About the Authors

Kazuhide Onoguchi

Affiliations Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Koji Onomoto

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Shiori Takamatsu

Affiliations Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan

Michihiko Jogi

Affiliations Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan

Azumi Takemura

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Shiho Morimoto

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Ilkka Julkunen

Affiliation Department of Vaccination and Immune Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

Hideo Namiki

Affiliation Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Mitsutoshi Yoneyama

Affiliations Division of Molecular Immunology, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan, PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama, Japan

Takashi Fujita

tfujita@virus.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Affiliations Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: K. Onoguchi, M. Yoneyama, T. Fujita. Performed the experiments: K. Onoguchi, K. Onomoto, S. Takamatsu, M. Jogi, A. Takemura, S. Morimoto. Analyzed the data: K. Onoguchi, H. Namiki, M. Yoneyama, T. Fujita. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: I. Julkunen. Wrote the paper: K. Onoguchi, M. Yoneyama, T. Fujita.