About the Authors

Valerio Costa

Affiliation Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati-Traverso”, CNR, Naples, Italy

Claudia Angelini

Affiliation Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo, Mauro Picone, CNR, Naples, Italy

Luciana D'Apice

Affiliation Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Naples, Italy

Margherita Mutarelli

Affiliation Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy

Amelia Casamassimi

Affiliation Department of General Pathology and Excellence Research Centre on Cardiovascular Diseases, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Linda Sommese

Affiliation Section of Microbiology, Department of Experimental Medicine, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Maria Assunta Gallo

Affiliation Centro Diagnostico San Ciro, Portici, Italy

Marianna Aprile

Affiliation Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati-Traverso”, CNR, Naples, Italy

Roberta Esposito

Affiliation Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati-Traverso”, CNR, Naples, Italy

Luigi Leone

Affiliation Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati-Traverso”, CNR, Naples, Italy

Aldo Donizetti

Affiliation Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati-Traverso”, CNR, Naples, Italy

Stefania Crispi

Affiliation Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati-Traverso”, CNR, Naples, Italy

Monica Rienzo

Affiliation Department of General Pathology and Excellence Research Centre on Cardiovascular Diseases, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Berardo Sarubbi

Affiliation Cardiology Department of Second University of Naples, “Monaldi Hospital”, Naples, Italy

Raffaele Calabrò

Affiliation Cardiology Department of Second University of Naples, “Monaldi Hospital”, Naples, Italy

Marco Picardi

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

Paola Salvatore

Affiliation Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Pathology “L. Califano”, University of Naples “Federico II” and Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate s.c.a.r.l., Naples, Italy

Teresa Infante

Affiliation Fondazione-SDN (Institute of Diagnostic and Nuclear Development), IRCCS, Naples, Italy

Piergiuseppe De Berardinis

Affiliation Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Naples, Italy

Claudio Napoli

Affiliations Department of General Pathology and Excellence Research Centre on Cardiovascular Diseases, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, Fondazione-SDN (Institute of Diagnostic and Nuclear Development), IRCCS, Naples, Italy

Alfredo Ciccodicola

ciccodic@igb.cnr.it

Affiliation Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati-Traverso”, CNR, Naples, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: VC CA LD'A CN A. Ciccodicola. Performed the experiments: VC CA LD'A MM A. Casamassimi MR LS MAG MA RE LL AD SC. Analyzed the data: VC CA LD'A MM A. Casamassimi MAG MA RE BS RC PS TI PDB CN A. Ciccodicola. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CA MM LS MAG AD SC BS RC MP PS PDB CN A. Ciccodicola. Wrote the paper: VC CA LD'A MM A. Casamassimi SC CN A. Ciccodicola.