About the Authors

Youshi Fujita

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Takahiro Kuchimaru

Affiliation Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan

Tetsuya Kadonosono

Affiliation Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan

Shotaro Tanaka

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshiki Hase

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Hidekazu Tomimoto

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan

Masahiro Hiraoka

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-applied Therapy, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Shinae Kizaka-Kondoh

Affiliation Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan

Masafumi Ihara

iharama@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, Department of Regenerative Medicine and Research, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, Minatojima, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Ryosuke Takahashi

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YF T. Kuchimaru T. Kadonosono MI SKK. Performed the experiments: YF T. Kuchimaru T. Kadonosono ST YH. Analyzed the data: YF T. Kuchimaru T. Kadonosono ST SKK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RT HT MH SKK MI. Wrote the paper: YF SKK MI.