Genes conserved in primate parasites but absent in rodent parasites.

Genes conserved in P. falciparum, P. vivax, and P. knowlesi but absent in P. berghei, P. chabaudi, and P. yoelii as determined by genome-wide genBlastG searches and examination of syntenic genomic regions. Min and Max RNA-seq expression according to scaled expression values from the intraerythrocytic developmental cycle (IDC) as reported by [58]. A table with graphical RNA-seq expression profiles for these genes is provided in Table S9. Abbreviations: Pf: P. falciparum; Pv: P. vivax; PvPID: global protein sequence identity with P. vivax ortholog; OG: closest OrthoMCL DB species out-group with predicted ortholog of this gene; VIRI: Viridiplantae; ALVE: Alveolates; FIRM: Firmicutes; PROT: Proteobacteria; GO: gene ontology; SZ: sporozoites; (el)GC: (early/late) gametocytes; TZ: trophozoite; MZ: merozoites; SC: schizont; RU: rupture; AP: targeted to apicoplast; TM: predicted transmembrane domain; SP: predicted signal peptide.