About the Authors

Heidi E. Kocalis

Affiliation Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Maxine K. Turney

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Richard L. Printz

Affiliation Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Gloria N. Laryea

Affiliation Neuroscience Graduate Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Louis J. Muglia

Affiliations Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Sean S. Davies

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Gregg D. Stanwood

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Owen P. McGuinness

Affiliation Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Kevin D. Niswender

kevin.niswender@vanderbilt.edu

Affiliations Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HK KN RP OM. Performed the experiments: HK MT GL. Analyzed the data: HK MT GL SD GS KN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SD GS LM. Wrote the paper: HK KN.