About the Authors

Masahito Nakano

Affiliation Laboratory of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan

Masahiro Nishihara

Affiliation Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Kitakami, Iwate, Japan

Hirofumi Yoshioka

Affiliation Laboratory of Defense in Plant-Pathogen Interactions, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan

Hirotaka Takahashi

Affiliation Division of Proteomedical Sciences, Cell-Free Science and Technology Research Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan

Tatsuya Sawasaki

Affiliation Division of Proteomedical Sciences, Cell-Free Science and Technology Research Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan

Kouhei Ohnishi

Affiliation Research Institute of Molecular Genetics, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan

Yasufumi Hikichi

Affiliation Laboratory of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan

Akinori Kiba

akiba@kochi-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Laboratory of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AK HY KO TS YH. Performed the experiments: M. Nakano HT M. Nishihara. Analyzed the data: M. Nakano M. Nishihara AK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: M. Nakano M. Nishihara HT. Wrote the manuscript: M. Nakano AK YH.