About the Authors

Takeshi Terabayashi

Affiliations Department of Kidney Development, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan, The Global COE “Cell Fate Regulation Research and Education Unit,” Kumamoto University, Honjo, Kumamoto, Japan

Masaji Sakaguchi

Affiliations Department of Kidney Development, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan, The Global COE “Cell Fate Regulation Research and Education Unit,” Kumamoto University, Honjo, Kumamoto, Japan

Kaori Shinmyozu

Affiliation Proteomics Laboratory, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Toshio Ohshima

Affiliation Department of Life Science and Medical Bio-Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Ai Johjima

Affiliations The Global COE “Cell Fate Regulation Research and Education Unit,” Kumamoto University, Honjo, Kumamoto, Japan, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Teru Ogura

Affiliations The Global COE “Cell Fate Regulation Research and Education Unit,” Kumamoto University, Honjo, Kumamoto, Japan, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Hiroaki Miki

Affiliation Department of Cellular Regulation, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

Ryuichi Nishinakamura

ryuichi@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp

Affiliations Department of Kidney Development, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan, The Global COE “Cell Fate Regulation Research and Education Unit,” Kumamoto University, Honjo, Kumamoto, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TT. Performed the experiments: TT MS KS RN. Analyzed the data: TT KS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: T. Ohshima AJ T. Ogura HM. Wrote the paper: TT RN.