About the Authors

Tarek M. A. Elsaba

Affiliations Division of Pathology, School of Molecular Medical Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, Department of Pathology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Luisa Martinez-Pomares

Affiliation Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, School of Molecular Medical Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Adrian R. Robins

Affiliation Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, School of Molecular Medical Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Simon Crook

Affiliation Division of Pathology, School of Molecular Medical Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Rashmi Seth

Affiliation Division of Pathology, School of Molecular Medical Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Darryl Jackson

Affiliation Division of Pathology, School of Molecular Medical Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Amy McCart

Affiliation Centre for Academic Surgery, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United Kingdom

Andrew R. Silver

Affiliation Centre for Academic Surgery, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United Kingdom

Ian P. M. Tomlinson

Affiliation Molecular and Population Genetics, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Mohammad Ilyas

Mohammad.Ilyas@nottingham.ac.uk

Affiliations Division of Pathology, School of Molecular Medical Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre–Biological Research Unit, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MI. Performed the experiments: TME. Analyzed the data: TME LMP ARR RS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AM ARS IT. Wrote the paper: TME MI. Helped do the flow cytometry: LMP. Helped do the functional assay studies: SK. Helped do PCR and QRT-PCR experiments: RS. Helped do cell culture and western blot: DJ.