About the Authors

Michiko Ichii

Affiliation Immunobiology and Cancer Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Kenji Oritani

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Takafumi Yokota

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Qingzhao Zhang

Affiliation Immunobiology and Cancer Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Karla P. Garrett

Affiliation Immunobiology and Cancer Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Yuzuru Kanakura

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Paul W. Kincade

kincade@omrf.ouhsc.edu

Affiliation Immunobiology and Cancer Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MI KO TY QZ KPG PWK. Performed the experiments: MI. Analyzed the data: MI PWK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MI KO YK PWK. Wrote the paper: MI KO TY KPG YK PWK.