About the Authors
- Michiyasu Ishizawa
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Affiliation Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Michitaka Ogura
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Current address: Department of Surgery, Kasukabe Municipal Hospital, Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan
Affiliation Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Shigeaki Kato
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Affiliation Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Makoto Makishima
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* E-mail: makishima.makoto@nihon-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Competing Interests
Makoto Makishima is an academic editor at PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MM. Performed the experiments: MI MO. Analyzed the data: MI MO MM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SK. Wrote the paper: MI MM.