About the Authors

Craig B. Bennett

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: benne048@mc.duke.edu

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Tammy J. Westmoreland

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Carmel S. Verrier

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Carrie A. B. Blanchette

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Tiffany L. Sabin

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Hemali P. Phatnani

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Yuliya V. Mishina

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Gudrun Huper

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Alice L. Selim

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Ernest R. Madison

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Dominique D. Bailey

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Adebola I. Falae

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Alvaro Galli

Affiliation Gene and Molecular Therapy Laboratory, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), CNR Research Area Via Moruzzi, Pisa, Italy

John A. Olson Jr

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Arno L. Greenleaf

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Jeffrey R. Marks

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AG JM CB. Performed the experiments: CB TW CV TS HP GH AS EM DB AF YM. Analyzed the data: JM CB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AG CB HP AG JO. Wrote the paper: AG JM CB.