Table 8 Details of luciferases and related proteins included in the phylogenetic analysis (Fig. 5)
Organism | Name/accession number of protein | Function | Catalyses bioluminescence with firefly luciferin? | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arachnocampa luminosa (glowworm) | 64201_seq1 | candidate luciferase | Not tested | - |
Arachnocampa luminosa (glowworm) | 64201_seq2 | candidate luciferase | Not tested | - |
Arachnocampa luminosa (glowworm) | 62762 | candidate luciferase | Not tested | - |
Photinus pyralis (North American firefly) | luciferase/P08659 | luciferase | Yes | [14] |
Luciola cruciata (Japanese firefly) | luciferase/P13129-1 | luciferase | Yes | [14] |
Luciola cruciata (Japanese firefly) | LcLL1/BAE80728 | luciferase-like protein | No | |
Luciola cruciata (Japanese firefly) | LcLL2/BAE80729 | luciferase-like protein | No | |
Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) | CG6178 | firefly luciferase homolog (closest homolog to firefly luciferase in D. melanogaster) | No | [65] |
Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) | pdgy/NP_572988 | acyl Co-A synthetase | Not tested | [66] |
Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) | CG4830 | predicted acyl-CoA synthetase | No | [65] |
Aedes aegypti (mosquito) | AAEL000101-PA | AMP-dependent CoA ligase homolog | Not tested | - |
Tenebrio molitor (mealworm) | TmLL-1/BAE95689 | luciferase-like protein | No | [67] |
Tenebrio molitor (mealworm) | BAE95690/TM-LL2 | acyl-CoA synthase | No | [67] |
Tenebrio molitor (mealworm) | TmLL-3/BAE95691 | luciferase-like protein | No | [67] |
Zophobas morio (giant mealworm) | Luc-like | luciferase-like protein | Weak bioluminescence | [43] |