Table 3. Identification of lipid droplet proteins in Symbiodinium spp.
| Protein name | Species/Taxonomy | Band No. | GI NO. | MS/mps(p)a) | Sequence coverage (%) | Predicted MW(kDa) | Observed MW(kDa) | Found with LDs in other organisms | References |
| Lipid metabolism | |||||||||
| Sterol transfer family protein | Pfiesteria piscicida/dinoflagellate | 5 | 112253295 | 72/1(1) | 10 | 11.11 | 17 | Yes | [64] |
| Signal-related proteins | |||||||||
| 14-3-3 protein | Perkinsus marinus/protozoa | 3 | 294885399 | 82/3(3) | 9 | 27.39 | 28 | Yes | [65] |
| ADP-ribosylation factor | Protozoan/eukaryotic | 4 | 114131 | 79/1(1) | 5 | 21.75 | 19 | Yes | [66] |
| Stress response | |||||||||
| Chaperon heat shock protein 90 kDa | Karlodinium micrum/dinoflagellate | 1 | 112253669 | 81/3(2) | 5 | 81.51 | 84 | Yes | [67] |
| Osmotically inducible protein Y | Pseudomonas fluorescens/bacteria | 3 | 229592631 | 96/1(1) | 8 | 21.02 | 28 | No | [68] |
| Energy metabolism | |||||||||
| Mitochondrial ATP synthase F1 alpha subunit-like protein 1 | Karlodinium micrum/dinoflagellate | 2 | 319997184 | 85/3(2) | 5 | 59.51 | 59 | No | [69] |
| GTP-binding protein | Helicobacter pylori/bacteria | 4 | 210134946 | 73/1(1) | 5 | 19.00 | 19 | Yes | [70] |
a)MS/mps(p): Mowse score/number of total matched peptides (numbers of different matched peptides).