About the Authors

Duc M. Vu

Affiliation Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Albert Tai

Affiliation Department of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Jeffrey B. Tatro

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Richard H. Karas

Affiliation Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Brigitte T. Huber

Affiliation Department of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Debbie Beasley

dbeasley@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

Affiliation Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DB JBT. Performed the experiments: DMV DB. Analyzed the data: DMV DB BH RHK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DB BH. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: DB BH JBT RHK. FACS analysis support: AT.