About the Authors

Francesca Gabanella

Affiliation Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Institute of Cell Biology, Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy

Matthew E. R. Butchbach

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Luciano Saieva

Affiliations Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Institute of Cell Biology, Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Claudia Carissimi

Affiliation Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Institute of Cell Biology, Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy

Arthur H. M. Burghes

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Livio Pellizzoni

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: lp2284@columbia.edu

Affiliations Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Institute of Cell Biology, Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LP. Performed the experiments: FG MB LS CC. Analyzed the data: AB LP FG MB LS CC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AB MB. Wrote the paper: LP. Other: Coordinated the study: AB LP.