About the Authors

Claudia Scotti

claudia.scotti@unipv.it

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of General Pathology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Patrizia Sommi

Affiliation Section of Human Physiology, Department of Physiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Maria Valentina Pasquetto

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of General Pathology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Donata Cappelletti

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of General Pathology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Simona Stivala

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of General Pathology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Paola Mignosi

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of General Pathology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Monica Savio

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of General Pathology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Laurent Roberto Chiarelli

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Giovanna Valentini

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Victor M. Bolanos-Garcia

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Douglas Scott Merrell

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Silvia Franchini

Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

Maria Luisa Verona

Affiliation Centro Analisi Monza (CAM), Monza, Italy

Cristina Bolis

Affiliation Centro Analisi Monza (CAM), Monza, Italy

Enrico Solcia

Affiliation Department of Human Pathology, University of Pavia, and Pathologic Anatomy Service, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Rachele Manca

Affiliation Department of Human Pathology, University of Pavia, and Pathologic Anatomy Service, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Diego Franciotta

Affiliation Laboratory of Neuroimmunology, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Policlinico San Matteo, Neurological Institute C. Mondino, and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Andrea Casasco

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Histology and General Embriology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Paola Filipazzi

Affiliation Unit of Immunotherapy of Human Tumours, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy

Elisabetta Zardini

Affiliation Laboratory of Neuroimmunology, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Policlinico San Matteo, Neurological Institute C. Mondino, and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Vanio Vannini

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of General Pathology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CS GV DSM. Performed the experiments: CS PS MVP DC SS PM MS LRC GV VMBG DSM SF MLV CB RM DF AC PF EZ. Analyzed the data: CS PS MVP DC SS PM MS LRC GV VMBG DSM SF ES DF PF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GV VMBG DSM SF ES RM VV. Wrote the paper: CS GV DSM ES DF. Found funding: CS. Revised the paper: MS LRS VMBG VV.