About the Authors

Pedro Fernandez-Funez

pefernan@utmb.edu (PFF); derincon@utmb.edu (DERL)

Affiliations Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Sergio Casas-Tinto

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Yan Zhang

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Melisa Gómez-Velazquez

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Marco A. Morales-Garza

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Ana C. Cepeda-Nieto

Current address: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Joaquín Castilla

Current address: Department of Infectology, Scripps-Florida, Jupiter, Florida, United States of America

Affiliations Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Claudio Soto

Affiliations Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Diego E. Rincon-Limas

pefernan@utmb.edu (PFF); derincon@utmb.edu (DERL)

Affiliations Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PFF JC CS DERL. Performed the experiments: PFF SCT YZ MGV MAMG ACCN DERL. Analyzed the data: PFF SCT DERL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PFF SCT JC CS DERL. Wrote the paper: PFF DERL.