Probable component of the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C), a cell cycle-regulated E3 ubiquitin ligase that controls progression through mitosis and the G1 phase of the cell cycle. The APC/C complex acts by mediating ubiquitination and subsequent degradation of target proteins. Developmental role in early embryogenesis and the metaphase to anaphase transition in meiosis and mitosis. Required for embryonic anterior-posterior axis formation. Protein modification; protein ubiquitination. The APC/C complex is probably composed of at least 12 subunits: apc-2, apc-10, apc-11, cdc-26, emb-1, emb-27, emb-30, mat-1, mat-2, mat-3, such-1 and gfi-3. RNAi-mediated knockdown results in arrest at metaphase during meiosis I in early embryos. Defective embryonic polarity due to improper first cell division. Belongs to the CDC26 family.