About the Authors

Yong Yang

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Joan Sterling

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Francesca Storici

Current address: School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Michael A. Resnick

resnick@niehs.nih.gov (MAR); gordenin@niehs.nih.gov (DAG)

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Dmitry A. Gordenin

resnick@niehs.nih.gov (MAR); gordenin@niehs.nih.gov (DAG)

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YY FS MAR DAG. Performed the experiments: YY JS DAG. Analyzed the data: YY JS FS MAR DAG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YY JS FS. Wrote the paper: YY MAR DAG. Conceived the idea: DAG.