About the Authors
- Bingshe Han
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Ellen A. Rorke
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Gautam Adhikary
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Yap Ching Chew
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Wen Xu
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Richard L. Eckert
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* E-mail: 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.