About the Authors
- Joshua J. Steffan
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America, Department of Natural Science, Dickinson State University, Dickinson, North Dakota, United States of America
- Samantha S. Dykes
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
- David T. Coleman
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
- Lisa K. Adams
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Affiliations Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
- Donna Rogers
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Affiliations Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
- Jennifer L. Carroll
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Affiliations Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
- B. Jill Williams
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Affiliations Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America, Department of Urology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
- James A. Cardelli
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* E-mail: JCarde@lsuhsc.edu
Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have the following conflicts: BJW is currently employed by Astellas Pharma US, Inc. a company with interests in oncology therapeutics; however, this employment occurred subsequent to the manuscript’s completion and the company’s area of interest does not represent a direct competing interest. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist. 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: JJS DTC SSD JAC. Performed the experiments: JJS SSD DTC LKA DR JLC BJW JAC. Analyzed the data: JJS SSD DTC JAC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BJW JAC. Wrote the paper: JJS SSD DTC JAC.