About the Authors

Jun Wu

Affiliation Brookdale Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

Thomas J Klein

Affiliation Brookdale Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

Marek Mlodzik

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: marek.mlodzik@mssm.edu

Affiliation Brookdale Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no conflicts of interest exist.

Author Contributions

JW and MM conceived and designed the experiments. JW, TJK, and MM performed the experiments and analyzed data. JW, TJK, and MM discussed the results and preparation for the paper. JW and MM wrote the paper.