Table 3. List of genes involved in nucleic acid binding/nucleic acid metabolism/transcription identified to be crucial for intraerythrocytic development of Plasmodium falciparum.

Gene ID	PlasmoDB Annotation	Percent attenuation
PF13_0318	RNA binding protein	72
PFE0570w	RNA pseudouridylate synthase	57
PFF1100c	Transcription factor with AP2 domain(s)	56
PF13_0235	Transcription factor with AP2 domain(s)	50
PFD0180c	CGI-201 protein, short form	50
MAL8P1.104	CAF1 family ribonuclease	46
PFL1345c	RNA pseudouridylate synthase	46
PFL1350w	Histone acetyltransferase	46
PF11_0347	Conserved Plasmodium protein	43
MAL8P1.19	RNA helicase	41