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The DNA sequences of the artemisinin-resistant CWX and the quinoline-resistant strains PfDd2 and Pf7G8 were analyzed for the genetic diversity of AP2-06B, compared with the Pf3D7 strain as a reference sequence. To determine whether AP2-06B can alter the expression of <jats:italic>pfk13<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>pfcrt<\/jats:italic>, as well as cause artemisinin and quinoline resistance in <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic>, we generated both a K3124R mutation and conditional knockdown of AP2-06B in Pf3D7 using CRISPR\/Cas9-mediated genome editing.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>ChIP-Seq analysis showed that AP2-06B can bind to the loci of the <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic> genes <jats:italic>pfk13<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>pfcrt<\/jats:italic>. The AP2-06B K3124R mutation was also found in the artemisinin-resistant parasite strain CWX and the chloroquine-resistant strains Dd2 and 7G8. Contrary to expectation, Pf3D7 <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic> lines modified by either K3124R mutation of AP2-06B or conditional knockdown of AP2-06B did not have altered sensitivity to artemisinin or quinolines by modulating <jats:italic>pfk13<\/jats:italic> or <jats:italic>pfcrt<\/jats:italic> expression.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>AP2-06B was predicted to be associated with artemisinin and quinoline resistance, but no change in resistance was observed after mutation or conditional knockdown. Given the multigenic nature of resistance, it might be difficult to recreate a resistance phenotype. 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