About the Authors

Amanda M. Katz

Affiliations Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology Program, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Brain Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Nduka M. Amankulor

Affiliations Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Brain Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Ken Pitter

Affiliations Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology Program, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Brain Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Karim Helmy

Affiliations Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Brain Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Massimo Squatrito

Affiliations Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Brain Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Eric C. Holland

hollande@mskcc.org

Affiliations Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Brain Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AMK NMA KLH KLP ECH. Performed the experiments: AMK NMA KLH KLP MS ECH. Analyzed the data: AMK NMA KLH KLP MS ECH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AMK NMA MS KLH KLP ECH. Wrote the paper: AMK NMA ECH. Edited the manuscript: AMK NMA MS KLH KLP ECH.