About the Authors
- Melissa E. Heard
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Contributed equally to this work with: Melissa E. Heard, Roberta Besio
Affiliation Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- Roberta Besio
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Contributed equally to this work with: Melissa E. Heard, Roberta Besio
Current address: Department of Molecular Medicine, Universita’ di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Affiliation Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- MaryAnn Weis
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Jyoti Rai
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- David M. Hudson
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Milena Dimori
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Affiliation Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- Sarah M. Zimmerman
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Affiliation Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- Jeffrey A. Kamykowski
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Affiliation Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- William R. Hogue
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Orthopaedic Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- Frances L. Swain
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Orthopaedic Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- Marie S. Burdine
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- Samuel G. Mackintosh
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- Alan J. Tackett
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- Larry J. Suva
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Current address: Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Orthopaedic Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- David R. Eyre
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Roy Morello
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* E-mail: rmorello@uams.edu
Affiliations Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America, Division of Genetics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RM DRE AJT. Performed the experiments: MEH RB MW JR DMH MD SMZ JAK WRH FLS MSB SGM LJS. Analyzed the data: RM DRE AJT LJS DMH RB MEH. Wrote the paper: MEH RB RM AJT LJS DRE MSB.