Depicting the molecular responses of adventitious rooting to waterlogging in melon hypocotyls by transcriptome profiling.

Unlabelled: Waterlogging is a severe abiotic stressor that inhibits crop growth and productivity owing to the decline in the amount of oxygen available to the waterlogged organs. Although melon ( L.) is sensitive to waterlogging, its ability to form adventitious roots facilitates the diffusion of oxygen and allows the plant to survive waterlogging.

TGF-β1 regulation of estrogen production in mature rat Leydig cells.

Background: Besides androgens, estrogens produced in Leydig cells are also crucial for mammalian germ cell differentiation. Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) is now known to have multiple effects on regulation of Leydig cell function. The objective of the present study is to determine whether TGF-β1 regulates estradiol (E2) synthesis in adult rat Leydig cells and then to assess the impact of TGF-β1 on Cx43-based gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) between Leydig cells.