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. 2011 Sep 23;11:265. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-265

Table 2.

Taxonomic distribution of homologues of major APC/C targets in major lineages of eukaryotes.

Core complex Loading complex Cohesion establishment Maintenance Dissolution





Smc1 Smc3 Scc1 Scc3 Scc2 Scc4 Eco1 Pds5 Wpl1/Rad61 Separase Securin
Choanoflagellata 100 100 100 100 100 Half 100 Half 100
Metazoa >50 >50 >50 100 100 100 100 100 100 >50 < 50
Capsaspora 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Fungi/Dikarya 100 100 100 100 100 >50 >50 100 100 100 < 50
Fungi/Microsporidia >50 >50 >50 >50
Fungi/Chytridiomycota 100 100 100 100 100 50 100 100 100 100
Apusozoa 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Amoebozoa 100 100 100 >50 >50 >50 >50 100
Excavata 100 100 >50 >50 < 50 >50 >50 100
Alveolata/Ciliata 100 < 50 < 50 >50
Alveolata/Apicomplexa 100 >50 < 50 >50 >50
Heterokonta 100 >50 >50 >50 >50 >50 >50 >50
Plantae/Viridiplantae 100 100 100 100 >50 >50 >50 100 >50 >50
Plantae/Rhodophyta 100 100 100 100 >50 100 >50 100
Haptophyta 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

100, > 50, and < 50 indicate that at least one orthologue has been detected respectively in all, at least 50%, and less than 50% of the studied genomes for a given lineage.