About the Authors
- Lei Huang
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Contributed equally to this work with: Lei Huang, Lingqian Li
Affiliations Cancer Immunology, Inflammation and Tolerance Program, Cancer Center, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Radiology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
- Lingqian Li
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Contributed equally to this work with: Lei Huang, Lingqian Li
Affiliation Cancer Immunology, Inflammation and Tolerance Program, Cancer Center, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
- Kim D. Klonowski
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Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
- S. Mark Tompkins
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia Athens, Georgia, United States of America
- Ralph A. Tripp
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia Athens, Georgia, United States of America
- Andrew L. Mellor
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* E-mail: amellor@gru.edu
Affiliations Cancer Immunology, Inflammation and Tolerance Program, Cancer Center, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflict. David Munn and Andrew Mellor serve as members of the Scientific Advisory Board of NewLink Genetics Inc and receive remuneration from this source for this service. They are full-time members of Georgia Regents University and not employees of NewLink Genetics Inc. The service they provide to NewLink Genetics Inc. does not alter the adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials as detailed in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LH LL KDK SMT RAT ALM. Performed the experiments: LH LL. Analyzed the data: LH LL ALM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LH LL KDK MT RAT ALM. Wrote the paper: LH LL ALM.