About the Authors

Eugen Dhimolea

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Perinaaz R. Wadia

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Tessa J. Murray

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Matthew L. Settles

Affiliation Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America

Jo D. Treitman

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Carlos Sonnenschein

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Toshi Shioda

Affiliation MGH Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America

Ana M. Soto

ana.soto@tufts.edu

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors would like to confirm that Dr. Toshi Shioda is in fact a PLOS ONE Editorial Board Member and that this does not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AMS TS. Performed the experiments: TJM ED PRW JT. Analyzed the data: TS ED. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MS TS. Wrote the paper: ED PW AMS CS TS.