The master transcription factor of the Plasmodium merozoite formation. [RNA-Seq]

Plasmodium berghei transcriptomes of pbsip2cKO, a parasite line in which pbsip2 is disrupted by DiCre-mediated recombination in the presence of rapamycin, were analyzed at the schizont stage. Overall design: pbsip2cKO parasites treated with 10 nM rapamycin or DMSO were synchronized and harvested at 26 h post-injection. Total RNA was extracted from the parasites. Libraries were constructed from the total RNA and then sequenced by the Next Generation Sequencing.