About the Authors

Yusra Al Dhaheri

Affiliation Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Samir Attoub

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Gaber Ramadan

Affiliation Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Kholoud Arafat

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Khuloud Bajbouj

Current address: University of Hawaii Cancer Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Noushad Karuvantevida

Affiliation Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Synan AbuQamar

Affiliation Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Ali Eid

Affiliation Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

Rabah Iratni

R_iratni@uaeu.ac.ae

Affiliation Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RI. Performed the experiments: YAD SA GR KA KB NK SAQ AE RI. Analyzed the data: RI SA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RI. Wrote the paper: RI.