About the Authors

Yoshimi Enose-Akahata

Affiliation Viral Immunology Section, Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Eiji Matsuura

Affiliation Viral Immunology Section, Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Unsong Oh

Affiliation Viral Immunology Section, Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Steven Jacobson

jacobsons@ninds.nih.gov

Affiliation Viral Immunology Section, Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YEA SJ. Performed the experiments: YEA EM. Analyzed the data: YEA EM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: UO. Wrote the paper: YEA EM UO SJ. Performed most of the experimental work and contributed to paper writing: YEA. Analyzed immunofluorescent images and contributed to discussion and paper writing: EM. Coordinated clinical work and contributed to discussion and paper writing: UO. Supervised the project and contributed to discussion and writing: SJ.