About the Authors

Jianfeng Lin

Affiliation Biology Department, Rosenstiel Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Thomas Heuser

Affiliation Biology Department, Rosenstiel Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Kangkang Song

Affiliation Biology Department, Rosenstiel Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Xiaofeng Fu

Affiliation Biology Department, Rosenstiel Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Daniela Nicastro

nicastro@brandeis.edu

Affiliation Biology Department, Rosenstiel Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DN. Performed the experiments: JL TH KS XF. Analyzed the data: JL TH DN. Wrote the paper: JL DN.