About the Authors

Stephen R. Spindler

spindler@ucr.edu

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

Rui Li

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

Joseph M. Dhahbi

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

Amy Yamakawa

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

Patricia Mote

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

Rolf Bodmer

Affiliation Development and Aging Program, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Karen Ocorr

Affiliation Development and Aging Program, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Renee T. Williams

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

Yinsheng Wang

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

Kenneth P. Ablao

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SRS RL JMD AY PLM RB KO RTW YW. Performed the experiments: SRS RL JMD AY PLM RB KO RTW YW KPA. Analyzed the data: SRS RL JMD AY PLM RB KO RTW YW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SRS RL JMD AY PLM RB KO RTW YW. Wrote the paper: SRS RL JMD AY PLM RB KO RTW YW.