Reprogramming megakaryocytes to engineer platelets as delivery vehicles

bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Oct 14:2023.10.13.562311. doi: 10.1101/2023.10.13.562311.

Abstract

We developed a method for the efficient generation of engineered platelets that can be filled with any recombinant therapeutic protein during the differentiation process by reprogramming megakaryocytes, the progenitor cells of platelets. To demonstrate the versatility of this approach, we loaded cytoplasmic and secreted proteins that can be delivered as active enzymes to recipient cells, be released upon platelet activation, or be continuously secreted by platelets over time.

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