Long read RNA-seq of Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 for annotation of long non-coding RNAs. Long read RNA-seq of Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 for annotation of long non-coding RNAs

Important regulation occurs at the level of transcription in Plasmodium falciparum and growing evidence suggests that these apicomplexan parasites have complex regulatory networks. Recent studies implicate long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) as transcriptional regulators in P. falciparum and as part of these regulatory networks. However, due to limited research and the lack of necessary experimental tools, our understanding of the role of lncRNAs in P. falciparum remains largely unelucidated. In this study, we improve the annotation of lncRNAs in order to provide researchers with a tool that will facilitate the study of P. falciparum lncRNAs in vitro.