About the Authors

Shian-Ying Sung

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Center for Molecular Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, The Institute for Translational Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

Chia-Hui Liao

Affiliation Center for Molecular Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Hsun-Pai Wu

Affiliation School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Wan-Chi Hsiao

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

I-Hui Wu

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Jinpu
Yu

Affiliation Immunology and Cancer Biotherapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institution and Hospital, Tianjin, China

Sue-Hwa Lin

Affiliation Department of Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Chia-Ling Hsieh

chsieh2@mail.cmu.edu.tw

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Center for Molecular Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan, The Institute for Translational Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SYS JY SHL CLH. Performed the experiments: SYS CHL HPW WCH IHW. Analyzed the data: SYS CLH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CLH. Wrote the paper: SYS SHL CLH.