About the Authors

Rafal Farjo

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Jeff Skaggs

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Alexander B. Quiambao

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Mark J. Cooper

Affiliation Copernicus Therapeutics, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

Muna I. Naash

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: muna-naash@ouhsc.edu

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Competing Interests

MJC is Senior VP Science & Medical Affairs for Copernicus Therapeutics, Inc.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MN RF. Performed the experiments: RF JS AQ. Analyzed the data: MN RF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MC. Wrote the paper: MN RF MC.