About the Authors
- Xingrong Zhao
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Fumiko Higashikawa
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Masafumi Noda
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Yusuke Kawamura
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Yasuyuki Matoba
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Takanori Kumagai
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Masanori Sugiyama
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* E-mail: sugi@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Competing Interests
Patent applications (MS, FH, and MN) Patent name: Agent for prevention or amelioration of obesity, Number: WO 2010/098131. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: FH MN YM TK MS. Performed the experiments: XZ MN YK. Analyzed the data: XZ FH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XZ FH MN. Wrote the paper: XZ FH MS.