About the Authors

Shigeki Suzuki

suzukis@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Dental Science for Health Promotion, Hiroshima University Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan

Seiji Kobuke

Affiliation Department of Dental Science for Health Promotion, Hiroshima University Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan

Naoto Haruyama

Affiliation Section of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Hiroaki Hoshino

Affiliation Department of Dental Science for Health Promotion, Hiroshima University Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan

Ashok B. Kulkarni

Affiliation Functional Genomics Section, Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Fusanori Nishimura

Affiliation Section of Periodontology, Division of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SS NH. Performed the experiments: SS SK HH. Analyzed the data: SS SK FN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SS NH ABK. Wrote the paper: SS NH ABK FN.