About the Authors

Taíse Fernanda da Silva Ferrara

Contributed equally to this work with: Taíse Fernanda da Silva Ferrara, Vanessa Karine Schneider

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Genetics and Evolution, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

Vanessa Karine Schneider

Contributed equally to this work with: Taíse Fernanda da Silva Ferrara, Vanessa Karine Schneider

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Genetics and Evolution, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

Luciano Takeshi Kishi

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Genetics and Evolution, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

Adriana Karaoglanovic Carmona

Affiliation Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Marcio Fernando Madureira Alves

Affiliation Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Jose Belasque-Júnior

Affiliation Department of Phytopathology and Nematology, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

José César Rosa

Affiliation USDA, ARS, 2001 South Rock Road, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America

Wayne Brian Hunter

Affiliation Protein Chemistry Center and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

Flávio Henrique-Silva

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Genetics and Evolution, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

Andrea Soares-Costa

andreasc@ufscar.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Genetics and Evolution, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TFSF ASC FHS. Performed the experiments: TFSF VKS LTK MFMA. Analyzed the data: TFSF VKS LTK MFMA JCR JBJ WBH ASC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LTK JCR ASC FHS. Wrote the paper: TFSF VKS LTK MFMA AKC JBJ JCR WBH FHS ASC.