3.4.22.49	evolution	in-depth bioinformatical analysis of separase and generation of structural models of the two conserved domains that comprise the C-terminal region: a caspase-like domain and a putative death domain. This analysis provides insights into substrate recognition and identifies potential sites of protein-protein interactions. Both the death domain and caspase-like domain are well-conserved in separases, which suggests an evolutionary pressure to keep these two domains together, perhaps to enable separase activity and/or provide stability	-, 755059	
3.4.22.49	evolution	in-depth bioinformatical analysis of separase and generation of structural models of the two conserved domains that comprise the C-terminal region: a caspase-like domain and a putative death domain. This analysis provides insights into substrate recognition and identifis potential sites of protein-protein interactions. Both the death domain and caspase-like domain are well-conserved in separases, which suggests an evolutionary pressure to keep these two domains together, perhaps to enable separase activity and/or provide stability	755059	
3.4.22.49	evolution	separases belong to CD clan of cysteine proteases. Unlike other members of this clan, separases are large multidomain proteins with more than 1000 amino acid residues. Mode of action in vivo and mechanistic differences in mitosis between organisms, overview	718194	
3.4.22.49	evolution	separases belong to CD clan of cysteine proteases. Unlike other members of this clan, separases are large multidomain proteins with more than 1000 amino acid residues. The catalytic domain of Arabidopsis separase exhibits 31 and 32% identity to the corresponding domains of human and budding yeast homologues, respectively, while the identity exceeds 50% within plant kingdom showing that the proteolytic domain of separases is the most conserved one. The sequence identity drops dramatically for the N-termini of separases. For example, the identity of the first 600 amino acid residues between Arabidopsis and Vitis vinifera separases does not exceed 39%, and it is only 30% between Arabidopsis and rice. Mode of action in vivo and mechanistic differences in mitosis between organisms, overview	718194	
3.4.22.49	evolution	separases belong to CD clan of cysteine proteases. Unlike other members of this clan, separases are large multidomain proteins with more than 1000 amino acid residues. The catalytic domain of Arabidopsis thaliana separase exhibits 31 and 32% identity to the corresponding domains of human and budding yeast homologues, respectively. The sequence identity drops dramatically for the N-termini of separases. Mode of action in vivo and mechanistic differences in mitosis between organisms, overview	718194	
3.4.22.49	evolution	separases belong to CD clan of cysteine proteases. Unlike other members of this clan, separases are large multidomain proteins with more than 1000 amino acid residues. The sequence identity exceeds 50% within plant kingdom showing that the proteolytic domain of separases is the most conserved one. The sequence identity drops dramatically for the N-termini of separases. For example, the identity of the first 600 amino acid residues between Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa is only 30%. Mode of action in vivo and mechanistic differences in mitosis between organisms, overview	718194	
3.4.22.49	evolution	separases belong to CD clan of cysteine proteases. Unlike other members of this clan, separases are large multidomain proteins with more than 1000 amino acid residues. The sequence identity exceeds 50% within plant kingdom showing that the proteolytic domain of separases is the most conserved one. The sequence identity drops dramatically for the N-termini of separases. For example, the identity of the first 600 amino acid residues between Arabidopsis thaliana and Vitis vinifera separases does not exceed 39%. Mode of action in vivo and mechanistic differences in mitosis between organisms, overview	718194	
3.4.22.49	malfunction	Arabidopsis thaliana radially swollen 4 (rsw4), a temperature-sensitive mutant, harbors a mutation in At4g22970, the separase. Loss of separase function in rsw4 at the restrictive temperature is indicated by the widespread failure of replicated chromosomes to disjoin. rsw4 has neither pronounced cell cycle arrest nor anomalous spindle formation, rsw4 roots have disorganized cortical microtubules and accumulate the mitosis-specific cyclin, cyclin B1,1	708285	
3.4.22.49	malfunction	cells depleted of securin or separase display defective acidification of early endosomes and increased membrane recruitment of vacuolar ATPase complexes, mimicking the effect of the specific V-ATPase inhibitor Bafilomycin A1. Securin and separase depletion causes trans-Golgi network and endosome swelling independent of cell cycle. Endosome-mediated receptor degradation and recycling are also significantly impaired by securin and separase depletion, although not receptor internalization or Rab5 activity and autophagy	718433	
3.4.22.49	malfunction	cells that do not express both Cdc55 and securin prematurely separate their sister chromatids, leading to cell death	718177