About the Authors

Timothy Heisel

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, United States of America

Heather Podgorski

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, United States of America

Christopher M. Staley

Affiliation Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 55108, United States of America

Dan Knights

Affiliations Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 55108, United States of America, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, United States of America

Michael J. Sadowsky

Affiliations Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 55108, United States of America, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 55108, United States of America

Cheryl A. Gale

galex012@umn.edu

Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, United States of America, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TH HP CMS MJS CAG. Performed the experiments: TH HP. Analyzed the data: TH HP CMS DK MJS CAG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TH DK MJS CAG. Wrote the paper: TH HP CMS DK MJS CAG.