About the Authors

Celestine J. Thomas

Affiliations Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America, Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

Sundaresh Shankar

Affiliations Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America, Montana Biotechnology Center, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

Hedi E. Casquilho-Gray

Affiliation Montana Biotechnology Center, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

Joanne York

Affiliation Montana Biotechnology Center, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

Stephen R. Sprang

Affiliations Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America, Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

Jack H. Nunberg

jack.nunberg@umontana.edu

Affiliation Montana Biotechnology Center, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CJT SRS JHN. Performed the experiments: CJT SS HEC JY. Analyzed the data: CJT SRS JHN. Wrote the paper: CJT SRS JHN.