About the Authors

Robert J. Fieldhouse

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Zachari Turgeon

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Dawn White

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

A. Rod Merrill

rmerrill@uoguelph.ca

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RJF ARM. Performed the experiments: RJF ZT DW. Analyzed the data: RJF ZT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ARM. Wrote the paper: RJF ARM. Conducted the in silico analysis and wrote the manuscript: RJF. Conducted the cell-based tests: ZT. Conducted the molecular biology: DW. Edited the manuscript and provided financial support: ARM.