About the Authors

Rosemary A. Bamford

Affiliation PSIBS Doctoral Training Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Zheng-yun Zhao

Affiliation School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Neil A. Hotchin

Affiliation School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Iain B. Styles

Affiliation School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Gerard B. Nash

Affiliation Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

James H. R. Tucker

j.tucker@bham.ac.uk (JHRT); r.bicknell@bham.ac.uk (RB)

Affiliation School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Roy Bicknell

j.tucker@bham.ac.uk (JHRT); r.bicknell@bham.ac.uk (RB)

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Research, School of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors confirm that co-author Neil A. Hotchin is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RAB GBN JHRT RB. Performed the experiments: RAB ZZ. Analyzed the data: RAB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NH IBS. Wrote the paper: RAB JHRT RB.