About the Authors

Yuki Kamijho

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Embryology, Department of Bioscience, Kitasato University School of Science, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

Yayoi Shiozaki

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Embryology, Department of Bioscience, Kitasato University School of Science, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

Eiki Sakurai

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Embryology, Department of Bioscience, Kitasato University School of Science, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

Kazunori Hanaoka

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Embryology, Department of Bioscience, Kitasato University School of Science, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

Daisuke Watanabe

watanada@kitasato-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Embryology, Department of Bioscience, Kitasato University School of Science, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DW. Performed the experiments: YK YS ES KH DW. Analyzed the data: YK YS ES DW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KH. Wrote the paper: DW.