About the Authors

Eric R. Weiss

Affiliation Program in Gene Function and Expression, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

Elena Popova

Affiliation Program in Gene Function and Expression, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

Hikaru Yamanaka

Affiliation Program in Gene Function and Expression, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

Hyung Cheol Kim

Affiliation Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

Jon M. Huibregtse

Affiliation Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

Heinrich Göttlinger

heinrich.gottlinger@umassmed.edu

Affiliation Program in Gene Function and Expression, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HG. Performed the experiments: ERW EP HY. Analyzed the data: ERW HCK JMH HG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HCK JMH. Wrote the paper: ERW HG.