About the Authors

Ana R. Soares

Affiliation RNA Biology Laboratory, Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Marisa Reverendo

Affiliation RNA Biology Laboratory, Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Patrícia M. Pereira

Affiliation RNA Biology Laboratory, Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Olivier Nivelles

Affiliation Unit of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium

Hélène Pendeville

Affiliation Unit of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium

Ana Rita Bezerra

Affiliation RNA Biology Laboratory, Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Gabriela R. Moura

Affiliation RNA Biology Laboratory, Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Ingrid Struman

Affiliation Unit of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium

Manuel A. S. Santos

msantos@ua.pt

Affiliation RNA Biology Laboratory, Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ARS PP HP IS MS. Performed the experiments: ARS MR ON AB. Analyzed the data: ARS PP HP MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AB GM. Wrote the paper: ARS PP HP MS.