About the Authors
- Julie K. Hurt
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Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
- Jennifer L. Coleman
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Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
- Brendan J. Fitzpatrick
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Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
- Bonnie Taylor-Blake
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Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
- Arlene S. Bridges
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Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
- Pirkko Vihko
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine, Division of Clinical Chemistry, HUSLAB, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Mark J. Zylka
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* E-mail: zylka@med.unc.edu
Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: M.J.Z. and P.V. are listed as inventors on a patent application (US Patent 2010/0266,569) that was licensed to a commercial entity for the purpose of developing PAP protein as a treatment for pain. 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: JKH MJZ. Performed the experiments: JKH JLC BJF BTB ASB. Analyzed the data: JKH JLC BJF BTB ASB MJZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PV. Wrote the paper: JKH MJZ.