About the Authors

Wayne Stallaert

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Jonas F. Dorn

Affiliation Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Emma van der Westhuizen

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Martin Audet

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Michel Bouvier

michel.bouvier@umontreal.ca

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Competing Interests

The xCELLigence device and some reagents were provided by Roche Applied Science, who also provided a grant to MB. In addition, attendance to some symposia were assisted financially by Roche Applied Science. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter this interpretation of the authors' results or the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: WS MB. Performed the experiments: WS EvdW. Analyzed the data: WS JD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WS MA JD. Wrote the paper: WS JD MB.