About the Authors

Mika Yamaga

Affiliation Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Kunikazu Tsuji

ktsuji.gcoe@tmd.ac.jp

Affiliation International Research Center for Molecular Science in Tooth and Bone Diseases (Global Center of Excellence Program), Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Kazumasa Miyatake

Affiliation Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Jun Yamada

Affiliation Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Kahaer Abula

Affiliation Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Young-Jin Ju

Affiliation Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Ichiro Sekiya

Affiliation Department of Cartilage Regeneration, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Takeshi Muneta

Affiliations Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, International Research Center for Molecular Science in Tooth and Bone Diseases (Global Center of Excellence Program), Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KT TM IS YJJ. Performed the experiments: MY KT KM JY KA. Analyzed the data: MY KT TM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MY KT TM. Wrote the paper: KT MY TM.