About the Authors

Jiro Kikuchi

Affiliation Division of Stem Cell Regulation, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan

Naoya Shibayama

Affiliation Division of Biophysics, Department of Physiology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan

Satoshi Yamada

Affiliation Division of Stem Cell Regulation, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan

Taeko Wada

Affiliation Division of Stem Cell Regulation, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan

Masaharu Nobuyoshi

Affiliation Division of Stem Cell Regulation, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan

Tohru Izumi

Affiliation Division of Hematology, Tochigi Cancer Center, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan

Miyuki Akutsu

Affiliation Division of Hematology, Tochigi Cancer Center, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan

Yasuhiko Kano

Affiliation Division of Hematology, Tochigi Cancer Center, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan

Kanako Sugiyama

Affiliation Protein Design Laboratory, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Mio Ohki

Affiliation Protein Design Laboratory, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Sam-Yong Park

Affiliation Protein Design Laboratory, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Yusuke Furukawa

furuyu@jichi.ac.jp

Affiliation Division of Stem Cell Regulation, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JK NS S-YP YF. Performed the experiments: JK NS SY TW MN KS MO S-YP. Analyzed the data: JK NS S-YP YF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TI MA YK. Wrote the paper: JK NS S-YP YF.