About the Authors

Pieter R. Norden

Affiliation Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, Columbia, MO, United States of America

Dae Joong Kim

Affiliation Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, Columbia, MO, United States of America

David M. Barry

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States of America

Ondine B. Cleaver

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States of America

George E. Davis

davisgeo@health.missouri.edu

Affiliation Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, Columbia, MO, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PN DJK DB OC GD. Performed the experiments: PN DJK DB. Analyzed the data: PN DJK DB OC GD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PN DJK DB OC GD. Wrote the paper: PN DJK DB OC GD.