A PAX1 enhancer locus is associated with susceptibility to idiopathic scoliosis in females.

abstract：:Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a frequent cause of bronchiolitis in young children. Its F glycoprotein mediates virus-cell membrane fusion and is the primary target of neutralizing antibodies. The inability to produce recombinant hMPV F glycoprotein in the metastable pre-fusion conformation has hindered structural an...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Battles MB,Más V,Olmedillas E,Cano O,Vázquez M,Rodríguez L,Melero JA,McLellan JS

更新日期：2017-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffusion is the result of repeated random scattering. It governs a wide range of phenomena from Brownian motion, to heat flow through window panes, neutron flux in fuel rods, dispersion of light in human tissue, and electronic conduction. It is universally acknowledged that the diffusion approach to describing wave t...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Shi Z,Genack AZ

更新日期：2018-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Centrosomes are required for faithful chromosome segregation during mitosis. They are composed of a centriole pair that recruits and organizes the microtubule-nucleating pericentriolar material. Centriole duplication is tightly controlled in vivo and aberrations in this process are associated with several human diseas...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu Y,Gupta GD,Barnabas DD,Agircan FG,Mehmood S,Wu D,Coyaud E,Johnson CM,McLaughlin SH,Andreeva A,Freund SMV,Robinson CV,Cheung SWT,Raught B,Pelletier L,van Breugel M

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Deformation twins are three-dimensional domains, traditionally viewed as ellipsoids because of their two-dimensional lenticular sections. In this work, we performed statistical analysis of twin shapes viewing along three orthogonal directions: the 'dark side' (DS) view along the twin shear direction (η1), the twinning...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu Y,Tang PZ,Gong MY,McCabe RJ,Wang J,Tomé CN

更新日期：2019-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake through the recently discovered Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter (MCU) is controlled by its gatekeeper Mitochondrial Calcium Uptake 1 (MICU1). However, the physiological and pathological role of MICU1 remains unclear. Here we show that MICU1 is vital for adaptation to postnatal life and for ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Antony AN,Paillard M,Moffat C,Juskeviciute E,Correnti J,Bolon B,Rubin E,Csordás G,Seifert EL,Hoek JB,Hajnóczky G

更新日期：2016-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Nano-sized metal particles are attracting much interest in industrial and biomedical applications due to the recent progress and development of nanotechnology, and the surface-modifications by appropriate polymers are key techniques to stably express their characteristics. Herein, we applied cyclic poly(ethylene glyco...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang Y,Quinsaat JEQ,Ono T,Maeki M,Tokeshi M,Isono T,Tajima K,Satoh T,Sato SI,Miura Y,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent levelling of global mean temperatures after the late 1990s, the so-called global warming hiatus or slowdown, ignited a surge of scientific interest into natural global mean surface temperature variability, observed temperature biases, and climate communication, but many questions remain about how these find...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Johnson NC,Xie SP,Kosaka Y,Li X

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct response of the tropical mixed layer to near-inertial waves (NIWs) has only rarely been observed. Here, we present upper-ocean turbulence data that provide evidence for a strongly elevated vertical diffusive heat flux across the base of the mixed layer in the presence of a NIW, thereby cooling the mixed lay...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Hummels R,Dengler M,Rath W,Foltz GR,Schütte F,Fischer T,Brandt P

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to understand and control the electronic properties of individual molecules in a device environment is crucial for developing future technologies at the nanometre scale and below. Achieving this, however, requires the creation of three-terminal devices that allow single molecules to be both gated and image...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wickenburg S,Lu J,Lischner J,Tsai HZ,Omrani AA,Riss A,Karrasch C,Bradley A,Jung HS,Khajeh R,Wong D,Watanabe K,Taniguchi T,Zettl A,Neto AHC,Louie SG,Crommie MF

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimuli-responsive hydrogel actuators have promising applications in various fields. However, the typical hydrogel actuation relies on the swelling and de-swelling process caused by osmotic-pressure changes, which is slow and normally requires the presence of water environment. Herein, we report a light-powered in-air...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Li M,Wang X,Dong B,Sitti M

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigating the susceptibility of oestrogen receptor-positive (ER(pos)) normal human breast epithelial cells (HBECs) for clinical purposes or basic research awaits a proficient cell-based assay. Here we set out to identify markers for isolating ER(pos) cells and to expand what appear to be post-mitotic primary cells...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Fridriksdottir AJ,Kim J,Villadsen R,Klitgaard MC,Hopkinson BM,Petersen OW,Rønnov-Jessen L

更新日期：2015-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Inversions are one type of structural variants linked to phenotypic differences and adaptation in multiple organisms. However, there is still very little information about polymorphic inversions in the human genome due to the difficulty of their detection. Here, we develop a new high-throughput genotyping method based...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Giner-Delgado C,Villatoro S,Lerga-Jaso J,Gayà-Vidal M,Oliva M,Castellano D,Pantano L,Bitarello BD,Izquierdo D,Noguera I,Olalde I,Delprat A,Blancher A,Lalueza-Fox C,Esko T,O'Reilly PF,Andrés AM,Ferretti L,Puig M,Cáce

更新日期：2019-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumour suppressor CYLD is a deubiquitinase previously shown to inhibit NF-κB, MAP kinase and Wnt signalling. However, the tumour suppressing mechanisms of CYLD remain poorly understood. Here we show that loss of CYLD catalytic activity causes impaired DNA damage-induced p53 stabilization and activation in epitheli...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Fernández-Majada V,Welz PS,Ermolaeva MA,Schell M,Adam A,Dietlein F,Komander D,Büttner R,Thomas RK,Schumacher B,Pasparakis M

更新日期：2016-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages regulate host responses to implants through their dynamic adhesion, release, and activation. Herein, we employ bisphosphonate (BP)-coated gold nanoparticle template (BNP) to direct the swift and convertible formation of Mg2+-functional Mg2+-BP nanoparticle (NP) on the BP-AuNP surface via reversible Mg2+-BP...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kang H,Yang B,Zhang K,Pan Q,Yuan W,Li G,Bian L

更新日期：2019-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass to produce industrial chemicals is exacerbated by the recalcitrant network of lignin, cellulose and hemicelluloses comprising the plant secondary cell wall. In this study, we show that transgenic poplar (Populus trichocarpa) lines can be solubilized without any pretrea...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Straub CT,Khatibi PA,Wang JP,Conway JM,Williams-Rhaesa AM,Peszlen IM,Chiang VL,Adams MWW,Kelly RM

更新日期：2019-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Interactions between absorbers and plasmonic metasurfaces can give rise to unique optical properties not present for either of the individual materials and can influence the performance of a host of optical sensing and thin-film optoelectronic applications. Here we identify three distinct mode types of absorber-coated...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Petoukhoff CE,O'Carroll DM

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern geophysics highlights that the slip behaviour response of faults is variable in space and time and can result in slow or fast ruptures. However, the origin of this variation of the rupture velocity in nature as well as the physics behind it is still debated. Here, we first highlight how the different types of f...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Passelègue FX,Almakari M,Dublanchet P,Barras F,Fortin J,Violay M

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial complex I (CI) deficiency is the most prevalent defect in the respiratory chain in paediatric mitochondrial disease. This heterogeneous group of diseases includes serious or fatal neurological presentations such as Leigh syndrome and there are very limited evidence-based treatment options available. Here...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ehinger JK,Piel S,Ford R,Karlsson M,Sjövall F,Frostner EÅ,Morota S,Taylor RW,Turnbull DM,Cornell C,Moss SJ,Metzsch C,Hansson MJ,Fliri H,Elmér E

更新日期：2016-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep subwavelength integration of high-definition plasmonic nanostructures is of key importance in the development of future optical nanocircuitry for high-speed communication, quantum computation and lab-on-a-chip applications. To date, the experimental realization of proposed extended plasmonic networks consisting o...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Huang JS,Callegari V,Geisler P,Brüning C,Kern J,Prangsma JC,Wu X,Feichtner T,Ziegler J,Weinmann P,Kamp M,Forchel A,Biagioni P,Sennhauser U,Hecht B

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A key mechanism of bacterial resistance to macrolide antibiotics is the dimethylation of a nucleotide in the large ribosomal subunit by erythromycin resistance methyltransferases. The majority of erm genes are expressed only when the antibiotic is present and the erythromycin resistance methyltransferase activity is c...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Gupta P,Sothiselvam S,Vázquez-Laslop N,Mankin AS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the original version of this Article, the legend in the upper panel of Figure 2 incorrectly read 'paternal imprinting' and should have read 'maternal imprinting'. This has been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article. ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zeng Y,Amador C,Xia C,Marioni R,Sproul D,Walker RM,Morris SW,Bretherick A,Canela-Xandri O,Boutin TS,Clark DW,Campbell A,Rawlik K,Hayward C,Nagy R,Tenesa A,Porteous DJ,Wilson JF,Deary IJ,Evans KL,McIntosh AM,Nava

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs) are a family of transcription factors that regulate lipid biosynthesis and adipogenesis by controlling the expression of several enzymes required for cholesterol, fatty acid, triacylglycerol and phospholipid synthesis. In vertebrates, SREBP activation is mainly contr...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Bertolio R,Napoletano F,Mano M,Maurer-Stroh S,Fantuz M,Zannini A,Bicciato S,Sorrentino G,Del Sal G

更新日期：2019-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In humans, mutations in the PIEZO2 gene, which encodes for a mechanosensitive ion channel, were found to result in skeletal abnormalities including scoliosis and hip dysplasia. Here, we show in mice that loss of Piezo2 expression in the proprioceptive system recapitulates several human skeletal abnormalities. While lo...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Assaraf E,Blecher R,Heinemann-Yerushalmi L,Krief S,Carmel Vinestock R,Biton IE,Brumfeld V,Rotkopf R,Avisar E,Agar G,Zelzer E

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Co-expression analysis is widely used to predict gene function and to identify functionally related gene sets. However, co-expression analysis using human cancer transcriptomic data is confounded by somatic copy number alterations (SCNA), which produce co-expression signatures based on physical proximity rather than b...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Cai L,Li Q,Du Y,Yun J,Xie Y,DeBerardinis RJ,Xiao G

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Niobium diselenide has long served as a prototype of two-dimensional charge ordering, believed to arise from an instability of the electronic structure analogous to the one-dimensional Peierls mechanism. Despite this, various anomalous properties have recently been identified experimentally, which cannot be explained ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Flicker F,van Wezel J

更新日期：2015-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The diploid nature of the human genome is neglected in many analyses done today, where a genome is perceived as a set of unphased variants with respect to a reference genome. This lack of haplotype-level analyses can be explained by a lack of methods that can produce dense and accurate chromosome-length haplotypes at ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Porubsky D,Garg S,Sanders AD,Korbel JO,Guryev V,Lansdorp PM,Marschall T

更新日期：2017-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15533. ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ye L,Zhou X,Huang F,Wang W,Qi Y,Xu H,Shu Y,Shen L,Fei X,Xie J,Cao M,Zhou Y,Zhu W,Wang S,Ning G,Wang W

更新日期：2017-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Multifactorial mechanisms underlying late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) are poorly characterized from an integrative perspective. Here spatiotemporal alterations in brain amyloid-β deposition, metabolism, vascular, functional activity at rest, structural properties, cognitive integrity and peripheral proteins level...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Iturria-Medina Y,Sotero RC,Toussaint PJ,Mateos-Pérez JM,Evans AC,Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.

更新日期：2016-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread use of fuel cells is currently limited by the lack of efficient and cost-effective catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction. Iron-based non-precious metal catalysts exhibit promising activity and stability, as an alternative to state-of-the-art platinum catalysts. However, the identity of the active ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Varnell JA,Tse EC,Schulz CE,Fister TT,Haasch RT,Timoshenko J,Frenkel AI,Gewirth AA

更新日期：2016-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of interictal high frequency oscillations (HFOs) is a promising biomarker of the seizure onset zone, though little is known about its consistency over hours to days. Here we test whether the highest HFO-rate channels are consistent across different 10-min segments of EEG during sleep. An automated HFO detecto...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Gliske SV,Irwin ZT,Chestek C,Hegeman GL,Brinkmann B,Sagher O,Garton HJL,Worrell GA,Stacey WC

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00