About the Authors

Stephen R. Spindler

spindler@ucr.edu

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

Rui Li

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

Joseph M. Dhahbi

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

Amy Yamakawa

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

Frank Sauer

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: This study was supported by Alva LLC. Alva's funder, a high net worth individual, prefers to remain anonymous. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SRS RL JMD. Performed the experiments: SRS RL JMD AY. Analyzed the data: SRS RL JMD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SRS RL JMD. Wrote the paper: SRS. Initially taught the other authors the Drosophila system: FS.