About the Authors

Jennifer L. Thomas

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

Margaret J. Ochocinska

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Peter F. Hitchcock

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Ryan Thummel

rthummel@med.wayne.edu

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RT. Performed the experiments: JLT MJO PFH RT. Analyzed the data: JLT PFH RT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PFH RT. Wrote the paper: JLT PFH RT.