Author contributions
Yingzi Zhu is responsible for the execution of the experiments, analysis of data and manuscript drafting. Heng Gu is responsible for the execution of the experiments and analysis of data. Lu Yang, Na Li, Qiuyue Chen, Danqing Kang, Yukai Jing, Panpan Jiang, Qianglin Chen, Li Luo, Ju Liu, Jiang Chang, Zhenzhen Li, Yi Wang, Xin Dai are involved in assistance in the experimental process and performed a part of the experiments. Heather Miller, Lisa S Westerberg, Chan-Sik Park and Masato Kubo revised the manuscript critically and proposed constructive comments. Lingli Dong and Chaohong Liu have made substantial contributions to conception, study design and manuscript revision.11Yingzi Zhu & Heng Gu should be considered joint first author; Lingli Dong & Chaohong Liu should be considered joint corresponding author.
Co-corresponding authors:
Lingli Dong
Lingli Dong, Ph. D, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Tel: +86-27-8366-3614; E-mail:tjhdongll@163.com
Chaohong Liu
Chaohong Liu, Ph. D, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
Tel: +86-27-8365-0550; E-mail:chaohongliu80@126.com