About the Authors

Karl A. Rodriguez

Affiliations Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Aging and Longevity Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Yael H. Edrey

Affiliations Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Aging and Longevity Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Pawel Osmulski

Affiliations Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Aging and Longevity Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Maria Gaczynska

Affiliations Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Aging and Longevity Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Rochelle Buffenstein

Buffenstein@uthscsa.edu

Affiliations Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Aging and Longevity Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KR RB MG PO. Performed the experiments: KR YE. Analyzed the data: KR RB . Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RB MG PO. Wrote the paper: KR RB.