Actin-bundling protein L-plastin promotes megakaryocyte rigidity and dampens proplatelet formation

Affiliations

• ¹ Program in Molecular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Division of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Bloodworks Research Institute, Seattle, WA; Hematology Division, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
• ² Program in Molecular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
• ³ Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
• ⁴ Program in Molecular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
• ⁵ HSC Cell Imaging Core, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
• ⁶ Program in Molecular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Internal medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, and Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Salt Lake City, UT.
• ⁷ Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; Pathology and Immunology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
• ⁸ Program in Molecular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. saseems@gmail.com.
• ⁹ Program in Molecular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Division of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. Paul.bray@hsc.utah.edu.