About the Authors

Devandir Antonio de Souza Junior

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

Antonio Carlos Borges

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

Ana Carolina Santana

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

Constance Oliver

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

Maria Célia Jamur

mjamur@fmrp.usp.br

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DASJ ACB ACS CO MCJ. Performed the experiments: DASJ ACB ACS. Analyzed the data: DASJ ACB ACS CO MCJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DASJ ACB CO MCJ. Wrote the paper: DASJ ACB ACS CO MCJ.