About the Authors

Karina M. Melo

Affiliation Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Karina I. Carvalho

Affiliation Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Fernanda R. Bruno

Affiliation Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu

Affiliation Division of Experimental Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Wassim M. Ballan

Affiliation Division of Experimental Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Douglas F. Nixon

Affiliation Division of Experimental Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Esper G. Kallas

Affiliations Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Beatriz T. Costa-Carvalho

beacarvalho@terra.com.br

Affiliation Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KMM KIC LCN DFN EGK BTCC. Performed the experiments: KMM KIC FRB. Analyzed the data: KMM KIC LCN DFN EGK BTCC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KMM KIC FRB LCN WB DFN EGK BTCC. Wrote the paper: KMM BTCC.