About the Authors

Jerome Mauris

Affiliation Schepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Flavio Mantelli

Current address: IRCCS G.B. Bietti Eye Foundation, Rome, Italy

Affiliation Schepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Ashley M. Woodward

Affiliation Schepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Ziyhi Cao

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Vision Research, Tufts University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Carolyn R. Bertozzi

Affiliations Departments of Chemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, United States of America, Materials Sciences Division and The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Noorjahan Panjwani

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Vision Research, Tufts University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Kamil Godula

Current address: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Affiliation Materials Sciences Division and The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Pablo Argüeso

pablo_argueso@meei.harvard.edu

Affiliation Schepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JM FM AMW NP KG PA. Performed the experiments: JM FM AMW ZC KG. Analyzed the data: JM FM NP KG PA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CRB NP KG PA. Wrote the paper: JM PA. Obtained permission to use cell line: PA.