About the Authors

Chang Gong Lee

Affiliation Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States of America

Susan McCarthy

Affiliation H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Mike Gruidl

Affiliation H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Cindy Timme

Affiliation H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Timothy J. Yeatman

jharvey@gibbscc.org

Affiliation Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CL SMM MG CT TJY. Performed the experiments: CL SMM. Analyzed the data: CL SMM MG CT TJY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CL. Wrote the paper: TJY CL.