About the Authors

Zhigang Yi

Affiliations Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Lindsey Sperzel

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America

Cindy Nürnberger

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America

Peter J. Bredenbeek

Affiliations Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Kirk J. Lubick

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America

Sonja M. Best

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America

Cristina T. Stoyanov

Current address: Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America.

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America

Lok Man J. Law

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America

Zhenghong Yuan

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Charles M. Rice

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America

Margaret R. MacDonald

macdonm@rockefeller.edu

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: Z. Yi, M. R. MacDonald. Performed the experiments: Z. Yi, L. Sperzel, C. Nürnberger, P. J. Bredenbeek, K. J. Lubick, M. R. MacDonald. Analyzed the data: Z. Yi, L. Sperzel, C. Nürnberger, P. J. Bredenbeek, K. J. Lubick, S. M. Best, C. M. Rice, M. R. MacDonald. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: P. J. Bredenbeek, S. M. Best, C. T. Stoyanov, L. M. J. Law, Z. Yuan, C. M. Rice. Wrote the paper: Z. Yi, M. R. MacDonald.