About the Authors

Li Jin

Affiliation Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

Qiong Gan

Affiliation Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

Bartosz J. Zieba

Affiliation Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

Silvia M. Goicoechea

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

Gary K. Owens

Affiliation Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

Carol A. Otey

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

Avril V. Somlyo

avs5u@virginia.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LJ QG SMG CAO AVS. Performed the experiments: LJ QG BJZ SMG. Analyzed the data: LJ QG BJZ SMG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SMG GKO CAO. Wrote the paper: LJ SMG GKO CAO AVS.