About the Authors

Xiyan Li

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305–5120, United States of America

Yuqi Guo

Affiliation Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010, United States of America

Wenbo Yan

Affiliation Department of Biology and Chemistry, Nyack College, New York, NY 10013, United States of America

Michael P. Snyder

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305–5120, United States of America

Xin Li

xl15@nyu.edu

Affiliation Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: Xin Li Xiyan Li. Performed the experiments: Xiyan Li YG. Analyzed the data: Xiyan Li YG Xin Li. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MPS Xin Li. Wrote the paper: Xiyan Li WY MPS Xin Li.