About the Authors

Anna-Karin E. Svensson

Current address: Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

Osman Bilsel

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

Can Kayatekin

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

Jessica A. Adefusika

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

Jill A. Zitzewitz

jill.zitzewitz@umassmed.edu (JAZ); c.robert.matthews@umassmed.edu (CRM)

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

C. Robert Matthews

jill.zitzewitz@umassmed.edu (JAZ); c.robert.matthews@umassmed.edu (CRM)

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AKES OB JAZ CRM. Performed the experiments: AKES CK JAA JAZ. Analyzed the data: AKES OB CK JAZ CRM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: OB. Wrote the paper: AKES OB CK JAZ CRM.