About the Authors

Lei Sun

Affiliation Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences and School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Ho-Yan Yau

Affiliation Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences and School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Wei-Yan Wong

Affiliation Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences and School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Ronald A. Li

Affiliation Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Consortium, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Yu Huang

Affiliation Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences and School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Xiaoqiang Yao

yao2068@cuhk.edu.hk

Affiliation Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences and School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XQY. Performed the experiments: LS WYW. Analyzed the data: LS HYY WYW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XQY RAL YH. Wrote the paper: LS XQY RAL. Edited and revised the manuscript: XQY RAL YH.