About the Authors

Ilaria Iacobucci

Contributed equally to this work with: Ilaria Iacobucci, Nunzio Iraci

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences “L. and A. Seràgnoli”, S. Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Nunzio Iraci

Contributed equally to this work with: Ilaria Iacobucci, Nunzio Iraci

Current address: Brain Repair Centre & Cambridge Stem Cell Initiative, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Monica Messina

Affiliation Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Annalisa Lonetti

Affiliation Cellular Signalling Laboratory, Department of Human Anatomy, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Sabina Chiaretti

Affiliation Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Emanuele Valli

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Anna Ferrari

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences “L. and A. Seràgnoli”, S. Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Cristina Papayannidis

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences “L. and A. Seràgnoli”, S. Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Francesca Paoloni

Affiliation Gruppo Italiano Malattie Ematologiche Maligne dell’Adulto (GIMEMA) Data Center, GIMEMA Foundation, Rome, Italy

Antonella Vitale

Affiliation Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Clelia Tiziana Storlazzi

Affiliation Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

Emanuela Ottaviani

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences “L. and A. Seràgnoli”, S. Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Viviana Guadagnuolo

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences “L. and A. Seràgnoli”, S. Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Sandra Durante

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences “L. and A. Seràgnoli”, S. Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Marco Vignetti

Affiliation Gruppo Italiano Malattie Ematologiche Maligne dell’Adulto (GIMEMA) Data Center, GIMEMA Foundation, Rome, Italy

Simona Soverini

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences “L. and A. Seràgnoli”, S. Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Fabrizio Pane

Affiliation CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate and Department of Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

Robin Foà

Affiliation Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Michele Baccarani

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences “L. and A. Seràgnoli”, S. Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Markus Müschen

Affiliation Leukemia Research Program, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Giovanni Perini

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Giovanni Martinelli

giovanni.martinelli2@unibo.it

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences “L. and A. Seràgnoli”, S. Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: II GM. Performed the experiments: II NI M. Messina SC EV AL EO AF VG SD. Analyzed the data: II NI CTS CP AV SS FP RF MB M. Messina M. Müschen GP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FP MV. Wrote the paper: II NI M. Messina SC.