About the Authors

Michela Zago

Affiliation Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Jared A. Sheridan

Affiliation Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Parameswaran Nair

Affiliation Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Angela Rico de Souza

Affiliation Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Imed-Eddine Gallouzi

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Simon Rousseau

Affiliations Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sergio Di Marco

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Qutayba Hamid

Affiliations Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

David H. Eidelman

Affiliations Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Carolyn J. Baglole

Carolyn.baglole@McGill.ca

Affiliations Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Competing Interests

Both I, (Carolyn J. Baglole) and Dr. Imed Gallouzi are Editorial Board Members. 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: MZ SR CJB. Performed the experiments: MZ JAS ARS CJB. Analyzed the data: MZ JAS ARS CJB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PN IEG SR SDM QH. Wrote the paper: MZ DHE CJB.