A distinct branch of the CDD/CDA-like deaminases prototyped by Leishmania LmjF36.5940. Members of this family are widely distributed across several microbial eukaryotes such as kinetoplastids, chlorophyte algae, stramenopiles and the alveolate Perkinsus. Domain architectures suggest that these proteins might possess mRNA editing or DNA mutagenizing activity [1].

1: Evolution of the deaminase fold and multiple origins of eukaryotic editing and mutagenic nucleic acid deaminases from bacterial toxin systems. Iyer LM, Zhang D, Rogozin IB, Aravind L; Nucleic Acids Res. 2011; [Epub ahead of print] PMID:21890906