About the Authors

Simona Capsoni

Affiliations European Brain Research Institute, Rome, Italy, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy

Sonia Covaceuszach

Affiliation Rottapharm Biotech s.r.l., Trieste, Italy

Sara Marinelli

Affiliation Institute of Neuroscience, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy

Marcello Ceci

Affiliation European Brain Research Institute, Rome, Italy

Antonietta Bernardo

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Neurosciences, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Luisa Minghetti

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Neurosciences, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Gabriele Ugolini

Affiliation Rottapharm Biotech s.r.l., Trieste, Italy

Flaminia Pavone

Affiliation Institute of Neuroscience, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy

Antonino Cattaneo

antonino.cattaneo@sns.it

Affiliations European Brain Research Institute, Rome, Italy, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors S. Capsoni, S. Marinelli, M. Ceci, A. Bernardo, L. Minghetti and A. Cattaneo have declared that no competing interests exist. S. Covaceuszach and G. Ugolini are currently employed at Rottapharm Biotech Srl. Rottapharm Biotech Srl did not sponsor this study. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: S. Capsoni AC. Performed the experiments: S. Covaceuszach SM MC AB LM GU FP. Analyzed the data: S. Capsoni. contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SM FP AB LM. Wrote the paper: S. Capsoni AC.