About the Authors

Candice N. Hansey

Affiliations Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America, Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America

Brieanne Vaillancourt

Affiliations Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America, Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America

Rajandeep S. Sekhon

Affiliations Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Natalia de Leon

Affiliations Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Shawn M. Kaeppler

Affiliations Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

C. Robin Buell

buell@msu.edu

Affiliations Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America, Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CNH NdL SMK CRB. Performed the experiments: CNH BV RSS. Analyzed the data: CNH BV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NdL SMK CRB. Wrote the paper: CNH CRB SMK NdL BV RSS.