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. 2020 Jun 30;12(10):1734–1750. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evaa129

Table 1.

Summary of Predicted Peroxisomal Proteins Identified in Three Genera of Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae

Protein Amoebozoa: Discosea, Centramoebia, Acanthopodida
Excavates: Discoba, Heterolobosea, Vahlkampfiidae
Acanthamoeba castellanii Acanthamoeba polyphaga Acanthamoeba royreba Balamuthia mandrillaris Naegleria gruberi Naegleria fowleri Naegleria lovaniensis
PEX1 + + + + + + +
PEX2 + + + + + + +
PEX3 + + + + + + +
PEX4 + + + + + + +
PEX5 + + + + + + +
PEX6 + + + + + + +
PEX7 + + + + + + +
PEX10 + + + + + + +
PEX11a + + + + + + +
PEX11b + + + + + + +
PEX11c + + + nf nf nf nf
PEX12 + + + + + + +
PEX13 + + + + nf nf nf
PEX14 + + + + nf nf nf
PEX16 + + + + + + +
PEX19 + + + + + + +
PEX22 + + + + + + +
PEX26 + + cn cn nf nf nf
Catalase +, PTS1 +, PTS1 +, PTS1 +, PTS1 + +, PTS1 +, PTS1

Note.—The presence (+) or absence (nf, not found) of the different putative peroxins identified in the Amoebozoans and Heteroloboseans included in our study is shown. Predicted sequences whose identity needs to be confirmed are specified (cn, confirmation needed). The different members of the Pex11 family found in these amoebae are labeled as Pex11a, Pex11b, and Pex11c. The presence (+) of at least one putative catalase sequence is also indicated. PTS1, peroxisomal targeting signal 1. Details regarding taxonomic classification can be found in Adl et al. (2019).