About the Authors

Priscila Hess Lopes

Affiliation Immunochemistry Laboratory, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

Rogério Bertani

Affiliation Special Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

Rute M. Gonçalves-de-Andrade

Affiliation Immunochemistry Laboratory, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

Roberto H. Nagahama

Affiliation Special Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

Carmen W. van den Berg

Affiliation Institute of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Denise V. Tambourgi

denise.tambourgi@butantan.gov.br

Affiliation Immunochemistry Laboratory, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RMGdA DVT. Performed the experiments: PHL RB RHN RMGdA. Analyzed the data: PHL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RMGdA RB RHN DVT. Wrote the paper: PHL RB RMGdA CWvdB DVT.