About the Authors

Greg T. Sutherland

Contributed equally to this work with: Greg T. Sutherland, Nicholas A. Matigian

Affiliation National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Nicholas A. Matigian

Contributed equally to this work with: Greg T. Sutherland, Nicholas A. Matigian

Affiliation National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Alistair M. Chalk

Affiliation National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Matthew J. Anderson

Affiliation National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Peter A. Silburn

Affiliations National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, The School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Alan Mackay-Sim

Affiliation National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Christine A. Wells

Affiliation National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

George D. Mellick

g.mellick@griffith.edu.au

Affiliations National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Department of Neurology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GS NAM AC CAW GM. Performed the experiments: GS NAM. Analyzed the data: GS NAM AC MA AMS CAW GM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GS NAM AC MA PS AMS CAW GM. Wrote the paper: GS NAM AC PS AMS CAW GM.