About the Authors

Susan J. Burke

Affiliation Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America

Matthew R. Goff

Affiliation Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America

Barrett L. Updegraff

Affiliation Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America

Danhong Lu

Affiliation Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Patricia L. Brown

Affiliation Advanced Microscopy and Imaging Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America

Steven C. Minkin Jr.

Affiliation Advanced Microscopy and Imaging Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America

John P. Biggerstaff

Affiliation Advanced Microscopy and Imaging Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America

Ling Zhao

Affiliations Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, University of Tennessee Obesity Research Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America

Michael D. Karlstad

Affiliations Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, University of Tennessee Obesity Research Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America

J. Jason Collier

Jason.Collier@utk.edu

Affiliations Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, University of Tennessee Obesity Research Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SJB JJC. Performed the experiments: SJB MRG BLU DL PLB SCM LZ JJC. Analyzed the data: SJB MRG SCM DL MDK JJC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SJB JPB DL LZ MDK JJC. Wrote the paper: SJB JJC.