About the Authors

Rod D. Braun

rbraun@med.wayne.edu

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

David Bissig

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

Robert North

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

Kerry S. Vistisen

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

Bruce A. Berkowitz

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America, Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RDB BAB. Performed the experiments: DB RN KSV. Analyzed the data: RDB DB BAB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RDB BAB. Wrote the paper: RDB. Edited the manuscript: DB BAB. Obtained permission for use of cell lines: RDB.