About the Authors

Laura Taylor Alto

Affiliation Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Xi Chen

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kelly A. Ruhn

Affiliation Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Isaac Treviño

Affiliation Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Malú G. Tansey

malu.tansey@emory.edu

Affiliations Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America, Department of Physiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: MGT is an ex-employee of Xencor Inc., a biotherapeutics company developing the DN-TNF inhibitors for neurological disorders. MGT is a coinventor on several patents held by Xencor Inc. MGT is an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LTA XC MGT. Performed the experiments: LTA XC IT KR. Analyzed the data: LTA XC IT KR MGT. Wrote the paper: LTA XC MGT.