About the Authors

Rajalakshmi Santhakumar

Affiliation Stem cell and Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Prasanna Vidyasekar

Affiliation Stem cell and Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Rama Shanker Verma

vermars@iitm.ac.in

Affiliation Stem cell and Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RS PV RSV. Performed the experiments: RS. Analyzed the data: RS PV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RSV. Wrote the paper: RS PV RSV. Manuscript revision and final approval: RSV.