About the Authors

Shahper N. Khan

Current address: Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

Mohd Danishuddin

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

Bhavna Varshney

Affiliation International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India

Sunil K. Lal

Affiliation International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India

Asad U. Khan

asad.k@rediffmail.com

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

Competing Interests

Asad U. Khan Acts as Academic Editor of PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AUK SNK. Performed the experiments: SNK MD BV. Analyzed the data: AUK SKL SNK MD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AUK SKL. Wrote the paper: SNK AUK.