About the Authors
- Henrik Nausch
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Affiliation Department of Agrobiotechnology, Agricultural and Environmental Faculty, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
- Jana Huckauf
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Affiliation Department of Agrobiotechnology, Agricultural and Environmental Faculty, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
- Roswitha Koslowski
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Affiliation Bioserv GmbH, Rostock, Germany
- Udo Meyer
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Affiliation Bioserv GmbH, Rostock, Germany
- Inge Broer
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* E-mail: inge.broer@uni-rostock.de
Affiliation Department of Agrobiotechnology, Agricultural and Environmental Faculty, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
- Heike Mikschofsky
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Affiliation Department of Agrobiotechnology, Agricultural and Environmental Faculty, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. Roswitha Koslowski and Udo Meyer are employed by BIOSERV GmbH. The experiments for this publication were done in cooperation BIOSERV GmbH. The company provided the equipment for the Bioassay in order to test the biological activity of plant-made C5a. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Gave general technical assistance: JH. Performed the IL6-bioassay: RK. Conceived and designed the experiments: HN UM IB HM. Performed the experiments: HN. Analyzed the data: HN HM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: UM IB. Wrote the paper: HN IB HM.