About the Authors

Xiaohong Yao

Affiliations Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China, Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Yifang Ping

Affiliation Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China

Ying Liu

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Kequiang Chen

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Teizo Yoshimura

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Mingyong Liu

Affiliations Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Spinal Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China

Wanghua Gong

Affiliation Basic Research Program, SAIC-Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Chong Chen

Affiliation Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China

Qin Niu

Affiliation Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China

Deyu Guo

Affiliation Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China

Xia Zhang

Affiliation Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China

Ji Ming Wang

wangji@mail.nih.gov (JMW); bianxiuwu@263.net (X-WB)

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Xiuwu Bian

wangji@mail.nih.gov (JMW); bianxiuwu@263.net (X-WB)

Affiliation Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XB JMW XY. Performed the experiments: XY YP ML CC YL. Analyzed the data: XY YP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KC TY WG DG QN XZ. Wrote the paper: XY XB JMW.