About the Authors

Telma Quintela

Affiliation CICS-UBI – Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

Isabel Gonçalves

Affiliation CICS-UBI – Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

Laura C. Carreto

Affiliation RNA Biology Laboratory, Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Manuel A. S. Santos

Affiliation CICS-UBI – Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

Helena Marcelino

Affiliation CICS-UBI – Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

Filipa M. Patriarca

Affiliation CICS-UBI – Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

Cecília R. A. Santos

csantos@fcsaude.ubi.pt

Affiliation CICS-UBI – Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CRS IG TQ LC MASS. Performed the experiments: CRS IG TQ LC HM FP. Analyzed the data: CRS IG TQ LC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CRS IG TQ LC MASS. Wrote the paper: CRS IG TQ LC.