Light-induced rapid Ca²⁺ response and MAPK phosphorylation in the cells heterologously expressing human OPN5.

abstract：:Agriculture provides livelihood for 65% of Nepal's population contributing for 27% of its GDP. Smallholder farms constitute 60% of farming segment. Distress farming, with inadequate minimum support price, subsidies and inadequate revenue generation force 29% of the general population to be malnourished. Farming system...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ramanathan K,Sangeeviraman V,Chandrahasan P,Chaudhary BN,Ramachandra SS

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural, electronic, transport and optical properties of black phosphorus/MoS2 (BP/MoS2) van der Waals (vdw) heterostructure are investigated by using first principles calculations. The band gap of BP/MoS2 bilayer decreases with the applied normal compressive strain and a semiconductor-to-metal transition is ob...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Huang L,Li Y,Wei Z,Li J

更新日期：2015-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We study the spin and valley dependent transport in a silicene superlattice under the influence of a magnetic exchange field, a perpendicular electric field and a voltage potential. It is found that a gate-voltage-controllable fully spin and valley polarized current can be obtained in the proposed device, and the spin...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang Q,Chan KS,Li J

更新日期：2016-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that modulation of neurocomputational inputs to value-based decision-making affects the rationality of economic choices. The brain's right temporoparietal junction (rTPJ) has been functionally associated with both social behavior and with domain-general information processing and attention. To...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li F,Ball S,Zhang X,Smith A

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmonics is a rapidly emerging platform for quantum state engineering with the potential for building ultra-compact and hybrid optoelectronic devices. Recent experiments have shown that despite the presence of decoherence and loss, photon statistics and entanglement can be preserved in single plasmonic systems. This...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Asano M,Bechu M,Tame M,Kaya Özdemir Ş,Ikuta R,Güney DÖ,Yamamoto T,Yang L,Wegener M,Imoto N

更新日期：2015-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a disease with limited therapeutic possibilities. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-therapy could be a promising therapeutic option, however the ideal MSCs source has not yet been found. To address this problem, we perform comparison between bone marrow (BM)-MSCs and adipose (A)-MSCs, by the mi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Di Benedetto P,Panzera N,Cipriani P,Mastroiaco V,Tessitore A,Liakouli V,Ruscitti P,Berardicurti O,Carubbi F,Guggino G,Bianchi A,Di Marco A,Ciccia F,Alesse E,Giacomelli R

更新日期：2019-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Greenhouse and field studies were conducted to provide a reference for pre-emergence (PRE) application of isoxaflutole on maize in China. In greenhouse study, the isoxaflutole PRE application at 30 g active ingredient (a.i.) ha-1 could effectively control large numbers of weeds, especially some large-seeded broadleave...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhao N,Zuo L,Li W,Guo W,Liu W,Wang J

更新日期：2017-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, which contains tanshinones and phenolic acids as major classes of bioactive components, is one of the most widely used herbs in traditional Chinese medicine. Production of tanshinones and phenolic acids is enhanced by methyl jasmonate (MeJA). Transcription factor MYC2 is the switch of jasmon...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhou Y,Sun W,Chen J,Tan H,Xiao Y,Li Q,Ji Q,Gao S,Chen L,Chen S,Zhang L,Chen W

更新日期：2016-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to develop a plate-screening method, based on the specific color development of complexes formed between chlorogenic acid, a valuable plant-derived compound, and aluminum (III), to detect chlorogenic acid-producing microbial strains. Modified media with 0.75 mM aluminum chloride were developed ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang X,Qin L,Zhou J,Li Y,Fan X

更新日期：2018-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose tissue dysfunction is considered an important contributor to systemic insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Recently, a novel family of endogenous lipids, palmitic acid hydroxy stearic acids (PAHSAs), was discovered. These have anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory effects in mice and are reduced in seru...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hammarstedt A,Syed I,Vijayakumar A,Eliasson B,Gogg S,Kahn BB,Smith U

更新日期：2018-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The functionalization of graphene remains an important challenge for numerous applications expected by this fascinating material. To keep advantageous properties of graphene after modification or functionalization of its structure, local approaches are a promising road. A novel technique is reported here that allows p...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li H,Daukiya L,Haldar S,Lindblad A,Sanyal B,Eriksson O,Aubel D,Hajjar-Garreau S,Simon L,Leifer K

更新日期：2016-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Oscillatory media can exhibit the coexistence of synchronized and desynchronized regions, so-called chimera states, for uniform parameters and symmetrical coupling. In a phase-balanced chimera state, where the totals of synchronized and desynchronized regions, respectively, are of the same size, the symmetry of the sy...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Haugland SW,Schmidt L,Krischer K

更新日期：2015-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper presents new knowledge on primary defect formation in tungsten (W) and iron (Fe) irradiated by fission and high-energy neutrons at near-room temperature. Using a well-established method of positron-annihilation lifetime-spectroscopy (PALS), it was found that irradiation of W in the fission reactor and by hig...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ogorodnikova OV,Majerle M,Čížek J,Simakov S,Gann VV,Hruška P,Kameník J,Pospíšil J,Štefánik M,Vinš M

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 (ET-1), a vasoconstrictor, has recently been used to induce focal ischemia in rodents and marmoset monkeys. The rhesus monkey, however, has numerous advantages to the rodent and marmoset that make it a superior and irreplaceable animal model for studying stroke in the brain. In the present study, after ma...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dai P,Huang H,Zhang L,He J,Zhao X,Yang F,Zhao N,Yang J,Ge L,Lin Y,Yu H,Wang J

更新日期：2017-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an efficacious treatment for some types of cancers. However, PDT-induced tumor hypoxia as a result of oxygen consumption and vascular damage can reduce the efficacy of this therapy. Measuring and monitoring intrinsic and PDT-induced tumor hypoxia in vivo during PDT is of high interest for...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tong X,Srivatsan A,Jacobson O,Wang Y,Wang Z,Yang X,Niu G,Kiesewetter DO,Zheng H,Chen X

更新日期：2016-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Repetitive elements (RE) constitute the majority of the human genome and have a range of functions both structural and regulatory on genomic function and gene expression. RE overexpression has been observed in several neurodegenerative diseases, consistent with the observation of aberrant expression of RE posing a mut...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Billingsley KJ,Lättekivi F,Planken A,Reimann E,Kurvits L,Kadastik-Eerme L,Kasterpalu KM,Bubb VJ,Quinn JP,Kõks S,Taba P

更新日期：2019-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a novel, non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to assess real-time dynamic vasomodulation of the microvascular bed. Unlike existing perfusion imaging techniques, our method is sensitive only to blood volume and not flow velocity. Using graded gas challenges and a long-life, blood-pool T 1-...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ganesh T,Estrada M,Yeger H,Duffin J,Cheng HL

更新日期：2017-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymatic conversion of chitin, a β-1,4 linked polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, is of major interest in areas varying from the biorefining of chitin-rich waste streams to understanding how medically relevant fungi remodel their chitin-containing cell walls. Although numerous chitinolytic enzymes have been studied in de...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu Z,Gay LM,Tuveng TR,Agger JW,Westereng B,Mathiesen G,Horn SJ,Vaaje-Kolstad G,van Aalten DMF,Eijsink VGH

更新日期：2017-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to evaluate the necessity of urgent neuroimaging for emergency admissions exhibiting symptomatology of profound hyponatremia. We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of all patients admitted to the emergency room of the University Hospital Münster from 2010 to 2014 with a serum sodium value < 1...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bokemeyer A,Dziewas R,Wiendl H,Schwindt W,Bicsán P,Kümpers P,Pavenstädt H

更新日期：2017-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma pulmonary metastases are typically treated with resection and/or chemotherapy. We hypothesize that stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) can be an alternative to surgery that can achieve high rates of local control with limited toxicity. From January 2005 to December 2013, 73 patients who developed pulmonary me...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yu W,Liu Z,Tang L,Lin F,Yao Y,Shen Z

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrochemically generated bactericidal compounds have been shown to eradicate bacterial lawn biofilms through electroceutical treatment. However, the ultrastructure of biofilms exposed to these species has not been studied. Moreover, it is unknown if the efficacy of electroceutical treatment extends to antibiotic-re...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lochab V,Jones TH,Dusane DH,Peters CW,Stoodley P,Wozniak DJ,Subramaniam VV,Prakash S

更新日期：2020-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria distribution in cells controls cellular physiology in health and disease. Here we describe the mitochondrial morphology and positioning found in the different stages of the lytic cycle of the eukaryotic single-cell parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The lytic cycle, driven by the tachyzoite life stage, is respon...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ovciarikova J,Lemgruber L,Stilger KL,Sullivan WJ,Sheiner L

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This manuscript presents a detailed characterization of active control of bow shock waves via leading edge injection, including subsonic coolant ejection and the appearance of Coanda effects. The flow phenomena occurring at steady and pulsating flow injection regimes were analyzed using steady and unsteady two-dimensi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lozano F,Paniagua G

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) technology is a powerful tool to manipulate the genome with extraordinary simplicity and speed. To generate genetically modified animals, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing is typically accomplished by microinjectio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ma X,Chen C,Veevers J,Zhou X,Ross RS,Feng W,Chen J

更新日期：2017-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Tradional antireflection coatings composed of dielectric layers usually require the thickness to be larger than quarter wavelength. Here, we demonstrate that materials with permittivity or permeability dominated by imaginary parts, i.e. lossy or gain media, can realize non-resonant antireflection coatings in deep sub-...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Luo J,Li S,Hou B,Lai Y

更新日期：2016-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous organisms with a relevant contribution to primary production in all range of habitats. Cyanobacteria are well known for their part in worldwide occurrence of aquatic blooms while producing a myriad of natural compounds, some with toxic potential, but others of high economical impact, as ge...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Churro C,Semedo-Aguiar AP,Silva AD,Pereira-Leal JB,Leite RB

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive and selective chemiluminescence (CL) sensor based on the peroxidase-like activity of copper nanoclusters was established for the detection of cholesterol. Copper nanoclusters catalyse the CL reaction between luminol and H2O2. Because H2O2 is the oxidative product of cholesterol in the presence of cholester...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xu S,Wang Y,Zhou D,Kuang M,Fang D,Yang W,Wei S,Ma L

更新日期：2016-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Haloarchaea are unique microorganism's resistant to environmental and osmotic stresses and thrive in their habitats despite extreme fluctuating salinities. In the present study, haloarchaea were isolated from hypersaline thalossohaline salterns of Bhandup, Mumbai, India and were identified as Haloferax prahovense, Hal...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Thombre RS,Shinde VD,Oke RS,Dhar SK,Shouche YS

更新日期：2016-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of substrate inhibition to prevent its phosphorylation has potential in drug discovery and is envisioned to treat the autoimmune disorder multiple sclerosis (MS). Glia maturation factor-β (GMF-β) Ser83 phosphorylation by protein kinase A (PKA) is pivotal in the activation of GMF-β-p38MAPK-NFκB biochemical ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Vattathara JJ,Prakash O,Subhramanian S,Satheeshkumar MK,Xavier T,Anil M,Pillai GS,Anandakuttan A,Radhakrishnan S,Sivanarayanan TB,Akk U,Mohan CG,Menon KN

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Rising global temperatures are proving to be detrimental for the agriculture. Hence, strategies are needed to induce thermotolerance in food crops to sustain the food production. GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid), a non-protein amino acid, can partially protect plants from high-temperature stress. This study hypothesises tha...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Priya M,Sharma L,Kaur R,Bindumadhava H,Nair RM,Siddique KHM,Nayyar H

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00