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Resveratrol increased visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in LFD offspring in both sexes but decreased it in male HFD offspring. Resveratrol shifted the distribution of VAT adipocyte size to a significantly higher incidence of large adipocytes, regardless of sex or maternal diet. These results clearly demonstrate that maternal resveratrol intake has long lasting effects on metabolic health of offspring in a sex specific manner with these effects being highly dependent on the maternal diet.Homeobox A10 (HOXA10) is a characterized marker of endometrial receptivity. The mechanism by which hCG intrauterine infusion promotes embryo implantation is still unclear. This study seeks to investigate whether hCG improves endometrial receptivity by increasing expression of HOXA10. HOXA10 expression with human chorionic gonadotropin stimulation was analyzed in vitro and in vivo. Our results demonstrate that HOXA10 was decreased in the endometria of recurrent implantation failure patients compared to that in the healthy control fertile group, also we observed that hCG intrauterine infusion increased endometrial HOXA10 expression. HOXA10, blastocyst-like spheroid expansion area was increased, whereas DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase 1 was decreased when human endometrial stromal cells (hESCs) were treated with 0.2 IU/ml of hCG for 48 h. HOXA10 promoter methylation was also reduced after hCG treatment. Collagen XV (ColXV) can repress the expression of DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase 1, and hCG treatment increased the expression of ColXV. However, when the hESCs were treated with LH/hCG receptor small interfering RNA to knock down LH/hCG receptor, hCG treatment failed to repress DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase 1 expression or to increase ColXV expression. Our findings suggest that hCG may promote embryo implantation by increasing the expression of HOXA10.The present study reports profiling of the elevated CO2 concentration responsive global transcriptome in chickpea along with a combinatorial approach for exploring interlinks of physiological and transcriptional changes, important for the climate change scenario. Various physiological parameters were recorded from chickpea cultivars (JG 11 and KAK 2) raised in OTC (Open-Top-Chamber) under ambient (380 ppm) and two stressed/elevated CO2 concentrations (550 ppm and 700 ppm) under different stages of plant growth. The elevated CO2 concentrations altered shoot and root length, nodulation (number of nodules), total chlorophyll content and NBI (Nitrogen Balance Index) significantly. RNA-Seq from 12 tissues representing vegetative and reproductive growth stages of both cultivars under ambient and elevated CO2 concentrations identified 18,644 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) including 9,687 transcription factors (TF). The differential regulations in genes, gene networks, and quantitative real time PCR (qRT-PCR) derived expression dynamics of stress responsive TFs were observed in both cultivars studied. A total of 138 pathways, mainly involved in sugar/starch metabolism, chlorophyll and secondary metabolites biosynthesis, deciphered the crosstalk operating behind the responses of chickpea to elevated CO2 concentration.Microtubules are dynamic polymers that grow and shrink through addition or loss of tubulin subunits at their ends. Microtubule ends generate mechanical force that moves chromosomes and cellular organelles, and provides mechanical tension. Recent literature describes a number of proteins and protein complexes that couple dynamics of microtubule ends to movements of their cellular cargoes. These 'couplers' are quite diverse in their microtubule-binding domains (MTBDs), while sharing similarity in function, but a systematic understanding of the principles underlying their activity is missing. Here, I review various types of microtubule couplers, focusing on their essential activities ability to follow microtubule ends and capture microtubule-generated force. Most of the couplers require presence of unstructured positively charged sequences and multivalency in their microtubule-binding sites to efficiently convert the microtubule-generated force into useful connection to a cargo. An overview of the microtubule features supporting end-tracking and force-coupling, and the experimental methods to assess force-coupling properties is also provided.High moisture slurries used in production of table spreads may permit growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus and subsequent production of heat stable enterotoxin. Compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), specifically 21 CFR Part 117, Subpart B and Section 117.8 (c)(2) and (c)(3) requires a hazard analysis to determine if preventive controls are needed. In this study, growth of S. aureus and B. cereus in different dairy- and non-dairy based slurries during extended storage and use. Mathematical models were used to screen which slurries might support the growth of S. aureus and B. cereus . Samples were individually inoculated with multiple strains of S. Pixantrone aureus and B. cereus to achieve a target level of 10 2 -10 3 CFU/g. Inoculated and uninoculated slurry samples were incubated at typically holding temperatures of 35°C (95°F), 46.1°C (115°F) and 54.4°C (130°F). Samples were removed and tested following inoculation (time zero), after 4 and 12 hours, and after 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 days of incubation at the target temperatures. All experiments were repeated in triplicate. Samples were analyzed for S. aureus and B. cereus using Baird-Parker agar and mannitol yolk polymyxin agar, respectively. Neither S. aureus nor B. cereus exceeded (P less then 0.05) proposed food safety limits (10 5 CFU/g) at the evaluated experimental conditions. The study highlights the role of multiple hurdles (e.g. pH, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate, and salt and other ingredients) in assuring safety of in-process dairy- and non-dairy based slurries used in the production of table spreads. This study found that mathematical models can help risk managers make informed decisions during product development. Finally, the study findings indicate no significant risk of growth of the target pathogens associated with the dairy- and non-dairy based aqueous slurries used in manufacturing of table spreads.