About the Authors

Matthew J. Tanner

Affiliation Ordway Research Institute, Albany, New York, United States of America

R. Charles Welliver Jr

Affiliations Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America, Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Albany, New York, United States of America

Mengqian Chen

Affiliation Ordway Research Institute, Albany, New York, United States of America

Michael Shtutman

Affiliation Ordway Research Institute, Albany, New York, United States of America

Alejandro Godoy

Affiliation Department of Urology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States of America

Gary Smith

Affiliation Department of Urology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States of America

Badar M. Mian

Affiliations Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America, Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Albany, New York, United States of America

Ralph Buttyan

rbuttyan@ordwayresearch.org

Affiliations Ordway Research Institute, Albany, New York, United States of America, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RB MJT MC AG. Performed the experiments: MJT RCW MC MS AG. Analyzed the data: MC MJT MS RB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MS AG GS BM. Wrote the paper: RB MJT MC AG GS. Obtained permission for use of cell line: RB AG.