About the Authors

Horacio A. Ramirez

Affiliations Human Genetics and Genomics Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States of America, Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States of America

Liang Liang

Affiliation Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States of America

Irena Pastar

Affiliation Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States of America

Ashley M. Rosa

Affiliation Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States of America

Olivera Stojadinovic

Affiliation Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States of America

Thomas G. Zwick

Affiliation University of Miami Hospital, UM Health System, Miami, FL, United States of America

Robert S. Kirsner

Affiliations Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States of America, University of Miami Hospital, UM Health System, Miami, FL, United States of America

Anna G. Maione

Affiliations Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, Tufts University, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Boston, MA, United States of America, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Oral Medicine and Craniofacial Pain School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States of America

Jonathan A. Garlick

Affiliations Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, Tufts University, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Boston, MA, United States of America, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Oral Medicine and Craniofacial Pain School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States of America

Marjana Tomic-Canic

mtcanic@med.miami.edu

Affiliations Human Genetics and Genomics Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States of America, Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HAR LL IP OS RSK AGM JAG MT-C. Performed the experiments: HAR LL AMR IP OS AGM. Analyzed the data: HAR LL IP AGM MT-C. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TGZ RSK. Wrote the paper: HAR LL IP OS RSK AGM JAG MT-C.