About the Authors

Koutarou Nishimura

Affiliation Division of Cellular Therapy, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Toshihiko Oki

Affiliations Division of Cellular Therapy, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Stem Cell Signaling, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Jiro Kitaura

Affiliation Division of Cellular Therapy, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Shinji Kuninaka

Affiliations Division of Gene Regulation, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University, School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Hideyuki Saya

Affiliation Division of Gene Regulation, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University, School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Asako Sakaue-Sawano

Affiliations Laboratory for Cell Function and Dynamics, Advanced Technology Development Group, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, Wako-city, Saitama, Japan, Life Function and Dynamics, ERATO, JST, Wako-city, Saitama, Japan

Atsushi Miyawaki

Affiliations Laboratory for Cell Function and Dynamics, Advanced Technology Development Group, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, Wako-city, Saitama, Japan, Life Function and Dynamics, ERATO, JST, Wako-city, Saitama, Japan

Toshio Kitamura

kitamura@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Affiliations Division of Cellular Therapy, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Stem Cell Signaling, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TK TO JK KN. Performed the experiments: KN. Analyzed the data: KN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SK HS AS-S AM. Wrote the paper: TK TO JK KN.