About the Authors
- Rachel Raynes
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Affiliation The Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Kathleen M. Pombier
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Affiliation The Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Kevin Nguyen
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Affiliation The Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Jessica Brunquell
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Affiliation The Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Jamie E. Mendez
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Affiliation The Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Sandy D. Westerheide
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* E-mail: swesterheide@usf.edu
Affiliation The Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Competing Interests
Sandy Westerheide has served as a guest editor for PLOS ONE several times. In addition, Sandy Westerheide became an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE in August of 2012. 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: RR SDW. Performed the experiments: RR KMP KN JB JEM. Analyzed the data: RR KMP KN JB JEM SDW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RR. Wrote the paper: RR SDW.