About the Authors

Xiao Li

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Sergio Florez

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Jianbo Wang

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Huojun Cao

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Brad A. Amendt

brad-amendt@uiowa.edu

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XL BAA. Performed the experiments: XL SF JW HC. Analyzed the data: XL BAA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XL SF JW HC BAA. Wrote the paper: XL BAA.