About the Authors

Fernando Rodrigues

Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Maria João Sousa

Affiliation Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA)/Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Paula Ludovico

Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Helena Santos

Affiliation Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, New University of Lisbon, Oeiras, Portugal

Manuela Côrte-Real

mcortereal@bio.uminho.pt

Affiliation Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA)/Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Cecília Leão

Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MCR HS CL. Performed the experiments: FR HS MJS PL. Wrote the paper: FR MJS HS MCR CL.