About the Authors

Marianna Scrima

Affiliation Biogem scarl, Institute for Genetic Research “Gaetano Salvatore”, Ariano Irpino (Avellino), Italy

Carmela De Marco

Affiliations Biogem scarl, Institute for Genetic Research “Gaetano Salvatore”, Ariano Irpino (Avellino), Italy, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Graecia Catanzaro, Italy

Fernanda Fabiani

Affiliation Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Graecia Catanzaro, Italy

Renato Franco

Affiliation Fondazione “G Pascale”, National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Giuseppe Pirozzi

Affiliation Fondazione “G Pascale”, National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Gaetano Rocco

Affiliation Fondazione “G Pascale”, National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Maria Ravo

Affiliation Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy

Alessandro Weisz

Affiliation Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy

Pietro Zoppoli

Affiliations Biogem scarl, Institute for Genetic Research “Gaetano Salvatore”, Ariano Irpino (Avellino), Italy, Department of Biological and Environmental Studies, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy

Michele Ceccarelli

Affiliations Biogem scarl, Institute for Genetic Research “Gaetano Salvatore”, Ariano Irpino (Avellino), Italy, Department of Biological and Environmental Studies, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy

Gerardo Botti

Affiliation Fondazione “G Pascale”, National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Donatella Malanga

Affiliations Biogem scarl, Institute for Genetic Research “Gaetano Salvatore”, Ariano Irpino (Avellino), Italy, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Graecia Catanzaro, Italy

Giuseppe Viglietto

viglietto@unicz.it

Affiliations Biogem scarl, Institute for Genetic Research “Gaetano Salvatore”, Ariano Irpino (Avellino), Italy, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Graecia Catanzaro, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GV MS. Performed the experiments: MS FF CDM MR DM. Analyzed the data: MS RF GV MR AW PZ MC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GP GR RF GB. Wrote the paper: GV MS AW.