About the Authors

Chris Merkes

Affiliation Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, 7031 Haworth, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, United States of America

Timothy K. Turkalo

Affiliation Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, 7031 Haworth, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, United States of America

Nicole Wilder

Affiliation Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, 7031 Haworth, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, United States of America

Hyewon Park

Affiliation Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, 7031 Haworth, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, United States of America

Luke W. Wenger

Affiliation Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, 7031 Haworth, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, United States of America

Seth J. Lewin

Affiliation Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, 7031 Haworth, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, United States of America

Mizuki Azuma

azumam@ku.edu

Affiliation Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, 7031 Haworth, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CM MA. Performed the experiments: CM TT NW HP LW SL MA. Analyzed the data: CM TT NW HP LW SL MA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CM TT NW HP LW SL MA. Wrote the paper: CM MA.