Table 1. Distribution of components involved in mitochondrial division and fusion in parasitic protists.

	Drp1/ Dnm1	Drp1/Dnm1 receptors			Fusion	Mitofusin	ERMES	Mitophagy
Species		Fis1	Mff MiD51 MiD49	Caf4 Mdv1
Plasmodium falciparum	32–34	35
T. gondii	34,40,42	42						45,46
Cryptosporidium sp.	98
T. brucei	56,58,89	56,58,59			63?	60?	83,99,100#
Leishmania sp.	58						83	101
T. vaginalis	74							102
G. intestinalis	78,81,82
E. histolytica	87,88				89?

White fields depict the presence of the orthologous protein; references to corresponding publications are shown. The phenotypic observation of mitochondrial fusion or mitophagy is also marked. Question mark depicts the indirect evidence.

^#Homologues of ERMES components present but neither form a complex nor participate in the ER-mitochondrion contact sites.

Abbreviation: ERMES, ER-mitochondria encounter structure