About the Authors

Boon Siang Nicholas Tan

Current address: Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Affiliations School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, Stem Cells Australia, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

Joly Kwek

Current address: Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

Affiliations School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, Australian Stem Cell Centre, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

Chong Kum Edwin Wong

Current address: Agriculture and Food Systems, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

Affiliations School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, Australian Stem Cell Centre, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

Nicholas J. Saner

Affiliation Menzies Institute of Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

Charlotte Yap

Affiliation School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

Fernando Felquer

Affiliations Stem Cells Australia, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

Michael B. Morris

Current address: Bosch Institute and Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Affiliations Australian Stem Cell Centre, Monash University, Clayton, Australia, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

David K. Gardner

Affiliations School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, Stem Cells Australia, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

Peter D. Rathjen

Affiliations School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, Australian Stem Cell Centre, Monash University, Clayton, Australia, Menzies Institute of Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

Joy Rathjen

joy.rathjen@utas.edu.au

Affiliations School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, Stem Cells Australia, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, Australian Stem Cell Centre, Monash University, Clayton, Australia, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BSNT JK CKEW NS CY FF MM DKG PDR JR. Performed the experiments: BSNT JK CKEW NS CY FF. Analyzed the data: BSNT JK CKEW NS CY FF MM DKG PDR JR. Wrote the paper: BSNT JR. Critical revision of manuscript: BSNT JK CKEW NS CY FF MM DKG PDR JR.