About the Authors

Matthew D. Howell

Affiliation University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America

Antoni X. Torres-Collado

Affiliation University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

M. Luisa Iruela-Arispe

Affiliation University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Paul E. Gottschall

pegottschall@uams.edu

Affiliation University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MDH PEG. Performed the experiments: MDH. Analyzed the data: MDH PEG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AXTC MLIA PEG. Wrote the paper: MDH PEG. Provided insight and assistance with breeding the ADAMTS null mouse: AXTC MLIA.