About the Authors

Masato Hoshino

Affiliation Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (SPring8), Sayo, Hyogo, Japan

Kentaro Uesugi

Affiliation Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (SPring8), Sayo, Hyogo, Japan

Naoto Yagi

Affiliation Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (SPring8), Sayo, Hyogo, Japan

Satoshi Mohri

Affiliation Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan

Justyn Regini

Affiliation School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Barbara Pierscionek

b.pierscionek@ulster.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MH KU NY. Performed the experiments: MH KU NY BP. Analyzed the data: MH KU NY BP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MH KU NY BP SM JR. Preparation of figures to journal standard specifications: JR. Wrote the first draft: BP. Contributed to revising and finalising the manuscript: BP MH KU NY SM JR.