About the Authors

Kari N. W. Deininger

Contributed equally to this work with: Kari N. W. Deininger, Akina Horikawa, Ryan D. Kitko

Affiliation Department of Biology, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, United States of America

Akina Horikawa

Contributed equally to this work with: Kari N. W. Deininger, Akina Horikawa, Ryan D. Kitko

Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan

Ryan D. Kitko

Contributed equally to this work with: Kari N. W. Deininger, Akina Horikawa, Ryan D. Kitko

Affiliation Department of Biology, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, United States of America

Ryoko Tatsumi

Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan

Judah L. Rosner

Affiliation National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Masaaki Wachi

Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan

Joan L. Slonczewski

slonczewski@kenyon.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KNWD AH RDK RT JLR MW JLS. Performed the experiments: KNWD AH RDK RT. Analyzed the data: KNWD AH RDK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JLR MW JLS. Wrote the paper: KNWD AH RDK RT JLR MW JLS. Edited the manuscript: JLR MW JLS.