About the Authors

Daniel J. Moore

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, Ian Burr Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Jozef Zienkiewicz

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Peggy L. Kendall

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Danya Liu

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Surgery and Emory Transplant Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Xueyan Liu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Ruth Ann Veach

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Robert D. Collins

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Jacek Hawiger

jacek.hawiger@vanderbilt.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Competing Interests

XL, DL, RAV, RDC, and JH are listed on patents for cSN50. These patents include 6,043,339, 7,576,058, and pending, entitled “Method for Importing Biologically Active Molecules into Cells” and “Cell Permeable Peptides for Inhibition of Inflammatory Reactions and Methods of use”. This does not alter the authors' ability to adhere fully to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DJM JZ PLK RDC JH. Performed the experiments: DJM JZ DL XL RAV. Analyzed the data: DJM PLK DL RAV RDC JH. Wrote the paper: DJM JH.