About the Authors

Isabelle M. A. Lombaert

Affiliations Section Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Section Stem Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Jeanette F. Brunsting

Affiliation Section Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Pieter K. Wierenga

Affiliation Section Stem Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Hette Faber

Affiliations Section Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Monique A. Stokman

Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Tineke Kok

Affiliation Section Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Willy H. Visser

Affiliations Section Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Section Stem Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Harm H. Kampinga

Affiliation Section Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Gerald de Haan

Affiliation Section Stem Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Robert P. Coppes

r.p.coppes@med.umcg.nl

Affiliations Section Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: Gd RC IL PW. Performed the experiments: JB IL PW HF MS WV TK. Analyzed the data: JB RC IL PW HF. Wrote the paper: Gd HK RC IL.