Protein KIC5 is a novel regulator of artemisinin stress response in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

RNAseq data profiling the artemisinin-sensitive P. falciparum piggyBac mutant of the KIC5 gene (PF3D7_1138700, Kelch13 Interacting Candidate 5). Paired-end fastq data for two complete bioreps of the two parasite lines (NF54 wild-type control; artemisinin-sensitive mutant referred to in sample-names as PB50) collected after 3 rounds of sorbitol synchronization under normal asexual growth conditions. Parasites were at early ring stage (T6), mid ring stage (T12), early trophozoite stage (T24), late trophozoite stage (T36), or schizont stage (T48) as verified by Giemsa-stained microscopy. Each sample was run on an Illumina Nextseq.