About the Authors

Alyssa K. Stacy

Current address: Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Affiliations The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America

Natalie M. Mitchell

Affiliation The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America

Jacob T. Maddux

Current address: College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Affiliation The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America

Miguel A. De la Cruz

Affiliation University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Laura Durán

Affiliation University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Jorge A. Girón

Affiliation University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Roy Curtiss 3rd

Affiliations The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America

Melha Mellata

melha.mellata@asu.edu

Affiliation The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JAG JTM MM. Performed the experiments: AKS NMM JTM MADlC LD MM. Analyzed the data: AKS NMM JTM JAG MM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JAG RC MM. Wrote the paper: MM. Reviewed and edited the manuscript: NMM JTM JAG.