About the Authors

Laurence Fiévez

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Christophe Desmet

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Emmanuelle Henry

Affiliation Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Gosselies, Belgium

Bernard Pajak

Affiliation Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Gosselies, Belgium

Silke Hegenbarth

Affiliation Institute for Molecular Medicine and Experimental Immunology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Virginie Garzé

Affiliation Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Gosselies, Belgium

Françoise Bex

Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute for Microbiological Research J-M Wiame, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

Fabrice Jaspar

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Philippe Boutet

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Laurent Gillet

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunology and Vaccinology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Alain Vanderplasschen

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunology and Vaccinology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Percy A. Knolle

Affiliation Institute for Molecular Medicine and Experimental Immunology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Oberdan Leo

Affiliation Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Gosselies, Belgium

Muriel Moser

Affiliation Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Gosselies, Belgium

Pierre Lekeux

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Fabrice Bureau

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: fabrice.bureau@ulg.ac.be

Affiliations Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Gosselies, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FB PK PL AV OL MM. Performed the experiments: SH LF CD EH BP VG FB FJ PB LG. Analyzed the data: FB PK PL LF CD EH AV OL MM. Wrote the paper: FB LF.