Table 1 Phyletic distribution of the cystatin superfamily in the three domains of life
From: Phylogenomic analysis of the cystatin superfamily in eukaryotes and prokaryotes
Taxonomic group | stefins | cystatins | multicystatins | bifunctional cystatins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EUKARYOTA | + | + | + | + |
EXCAVATA | + | + | + | - |
diplomonads | - | + | - | - |
parabasalians | - | + | + | - |
oxymonads | - | + | + | - |
Euglenozoa | + | - | - | - |
Heterolobosea | + | + | + | - |
jakobids | + | + | - | - |
Malawimonas | + | + | - | - |
SAR SUPERGROUP | + | + | + | + |
ciliates | + | + | + | - |
Dinophyta | + | - | - | - |
Perkinsus | + | - | - | - |
Apicomplexa | - | - | - | - |
diatoms | - | + | - | - |
Blastocystis | + | - | - | - |
Oomycetes | - | + | - | + |
Eustigmatophyceae | + | - | - | - |
Rhizaria | + | - | - | - |
Haptophyta | + | + | - | - |
Cryptophyta | + | - | - | - |
ARCHAEPLASTIDA | - | + | + | + |
Glaucophyta | - | + | - | - |
red algae | - | - | - | - |
green algae | - | + | - | + |
land plants | - | + | + | + |
UNIKONTA | + | + | + | + |
Amoebozoa | + | - | - | - |
Fungi | - | - | - | - |
Choanozoa | + | + | - | + |
Metazoa | + | + | + | + |
BACTERIA | + | + | + | - |
ARCHAEA | - | - | - | - |