About the Authors

Nicoleta Alexandru

nicoleta.alexandru@icbp.ro (NA); adriana.georgescu@ icbp.ro (AG)

Affiliations Petru Poni’ Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania, Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, ‘Nicolae Simionescu’ of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania

Doina Popov

Affiliation Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, ‘Nicolae Simionescu’ of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania

Emanuel Dragan

Affiliation Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, ‘Nicolae Simionescu’ of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania

Eugen Andrei

Affiliation Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, ‘Nicolae Simionescu’ of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania

Adriana Georgescu

nicoleta.alexandru@icbp.ro (NA); adriana.georgescu@ icbp.ro (AG)

Affiliations Petru Poni’ Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania, Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, ‘Nicolae Simionescu’ of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Performed the experiments: AG. Analyzed the data: NA. Wrote the paper: NA. Designed the study, performed the statistical analysis, interpreted the data: NA AG. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual contect: DP AG. Effectively participated at the realization of the experimental models: ED. Substantial contribution to the acquisition of the data for flow cytometry: EA. Substantial contributions to the acquisition of the data: AG.