About the Authors

Ashley N. Filiano

Affiliation Department of Pathology-Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America

Telisha Millender-Swain

Affiliation Department of Pathology-Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America

Russell Johnson Jr

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry-Division of Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America

Martin E. Young

Affiliation Department of Medicine-Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America

Karen L. Gamble

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry-Division of Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America

Shannon M. Bailey

sbailey@uab.edu

Affiliation Department of Pathology-Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America

Competing Interests

Please note that KLG is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. Her relationship with PLOS ONE does not alter the authors' adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ANF MEY KLG SMB. Performed the experiments: ANF TMS RJ. Analyzed the data: ANF KLG SMB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KLG SMB. Wrote the paper: ANF MEY KLG SMB.