About the Authors

Juan Du

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States of America

Venkata Vepachedu

Current address: Biological Services Section, Bureau of Laboratories (BOL), Department of Environmental Protection (DEP-PA), 2575 Interstate Drive, Harrisburg, PA, 17110, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States of America

Sung Hyun Cho

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States of America

Manish Kumar

btn1@psu.edu (BTN); manish.kumar@psu.edu (MK)

Affiliation Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States of America

B. Tracy Nixon

btn1@psu.edu (BTN); manish.kumar@psu.edu (MK)

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JD MK BTN. Performed the experiments: JD VV. Analyzed the data: JD SHC MK BTN. Wrote the paper: JD MK BTN.