About the Authors
- Toshihiro Nakano
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Current address: Pharmaceuticals Research Center, Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, Izunokuni, Shizuoka, Japan
Affiliation Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Ikoma, Nara, Japan
- Izuru Ohki
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Affiliation Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Ikoma, Nara, Japan
- Akiho Yokota
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Affiliation Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Ikoma, Nara, Japan
- Hiroki Ashida
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* E-mail: ashida@bs.naist.jp
Affiliations Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Ikoma, Nara, Japan, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
Competing Interests
Author TN is employed by Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation now. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TN HA. Performed the experiments: TN IO. Analyzed the data: TN IO HA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TN. Wrote the paper: TN AY HA.