAC
GACAAGATGCACGCGCGTTCCACCGGTTCTTACAGCCTGGTTACTCAGCAGCCGCTGGGT
GGTAAGGCACAGTTCGGTGGTCAGCGTTTCGGGGAGATGGAAGTGTGGGCGCTGGAAGCA
TACGGCGCAGCATACACCCTGCAGGAAATGCTCACCGTTAAGTCTGATGACGTGAACGGT
CGTACCAAGATGTATAAAAACATCGTGGACGGCAACCATCAGATGGAGCCGGGCATGCCA
GAATCCTTCAACGTATTGTTGAAAGAGATTCGTTCGCTGGGTATCAACATCGAACTGGAA
GACGAGTAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:1342
Protein Molecular Weight:150631
Protein Theoretical pI:5
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta
MVYSYTEKKRIRKDFGKRPQVLDVPYLLSIQLDSFQKFIEQDPEGQYGLEAAFRSVFPIQ
SYSGNSELQYVSYRLGEPVFDVQECQIRGVTYSAPLRVKLRLVIYEREAPEGTVKDIKEQ
EVYMGEIPLMTDNGTFVINGTERVIVSQLHRSPGVFFDSDKGKTHSSGKVLYNARIIPYR
GSWLDFEFDPKDNLFVRIDRRRKLPATIILRALNYTTEQILDLFFEKVIFEIRDNKLQME
LVPERLRGETASFDIEANGKVYVEKGRRITARHIRQLEKDDVKLIEVPVEYIAGKVVAKD
YIDESTGELICAANMELSLDLLAKLSQSGHKRIETLFTNDLDHGPYISETLRVDPTNDRL
SALVEIYRMMRPGEPPTREAAESLFENLFFSEDRYDLSAVGRMKFNRSLLREEIEGSGIL
SKDDIIDVMKKLIDIRNGKGEVDDIDHLGNRRIRSVGEMAENQFRVGLVRVERAVKERLS
LGDLDTLMPQDMINAKPISAAVKEFFGSSQLSQFMDQNNPLSEITHKRRISALGPGGLTR
ERAGFEVRDVHPTHYGRVCPIETPEGPNIGLINSLSVYAQTNEYGFLETPYRKVTDGVVT
DEIHYLSAIEEGNYVIAQANSNLDEEGHFVEDLVTCRSKGESSLFSRDQVDYMDVSTQQV
VSVGASLIPFLEHDDANRALMGANMQRQAVPTLRADKPLVGTGMERAVAVDSGVTAVAKR
GGVVQYVDASRIVIKVNEDEMYPGEAGIDIYNLTKYTRSNQNTCINQMPCVSLGEPVERG
DVLADGPSTDLGELALGQNMRVAFMPWNGYNFEDSILVSERVVQEDRFTTIHIQELACVS
RDTKLGPEEITADIPNVGEAALSKLDESGIVYIGAEVTGGDILVGKVTPKGETQLTPEEK
LLRAIFGEKASDVKDSSLRVPNGVSGTVIDVQVFTRDGVEKDKRALEIEEMQLKQAKKDL
SEELQILEAGLFSRIRAVLVAGGVEAEKLDKLPRDRWLELGLTDEEKQNQLEQLAEQYDE
LKHEFEKKLEAKRRKITQGDDLAPGVLKIVKVYLAVKRRIQPGDKMAGRHGNKGVISKIN
PIEDMPYDENGTPVDIVLNPLGVPSRMNIGQILETHLGMAAKGIGDKINAMLKQQQEVAK
LREFIQRAYDLGADVRQKVDLSTFSDEEVMRLAENLRKGMPIATPVFDGAKEAEIKELLK
LGDLPTSGQIRLYDGRTGEQFERPVTVGYMYMLKLNHLVDDKMHARSTGSYSLVTQQPLG
GKAQFGGQRFGEMEVWALEAYGAAYTLQEMLTVKSDDVNGRTKMYKNIVDGNHQMEPGMP
ESFNVLLKEIRSLGINIELEDE
References
External Links:
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Uniprot ID:P0A8V2
Uniprot Name:RPOB_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:85676083
Ecogene ID:EG10894
Ecocyc:EG10894
ColiBase:b3987
Kegg Gene:b3987
EchoBASE ID:EB0887
CCDB:RPOB_ECOLI
BacMap:16131817
General Reference:
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  • Blattner, F. R., Plunkett, G. 3rd, Bloch, C. A., Perna, N. T., Burland, V., Riley, M., Collado-Vides, J., Glasner, J. D., Rode, C. K., Mayhew, G. F., Gregor, J., Davis, N. W., Kirkpatrick, H. A., Goeden, M. A., Rose, D. J., Mau, B., Shao, Y. (1997). "The complete genome sequence of Escherichia coli K-12." Science 277:1453-1462. Pubmed: 9278503
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  • Hayashi, K., Morooka, N., Yamamoto, Y., Fujita, K., Isono, K., Choi, S., Ohtsubo, E., Baba, T., Wanner, B. L., Mori, H., Horiuchi, T. (2006). "Highly accurate genome sequences of Escherichia coli K-12 strains MG1655 and W3110." Mol Syst Biol 2:2006.0007. Pubmed: 16738553
  • Lee, J., Kashlev, M., Borukhov, S., Goldfarb, A. (1991). "A beta subunit mutation disrupting the catalytic function of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 88:6018-6022. Pubmed: 2068078
  • Ovchinnikov, Y. A., Monastyrskaya, G. S., Gubanov, V. V., Guryev, S. O., Chertov, O. Y. u., Modyanov, N. N., Grinkevich, V. A., Makarova, I. A., Marchenko, T. V., Polovnikova, I. N., Lipkin, V. M., Sverdlov, E. D. (1981). "The primary structure of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase. Nucleotide sequence of the rpoB gene and amino-acid sequence of the beta-subunit." Eur J Biochem 116:621-629. Pubmed: 6266829
  • Post, L. E., Strycharz, G. D., Nomura, M., Lewis, H., Dennis, P. P. (1979). "Nucleotide sequence of the ribosomal protein gene cluster adjacent to the gene for RNA polymerase subunit beta in Escherichia coli." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 76:1697-1701. Pubmed: 377281
  • Zhang, J., Sprung, R., Pei, J., Tan, X., Kim, S., Zhu, H., Liu, C. F., Grishin, N. V., Zhao, Y. (2009). "Lysine acetylation is a highly abundant and evolutionarily conserved modification in Escherichia coli." Mol Cell Proteomics 8:215-225. Pubmed: 18723842