About the Authors

Linley E. Watson

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Scott, Sherwood and Brindley Foundation, Temple, Texas, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Texas A&M University System, Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, United States of America, Division of Molecular Cardiology, Texas A&M University System, Health Science Center College of Medicine, and Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas, United States of America

Shu-ru Kuo

Affiliation Scott and White Cancer Research Institute, Temple, Texas, United States of America

Khurshed Katki

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Texas A&M University System, Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, United States of America

Tongyun Dang

Affiliation Scott and White Cancer Research Institute, Temple, Texas, United States of America

Seong Kyu Park

Affiliation Scott and White Cancer Research Institute, Temple, Texas, United States of America

David E. Dostal

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Texas A&M University System, Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, United States of America, Division of Molecular Cardiology, Texas A&M University System, Health Science Center College of Medicine, and Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas, United States of America

Wei-Jen Tang

Affiliation Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Stephen H. Leppla

Affiliation Bacterial Toxins and Therapeutics Section, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Arthur E. Frankel

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: AFRANKEL@swmail.sw.org

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Texas A&M University System, Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, United States of America, Scott and White Cancer Research Institute, Temple, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AF DD. Performed the experiments: SK TD SP. Analyzed the data: LW DD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SL SK KK WT. Wrote the paper: AF LW.