About the Authors

Christina M. Szalinski

Affiliation Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Christopher J. Guerriero

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wily G. Ruiz

Affiliation Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Brianne E. Docter

Affiliation Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, United States of America

Youssef Rbaibi

Affiliation Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Núria M. Pastor-Soler

Affiliation Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Gerard Apodaca

Affiliations Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Manojkumar A. Puthenveedu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Ora A. Weisz

weisz@pitt.edu

Affiliations Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CMS CJG NMPS GA MAP OAW. Performed the experiments: CMS CJG WGR BED YR. Analyzed the data: CMS CJG WGR BED NMPS GA MAP OAW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CMS CJG. Wrote the paper: CMS OAW.