About the Authors

Marie Chaussepied

Contributed equally to this work with: Marie Chaussepied, Natacha Janski, Martin Baumgartner

Affiliations Institut Cochin, Université Paris-Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France, Inserm U1016, Paris, France

Natacha Janski

Contributed equally to this work with: Marie Chaussepied, Natacha Janski, Martin Baumgartner

Affiliations Université Paris-Diderot Paris 7, Paris, France, CNRS UMR7216 Epigénétique et Destin Cellulaire, Paris, France

Martin Baumgartner

Contributed equally to this work with: Marie Chaussepied, Natacha Janski, Martin Baumgartner

Affiliation University of Berne, Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health, Division Molecular Pathobiology, Bern, Switzerland

Regina Lizundia

These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Institut Cochin, Université Paris-Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France, Inserm U1016, Paris, France, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Kirsty Jensen

These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Division of Genetics and Genomics, The Roslin Institute and Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom

William Weir

Affiliation Division of Veterinary Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Comparative Medicine, Bearsden Road, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Brian R. Shiels

Affiliation Division of Veterinary Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Comparative Medicine, Bearsden Road, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Jonathan B. Weitzman

Affiliations Université Paris-Diderot Paris 7, Paris, France, CNRS UMR7216 Epigénétique et Destin Cellulaire, Paris, France

Elizabeth J. Glass

Affiliation Division of Genetics and Genomics, The Roslin Institute and Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom

Dirk Werling

Affiliation Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Gordon Langsley

gordon.langsley@inserm.fr

Affiliations Institut Cochin, Université Paris-Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France, Inserm U1016, Paris, France

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: WW BRS JBW EJG DW GL. Performed the experiments: MC NJ MB RL KJ WW. Analyzed the data: MC NJ MB RL KJ. Wrote the paper: GL.