title: Response to letter regarding article "Role of extracellular RNA in atherosclerotic plaque formation in mice".
authors.affiliation: Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Sakine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simsekyilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany, Department of Microbiology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: Hector A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Cabrera-Fuentes
authors.affiliation: Center for Cardiovascular Research, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.
authors.forename: Svenja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meiler
authors.affiliation: Core Lab for Molecular and Structural Biology, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Sawa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kostin
authors.affiliation: Center for Cardiovascular Research, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Baumer
authors.affiliation: Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Elisa A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Liehn
authors.affiliation: Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.affiliation: Center for Cardiovascular Research, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Boisvert
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Klaus T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Preissner
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Alma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zernecke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D045604:Extracellular Fluid / Q000502:physiology*; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000097:blood*; D012313:RNA / Q000502:physiology*; D012260:Ribonucleases / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D012313:RNA; D012260:Ribonucleases