About the Authors

Thejaswini Venkatesh

Affiliation Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Mathighatta Nagaraj Nagashri

Affiliation Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Shivananda S. Swamy

Affiliation Department of Surgical Oncology, Bangalore Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

S. M. Azeem Mohiyuddin

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, R. L. Jalappa Hospital and Research Centre, Kolar, Karnataka, India

Kodaganur S. Gopinath

Affiliation Department of Surgical Oncology, Bangalore Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Arun Kumar

karun@mrdg.iisc.ernet.in

Affiliation Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TV AK. Performed the experiments: TV. Analyzed the data: TV AK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MNN SSS SMAM KSG AK. Wrote the paper: TV SMAM AK.