U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

dpsA DNA starvation/stationary phase protection protein DpsA [ Halobacterium salinarum NRC-1 ]

Gene ID: 1448825, updated on 10-Feb-2026
Gene symbol
dpsA
Gene description
DNA starvation/stationary phase protection protein DpsA
Locus tag
VNG_RS09555
Gene type
protein coding
Organism
Halobacterium salinarum NRC-1 (strain: NRC-1; ATCC 700922, culture-collection: ATCC:700922)
Lineage
Archaea; Methanobacteriati; Methanobacteriota; Stenosarchaea group; Halobacteria; Halobacteriales; Halobacteriaceae; Halobacterium
Old locus tag
VNG2443G; VNG_2443G
Try the new Gene page
Try the new Transcripts and proteins table
Sequence:
NC_002607.1 (1833843..1834391, complement)

NC_002607.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ATP-dependent DNA helicase Neighboring gene hypothetical protein Neighboring gene metallophosphoesterase Neighboring gene ArsR/SmtB family transcription factor

Genomic Sequence:
NC_002607.1

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. Expression and regulation pattern of ferritin-like DpsA in the archaeon Halobacterium salinarum. Reindel S, et al. Biometals, 2006 Feb. PMID 16502328
  2. Expression and regulation pattern of ferritin-like DpsA in the archaeon Halobacterium Salinarum. Reindel S, et al. Biometals, 2005 Aug. PMID 16158231
  3. Iron-oxo clusters biomineralizing on protein surfaces: structural analysis of Halobacterium salinarum DpsA in its low- and high-iron states. Zeth K, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2004 Sep 21. PMID 15365182, Free PMC Article
  4. The DpsA-homologue of the archaeon Halobacterium salinarum is a ferritin. Reindel S, et al. Biochim Biophys Acta, 2002 Jul 29. PMID 12147354
  5. A manual curation strategy to improve genome annotation: application to a set of haloarchael genomes. Pfeiffer F, et al. Life (Basel), 2015 Jun 2. PMID 26042526, Free PMC Article

See all (6) citations in PubMed

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. DpsA shows increasing expression of dpsA mRNA in iron rich media and under conditions of oxidative stress (H2O2), whereas under iron deficient conditions mRNA-levels decrease.
    Title: Expression and regulation pattern of ferritin-like DpsA in the archaeon Halobacterium salinarum.
  2. DpsA is a ferritin-like protein
    Title: Expression and regulation pattern of ferritin-like DpsA in the archaeon Halobacterium Salinarum.
Submit: New GeneRIF Correction
Preferred Names
DNA starvation/stationary phase protection protein DpsA
WP_010903826.1

NEW Try the new Transcript table

Genome Annotation

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_002607.1 Reference assembly

    Range
    1833843..1834391 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. WP_010903826.1 MULTISPECIES: DNA starvation/stationary phase protection protein DpsA [Halobacterium]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for WP_010903826.1

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q9HMP7
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A4D6GU48, A0A510N981, A0A841HBK9, B0R7W1
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    COG0783
    Location:22 → 171
    Dps; DNA-binding ferritin-like protein (oxidative damage protectant) [Inorganic ion transport and metabolism, Defense mechanisms]
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q9HMP7.1

Gene LinkOut

The following LinkOut resources are supplied by external providers. These providers are responsible for maintaining the links.