About the Authors

Motohiko Tokuhisa

tokuhisa@yokohama-cu.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

Yasushi Ichikawa

Affiliation Department of Clinical Oncology, Yokohama City University Graduate school of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

Nobuyoshi Kosaka

Affiliation Division of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan

Takahiro Ochiya

Affiliation Division of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan

Masakazu Yashiro

Affiliation Department of Surgical Oncology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Kosei Hirakawa

Affiliation Department of Surgical Oncology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Takashi Kosaka

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

Hirochika Makino

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

Hirotoshi Akiyama

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

Chikara Kunisaki

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

Itaru Endo

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MT IY NK IE TO. Performed the experiments: MT TK HA. Analyzed the data: MT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MT NK YI HM CK. Wrote the paper: MT YI. Obtained permission for use of cell line: MY KH.