About the Authors

Hisashi Morise

Affiliation Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Division of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan

Erika Miyazaki

Affiliation Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Division of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan

Shoko Yoshimitsu

Affiliation Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Division of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan

Toshihiko Eki

eki@ens.tut.ac.jp

Affiliation Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Division of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HM TE. Performed the experiments: HM EM SY. Analyzed the data: HM TE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HM EM. Wrote the paper: TE.