Anonymous ID: ccddb0 April 11, 2020, 9:52 p.m. No.8766398   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6406 >>6413 >>6416 >>6425 >>6576

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TL;DR

>Midkine is a secreted protein/cytokine encoded by the MDK gene that affects cell growth and proliferation.

>It is found to be overexpressed aggressive and dangerous cancers such as neuroblastoma and in chemotherapy-resistant cells in particular.

>This chemoresistabce can be transferred to "wild-type" cells and confer the resistance to cells without that trait.

>Therapies involving it appear to be indirect and involve targeting factors such as expression of MK and the export of cytotoxins (like MK) out of cells

In the Death Note Spinoff L: Change the World, Midkine is used to create a vaccine to treat the Ebola virus.

>Midkine may inhibit HIV infection.

>Inhibited by heparin.

>Has a role in normal neurogenesis

>Midkine=MK active protein

>Trademarks exist from asked biotech under that name

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