List of known transporters and user proteins for different trace elements

Trace element High-affinity transporters Major user form Metalloproteins and selenoproteins
Prokaryotes Eukaryotes Prokaryotes Eukaryotes
Molybdenum (Mo) ModABC
WtpABC
TupABC
MOT1 Moco Xanthine oxidase
Sulfite oxidase
DMSO reductase
Aldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase
Xanthine oxidase
Sulfite oxidase
Nickel (Ni) Cbi/NikMNQO/KMLQO
NikABCDE
NiCoT
HupE/UreJ
UreH
Other Co transporters (CbtAB, CbtC, CbtD, CbtE, CbtF, CbtG and CbtX)
NiCoT
UreH
TgMTP1
Ni Urease
Ni-Fe hydrogenase
Ni carbon monoxide dehydrogenase
Acetyl-coenzyme A decarbonylase/synthase
Ni SodN
Methyl-coenzyme M reductase
Urease
Cobalt (Co) - B12 Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (also including isobutyryl-CoA mutase and ethylmalonyl-CoA mutase)
Glutamate mutase
Methyleneglutarate mutase
D-lysine 5,6-aminomutase
Diol/glycerol dehydratase
Ethanolamine ammonia lyase
RNR II (B12-dependent ribonucleotide reductase)
MetH
B12-dependent methyltransferase: Mta, Mtm, Mtb, Mtt, Mts and Mtv
B12-dependent dehalogenase
Novel B12-containing protein
Co-containing nitrile hydratase
Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase
RNR II
MetH
Copper (Cu) CtaA (importer)
CopA (exporter)
CutC (exporter)
CusCBA/CFBA (exporter)
Ctr1 (importer)
CutC (exporter)
ATP7 (exporter)
Cu Plastocyanin family (plastocyanin, amicyanin, pseudoazurin, halocyanin, etc.)
Azurin family (including azurin and auracyanin)
Rusticyanin
Nitrosocyanin
COX I
COX II
Nitrous oxide reductase
NADH dehydrogenase 2
CuZn SOD
Copper amine oxidase
Particulate methane monooxygenase
Nitrite reductase
Multicopper oxidase (CueO, laccase, bilirubin oxidase, phenoxazinone synthase, etc.)
Tyrosinase
Plastocyanin family
Plantacyanin family (including plantacyanin, umecyanin, mavicyanin, stellacyanin, etc.)
COX I
COX II
CuZn SOD
Copper amine oxidase
Peptidylglycine alpha-hydroxylating monooxygenase
Dopamine beta-monooxygenase
Multicopper oxidase (laccase, Fet3p, hephaestin, ceruloplasmin, etc.)
Tyrosinase
Hemocyanin
Cnx1G
Galactose oxidase
Selenium (Se) - - Selenocysteine (Sec) FdhA (formate dehydrogenase)
Selenophosphate synthetase
FrhA (coenzyme F420-reducing hydrogenase alpha subunit)
FrhD (coenzyme F420-reducing hydrogenase delta subunit)
Glycine reductase selenoprotein A
Glycine reductase selenoprotein B
Peroxiredoxin (Prx)
Thioredoxin (Trx)
Glutaredoxin (Grx)
HdrA (heterodisulfide reductase alpha subunit)
HesB-like
Proline reductase
Deiodinase
GPx (glutathione peroxidase
SelW (selenoprotein W)
MsrA (methionine-S-sulfoxide reductase)
Fe-S oxidoreductase
DsbA-like
DsrE-like
AhpD-like
Arsenate reductase
MoeB (molybdopterin biosynthesis protein)
GST-like
OsmC-like
Rhodanese-related protein
Methylated-DNA-protein-cysteine methyltransferase
UGSC-containing
Arsenite S-adenosylmethyltransferase
Prx-like
Trx-like
Grx-like
Thiol:disulfide interchange protein
BFD/(2Fe-2S)-binding domain-containing protein
Homolog of AhpF N-terminal domain
UshA
Other predicted selenoproteins
Deiodinase family: D1, D2, D3
GPx family: GPx1-4 and GPx6
TR family: TR1, TGR and TR3
Sep15 (15-kDa selenoprotein)
SelR (methionine-R-sulfoxide reductase 1 or MsrB1)
Selenophosphate synthetase 2
SelP (selenoprotein P)
SelW (selenoprotein W)
SelH (selenoprotein H)
SelI (selenoprotein I)
SelK (selenoprotein K)
SelM (selenoprotein M)
SelN (selenoprotein N)
SelO (selenoprotein O)
SelS (selenoprotein S)
SelT (selenoprotein T)
SelV (selenoprotein V)
MsrA
PDI (protein disulfide isomerase)
SelU (Selenoprotein U)
SelJ (selenoprotein J)
SelL (selenoprotein L)
Fep15 (Fish 15kDa selenoprotein-like)
SAM dependent methyltransferase
Prx-like
Trx-like
Predicted membrane selenoprotein
SelTryp
Other predicted selenoproteins