About the Authors

Toshitsugu Fujita

Affiliation Chromatin Biochemistry Research Group, Combined Program on Microbiology and Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Miyuki Yuno

Affiliation Chromatin Biochemistry Research Group, Combined Program on Microbiology and Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Daisuke Okuzaki

Affiliation DNA-chip Development Center for Infectious Diseases, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Rieko Ohki

Affiliation Division of Rare Cancer Research, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan

Hodaka Fujii

hodaka@biken.osaka-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Chromatin Biochemistry Research Group, Combined Program on Microbiology and Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Competing Interests

H. F. is an Academic Editor of PLOS ONE, and T. F. and H. F. have filed a patent application for enChIP (Name: “Method for isolating specific genomic regions using DNA-binding molecules recognizing endogenous DNA sequences"; Number: PCT/JP2013/74107). There are no further patents, products in development, or marketed products to declare. These interests do not alter the authors' adherence to the PLOS ONE editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TF HF. Performed the experiments: TF MY DO RO HF. Analyzed the data: TF MY DO RO HF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TF MY DO RO HF. Wrote the paper: TF HF. Directed and supervised the research: HF.