About the Authors

Elizabeth Donohue

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Aruna D. Balgi

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Masaaki Komatsu

Affiliation Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan

Michel Roberge

michelr@mail.ubc.ca

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ED MR. Performed the experiments: ED ADB. Analyzed the data: ED ADB MR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MR MK. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: ED MR. Obtained permission for use of cell line: MR MK. Article review: MK.