About the Authors

Sarah A. Prins

Affiliation Loyola University Chicago Health Science Division, Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America

Magdalena M. Przybycien-Szymanska

Affiliation Loyola University Chicago Health Science Division, Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America

Yathindar S. Rao

Affiliation Loyola University Chicago Health Science Division, Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America

Toni R. Pak

tpak@lumc.edu

Affiliation Loyola University Chicago Health Science Division, Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SAP YSR TRP. Performed the experiments: SAP MMS. Analyzed the data: SAP MMS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YSR TRP. Wrote the paper: SAP MMS YSR TRP.