About the Authors

Irem Uluisik

Affiliation Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir, Turkey

Alaattin Kaya

Affiliations Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir, Turkey, Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Dmitri E. Fomenko

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

Huseyin C. Karakaya

Affiliation Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir, Turkey

Bradley A. Carlson

Affiliation Molecular Biology of Selenium Section, Laboratory of Cancer Prevention, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Vadim N. Gladyshev

Affiliation Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Ahmet Koc

ahmetkoc@iyte.edu.tr

Affiliation Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir, Turkey

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: A.Koc DF HK. Performed the experiments: IU A.Kaya DF BC A.Koc. Analyzed the data: A.Koc DF VG. Wrote the paper: A.Koc IU DF VG HK.