About the Authors

Takashi Kodama

Affiliation Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan

Tadayasu Togawa

Affiliation Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan

Takahiro Tsukimura

Affiliation Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan

Ikuo Kawashima

Affiliations Department of Clinical Genetics, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Molecular Medical Research, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan

Kazuhiko Matsuoka

Affiliation Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, Institute for Medicinal Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

Keisuke Kitakaze

Affiliation Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, Institute for Medicinal Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

Daisuke Tsuji

Affiliation Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, Institute for Medicinal Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

Kohji Itoh

Affiliation Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, Institute for Medicinal Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

Yo-ichi Ishida

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan

Minoru Suzuki

Affiliation Disease Glycomics Team, Systems Glycobiology Research Group, RIKEN, Saitama, Japan

Toshihiro Suzuki

Affiliation Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan

Hitoshi Sakuraba

sakuraba@my-pharm.ac.jp

Affiliations Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Clinical Genetics, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HS. Performed the experiments: TK T. Togawa T. Tsukimura IK TS Y-iI MS. Analyzed the data: TK T. Togawa T. Tsukimura IK TS Y-iI MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KK KM DT KI. Wrote the paper: HS.