About the Authors

Fu-Chiun Hsu

Affiliations Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Mei-Yi Chou

Affiliation Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Hsiao-Ping Peng

Affiliation Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Shu-Jen Chou

Affiliation Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Ming-Che Shih

mcshih@gate.sinica.edu.tw

Affiliation Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FCH MCS. Performed the experiments: FCH MYC HPP SJC. Analyzed the data: FCH MYC HPP SJC MCS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FCH MYC HPP SJC. Wrote the paper: FCH MCS.