About the Authors
- Seiichi Sato
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Affiliation Department of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Yingshe Zhao
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Misa Imai
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Affiliation Department of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Philip C. Simister
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Affiliation Department of Oncology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Stephan M. Feller
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Affiliations Department of Oncology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Section Tumor Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Philip C. Trackman
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Affiliation Division of Oral Biology, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Kathrin H. Kirsch
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Gail E. Sonenshein
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* E-mail: gail.sonenshein@tufts.edu
Affiliation Department of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors would like to acknowledge that co-author Philip C. Trackman is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. 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: SS PCS SMF PCT KHK GES. Performed the experiments: SS YZ MI PCS. Analyzed the data: SS YZ MI PCS SMF PCT KHK GES. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PCT. Wrote the paper: SS YZ MI PCS SMF PCT KHK GES.