About the Authors

Takashi Shibano

Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–0033, Japan, Departments of Animal Sciences and Agricultural Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–8657, Japan

Hiroshi Mamada

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–0033, Japan

Fumihiko Hakuno

Affiliation Departments of Animal Sciences and Agricultural Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–8657, Japan

Shin-Ichiro Takahashi

Affiliation Departments of Animal Sciences and Agricultural Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–8657, Japan

Masanori Taira

m_taira@bs.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–0033, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TS MT. Performed the experiments: TS. Analyzed the data: TS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HM FH SIT. Wrote the paper: TS SIT MT.