About the Authors

Astrid Blaschitz

Affiliation Institute of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Center for Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Martin Gauster

Affiliation Institute of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Center for Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Dietmar Fuchs

Affiliation Division of Biological Chemistry, Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria

Ingrid Lang

Affiliation Institute of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Center for Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Petra Maschke

Affiliation Institute of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Center for Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Daniela Ulrich

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Eva Karpf

Affiliation Institute of Pathology, Center for Applied Biomedicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Osamu Takikawa

Affiliation Laboratory of Radiation Safety, National Institute of Longevity Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu City, Japan

Michael G. Schimek

Affiliation Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Gottfried Dohr

Affiliation Institute of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Center for Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Peter Sedlmayr

peter.sedlmayr@medunigraz.at

Affiliation Institute of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Center for Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BA MG DF IL GD PS. Performed the experiments: AB MG IL PM DU EK. Analyzed the data: AB DF MGS GD PS OT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DF EK OT. Wrote the paper: AB MG DF IL PM DU EK OT MGS GD PS.