About the Authors

Bethtrice Thompson

Affiliations Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States of America, Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America

Lyuba Varticovski

varticol@mail.nih.gov

Affiliation Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States of America

Songjoon Baek

Affiliation Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States of America

Gordon L. Hager

Affiliation Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interest exists.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BT LV. Performed the experiments: BT LV. Analyzed the data: BT LV SB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LV SB GLH. Wrote the paper: BT LV. All work was performed and supported by the laboratory directed by GLH.