About the Authors

Yvette M. Coulson-Thomas

ycoulsonthomas@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincs, United Kingdom

Vivien J. Coulson-Thomas

Current address: John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Edith J. Crawley Vision Research Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Andrew L. Norton

Affiliation Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

Tarsis F. Gesteira

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Edith J. Crawley Vision Research Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Renan P. Cavalheiro

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Maria Cecília Z. Meneghetti

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

João R. Martins

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Ronald A. Dixon

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincs, United Kingdom

Helena B. Nader

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YMCT VJCT ALN TFG HBN. Performed the experiments: YMCT VJCT ALN TFG RPC MCZM. Analyzed the data: YMCT VJCT ALN HBN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JRM RAD HBN. Wrote the paper: YMCT VJCT.