Evolution of the Apicomplexan Sugar Transporter Gene Family Repertoire

Figure 1

Distribution of apicomplexan sugar transporter (ST) gene family members. Left—cladogram shows relationships among apicomplexan lineages/species (Haemosporidia, Piroplasma, Coccidia, Cryptosporidia, and Gregarina niphandrodes) and their free-living outgroups: Chromera velia and Vitrella brassicaformis (Chromerids). Right—the first column lists the size of the sugar transporter gene family. The last column lists estimated expansion/contraction of sugar transporters in each species (see Supplementary Figure 1). Clades 2 and 5 have low bootstrap support in deeper branches (see Figure 2). n/d: not determined.