About the Authors

Pranati Sar

Affiliation Cancer Biology Lab, Department of Gene Function and Regulation, Institute of Life Sciences, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India

Rosalima Peter

Affiliation Cancer Biology Lab, Department of Gene Function and Regulation, Institute of Life Sciences, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India

Bandita Rath

Affiliation Cancer Biology Lab, Department of Gene Function and Regulation, Institute of Life Sciences, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India

Alok Das Mohapatra

Affiliation Vector Born Disease Lab, Department of Infectious Disease Biology, Institute of Life Sciences, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India

Sandip K. Mishra

sandipkmishra@hotmail.com

Affiliation Cancer Biology Lab, Department of Gene Function and Regulation, Institute of Life Sciences, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PS SKM. Performed the experiments: PS. Analyzed the data: PS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PS ADM. Wrote the paper: PS SKM. Participated in cloning of promoter deletion constructs: RP. Participated in PCR related experiments: BR. Participated in experiments related to FACS: ADM. Project hypothesis, guidance, critical revision of the manuscript: SKM.