From: Atg8: an autophagy-related ubiquitin-like protein family
 |  | Number of genes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Lineage | Representative species | GATE-16 | GABARAP | LC3 |
Mammals | Human | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Amphibians | Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Fish | Danio rerio (zebrafish) | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Cephalochordates | Branchiostoma floridae (amphioxus) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Tunicates | Ciona savignyi (Pacific transparent sea squirt) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Echinoderms | Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (California purple sea urchin) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Mollusks | Aplysia californica (California sea slug) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Flat worms | Schmidtea mediterranea (planarian) Schistosoma mansoni (trematode) | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 - |
Nematodes | Caenorhabditis elegans | - | 1 | 1 |
Insects | Drosophila melanogaster Apis mellifera (honey bee) | - - | 2 1 | - 1 |
Segmented worms | Capitella teleta | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Cnidarians | Nematostella vectensis (starlet sea anemone) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Sponges | Amphimedon queenslandica | 2 | 1 | 2 |