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Neutralizing blood-borne polyphosphate in vivo provides safe thromboprotection.
Nature communications - 6 Sept 2016
Labberton Linda, Kenne Ellinor, Long Andy T, Nickel Katrin F, Di Gennaro Antonio, Rigg Rachel A, Hernandez James S, Butler Lynn, Maas Coen, Stavrou Evi X, Renné Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Polyphosphate is an inorganic procoagulant polymer. Here we develop specific inhibitors of polyphosphate and show that this strategy confers thromboprotection in a factor XII-dependent manner. Recombinant Escherichia coli exopolyphosphatase (PPX) specifically degrades polyphosphate, while a PPX variant lacking domains 1 and 2 (PPX_Δ12) binds to the polymer without degrading it. Both PPX and PPX_Δ12 interfere with...
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