About the Authors

Liza O'Donnell

Affiliations Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, The Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Danielle Rhodes

Affiliation The Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Stephanie J. Smith

Affiliation The Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

D. Jo Merriner

Affiliation The Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Brett J. Clark

Affiliation The Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Claire Borg

Affiliation The Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Belinda Whittle

Affiliation Australian Phenomics Facility, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Anne E. O'Connor

Affiliation The Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Lee B. Smith

Affiliation Medical Research Council Centre for Reproductive Health, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Francis J. McNally

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

David M. de Kretser

Affiliation The Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Chris C. Goodnow

Affiliation Australian Phenomics Facility, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Chris J. Ormandy

Affiliation The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Duangporn Jamsai

Affiliation The Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Moira K. O'Bryan

moira.obryan@monash.edu

Affiliation The Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LO DR CB CCG CJO MKO. Performed the experiments: DR SJS DJM BJC CB BW AEO LBS DJ MKO. Analyzed the data: LO DR SJS BJC CB BW LBS DJ DMdK CCG CJO MKO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FJM. Wrote the paper: LO DR DJ MKO.