About the Authors

Marcelo A. Mori

Contributed equally to this work with: Marcelo A. Mori, Vicência Micheline Sales

Affiliation Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Vicência Micheline Sales

Contributed equally to this work with: Marcelo A. Mori, Vicência Micheline Sales

Affiliation Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Fabiana Louise Motta

Affiliation Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Raphael Gomes Fonseca

Affiliation Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Natalia Alenina

Affiliation Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Berlin, Germany

Dioze Guadagnini

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Ines Schadock

Affiliation Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Berlin, Germany

Elton Dias Silva

Affiliation Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Hugo A. M. Torres

Affiliation Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Edson Lucas dos Santos

Affiliation Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Charlles Heldan Castro

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Vânia D’Almeida

Affiliation Department of Biosciences, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Sandra Andreotti

Affiliation Department of Physiology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Amanda Baron Campaña

Affiliation Department of Physiology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Rogério A. L. Sertié

Affiliation Department of Physiology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Mario J. A. Saad

Affiliation Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Berlin, Germany

Fabio Bessa Lima

Affiliation Department of Physiology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Michael Bader

Affiliation Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Berlin, Germany

João Bosco Pesquero

jbpesquero@unifesp.br

Affiliation Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MM VS JBP. Performed the experiments: MM VS FM RF NA DG IS EDS HT ES CHC VA SA ABC RS MJS FBL MB. Analyzed the data: MM VS NA SA FBL MB JBP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CHC VA DG SA MJS FBL MB JBP. Wrote the paper: MM VS JBP.