About the Authors
- Stephen C. McDowell
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
- Garo Akmakjian
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Affiliation Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Chris Sladek
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
- David Mendoza-Cozatl
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Affiliation Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Joe B. Morrissey
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
- Nick Saini
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
- Ron Mittler
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America
- Ivan Baxter
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Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service, Plant Genetics Research Unit, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- David E. Salt
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Affiliation Institute of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
- John M. Ward
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Affiliation Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
- Julian I. Schroeder
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Affiliation Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Mary Lou Guerinot
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
- Jeffrey F. Harper
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* E-mail: jfharper@unr.edu.
Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Competing Interests
It should be noted that Ivan Baxter is a co-author of this manuscript and is also an editor for PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SCM RM IB DS JW JIS MLG JFH. Performed the experiments: SCM GA CS DMC JBM NS JFH JW. Analyzed the data: SCM GA CS IB DS JW JIS MLG JFH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SCM JW RM IB DS JIS MLG JFH. Wrote the paper: SCM GA JFH IB DS MLG JIS JBM JW.