High-yield production of recombinant platelet factor 4 by harnessing and honing the gram-negative bacterial secretory apparatus.

Platelet factor 4 is a cytokine released into the bloodstream by activated platelets where it plays a pivotal role in etiology and diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Therefore, a sustainable source of recombinant PF4 with structural and functional similarity to its native form is urgentl...

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Main Authors: Saeed Ataei, Mohammad Naser Taheri, Gholamhossein Tamaddon, Abbas Behzad-Behbahani, Fatemeh Taheri, Amir Rahimi, Farahnaz Zare, Niloofar Amirian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232661