Table 1

Genes encoding cytoplasmic PABPs in various organisms

Organism
Number of PABPC genes

Arabidopsis thaliana
8
Caenorhabditis elegans
2
Candida albicans
1
Drosophila melanogaster
1
Homo sapiens
4
Mus musculus
2
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
1
Schizosaccharomyces pombe
1
Xenopus laevis
3

Mangus et al. Genome Biology 2003 4:223   doi:10.1186/gb-2003-4-7-223