About the Authors

Cristina Zanini

cristina.zanini@unito.it

Affiliations Molecular Biotechnology Centre (MBC), University of Turin, Turin, Italy, EuroClone S.p.A, Pero, Milan, Italy

Stefania Bruno

Affiliation Molecular Biotechnology Centre (MBC), University of Turin, Turin, Italy

Giorgia Mandili

Affiliation Research Centre for Experimental Medicine (CeRMS), University of Turin, Turin, Italy

Denisa Baci

Affiliation Molecular Biotechnology Centre (MBC), University of Turin, Turin, Italy

Francesco Cerutti

Affiliations Molecular Biotechnology Centre (MBC), University of Turin, Turin, Italy, Department of Animal Production, Epidemiology and Ecology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

Giovanna Cenacchi

Affiliation Clinical Department of Radiological and Histopathological Sciences, “Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Leo Izzi

Affiliation EuroClone S.p.A, Pero, Milan, Italy

Giovanni Camussi

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

Marco Forni

Affiliation Molecular Biotechnology Centre (MBC), University of Turin, Turin, Italy

Competing Interests

Cristina Zanini and Leo Izzi are employed by a commercial company (EuroClone SpA) and contributed to the study as researchers. Their specific competences are R&D product for Research laboratories, Technology transfer, Strategic Marketing and Writing and management of R&D projects. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors′ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CZ GC (Camussi) LI MF. Performed the experiments: SB GM DB GC (Cenacchi). Analyzed the data: FC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SB GM GC (Cenacchi) LI. Wrote the paper: CZ MF.