About the Authors

Seigo Usuki

susuki@georgiahealth.edu

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Ying-Ying Tsai

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Keiko Morikawa

Affiliation FANCL Research Institute, FANCL Corporation, Yokohama, Japan

Shota Nonaka

Affiliation FANCL Research Institute, FANCL Corporation, Yokohama, Japan

Yasuhide Okuhara

Affiliation FANCL Research Institute, FANCL Corporation, Yokohama, Japan

Mitsuo Kise

Affiliation FANCL Research Institute, FANCL Corporation, Yokohama, Japan

Robert K. Yu

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.