About the Authors

Helena Morales-Johansson

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Rekha Puria

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

David L. Brautigan

Affiliation Center of Cell Signaling, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

Maria E. Cardenas

carde004@mc.duke.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HMJ RP DLB MEC. Performed the experiments: HMJ RP. Analyzed the data: HMJ RP MEC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HMJ RP DLB MEC. Wrote the paper: HMJ RP MEC.