About the Authors

Takashi Tomiyama

Affiliations Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Science, and Core Research for Engineering, Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Yoshihiro Ueda

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Science, and Core Research for Engineering, Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Tomoya Katakai

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Science, and Core Research for Engineering, Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Naoyuki Kondo

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Science, and Core Research for Engineering, Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Kazuichi Okazaki

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Tatsuo Kinashi

kinashi@takii.kmu.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Science, and Core Research for Engineering, Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TT YU T. Katakai NK KO T. Kinashi. Performed the experiments: TT YU T. katakai NK. Analyzed the data: TT YU T. Katakai NK KO T. Kinashi. Wrote the manuscript: TT YU T. Kinashi.