About the Authors

Taishin Akiyama

taishin@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp (TA); jun-i@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp (JI)

Affiliation Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Takuma Shiraishi

Affiliation Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Junwen Qin

Affiliations Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Ministry of Education and International Base of Collaboration for Science and Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology and Guangdong Province, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

Hiroyasu Konno

Affiliation Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Nobuko Akiyama

Affiliation Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Miho Shinzawa

Affiliation Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Maki Miyauchi

Affiliation Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Nobukazu Takizawa

Affiliation Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Hiromi Yanai

Affiliation Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroyuki Ohashi

Affiliation Division of Interactome Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Etsuko Miyamoto-Sato

Affiliation Division of Interactome Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroshi Yanagawa

Affiliation Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan

Weidong Yong

Affiliation Pediatrics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical and Molecular Genetics, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Weinian Shou

Affiliation Pediatrics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical and Molecular Genetics, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Jun-ichiro Inoue

taishin@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp (TA); jun-i@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp (JI)

Affiliation Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

Taishin Akiyama currently serves as an Academic Editor in PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TA JI. Performed the experiments: TA TS JQ NA MM NT H. Yanai NA EM HO H. Yanagawa HK MS. Analyzed the data: TA H. Yanagawa JI EM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WY WS. Wrote the paper: TA.