About the Authors

Dhivyaa Rajasundaram

Affiliations Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam-Golm, 14476, Germany, Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, 14476, Germany

Jean-Luc Runavot

Affiliation Bayer CropScience NV-Innovation Center, Technologiepark 38, 9052 Gent, Belgium

Xiaoyuan Guo

Affiliation Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej, 40 1.1871, Fredriksberg C, Denmark

William G. T. Willats

Affiliation Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej, 40 1.1871, Fredriksberg C, Denmark

Frank Meulewaeter

Affiliation Bayer CropScience NV-Innovation Center, Technologiepark 38, 9052 Gent, Belgium

Joachim Selbig

jselbig@uni-potsdam.de

Affiliations Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam-Golm, 14476, Germany, Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, 14476, Germany

Competing Interests

Co-authors Dr. Jean-Luc Runavot and Dr. Frank Meulewaeter are employed by Bayer CropScience NV, Innovation Center. 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: DR JLR XG WW FM JS. Performed the experiments: JLR XG. Analyzed the data: DR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DR JLR XG. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: DR JLR. Read and approved the manuscript: DR JLR XG WW FM JS.