About the Authors

Jer-Yuh Liu

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Center for Molecular Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Yi-Ching Chen

Affiliation Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Chun-Hsiang Lin

Affiliation Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Shao-Hsuan Kao

kaosh@csmu.edu.tw

Affiliations Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Clinical Laboratory, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: J-YL S-HK. Performed the experiments: Y-CC C-HL S-HK. Analyzed the data: J-YL S-HK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: Y-CC S-HK. Wrote the paper: J-YL S-HK. Provided additional technical assistance and contributed to interpretation of the data: Y-CC C-HL S-HK.