About the Authors

Jessica H. Shinn-Thomas

mohler.william@gmail.com (WAM); jhthomas@utica.edu (JHST)

Current address: Department of Biology, Utica College, 1600 Burrstone Road, Utica, NY 13502, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, MC-6403, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030–6403, United States of America

Jacob J. del Campo

Current address: PepsiCo R&D, 150 Munson Street, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, MC-6403, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030–6403, United States of America

Jianjun Wang

Current address: Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 233 S. 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, MC-6403, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030–6403, United States of America

William A. Mohler

mohler.william@gmail.com (WAM); jhthomas@utica.edu (JHST)

Affiliation Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, MC-6403, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030–6403, United States of America

Competing Interests

Regarding the Competing Interests statement, Jacob J. del Campo is employed by a commercial company (PepsiCo R&D). However, this does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The authors maintain that they have declared that no competing interests exist. Dr. del Campo’s employment and research at PepsiCo R&D does not involve the topics discussed in this manuscript and he maintains that he has no competing interests.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JHST JDC JW WAM. Performed the experiments: JHST JDC JW WAM. Analyzed the data: JHST JDC JW WAM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WAM. Wrote the paper: JHST JDC WAM.