About the Authors

Shailaja Kunda

Affiliation W.M. Keck Center for Transgene Research and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America

John Cheriyan

Affiliation W.M. Keck Center for Transgene Research and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America

Michael Hur

Affiliation W.M. Keck Center for Transgene Research and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America

Rashna D. Balsara

Affiliation W.M. Keck Center for Transgene Research and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America

Francis J. Castellino

fcastell@nd.edu

Affiliation W.M. Keck Center for Transgene Research and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RDB FJC. Performed the experiments: SK JC MH. Analyzed the data: RDB FJC. Wrote the manuscript: RDB FJC.