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. 2020 Oct 2;48(5):2089–2100. doi: 10.1042/BST20200241

Table 1. Equivalent subunits that make up non-meiotic condensin and cohesin complexes.

Species Name SMC Subunits Kleisin HAWKS
S. cerevisiae Condensin Smc2 Smc4 Brn1 Ycs4 Ycg1
S. pombe Condensin Cut14 Cut3 Cnd2 Cnd1 Cnd3
H. sapiens Condensin I SMC2 SMC4 CAP-H CAP-D2 CAP-G
H. sapiens Condensin II SMC2 SMC4 CAP-H2 CAP-D3 CAP-G2
S. cerevisiae Cohesin Smc3 Smc1 Scc1 Scc2 or Pds5 Scc3
S. pombe Cohesin Psm3 Psm1 Rad21 Mis4 or Pds5 Psc3
H. sapiens Cohesin SMC3 SMC1a1 RAD211 NIBPL or PDS5A/B STAG1/21
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H. sapiens also have meiotic specific cohesin SMC, Kleisin and HAWK subunits, referred to as SMC1b, REC8 and STAG3, respectively.