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. 2023 Jun 9;12(6):836. doi: 10.3390/biology12060836

Table 3.

List of proteins related to shell biomineralisation and calcification of the A. fulica snail. Copy numbers are indicated in brackets, and superscript letters represent previous research studies on the biomineralisation of molluscs and other invertebrates.

Protein Groups Protein Names (Copy Number of Proteins)
Bicarbonate transporter a Solute carrier family 4 (anion exchanger), member 2 (5),
Solute carrier family 4 (sodium bicarbonate cotransporter), member 7 (2), Solute carrier family 4 (sodium bicarbonate cotransporter), member 8 (5), Solute carrier family 4 (sodium bicarbonate cotransporter), member 10 (3), Solute carrier family 4 (sodium bicarbonate cotransporter), member 11 (2)
Pores ion channels a Ammonium transporter (32), Glutathione S-transferase (23)
Na+/sulfate/carboxylate cotransporter a Solute carrier family 13 (sodium-dependent dicarboxylate transporter), member 2/3/5 (10)
Facilitative GLUT transporter b Solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter), member 1 (3),
Solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter), member 8 (1),
Solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter), member 11 (1)
Na+/Ca2+ exchanger a Solute carrier family 8 (sodium/calcium exchanger) (15)
Multifunctional anion exchanger a Solute carrier family 26 (sulfate anion transporter), member 1 (1),
Solute carrier family 26 (sulfate anion transporter), member 2 (1),
Solute carrier family 26 (sulfate anion transporter), member 5 (2),
Solute carrier family 26 (sulfate anion transporter), member 6 (4),
Solute carrier family 26 (sulfate anion transporter), member 7 (2),
Solute carrier family 26 (sulfate anion transporter), member 10 (1),
Solute carrier family 26 (sulfate anion transporter), member 11 (2)
Hydrolyases c Carbonic anhydrase (4.2.1.1) (30)
Ca2+ transporter d P-type Ca2+ transporter type 2A (5),
P-type Ca2+ transporter type 2B (3),
P-type Ca2+ transporter type 2C (2)
Oxidoreductases c Tyrosinase (16)
Na+-dependent ascorbic acid transporter a Solute carrier family 23 (nucleobase transporter), member 1 (10)

a: Capasso et al. [53], b: Przybyło and Langner [54], c: Sleight et al. [55], and d: Louis et al. [56].