About the Authors

Jose Luis Hernández

jlhernandez@leitat.org

Affiliation Biomed Division, LEITAT Technological Center, Barcelona, Spain

Laura Padilla

Affiliation Biomed Division, LEITAT Technological Center, Barcelona, Spain

Sheila Dakhel

Affiliation Biomed Division, LEITAT Technological Center, Barcelona, Spain

Toni Coll

Affiliation Biomed Division, LEITAT Technological Center, Barcelona, Spain

Rosa Hervas

Affiliation Biomed Division, LEITAT Technological Center, Barcelona, Spain

Jaume Adan

Affiliation Biomed Division, LEITAT Technological Center, Barcelona, Spain

Marc Masa

Affiliation Biomed Division, LEITAT Technological Center, Barcelona, Spain

Francesc Mitjans

Affiliation Biomed Division, LEITAT Technological Center, Barcelona, Spain

Josep Maria Martinez

Affiliation Biomed Division, LEITAT Technological Center, Barcelona, Spain

Silvia Coma

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Laura Rodríguez

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Véronique Noé

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Carlos J. Ciudad

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Francesc Blasco

Affiliation Project Area of Biopol’H, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain

Ramon Messeguer

Affiliation Biomed Division, LEITAT Technological Center, Barcelona, Spain

Competing Interests

J.L. Hernández, L. Padilla, S. Dakhel, T. Coll, R. Hervas, J. Adan, M. Masa, F. Mitjans, J.M. Martinez, R. Messeguer are holders of patent WO/2011/157724: “S100A4 antibodies and therapeutic uses thereof”. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. 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: JLH FB RM CJC. Performed the experiments: JLH LP SD TC JMM SC LR. Analyzed the data: JLH RM FB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RH JA MM VN FM. Wrote the paper: JLH RM FB CJC VN.