The evolution of metazoan alpha-carbonic anhydrases and their roles in calcium carbonate biomineralization
2014 | review. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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- Authors
- Le Roy, Nathalie; Jackson, Daniel John ; Marie, Benjamin; Ramos-Silva, Paula; Marin, Frederic
- Abstract
- The carbonic anhydrase (CA; EC 4.2.1.1) superfamily is a class of ubiquitous metallo-enzymes that catalyse the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. The alpha-CA family, present in all metazoan clades, is a key enzyme involved in a wide range of physiological functions including pH regulation, respiration, photosynthesis, and biocalcification. This paper reviews the evolution of the alpha-CA family, with an emphasis on metazoan alpha-CA members involved in biocalcification. Phylogenetic analyses reveal a complex evolutionary history of alpha-CAs, and suggest alpha-CA was independently co-opted into a variety of skeleton forming roles (e.g. as a provider of HCO3- ions, a structural protein, a nucleation activator, etc.) in multiple metazoan lineages. This evolutionary history is most likely the result of multiple gene duplications coupled with the insertion of repetitive or non-repetitive low-complexity domains (RLCDs/LCDs). These domains, of largely unknown function, appear to be lineage-specific, and provide further support for the hypothesis of independent recruitment of alpha-CAs to diverse metazoan biocalcification processes. An analysis of alpha-CA sequences associated with biocalcification processes indicates that the domains involved in the activity and conformation of the active site are extremely conserved among metazoans.
- Issue Date
- 2014
- Status
- published
- Publisher
- Biomed Central Ltd
- Journal
- Frontiers in Zoology
- Organization
- Fakultät für Geowissenschaften und Geographie
- ISSN
- 1742-9994