About the Authors

Michiel J. L. de Hoon

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mdehoon@c2b2.columbia.edu

Current address: Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America

Affiliation Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Yuko Makita

Current address: Unit of Genetics of Bacterial Genomes, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

Affiliation Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Kenta Nakai

Affiliation Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Satoru Miyano

Affiliation Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

MJLdH and YM analyzed the data. MJLdH and KN wrote the paper.