About the Authors

Bingshe Han

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Ellen A. Rorke

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Gautam Adhikary

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Yap Ching Chew

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Wen Xu

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Richard L. Eckert

reckert@umaryland.edu

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Dermatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

Richard L. Eckert is a PloS ONE Editor Board member, but this does not alter his adherence to all of the PloS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors. The other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BH EAR GA YCC RLE. Performed the experiments: BH EAR GA YCC WX. Analyzed the data: BH EAR GA YCC RLE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BH EAR GA YCC RLE. Wrote the paper: BH RLE.