Electric currents couple spatially separated biogeochemical processes in marine sediment.

abstract：:Knowledge of the composition of the Earth's core is important for understanding its melting point and therefore the temperature at the inner-core boundary and the temperature profile of the core and mantle. In addition, the partitioning of light elements between solid and liquid, as the outer core freezes at the inner...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Alfe D,Gillan MJ,Price GD

更新日期：2000-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The visual recognition of three-dimensional (3-D) objects on the basis of their shape poses at least two difficult problems. First, there is the problem of variable illumination, which can be addressed by working with relatively stable features such as intensity edges rather than the raw intensity images. Second, ther...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Poggio T,Edelman S

更新日期：1990-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural composite materials are renowned for their mechanical strength and toughness: despite being highly mineralized, with the organic component constituting not more than a few per cent of the composite material, the fracture toughness exceeds that of single crystals of the pure mineral by two to three orders of ma...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Kamat S,Su X,Ballarini R,Heuer AH

更新日期：2000-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Xenoturbellida and Acoelomorpha are marine worms with contentious ancestry. Both were originally associated with the flatworms (Platyhelminthes), but molecular data have revised their phylogenetic positions, generally linking Xenoturbellida to the deuterostomes and positioning the Acoelomorpha as the most basally bran...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Philippe H,Brinkmann H,Copley RR,Moroz LL,Nakano H,Poustka AJ,Wallberg A,Peterson KJ,Telford MJ

更新日期：2011-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)-the only living member of the reptilian order Rhynchocephalia (Sphenodontia), once widespread across Gondwana1,2-is an iconic species that is endemic to New Zealand2,3. A key link to the now-extinct stem reptiles (from which dinosaurs, modern reptiles, birds and mammals evolved), the ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Gemmell NJ,Rutherford K,Prost S,Tollis M,Winter D,Macey JR,Adelson DL,Suh A,Bertozzi T,Grau JH,Organ C,Gardner PP,Muffato M,Patricio M,Billis K,Martin FJ,Flicek P,Petersen B,Kang L,Michalak P,Buckley TR,Wilson M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seismological observations have revealed the existence of low-velocity and high-attenuation zones above the discontinuity at 410 km depth, at the base of the Earth's upper mantle. It has been suggested that a small amount of melt could be responsible for such anomalies. The density of silicate melt under dry condition...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Sakamaki T,Suzuki A,Ohtani E

更新日期：2006-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioural studies and field observations demonstrate that echolocating bats simultaneously perceive range, direction and shape of multiple objects in the environment as acoustic images derived from echoes. Cortical echo delay-tuned neurons contribute to the perception of object range, because focal inactivation of t...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Dear SP,Simmons JA,Fritz J

更新日期：1993-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth of plants depends on continuous function of the meristems. Shoot meristems are responsible for all the post-embryonic aerial organs, such as leaves, stems and flowers. It has been assumed that the phytohormone cytokinin has a positive role in shoot meristem function. A severe reduction in the size of merist...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Kurakawa T,Ueda N,Maekawa M,Kobayashi K,Kojima M,Nagato Y,Sakakibara H,Kyozuka J

更新日期：2007-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The first nerve cells to appear in the limb buds of embryonic grasshoppers are a pair which lie at the distal tip and project axons along the length of the limb to the central nervous system (CNS). The stereotyped route navigated by these 'pioneer' axons is followed by other neurones and eventually becomes that of a m...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Bentley D,Caudy M

更新日期：1983-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) is conserved in all eukaryotes and introduces the first double bond into saturated fatty acyl-CoAs. Because the monounsaturated products of SCD are key precursors of membrane phospholipids, cholesterol esters and triglycerides, SCD is pivotal in fatty acid metabolism. Humans have two SCD ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Bai Y,McCoy JG,Levin EJ,Sobrado P,Rajashankar KR,Fox BG,Zhou M

更新日期：2015-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Menopause is associated with bone loss and enhanced visceral adiposity. A polyclonal antibody that targets the β-subunit of the pituitary hormone follicle-stimulating hormone (Fsh) increases bone mass in mice. Here, we report that this antibody sharply reduces adipose tissue in wild-type mice, phenocopying genetic hap...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Liu P,Ji Y,Yuen T,Rendina-Ruedy E,DeMambro VE,Dhawan S,Abu-Amer W,Izadmehr S,Zhou B,Shin AC,Latif R,Thangeswaran P,Gupta A,Li J,Shnayder V,Robinson ST,Yu YE,Zhang X,Yang F,Lu P,Zhou Y,Zhu LL,Oberlin DJ,Davie

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alpha beta T-cell receptors (TCRs) react with complex ligands composed of peptides bound to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins. In the absence of foreign antigens the peptides bound to MHC molecules come from the proteins of the host itself. Interactions between TCRs and these self-peptide-MHC ligands...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Kozono H,White J,Clements J,Marrack P,Kappler J

更新日期：1994-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorylation of membrane components is thought to be an important process in membrane function. Phosphorylated proteins and a special class of phospholipids, the (poly)phosphoinositides (poly PI), are implicated in the regulation of membrane permeability and synaptic transmission in neurones. For many years, protei...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Jolles J,Zwiers H,van Dongen CJ,Schotman P,Wirtz KW,Gispen WH

更新日期：1980-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeast phosphatidylinositol transfer protein (Sec14p) is required for the production of secretory vesicles from the Golgi. This requirement can be relieved by inactivation of the cytosine 5'-diphosphate (CDP)-choline pathway for phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis, indicating that Sec14p is an essential component of a reg...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Kearns BG,McGee TP,Mayinger P,Gedvilaite A,Phillips SE,Kagiwada S,Bankaitis VA

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fermi-liquid theory (the standard model of metals) has been challenged by the discovery of anomalous properties in an increasingly large number of metals. The anomalies often occur near a quantum critical point--a continuous phase transition in the limit of absolute zero, typically between magnetically ordered and par...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Doiron-Leyraud N,Walker IR,Taillefer L,Steiner MJ,Julian SR,Lonzarich GG

更新日期：2003-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantum computation, a paradigm of computing that is completely different from classical methods, benefits from theoretically proved speed-ups for certain problems and can be used to study the properties of quantum systems1. Yet, because of the inherently fragile nature of the physical computing elements (qubits), ach...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Kandala A,Temme K,Córcoles AD,Mezzacapo A,Chow JM,Gambetta JM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Piezoelectric materials, which convert mechanical to electrical energy (and vice versa), are crucial in medical imaging, telecommunication and ultrasonic devices. A new generation of single-crystal materials, such as Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 (PZN-PT) and Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 (PMN-PT), exhibit a piezoelectric effect ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Fu H,Cohen RE

更新日期：2000-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Reorganizations of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation were associated with large and abrupt climatic changes in the North Atlantic region during the last glacial period. Projections with climate models suggest that similar reorganizations may also occur in response to anthropogenic global warming. Here I ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Schmittner A

更新日期：2005-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Explaining altruistic cooperation is one of the greatest challenges for evolutionary biology. One solution to this problem is if costly cooperative behaviours are directed towards relatives. This idea of kin selection has been hugely influential and applied widely from microorganisms to vertebrates. However, a problem...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Griffin AS,West SA,Buckling A

更新日期：2004-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Actin is one of the most ubiquitous, abundant and well-conserved proteins of eukaryotes, participating in many crucial cellular processes including the maintenance of cell shape, motility and cell division. Actins from the most divergent sources still share amino-acid identities in excess of 70% (ref. 3). This may wel...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Clark SW,Meyer DI

更新日期：1992-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The maternal gene bicoid (bcd) determines pattern in the anterior half of the Drosophila embryo. It is reported here that the injection of bcd mutant embryos with messenger RNAs that encode proteins consisting of heterologous acidic transcriptional activating sequences fused to the DNA-binding portion of the bcd gene ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Driever W,Ma J,Nüsslein-Volhard C,Ptashne M

更新日期：1989-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The TE1 family of transposable elements (TEs) of Drosophila consists of unusually large transposons, cytologically visible in larval polytene chromosomes as one or more bands. They are composite elements, as their termini consist of foldback (FB) sequences which are themselves transposable. The location of FB elements...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Chia W,McGill S,Karp R,Gubb D,Ashburner M

更新日期：1985-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a result of complex gene-environment interactions, and several risk factors have been identified, including age, family history, diet, sedentary lifestyle and obesity. Statistical models that combine known risk factors for T2D can partly identify individuals at high risk of developing the dise...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Karlsson FH,Tremaroli V,Nookaew I,Bergström G,Behre CJ,Fagerberg B,Nielsen J,Bäckhed F

更新日期：2013-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:During lymphocyte development, cellular proliferation and positive and negative selection events ensure the production of T and B lymphocytes bearing highly diverse, but self-tolerant, repertoires of antigen receptors. These processes are initiated when engagement of growth-factor receptors, or the T and B lymphocyte ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Fischer KD,Zmuldzinas A,Gardner S,Barbacid M,Bernstein A,Guidos C

更新日期：1995-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Protecting the world's freshwater resources requires diagnosing threats over a broad range of scales, from global to local. Here we present the first worldwide synthesis to jointly consider human and biodiversity perspectives on water security using a spatial framework that quantifies multiple stressors and accounts f...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Vörösmarty CJ,McIntyre PB,Gessner MO,Dudgeon D,Prusevich A,Green P,Glidden S,Bunn SE,Sullivan CA,Liermann CR,Davies PM

更新日期：2010-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The rod and cone transducins are specific G proteins originally thought to be present only in photoreceptor cells of the vertebrate retina. Transducins convert light stimulation of photoreceptor opsins into activation of cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase (reviewed in refs. 5-7). A transducin-like G protein, gustducin, has ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Ruiz-Avila L,McLaughlin SK,Wildman D,McKinnon PJ,Robichon A,Spickofsky N,Margolskee RF

更新日期：1995-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological importance of DNA methylation for gene expression in eukaryotes is becoming increasingly evident, and a direct role of methylation in gene expression has been suggested by an analysis of the infectivity of integrated retroviral genomes in a transfection assay. These studies, however, did not address whe...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Simon D,Stuhlmann H,Jähner D,Wagner H,Werner E,Jaenisch R

更新日期：1983-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:(Na+ + K+)ATPase contains two different subunits, a catalytic subunit (alpha) and a subunit with uncertain function (beta). The enzyme binds ATP, ouabain and vanadate, and can be phosphorylated by ATP as well as by inorganic phosphate. From the previously reported maximal binding and phosphorylation capacities of 3.5-...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Peters WH,Swarts HG,de Pont JJ,Schuurmans Stekhoven FM,Bonting SL

更新日期：1981-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about virus-host cell interactions that regulate the lytic potential of viruses during productive replication. Sindbis virus (SV), a single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus in the alphavirus genus (family Togaviridae), results in lytic infection in most vertebrate cell lines, but persistent productive...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Levine B,Huang Q,Isaacs JT,Reed JC,Griffin DE,Hardwick JM

更新日期：1993-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:AMPA (α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid)-subtype ionotropic glutamate receptors mediate fast excitatory neurotransmission throughout the central nervous system. Gated by the neurotransmitter glutamate, AMPA receptors are critical for synaptic strength, and dysregulation of AMPA receptor-mediated si...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Twomey EC,Yelshanskaya MV,Grassucci RA,Frank J,Sobolevsky AI

更新日期：2017-09-07 00:00:00