About the Authors

Lu Huang

Affiliation Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Daniel P. Beiting

Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nebiat G. Gebreselassie

Affiliation Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Lucille F. Gagliardo

Affiliation Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Maura C. Ruyechan

Affiliation Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Nancy A. Lee

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

James J. Lee

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Judith A. Appleton

jaa2@cornell.edu

Affiliation Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LH DPB NGG JAA. Performed the experiments: LH DPB NGG LFG MCR. Analyzed the data: LH DPB NGG JAA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NAL JJL. Wrote the paper: LH DPB JAA.