About the Authors

Ester Antelmi

Current address: Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology A Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy

Affiliations Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmacologics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology A Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy

Rosa A. Cardone

Affiliation Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmacologics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

Maria R. Greco

Affiliation Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmacologics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

Rosa Rubino

Affiliation Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmacologics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

Francesca Di Sole

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Nicola A. Martino

Affiliation Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Biotechnological Sciences, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

Valeria Casavola

Affiliation Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmacologics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

MariaLuisa Carcangiu

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology A Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy

Loredana Moro

Affiliation Institute of Biomembranes and Bioenergetics (IBBE), CNR, Bari, Italy

Stephan J. Reshkin

reshkin@biologia.uniba.it

Affiliation Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmacologics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SJR MC. Performed the experiments: EA RAC MRG NM RR. Analyzed the data: LM VC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FD. Wrote the manuscript: SJR RAC.