About the Authors

Elisson A. C. Romanel

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Carlos G. Schrago

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rafael M. Couñago

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Claudia A. M. Russo

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Márcio Alves-Ferreira

alvesfer@biologia.ufrj.br

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EAdCR MAF. Performed the experiments: EAdCR CGS RMC. Analyzed the data: EAdCR CGS RMC CAMR MAF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAF. Wrote the paper: EAdCR MAF.