About the Authors

G. Wei Xu

Affiliation Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Julia I. Toth

Affiliation NCI-designated Cancer Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Sara R. da Silva

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Stacey-Lynn Paiva

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Julie L. Lukkarila

Affiliations Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, HalTech Regional Innovation Centre, Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Rose Hurren

Affiliation Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Neil Maclean

Affiliation Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mahadeo A. Sukhai

Affiliation Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Rabindra N. Bhattacharjee

Affiliation Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Carolyn A. Goard

Affiliation Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Patrick T. Gunning

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Sirano Dhe-Paganon

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Matthew D. Petroski

aaron.schimmer@utoronto.ca (ADS); petroski@sanfordburnham.org (MDP)

Affiliation NCI-designated Cancer Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Aaron D. Schimmer

aaron.schimmer@utoronto.ca (ADS); petroski@sanfordburnham.org (MDP)

Affiliation Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors disclose one competing financial interest, as Matthew D. Petroski declares a potential financial conflict of interest through consultancy and ownership interests in Allostere, Inc. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors declare no competing interests.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GWX PTG SDP MDP ADS. Performed the experiments: GWX JIT SRS SLP JLL RH NM MAS RB. Analyzed the data: GWX JIT SRS SLP JLL RH NM MAS RB CAG PTG SDP. Wrote the paper: GWX CAG SDP MDP ADS.