About the Authors

Karine Bibeau

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Benoit Sicotte

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Mélanie Béland

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Cellular Biology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Menakshi Bhat

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Louis Gaboury

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Cellular Biology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Réjean Couture

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jean St-Louis

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Michèle Brochu

michele.brochu@umontreal.ca

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KB BS LG RC JSL M. Brochu. Performed the experiments: KB BS M. Beland M. Bhat. Analyzed the data: KB BS M. Beland M. Bhat JSL M. Brochu. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LG RC JSL M. Brochu. Wrote the paper: KB BS M. Belad M. Bhat RC JSL M. Brochu.