About the Authors

Ce Shi

Contributed equally to this work with: Ce Shi, Michael P. Killoran

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Promega Biosciences, Inc., San Luis Obispo, California, United States of America

Michael P. Killoran

Contributed equally to this work with: Ce Shi, Michael P. Killoran

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

mike.killoran@promega.com

Affiliation Promega Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Mary P. Hall

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Promega Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Paul Otto

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Promega Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Monika G. Wood

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Promega Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Ethan Strauss

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Software

Affiliation Promega Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Lance P. Encell

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Promega Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Thomas Machleidt

Roles Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Promega Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Keith V. Wood

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliation Promega Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Thomas A. Kirkland

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Promega Biosciences, Inc., San Luis Obispo, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Authors are paid employees of Promega Corporation. Promega Corporation manufactures and sells Ultra-Glo™ luciferase, luciferin, and ATP detection reagents. Ultra-Glo™ luciferase mutations are disclosed in the published patent application US20200071682A1 “Luciferase Enzymes For Use With Thermostable Luciferins In Bioluminescent Assays”, and the luciferin analogs are disclosed in granted patent US 10,400,264 and the published patent application US 20190338340A1, “5,5-disubstituted Luciferins And Their Use In Luciferase-based Assays” owned by Promega Corporation. The authors confirm that these competing interests do not alter their adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.