About the Authors

Linda Sommese

Contributed equally to this work with: Linda Sommese, Chiara Pagliuca, Bice Avallone

Affiliations Division of Immunohematology, Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Immunology, Regional Reference Laboratory of Transplant Immunology, Azienda Universitaria Policlinico, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, Section of Microbiology, Department of Experimental Medicine, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Chiara Pagliuca

Contributed equally to this work with: Linda Sommese, Chiara Pagliuca, Bice Avallone

Affiliation CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Naples, Italy

Bice Avallone

Contributed equally to this work with: Linda Sommese, Chiara Pagliuca, Bice Avallone

Affiliation Department of Biological Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

Rossana Ippolito

Affiliation Department of Biomorphological and Functional Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

Amelia Casamassimi

Affiliation Department of General Pathology and Excellence Research Centre on Cardiovascular Diseases, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Valerio Costa

Affiliation CNR, Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati-Traverso”, Naples, Italy

Roberta Colicchio

Affiliation Foundation-SDN, Institute of Diagnostic and Nuclear Development, IRCCS, Naples, Italy

Raimondo Cerciello

Affiliation Department of Biological Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

Maria D'Armiento

Affiliation Department of Biomorphological and Functional Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

Margherita Scarpato

Affiliation CNR, Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati-Traverso”, Naples, Italy

Alfonso Giovane

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Gabiria Pastore

Affiliation Department of Sciences for Biology, Geology, and Environment, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy

Teresa Infante

Affiliation Foundation-SDN, Institute of Diagnostic and Nuclear Development, IRCCS, Naples, Italy

Alfredo Ciccodicola

Affiliation CNR, Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati-Traverso”, Naples, Italy

Carmela Fiorito

Affiliation Division of Immunohematology, Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Immunology, Regional Reference Laboratory of Transplant Immunology, Azienda Universitaria Policlinico, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Francesco Paolo D'Armiento

Affiliation Department of Biomorphological and Functional Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

Paola Salvatore

psalvato@unina.it

Affiliations CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Naples, Italy, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Pathology “L. Califano”, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

Claudio Napoli

Affiliations Division of Immunohematology, Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Immunology, Regional Reference Laboratory of Transplant Immunology, Azienda Universitaria Policlinico, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, Department of General Pathology and Excellence Research Centre on Cardiovascular Diseases, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, Foundation-SDN, Institute of Diagnostic and Nuclear Development, IRCCS, Naples, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LS BA A. Casamassimi A. Ciccodicola PS CN. Performed the experiments: LS CP BA RI A. Casamassimi VC R. Colicchio R. Cerciello MD MS AG GP TI A. Ciccodicola CF FPD PS. Analyzed the data: LS CP BA RI A. Casamassimi VC R. Colicchio R. Cerciello MD MS A. Ciccodicola, FPD PS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LS BA A. Casamassimi MD AG A. Ciccodicola FPD PS CN. Wrote the paper: LS BA A. Casamassimi FPD PS CN.