About the Authors

Marta Vitorino

Affiliations Regenerative Medicine Program, Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, Center for Biomedical Research (CBMR), Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal

Ana Cristina Silva

Affiliation Center for Biomedical Research (CBMR), Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal

José Manuel Inácio

Affiliations Regenerative Medicine Program, Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, Center for Biomedical Research (CBMR), Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal, CEDOC, NOVA Medical School/Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

José Silva Ramalho

Affiliation CEDOC, NOVA Medical School/Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Michal Gur

Affiliation Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, P.O. Box 12272, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel

Abraham Fainsod

Affiliation Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, P.O. Box 12272, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel

Herbert Steinbeisser

Affiliation Institute of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

José António Belo

jose.belo@fcm.unl.pt

Affiliations Regenerative Medicine Program, Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, Center for Biomedical Research (CBMR), Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal, CEDOC, NOVA Medical School/Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MV ACS JMI AF HS JAB. Performed the experiments: MV ACS JMI MG AF. Analyzed the data: MV ACS JMI MG AF HS JAB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MV ACS JMI JSR AF HS JAB. Wrote the paper: MV ACS JMI AF HS JAB.