About the Authors

Amanda M. Butler

Affiliation Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Michele L. Scotti Buzhardt

Current address: Genoptix/Novartis Molecular Diagnostics, Carlsbad, California, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Shuhua Li

Affiliation Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Kristin E. Smith

Affiliation Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Alan P. Fields

Affiliation Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Nicole R. Murray

murray.nicole@mayo.edu

Affiliation Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests: A provisional patent related to this research has been filed (MSB, APF, NRM; Methods and Materials for treating pancreatic cancer, US Patent Application #20110190390). Co-author Alan Fields is an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. 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: AMB MSB APF NRM. Performed the experiments: AMB MSB SL KES. Analyzed the data: AMB MSB KES NRM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: APF. Wrote the paper: AMB APF NRM.