About the Authors
- Jessica H. Shinn-Thomas
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* E-mail: 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
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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
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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
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* E-mail: 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.