Table 3.
Gene distribution by multiple independent HGTs in eukaryotes
| Protein | Multiple Independent HGTs | Reference | |
| mode | eukaryotic lineages involved | ||
| Fructose-bisphosphate aldolase class II, type B | p-eu, eu-eu | Excavata, Amoebozoa | [69] |
| Pyruvate phosphate dikinase | p-eu | Excavata | [69] |
| Translation elongation factor-1 alpha-like protein | eu-eu | Excavata, Chromalveolata, Opisthokonta, Plantae | [13] |
| Shikimate biosynthetic enzyme AroB | p-eu | Chromalveolata, Opisthokonta (Fungi) | [15] |
| Hybrid-cluster protein | p-eu, eu-eu | Excavata, Chromalveolata, Amoebozoa, Plantae (Green algae) | [51] |
| A-type flavoprotein | p-eu, eu-eu | Excavata, Amoebozoa | [51] |
| Glucosamine-6-phosphate isomerase | p-eu, eu-eu | Excavata, Chromalveolata, Amoebozoa, Opisthokonta (Fungi) | [51] |
| Alcohol dehydrogenase | p-eu, eu-eu | Excavata, Chromalveolata, Amoebozoa, Plantae (Green algae), Opisthokonta (Fungi) | [51] |
| Glutamate dehydrogenase | p-eu | Excavata, Chromalveolata | [70] |
| Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate | p-eu, eu-eu | Excavata, Chromalveolata | [14] |
| Alanyl-tRNA synthetase | p-eu, eu-eu | Excavata, Chromalveolata, Amoebozoa | [71] |
| Arginine deiminase | p-eu, eu-eu | Excavata, Amoebozoa | [8] |
| Rubrerythrin | p-eu | Excavata, Amoebozoa | [8] |
| Hypothetical protein | p-eu, eu-eu | Excavata, Amoebozoa | [72] |
The "p-eu" indicates interdomain prokaryote-to-eukaryote HGT. The "eu-eu" indicates intradomain eukaryote-to-eukaryote HGT.