About the Authors

Othman Soufan

Affiliation King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE), Thuwal 23955–6900, Saudi Arabia

Dimitrios Kleftogiannis

Affiliation King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE), Thuwal 23955–6900, Saudi Arabia

Panos Kalnis

Affiliation King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE), Thuwal 23955–6900, Saudi Arabia

Vladimir B. Bajic

vladimir.bajic@kaust.edu.sa

Affiliation King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE), Thuwal 23955–6900, Saudi Arabia

Competing Interests

VBB is an Academic Editor of PLOS ONE journal. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: OS DK PK VBB. Performed the experiments: OS. Analyzed the data: DK OS VBB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: OS DK. Wrote the paper: OS DK PK VBB.