About the Authors

Ritu Arora

Affiliation Department of Oncologic Sciences, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Clayton Yates

Affiliation Department of Biology and Center for Cancer Research, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, United States of America

Bernard D. Gary

Affiliation Department of Oncologic Sciences, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Steven McClellan

Affiliation Department of Oncologic Sciences, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Ming Tan

Affiliation Department of Oncologic Sciences, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Yaguang Xi

Affiliation Department of Oncologic Sciences, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Eddie Reed

Affiliation Department of Oncologic Sciences, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Gary A. Piazza

Affiliation Department of Oncologic Sciences, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Laurie B. Owen

Affiliation Department of Oncologic Sciences, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Windy Dean-Colomb

windydean@usouthal.edu

Affiliation Department of Oncologic Sciences, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Competing Interests

Dr. Ming Tan, a co-author, is on the PLOS ONE Editorial Board. This does not alter the author's adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RA WDC. Performed the experiments: RA BDG. Analyzed the data: RA CY WDC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SM. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: RA CY WDC. Review manuscript: MT YX ER GAP LBO.