About the Authors

Valeria Berno

Affiliation Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Larbi Amazit

Affiliation Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Cruz Hinojos

Affiliation Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Jeannie Zhong

Affiliation Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Maureen G. Mancini

mancini@bcm.tmc.edu

Affiliation Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Zelton Dave Sharp

Affiliation Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Michael A. Mancini

Affiliation Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MM VB. Performed the experiments: VB JZ. Analyzed the data: MM VB LA ZS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MM MM VB. Wrote the paper: MM VB LA ZS. Other: Performed training for the 1st author in the microscopy and analysis for the manuscript: CH. Edited the manuscript: CH. Provided important conceptual experimental and theoretical input, assisted in conceptualizing the organization of the manuscript, and extensively edited the text: LA.