About the Authors

Marco Genua

Affiliation Endocrine Mechanisms and Hormone Action Program, Department of Urology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Shi-Qiong Xu

Affiliation Endocrine Mechanisms and Hormone Action Program, Department of Urology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Simone Buraschi

Affiliation Cancer Cell Biology and Signaling Program, Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Stephen C. Peiper

Affiliation Cancer Cell Biology and Signaling Program, Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Leonard G. Gomella

Affiliation Endocrine Mechanisms and Hormone Action Program, Department of Urology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Antonino Belfiore

Affiliation Endocrinology, Department of Health, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy

Renato V. Iozzo

Affiliation Cancer Cell Biology and Signaling Program, Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Andrea Morrione

Andrea.Morrione@jefferson.edu

Affiliation Endocrine Mechanisms and Hormone Action Program, Department of Urology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MG RVI AB AM. Performed the experiments: MG SQX SB. Analyzed the data: MG AB RVI AM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SCP LGG AB RVI AM. Wrote the paper: RVI AM.