About the Authors

Satoshi Yamaji

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, United States of America

Jun Saegusa

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, United States of America

Katsuaki Ieguchi

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, United States of America

Masaaki Fujita

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, United States of America

Seiji Mori

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, United States of America

Yoko K. Takada

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, United States of America

Yoshikazu Takada

ytakada@ucdavis.edu

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YT. Performed the experiments: SY JS KI MF SM YKT. Analyzed the data: SY JS KI MF SM YT. Wrote the paper: YT.