About the Authors

Christopher F. Harrison

Affiliation Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

Sébastien Kicka

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Valentin Trofimov

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Kathrin Berschl

Affiliation Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

Hajer Ouertatani-Sakouhi

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Nikolaus Ackermann

Affiliation Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

Christian Hedberg

Affiliation Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany

Pierre Cosson

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Thierry Soldati

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Hubert Hilbi

hilbi@mvp.uni-muenchen.de,

Affiliation Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

Competing Interests

Co-author Thierry Soldati is currently acting as a PLOS ONE editorial board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies, including those relating to sharing data and materials. The authors have declared that no other competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CFH PC TS HH. Performed the experiments: CFH KB SK VT. Analyzed the data: CFH NA PC TS HH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HOS CH. Wrote the manuscript: CFH PC TS HH.