About the Authors

Hideharu Okamoto

Affiliations Division of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Department of Genetic Medicine and Regenerative Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Tottori, Japan, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Biopathological Surgery, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Tottori, Japan

Yoshiaki Matsumi

Affiliation Division of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Department of Genetic Medicine and Regenerative Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Tottori, Japan

Yoshiko Hoshikawa

Affiliation Division of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Department of Genetic Medicine and Regenerative Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Tottori, Japan

Kazuko Takubo

Affiliation Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Biopathological Surgery, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Tottori, Japan

Kazuo Ryoke

Affiliation Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Biopathological Surgery, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Tottori, Japan

Goshi Shiota

gshiota@med.tottori-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Division of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Department of Genetic Medicine and Regenerative Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Tottori, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HO KR GS. Performed the experiments: HO YM YH KT KR GS. Analyzed the data: HO KR GS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HO YM YH KT. Wrote the paper: HO KR GS. Planning and organization of this work: HO.