About the Authors

Catherine E. Winbanks

paul.gregorevic@bakeridi.edu.au (PG); catherine.winbanks@bakeridi.edu.au (CW)

Affiliation Division of Metabolism and Obesity, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia

Claudia Beyer

Affiliation Division of Metabolism and Obesity, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia

Adam Hagg

Affiliations Division of Metabolism and Obesity, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia, Department of Physiology, the University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

Hongwei Qian

Affiliation Division of Metabolism and Obesity, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia

Patricio V. Sepulveda

Affiliations Division of Metabolism and Obesity, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia, Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia

Paul Gregorevic

paul.gregorevic@bakeridi.edu.au (PG); catherine.winbanks@bakeridi.edu.au (CW)

Affiliations Division of Metabolism and Obesity, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia, Department of Neurology, The University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Department of Physiology, the University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. PG is the recipient of a Senior Research Fellowship sponsored by Pfizer Australia. This award was created to help emerging scientists develop a program of independent, non-commercial research at an Australian university or non-profit research institute. Sponsorship of this award by Pfizer Australia provides PG with salary support and funds to cover establishment costs. Pfizer does not participate in or contribute to the research undertaken by PG, and does not review the findings arising from this research prior to submission for publication. The financial sponsorship of this independent research fellowship by Pfizer Australia does not constitute a competing interest for the authors of this work, and does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CEW PVS PG. Performed the experiments: CEW CB AH PVS HQ PG. Analyzed the data: CEW CB PVS PG. Wrote the manuscript: CEW PVS PG.