About the Authors

Carolina V. Messias

Affiliation Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Eliane Santana-Van-Vliet

Affiliation Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Julia P. Lemos

Affiliation Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Otacilio C. Moreira

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Endemic Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Vinicius Cotta-de-Almeida

Affiliation Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Wilson Savino

Affiliation Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Daniella Arêas Mendes-da-Cruz

daniella@ioc.fiocruz.br

Affiliation Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CVM ESVV JPL VCA WS DAMC. Performed the experiments: CVM ESVV JPL DAMC. Analyzed the data: CVM ESVV JPL OCM VCA WS DAMC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: OCM VCA WS DAMC. Wrote the paper: CVM JPL VCA WS DAMC.