About the Authors
- Bjarki Johannesson
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Affiliations Department of Translational Pulmonology, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany, Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit, University of Heidelberg and European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
- Stephanie Hirtz
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Affiliation Department of Translational Pulmonology, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Jolanthe Schatterny
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Affiliation Department of Translational Pulmonology, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Carsten Schultz
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Affiliations Department of Translational Pulmonology, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany, Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit, University of Heidelberg and European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
- Marcus A. Mall
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* E-mail: Marcus.Mall@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Affiliations Department of Translational Pulmonology, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy and Cystic Fibrosis Center, Department of Pediatrics III, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit, University of Heidelberg and European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: MAM is listed on a patent application filed by the University of North Carolina, describing the bENaC-overexpressing mouse (patent number: 7514593; filing date: May 2003). Of note, the bENaC-overexpressing mouse has been deposited at the Jackson Laboratory for general deposition. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors. The other authors (BJ, SH, JS, CS) have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BJ MAM. Performed the experiments: BJ SH JS. Analyzed the data: BJ MAM. Wrote the paper: BJ MAM CS.