About the Authors

Stefano Casonato

Current address: Centre for Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, Trento, Italy

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Roberta Provvedi

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Elisa Dainese

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Giorgio Palù

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Riccardo Manganelli

riccardo.manganelli@unipd.it

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Competing Interests

Riccardo Manganelli is an Academic Editor of PLOS ONE. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RM SC. Performed the experiments: SC RP ED. Analyzed the data: RM RP SC ED. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RM GP. Wrote the paper: RM SC.