About the Authors
- Matthew A. Pettengill
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Affiliations Molecular Cell Biology, Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States of America, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Verissa W. Lam
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Affiliation Molecular Cell Biology, Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States of America
- Ikechukwu Ollawa
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Affiliation Molecular Cell Biology, Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States of America
- Camila Marques-da-Silva
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Affiliations Molecular Cell Biology, Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States of America, Biophysics Institute Carlos Chagas Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- David M. Ojcius
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* E-mail: dojcius@ucmerced.edu
Affiliation Molecular Cell Biology, Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal’s policy and have the following conflicts: Co-author DMO is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MAP DMO. Performed the experiments: MAP VWL IO CM. Analyzed the data: MAP CM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DMO. Wrote the paper: MAP DMO.