About the Authors

Sudha Ravishankar

mailsuravi01@gmail.com

Current address: School of Biosciences & Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Affiliation AstraZeneca India Pvt Ltd, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru, 560024, India

Anisha Ambady

Current address: Gangagen Biotechnologies Pvt. Ltd., Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Affiliation AstraZeneca India Pvt Ltd, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru, 560024, India

Rayapadi G. Swetha

Current address: School of Biosciences & Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Affiliation School of Biosciences & Technology, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, India

Anand Anbarasu

Current address: School of Biosciences & Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Affiliation School of Biosciences & Technology, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, India

Sudha Ramaiah

Current address: School of Biosciences & Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Affiliation School of Biosciences & Technology, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, India

Vasan K. Sambandamurthy

Current address: Mazumdar Shaw Centre for Translational Research (MSCTR), Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Affiliation AstraZeneca India Pvt Ltd, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru, 560024, India

Competing Interests

Sudha Ravishankar, Anisha Ambady and Vasan K. Sambandamurthy are employed by AstraZeneca India Pvt Ltd. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter our 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: S Ravishankar A Anbarasu S Ramaiah VKS. Performed the experiments: S Ravishankar A Ambady RGS. Analyzed the data: S Ravishankar A Anbarasu S Ramaiah VKS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: S Ravishankar A Ambady RGS A Anbarasu S Ramaiah. Wrote the paper: S Ravishankar A Anbarasu S Ramaiah VKS.