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Table 1 Distribution of γCAs Throughout Eukaryotes.

From: Evidence for an early evolutionary emergence of γ-type carbonic anhydrases as components of mitochondrial respiratory complex I

Supergroup

Taxon

γCA homolog ?

Number of γCA homologs

 

Plantae

Arabidopsis

Yes

5

All are CI subunits

 

Chlamydomonas

Yes

3

All are CI subunits

 

Cyanidioschyzon

Yes

1

 
 

Cyanophora

Yes

≥ 2

 

Amoebozoa

Acanthamoeba

Yes

2

Both are CI subunits

 

Dictyostelium

Yes

2

 
 

Hartmannella

Yes

≥ 1

 
 

Entamoeba

Yes

1

No ETC

 

Polysphondylium

Yes

2

 

Opisthokonta

Saccharomyces

No

0

 
 

Neurospora

No

0

 
 

Ustilago

No

0

 
 

Yarrowia

No

0

 
 

Bos

No

0

 
 

Drosophila

No

0

 
 

Monosiga

No

0

 

Chromalveolata

Tetrahymena

Yes

3

All are mitochondrial

 

Plasmodium

No

0

Lacks CI

 

Phytophthora

Yes

2

 
 

Phaeodactylum

Yes

≥ 2

 
 

Blastocystis

Yes

≥ 1

 
 

Guillardia

Yes

≥ 3

 
 

Emiliania

Yes

≥ 1

 

Rhizaria

Bigelowiella

Yes

≥ 1

 

Excavata

Reclinomonas

Yes

≥ 1

 
 

Naegleria

Yes

2

 
 

Euglena

Yes

≥ 1

 
 

Trypanosoma

Yes

2

 
 

Malawimonas

Yes

≥ 2

 
 

Trichomonas

No

0

Lacks ETC

 

Giardia

No

0

Lacks ETC

  1. Organisms are arranged according to supergroup membership [18]. 'Number of γCA homologs' refers to the number of distinct γCA proteins encoded by an organism as determined by searches of EST or nuclear genomic databases. Inferred protein sequences are available in Additional Files 3 and 4