About the Authors

Yuka Tanaka

Affiliations Center for Advanced Medical Innovation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka Japan

Tomoko Inoue-Yokoo

Affiliation Department of Research and Development of Next Generation Medicine, Kyushu University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan

Kasem Kulkeaw

Affiliation Department of Research and Development of Next Generation Medicine, Kyushu University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan

Chiyo Yanagi-Mizuochi

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka Japan

Senji Shirasawa

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka Japan

Yoichi Nakanishi

Affiliation Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

Daisuke Sugiyama

ds-mons@yb3.so-net.ne.jp

Affiliations Center for Advanced Medical Innovation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, Department of Research and Development of Next Generation Medicine, Kyushu University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DS. Performed the experiments: YT CM. Analyzed the data: KK TI SS YN. Wrote the paper: YT DS.