About the Authors

Julia V. Wölfle

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centre of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Jörg Fiedler

Affiliation Division for Biochemistry of Joint and Connective Tissue Diseases, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centre of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Lutz Dürselen

Affiliation Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Centre of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Judith Reichert

Affiliation Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Dieter Scharnweber

Affiliation Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Anne Förster

Affiliation Institute of Biochemistry, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Bernd Schwenzer

Affiliation Institute of Biochemistry, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Heiko Reichel

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centre of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Anita Ignatius

Affiliation Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Centre of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Rolf E. Brenner

rolf.brenner@uni-ulm.de

Affiliation Division for Biochemistry of Joint and Connective Tissue Diseases, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centre of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JVW JF LD DS BS HR AI REB. Performed the experiments: JVW JF JR AF REB. Analyzed the data: JVW JF LD REB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JR DS AF BS AI. Wrote the paper: JVW JF AI REB. Contribution to drafting and revising the manuscript: LD JR DS AF BS HR.