About the Authors
- Glen M. Boyle
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Contributed equally to this work with: Glen M. Boyle, Marjorie M. A. D'Souza
* E-mail: Glen.Boyle@qimrberghofer.edu.au
Affiliation Drug Discovery/Cancer Drug Mechanisms Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Marjorie M. A. D'Souza
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Contributed equally to this work with: Glen M. Boyle, Marjorie M. A. D'Souza
Affiliations Drug Discovery/Cancer Drug Mechanisms Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Carly J. Pierce
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Affiliation Drug Discovery/Cancer Drug Mechanisms Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Ryan A. Adams
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Affiliations Drug Discovery/Cancer Drug Mechanisms Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Aaron S. Cantor
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Affiliation Drug Discovery/Cancer Drug Mechanisms Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Jenny P. Johns
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Affiliation Drug Discovery/Cancer Drug Mechanisms Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Lidia Maslovskaya
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Affiliation Drug Discovery/Cancer Drug Mechanisms Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Victoria A. Gordon
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Affiliation QBiotics Ltd., Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
- Paul W. Reddell
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Affiliation QBiotics Ltd., Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
- Peter G. Parsons
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Affiliation Drug Discovery/Cancer Drug Mechanisms Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Competing Interests
The authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: GMB was a previous recipient of a fellowship co-sponsored by QBiotics and the Queensland State Government. PGP has received consulting payments and contract research funding from QBiotics Ltd. VAG and PWR have ownership interests (including patents) in QBiotics Ltd. and the compound. No potential conflicts of interest were disclosed by the other authors. 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: GMB VAG PWR PGP. Performed the experiments: GMB MMAD CJP RAA ASC JPJ LM PGP. Analyzed the data: GMB MMAD CJP RAA ASC JPJ LM PGP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GMB MMAD CJP RAA ASC JPJ LM VAG PWR PGP. Wrote the paper: GMB VAG PWR PGP.