Uderhardt et al. show that eosinophils accumulate in freshly formed thrombi, where they provide a procoagulant surface that is rich in oxidized phospholipids and allows assembly and activation of plasmatic coagulation factors. This mechanism stabilizes the thrombus and enables hemostasis but also contributes to thrombotic disease.
The authors regret that an error appeared in their original version of Fig. 4. Some of the PE and PS species listed on the x axis of Fig. 4 B were incorrect. The corrected figure and corresponding legend appear below.The online HTML and PDF versions of this paper have been corrected. The error remains only in the print version. -dependent externalization of aminophospholipids (APL) at the surface of eosinophils. OH indicates hydroxyl group. Data are representative of at least three independent experiments. Error bars represent SEM. *, P < 0.05; ***, P < 0.001.
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