About the Authors

Magdalena Niegowska

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100, Sassari, Italy

Novella Rapini

Affiliation Pediatric Diabetology Unit, Policlinico di Tor Vergata, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy

Frank Biet

Affiliation UMR1282, Infectiologie et Santé Publique (ISP-311), INRA Centre Val de Loire, F-37380, Nouzilly, France

Simona Piccinini

Affiliation Pediatric Diabetology Unit, Policlinico di Tor Vergata, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy

Sylvie Bay

Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Unité de Chimie des Biomolécules, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Paris, France

Roberta Lidano

Affiliation Pediatric Diabetology Unit, Policlinico di Tor Vergata, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy

Maria Luisa Manca Bitti

Affiliation Pediatric Diabetology Unit, Policlinico di Tor Vergata, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy

Leonardo A. Sechi

sechila@uniss.it

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100, Sassari, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LAS. Performed the experiments: MN RL NR MLMB FB SB. Analyzed the data: MN LAS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RL NR MLMB FB SB SP. Wrote the paper: MN LAS.