About the Authors
- Seigo Usuki
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* E-mail: susuki@georgiahealth.edu
Affiliation Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
- Ying-Ying Tsai
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Affiliation Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
- Keiko Morikawa
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Affiliation FANCL Research Institute, FANCL Corporation, Yokohama, Japan
- Shota Nonaka
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Affiliation FANCL Research Institute, FANCL Corporation, Yokohama, Japan
- Yasuhide Okuhara
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Affiliation FANCL Research Institute, FANCL Corporation, Yokohama, Japan
- Mitsuo Kise
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Affiliation FANCL Research Institute, FANCL Corporation, Yokohama, Japan
- Robert K. Yu
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Affiliation Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: This work was supported by a research grant from FANCL Corporation (http://www.fancl.com/) to MCG Research Institute, Inc. (MCGRI). The funders had input on study design, decision to publish, and preparation of manuscript, but no role in data collection and analysis. This does not alter the authors′ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SU MK RKY. Performed the experiments: SU YT KM SN YO MK. Analyzed the data: SU MK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SU KM YI. Wrote the paper: SU MK RKY.