About the Authors

Bei Zhang

Affiliations Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Jeong June Choi

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Sung Yong Eum

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Sylvia Daunert

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Michal Toborek

mtoborek@med.miami.edu

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

Dr. Toborek is a member of the Editorial Board. 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: BZ SE SD MT. Performed the experiments: BZ JC. Analyzed the data: BZ MT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BZ JC SE SD MT. Wrote the paper: BZ JC SE SD MT.