About the Authors

Brigitta Mester

Affiliation Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, Wellington, New Zealand

Evelyn Bauer

Affiliation Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, Wellington, New Zealand

Catherine E. Wood

Affiliations Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, Wellington, New Zealand, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand

Ian F. Hermans

Affiliations Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, Wellington, New Zealand, School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, Maurice Wilkins Centre, Wellington, New Zealand

Olivier Gasser

ogasser@malaghan.org.nz

Affiliation Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, Wellington, New Zealand

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IFH OG. Performed the experiments: BM EB CEW. Analyzed the data: BM OG. Wrote the paper: IFH OG.