About the Authors

Andoni Ramirez-Garcia

andoni.ramirez@ehu.es

Affiliations Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain, Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Beatriz Arteta

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain

Ana Abad-Diaz-de-Cerio

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain

Aize Pellon

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain

Aitziber Antoran

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain

Joana Marquez

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain

Aitor Rementeria

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain

Fernando L. Hernando

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain

Competing Interests

Parts of the results of this work are protected by patents, PCT/ES2010/070196 and P200900907, but this does not alter the author's adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ARG BA FLH. Performed the experiments: ARG AADC AP AA BA JM. Analyzed the data: ARG BA AP AA AADC JM AR FLH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ARG BA AP AA AADC JM AR FLH. Wrote the paper: ARG AR FLH.