About the Authors

E Tian

Affiliation Developmental Glycobiology Section, Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States of America

Sharon R. Stevens

Affiliation Section on Biological Chemistry, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States of America

Yu Guan

Affiliation Section on Biological Chemistry, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States of America

Danielle A. Springer

Affiliation National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States of America

Stasia A. Anderson

Affiliation National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States of America

Matthew F. Starost

Affiliation Division of Veterinary Resources, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States of America

Vyomesh Patel

Current address: Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation, Sime Darby Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, Malaysia

Affiliation Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States of America

Kelly G. Ten Hagen

Affiliation Developmental Glycobiology Section, Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States of America

Lawrence A. Tabak

Lawrence.Tabak@nih.gov

Affiliation Section on Biological Chemistry, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ET SRS YG DAS SAA KGTH LAT. Performed the experiments: ET SRS YG DAS SAA MFS VP. Analyzed the data: ET SRS DAS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ET SRS DAS SAA MFS VP. Wrote the paper: ET SRS DAS SAA KGTH LAT.