About the Authors

Xiao-Qing Li

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China

Lin Li

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China

Chun-Hua Xiao

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China

Yu-Mei Feng

ymfeng@tijmu.edu.cn

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YMF. Performed the experiments: XQL LL. Analyzed the data: XQL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XQL LL CHX YMF. Wrote the paper: XQL YMF.