About the Authors

Xi-Qin Ding

xi-qin-ding@ouhsc.edu

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

Alexander B. Quiambao

Current address: Charlesson, LLC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

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

J. Browning Fitzgerald

Current address: The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America

Affiliation The 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

Shannon M. Conley

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

Muna I. Naash

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XQD ABQ MJC SMC MIN. Performed the experiments: ABQ JBF SMC. Analyzed the data: XQD ABQ JBF SMC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MJC MIN. Wrote the paper: XQD ABQ JBF.