Table 1 Putative algal genes identified in Ciona intestinalis
From: Ancient gene transfer from algae to animals: Mechanisms and evolutionary significance
Gene familya | Putative donor | Putative function |
|---|---|---|
Short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase family (7) | Green algae/ cyanobacteria | Cellular differentiation and signaling |
Solute carrier family 23 (7) | Algae/land plants | Na+-dependent vitamin C transport |
Taurine dioxygenase (1) | Green algae | Cell redox homeostasis |
Cytidine monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acid synthetase (1) | Algae | Signaling regulation |
Arginine N-methyltransferase 7 (1) | Land plants/ stramenopiles | Protein methylation |
Peptidylglycine alpha-hydroxylating monooxygenase (1) | Green algae | Hormone biosynthesis |
Aminoglycoside phosphotransferase (1) | Algae | Protein amino acid phosphorylation |
Solute carrier family 22 (27) | Algae/land plants | Ion transport |
Solute carrier family 34 (6) | Diatoms | Phosphate ion transport |
Potassium/sodium hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 2 (3) | Stramenopiles | Potassium ion transport |
UDP galactopyranose mutase (2)* | Algae | Uridine diphosphogalactofuranose biosynthesis |
Biphenyl/valacyclovir hydrolase (3) | Dinoflagellates/haptophytes | Aromatic compound metabolism |
Solute carrier family 6 (31) | Algae | Neurotransmitter transport |
Alkylation repair homolog 5 (1) | Algae/land plants | Alkylation repair |