About the Authors

Mike Kalogiannis

Affiliation Department of Physiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, United States of America

Emily Hsu

Affiliation Department of Physiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, United States of America

Jon T. Willie

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Richard M. Chemelli

Affiliation Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Yaz Y. Kisanuki

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Masashi Yanagisawa

Affiliation Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Christopher S. Leonard

chris_leonard@nymc.edu

Affiliation Department of Physiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MK EH JW RC YK MY CL. Performed the experiments: MK EH. Analyzed the data: MK EH CL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MK JW RC YK MY CL. Wrote the paper: MK EH JW RC YK MY CL.