About the Authors

Satya P. Panda

panda@uthscsa.edu; masters@uthscsa.edu (BSM)

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Anyonya R. Guntur

Current address: Research Fellow, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Srikanth R. Polusani

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Roberto J. Fajardo

Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Peter T. Gakunga

Affiliation Department of Developmental Dentistry, Division of Orthodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Linda J. Roman

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Bettie Sue Masters

panda@uthscsa.edu; masters@uthscsa.edu (BSM)

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SPP ARG SRP RJF PTG LJR BSM. Performed the experiments: SPP ARG SRP RJF PTG. Analyzed the data: SPP ARG SRP RJF PTG LJR BSM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SPP RJF PTG BSM. Wrote the manuscript: SPP ARG SRP RJF PTG LJR BSM.