About the Authors

Dirar Homouz

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Institute for Translational Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Applied Mathematics and Sciences, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Andrzej S. Kudlicki

askudlic@utmb.edu

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Institute for Translational Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: DH AK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DH AK. Wrote the paper: DH AK.