About the Authors
- Tsung-Teng Huang
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Affiliation Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Fu-Guo Liu
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* E-mail: liur@cc.ncu.edu.tw (F-GL); dojcius@ucmerced.edu (DMO); hclai@mail.cgu.edu.tw (H-CL)
Affiliation Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Chia-Fong Wei
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Chia-Chen Lu
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Affiliation Department of Respiratory Therapy, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Chang-Chieh Chen
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Hung-Chi Lin
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- David M. Ojcius
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* E-mail: liur@cc.ncu.edu.tw (F-GL); dojcius@ucmerced.edu (DMO); hclai@mail.cgu.edu.tw (H-CL)
Affiliations Health Sciences Research Institute and School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States of America, Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Hsin-Chih Lai
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* E-mail: liur@cc.ncu.edu.tw (F-GL); dojcius@ucmerced.edu (DMO); hclai@mail.cgu.edu.tw (H-CL)
Affiliations Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
Competing Interests
David Ojcius is a member of the PLoS ONE editorial board. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TTH FGL DMO HCL. Performed the experiments: TTH FGL. Analyzed the data: TTH FGL CFW CCL CCC HCL DMO HCL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TTH FGL CFW CCL CCC HCL. Wrote the paper: TTH DMO HCL. Obtained permission for use of cell line: HCL.