About the Authors

Lionel Gellon

Affiliation Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America

David F. Razidlo

Affiliation Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Olive Gleeson

Affiliation Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland

Lauren Verra

Affiliation Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America

Danae Schulz

Affiliation Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America

Robert S. Lahue

catherine.freudenreich@tufts.edu (CHF); Bob.Lahue@nuigalway.ie (RSL)

Affiliation Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland

Catherine H. Freudenreich

catherine.freudenreich@tufts.edu (CHF); Bob.Lahue@nuigalway.ie (RSL)

Affiliation Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LG DFR RSL CHF. Performed the experiments: LG DFR OG LV DS. Analyzed the data: LG DFR OG LV DS RSL CHF. Wrote the paper: RSL CHF.