About the Authors

Giovanna Jaramillo-Gutierrez

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Alvaro Molina-Cruz

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Sanjeev Kumar

Current address: Biological Sciences Group, Faculty Division III, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)-Pilani, Pilani, India

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Carolina Barillas-Mury

cbarillas@niaid.nih.gov

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GJG CBM. Performed the experiments: GJG AMC SK. Analyzed the data: GJG CBM. Wrote the paper: GJG CBM. Edited figures and wrote and edited the final draft of the manuscript: CBM.