About the Authors
- Kwok Yeung Tsang
-
Contributed equally to this work with: Kwok Yeung Tsang, Danny Chan
Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
- Danny Chan
-
Contributed equally to this work with: Kwok Yeung Tsang, Danny Chan
Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
- Deborah Cheslett
-
Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
- Wilson C. W Chan
-
Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
- Chi Leong So
-
Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
- Ian G Melhado
-
Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
- Tori W. Y Chan
-
Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
- Kin Ming Kwan
-
¤ Current address: Department of Biology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
- Ernst B Hunziker
-
Affiliation ITI Research Institute for Dental and Skeletal Biology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Yoshihiko Yamada
-
Affiliation Craniofacial Developmental Biology and Regeneration Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- John F Bateman
-
Affiliations Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Kenneth M. C Cheung
-
Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
- Kathryn S. E Cheah
-
*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: hrmbdkc@hkusua.hku.hk
Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
K. Y. Tsang, D. Chan, K. M. Kwan, J. F. Bateman, K. M. C. Cheung, and K. S. E. Cheah conceived and designed the experiments. K. Y. Tsang, D. Chan, D. Cheslett, W. C. W. Chan, C. L. So, I. G. Melhado, T. W. Y. Chan, K. M. Kwan, and E. B, Hunziker performed the experiments. K. Y. Tsang, D. Chan, W. C. W. Chan, I. G. Melhado, E. B. Hunziker, and K. S. E. Cheah analyzed the data. Y. Yamada and J. F. Bateman contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools. K. Y. Tsang, D. Chan, and K. S. E. Cheah wrote the paper.