Table 1

UV irradiation (30 J/m2)-inducible recombination- and DNA metabolism genes in Halobacterium sp. NRC-1.

Functional category
Gene number
Gene name
Fold Induction

Predicted function



1 hr
3 hr


recombination
VNG2473
radA1
7.4
6.4
Rad51/RecA recombinase

VNG2160
rfa3
1.5a
1.5a
RPA41 homolog, contains Zn- finger motif

VNG2162
rfa8
1.5a
1.5a
RPA32 homolog

VNG2163
ral
1.5a
1.5a
RPA linked ORF

VNG2167
dbp
1.9
1.4
Superfamily I helicase, DNA binding protein eukaryotic-like

VNG0779
arj1
1.4
1.5
RecJ like exonuclease






DNA
VNG1644
nrdJ
2.8
3.1
class II ribonucleoside reductase
metabolism
VNG1642
Vng1642
3.5
4.3
Unknown, contains Zn- finger motif

a Fold induction after irradiation with 70 J/m2.

McCready et al. Saline Systems 2005 1:3   doi:10.1186/1746-1448-1-3