About the Authors

Sara De Palma

Affiliations Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Segrate (MI), Italy, Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council (CNR), Segrate (MI), Italy

Roberta Leone

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Segrate (MI), Italy

Paolo Grumati

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Michele Vasso

Affiliations Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Segrate (MI), Italy, Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council (CNR), Segrate (MI), Italy

Roman Polishchuk

Affiliation Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Institute of Protein Biochemistry, Italian National Research Council (CNR), Naples, Italy

Daniele Capitanio

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Segrate (MI), Italy

Paola Braghetta

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Paolo Bernardi

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Paolo Bonaldo

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Cecilia Gelfi

cecilia.gelfi@unimi.it

Affiliations Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Segrate (MI), Italy, Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council (CNR), Segrate (MI), Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Animal model supplied by: P. Braghetta PG. Revision of the manuscript: P. Bernardi P. Bonaldo. Conceived and designed the experiments: CG P. Bonaldo. Performed the experiments: SDP MV RP. Analyzed the data: SDP RL DC CG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CG PG P. Braghetta. Wrote the paper: CG.