About the Authors

Eva E. Ávila

Affiliation Department of Biology, Division of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36050, Guanajuato, México

Norma Salaiza

Contributed equally to this work with: Norma Salaiza, Julieta Pulido

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Medical Faculty, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, México D.F., México

Julieta Pulido

Contributed equally to this work with: Norma Salaiza, Julieta Pulido

Affiliation Department of Biology, Division of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36050, Guanajuato, México

Mayra C. Rodríguez

Affiliation Department of Biology, Division of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36050, Guanajuato, México

César Díaz-Godínez

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, México D.F., México

Juan P. Laclette

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, México D.F., México

Ingeborg Becker

carrero@unam.mx (JCC); ingeborg_becker@hotmail.com (IB)

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Medical Faculty, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, México D.F., México

Julio C. Carrero

carrero@unam.mx (JCC); ingeborg_becker@hotmail.com (IB)

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, México D.F., México

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EEA NS IB JCC. Performed the experiments: EEA NS JP MCR CDG. Analyzed the data: EEA NS JPL IB JCC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EEA JPL IB JCC. Wrote the paper: EEA IB JCC. No.