About the Authors
- Laijun Lai
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* E-mail: laijun.lai@uconn.edu
Affiliations Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America, University of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
- Mingfeng Zhang
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Affiliation Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
- Yinhong Song
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Affiliation Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
- Debra Rood
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Affiliation Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: L. Lai holds US patent No. 6,749,847 (“Hybrid Cytokine of IL-7 and β-chain of Hepatocyte Growth Factor”) and US patent No. 7,578,998 (“Chimeric Cytokine of IL-7 and beta-chain of HGF and Methods of Use”). 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: LL. Performed the experiments: LL MZ YS DR. Analyzed the data: LL MZ YS. Wrote the manuscript: LL.