About the Authors

Nathalie Jeanray

Affiliations GIGA-Development, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Organogenesis and Regeneration, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, GIGA-Systems Biology and Chemical Biology, Dept. EE & CS, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Raphaël Marée

Affiliation GIGA Bioinformatics Core Facility, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Benoist Pruvot

Affiliation GIGA-Development, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Organogenesis and Regeneration, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Olivier Stern

Affiliation GIGA-Systems Biology and Chemical Biology, Dept. EE & CS, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Pierre Geurts

Affiliation GIGA-Systems Biology and Chemical Biology, Dept. EE & CS, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Louis Wehenkel

Affiliations GIGA-Systems Biology and Chemical Biology, Dept. EE & CS, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, GIGA Bioinformatics Core Facility, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Marc Muller

m.muller@ulg.ac.be

Affiliation GIGA-Development, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Organogenesis and Regeneration, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Competing Interests

Marc Muller is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NJ RM BP PG LW MM. Performed the experiments: NJ BP RM. Analyzed the data: NJ RM BP OS PG LW MM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NJ RM BP. Wrote the paper: NJ RM BP PG LW MM.