About the Authors

Wolfgang M. Schmidt

Affiliation Neuromuscular Research Department, Center of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Mohammed H. Uddin

Affiliation Neuromuscular Research Department, Center of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Sandra Dysek

Affiliation Neuromuscular Research Department, Center of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Karin Moser-Thier

Affiliation Neuromuscular Research Department, Center of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Christine Pirker

Affiliation Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Harald Höger

Affiliation Division for Laboratory Animal Science and Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Himberg, Austria

Inge M. Ambros

Affiliation Children's Cancer Research Institute (CCRI), St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung Association, Vienna, Austria

Peter F. Ambros

Affiliation Children's Cancer Research Institute (CCRI), St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung Association, Vienna, Austria

Walter Berger

Affiliation Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Reginald E. Bittner

reginald.bittner@meduniwien.ac.at

Affiliation Neuromuscular Research Department, Center of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Supplied mice used in the study: HH. Conceived and designed the experiments: WMS REB. Performed the experiments: MHU SD KMT CP. Analyzed the data: WMS REB IMA PFA HH CP WB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PFA WB. Wrote the paper: WMS REB.