About the Authors

Mary-Anne Hartley

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland

Eliane Bourreau

Affiliation Immunologie des Leishmanioses, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana

Matteo Rossi

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland

Patrik Castiglioni

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland

Remzi Onur Eren

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland

Florence Prevel

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland

Pierre Couppié

Affiliation Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon, Cayenne, French Guiana

Suzanne M. Hickerson

Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Pascal Launois

Affiliation World Health Organization Immunology Research and Training centre (WHO-IRTC), Epalinges, Switzerland

Stephen M. Beverley

Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Catherine Ronet

‡ These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland

Nicolas Fasel

nicolas.fasel@unil.ch

‡ These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MAH CR EB. Performed the experiments: MAH EB MR PCa FP ROE CR. Analyzed the data: MAH CR EB NF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SMH PL SMB. Wrote the paper: MAH CR SB NF. Consulting/guidance/medical expertise: PCo.