About the Authors

Peter Borghgraef

Affiliation Experimental Genetics Group - LEGTEGG, KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium

Clément Menuet

Affiliation MP3-Respiration, UMR CNRS 6231, Faculté Saint-Jérôme, Marseille, France

Clara Theunis

Affiliation Experimental Genetics Group - LEGTEGG, KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium

Justin V. Louis

Affiliation Experimental Genetics Group - LEGTEGG, KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium

Herman Devijver

Affiliation Experimental Genetics Group - LEGTEGG, KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium

Hervé Maurin

Affiliation Experimental Genetics Group - LEGTEGG, KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium

Caroline Smet-Nocca

Affiliation Groupe RMN-Glycobiologie, CNRS, University de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

Guy Lippens

Affiliation Groupe RMN-Glycobiologie, CNRS, University de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

Gerard Hilaire

Affiliation MP3-Respiration, UMR CNRS 6231, Faculté Saint-Jérôme, Marseille, France

Harrie Gijsen

Affiliation Department Neuroscience, Janssen Research & Development, Beerse, Belgium

Dieder Moechars

Affiliation Department Neuroscience, Janssen Research & Development, Beerse, Belgium

Fred Van Leuven

fred.vanleuven@med.kuleuven.be

Affiliation Experimental Genetics Group - LEGTEGG, KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests: two co-authors are employees of Janssen Research Foundation. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FVL DM CM GH PB CS GL. Performed the experiments: PB CM CT JVL HD HM CS HG. Analyzed the data: PB CM CT JVL HD CS GL GH HG DM FVL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CM HD CS GL GH HG DM FVL. Wrote the manuscript: PB CM CT JVL GL GH FVL.