Highlights•Phylogenomic analysis of shell proteins uncovers supra-functional
relationships.•Alpha-carboxysome shell proteins arose independently from beta …

Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are proteinaceous organelles involved in both
autotrophic and heterotrophic metabolism. All BMCs share homologous shell proteins but …

Carboxysomes are the archetypical examples of primitive proteinaceous organelles found in
bacteria, collectively termed b acterial m icro c ompartments (BMCs). Recent studies using …

Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are organelles composed entirely of protein. They
promote specific metabolic processes by encapsulating and colocalizing enzymes with their …

Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are polyhedral organelles found in an increasingly
wide variety of bacterial species. These structures, typified by carboxysomes of …

The carboxysome is a bacterial organelle found in all cyanobacteria; it encapsulates CO 2
fixation enzymes within a protein shell. The most abundant carboxysome shell protein …

Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are polyhedral bodies, composed entirely of proteins,
that function as organelles in bacteria; they promote subcellular processes by encapsulating …

Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are proteinaceous organelles used by a broad range
of bacteria to segregate and optimize metabolic reactions. Their functions are diverse, and …

Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are self-assembling organelles composed entirely of
protein. Depending on the enzymes they encapsulate, BMCs function in either inorganic …

Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) confine a diverse array of metabolic reactions within a
selectively permeable protein shell, allowing for specialized biochemistry that would be less …