About the Authors

Kei Goto

Affiliations Department of Physiology II, Nara Medical University, School of Medicine, Kashihara, Nara, Japan, Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, School of Medicine, Kashihara, Nara, Japan

Go Kato

Affiliation Division of Homeostatic Development, Department of Developmental Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan

Isao Kawahara

Affiliations Department of Physiology II, Nara Medical University, School of Medicine, Kashihara, Nara, Japan, Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, School of Medicine, Kashihara, Nara, Japan

Yi Luo

Affiliation Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, School of Medicine, Kashihara, Nara, Japan

Koji Obata

Affiliation Department of Physiology II, Nara Medical University, School of Medicine, Kashihara, Nara, Japan

Hiromi Misawa

Affiliation Department of Physiology II, Nara Medical University, School of Medicine, Kashihara, Nara, Japan

Tatsuya Ishikawa

Affiliation Division of Homeostatic Development, Department of Developmental Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan

Hiroki Kuniyasu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, School of Medicine, Kashihara, Nara, Japan

Junich Nabekura

Affiliation Division of Homeostatic Development, Department of Developmental Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan

Miyako Takaki

mtakaki@naramed-u.ac.jp

Affiliations Department of Physiology II, Nara Medical University, School of Medicine, Kashihara, Nara, Japan, Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, School of Medicine, Kashihara, Nara, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KG HK JN MT. Performed the experiments: KG GK YL HM TI. Analyzed the data: KG GK HK JN MT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KG IK YL KO. Wrote the paper: KG MT.