Synthesis of tetrasubstituted 1-silyloxy-3-aminobutadienes and chemistry beyond Diels-Alder reactions.

abstract：:Solution self-assembly of block copolymers into inverse bicontinuous cubic mesophases is a promising new approach for creating porous polymer films and monoliths with highly organized bicontinuous mesoporous networks. Here we report the direct self-assembly of block copolymers with branched hydrophilic blocks into lar...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Park C,La Y,An TH,Jeong HY,Kang S,Joo SH,Ahn H,Shin TJ,Kim KT

更新日期：2015-03-05 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：:Molecular crystals can be bent elastically by expansion or plastically by delamination into slabs that glide along slip planes. Here we report that upon bending, terephthalic acid crystals can undergo a mechanically induced phase transition without delamination and their overall crystal integrity is retained. Such pla...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ahmed E,Karothu DP,Warren M,Naumov P

更新日期：2019-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroreduction of carbon dioxide into higher-energy liquid fuels and chemicals is a promising but challenging renewable energy conversion technology. Among the electrocatalysts screened so far for carbon dioxide reduction, which includes metals, alloys, organometallics, layered materials and carbon nanostructures, o...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wu J,Ma S,Sun J,Gold JI,Tiwary C,Kim B,Zhu L,Chopra N,Odeh IN,Vajtai R,Yu AZ,Luo R,Lou J,Ding G,Kenis PJ,Ajayan PM

更新日期：2016-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent years have seen great advances in the development of synthetic self-assembling molecular systems. Designing out-of-equilibrium architectures, however, requires a more subtle control over the thermodynamics and kinetics of reactions. We propose a mechanism for enhancing the thermodynamic drive of DNA strand-disp...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Haley NEC,Ouldridge TE,Mullor Ruiz I,Geraldini A,Louis AA,Bath J,Turberfield AJ

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The ubiquitous SAR11 and Prochlorococcus bacteria manage to maintain a sufficient supply of phosphate in phosphate-poor surface waters of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre. Furthermore, it seems that their phosphate uptake may counter-intuitively be lower in more productive tropical waters, as if their cellular dema...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zubkov MV,Martin AP,Hartmann M,Grob C,Scanlan DJ

更新日期：2015-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerobic methane oxidation is catalyzed by particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO), a copper-dependent, membrane metalloenzyme composed of subunits PmoA, PmoB, and PmoC. Characterization of the copper active site has been limited by challenges in spectroscopic analysis stemming from the presence of multiple copper bin...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ro SY,Schachner LF,Koo CW,Purohit R,Remis JP,Kenney GE,Liauw BW,Thomas PM,Patrie SM,Kelleher NL,Rosenzweig AC

更新日期：2019-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Matter-wave interferometry performed with massive objects elucidates their wave nature and thus tests the quantum superposition principle at large scales. Whereas standard quantum theory places no limit on particle size, alternative, yet untested theories--conceived to explain the apparent quantum to classical transit...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Bateman J,Nimmrichter S,Hornberger K,Ulbricht H

更新日期：2014-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple hypotheses propose an ostensibly disparate array of drivers of food chain length (FCL), with contradictory support from natural settings. Here we posit that the magnitude of vertical energy flux in food webs underlies several drivers of FCL. We show that rising energy flux fuels top-heavy biomass pyramids, pr...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ward CL,McCann KS

更新日期：2017-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Apicomplexans are obligate intracellular parasites that scavenge essential nutrients from their hosts via transporter proteins on their plasma membrane. The identities of the transporters that mediate amino acid uptake into apicomplexans are unknown. Here we demonstrate that members of an apicomplexan-specific protein...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Rajendran E,Hapuarachchi SV,Miller CM,Fairweather SJ,Cai Y,Smith NC,Cockburn IA,Bröer S,Kirk K,van Dooren GG

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Manipulation of nonlinear waves in artificial periodic structures leads to spectacular spatial features, such as generation of gap solitons or onset of the Mott insulator phase transition. Cavity exciton-polaritons are strongly interacting quasiparticles offering large possibilities for potential optical technologies....

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Tanese D,Flayac H,Solnyshkov D,Amo A,Lemaître A,Galopin E,Braive R,Senellart P,Sagnes I,Malpuech G,Bloch J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ataxia telangiectasia is caused by mutations in ATM and represents a paradigm for cancer predisposition and neurodegenerative syndromes linked to deficiencies in the DNA-damage response. The role of ATM as a key regulator of signalling following DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) has been dissected in extraordinary detai...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Álvarez-Quilón A,Serrano-Benítez A,Lieberman JA,Quintero C,Sánchez-Gutiérrez D,Escudero LM,Cortés-Ledesma F

更新日期：2014-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:To overcome the fundamental challenge of the weak natural response of antiferromagnetic materials under a magnetic field, voltage manipulation of antiferromagnetic interaction is developed to realize ultrafast, high-density, and power efficient antiferromagnetic spintronics. Here, we report a low voltage modulation of...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yang Q,Wang L,Zhou Z,Wang L,Zhang Y,Zhao S,Dong G,Cheng Y,Min T,Hu Z,Chen W,Xia K,Liu M

更新日期：2018-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Human gut microbiome is a promising target for managing type 2 diabetes (T2D). Measures altering gut microbiota like oral intake of probiotics or berberine (BBR), a bacteriostatic agent, merit metabolic homoeostasis. We hence conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with newly diagnosed T2D patie...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhang Y,Gu Y,Ren H,Wang S,Zhong H,Zhao X,Ma J,Gu X,Xue Y,Huang S,Yang J,Chen L,Chen G,Qu S,Liang J,Qin L,Huang Q,Peng Y,Li Q,Wang X,Kong P,Hou G,Gao M,Shi Z,Li X,Qiu Y,Zou Y,Yang H,Wang J,Xu G,

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The Satb1 genome organizer regulates multiple cellular and developmental processes. It is not yet clear how Satb1 selects different sets of targets throughout the genome. Here we have used live-cell single molecule imaging and deep sequencing to assess determinants of Satb1 binding-site selectivity. We have found that...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ghosh RP,Shi Q,Yang L,Reddick MP,Nikitina T,Zhurkin VB,Fordyce P,Stasevich TJ,Chang HY,Greenleaf WJ,Liphardt JT

更新日期：2019-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies demonstrated a dramatically increased risk of leukemia in patients with a rare genetic disorder, Xeroderma Pigmentosum group C (XP-C), characterized by constitutive deficiency of global genome nucleotide excision repair (GG-NER). The genetic mechanisms of non-skin cancers in XP-C patients remain unexplo...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yurchenko AA,Padioleau I,Matkarimov BT,Soulier J,Sarasin A,Nikolaev S

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) loss-of-function phenotypes are mainly induced by chemically modified antisense oligonucleotides. Here we develop an alternative inhibitor for miRNAs, termed 'small RNA zipper'. It is designed to connect miRNA molecules end to end, forming a DNA-RNA duplex through a complementary interaction with hi...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Meng L,Liu C,Lü J,Zhao Q,Deng S,Wang G,Qiao J,Zhang C,Zhen L,Lu Y,Li W,Zhang Y,Pestell RG,Fan H,Chen YH,Liu Z,Yu Z

更新日期：2017-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of single molecule white light emitters is extremely challenging for pure phosphorescent metal-free system at room temperature. Here we report a single pure organic phosphor, namely 4-chlorobenzoyldibenzothiophene, emitting white room temperature phosphorescence with Commission Internationale de l'Écla...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： He Z,Zhao W,Lam JWY,Peng Q,Ma H,Liang G,Shuai Z,Tang BZ

更新日期：2017-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In quantizing magnetic fields, graphene superlattices exhibit a complex fractal spectrum often referred to as the Hofstadter butterfly. It can be viewed as a collection of Landau levels that arise from quantization of Brown-Zak minibands recurring at rational (p/q) fractions of the magnetic flux quantum per superlatti...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Barrier J,Kumaravadivel P,Krishna Kumar R,Ponomarenko LA,Xin N,Holwill M,Mullan C,Kim M,Gorbachev RV,Thompson MD,Prance JR,Taniguchi T,Watanabe K,Grigorieva IV,Novoselov KS,Mishchenko A,Fal'ko VI,Geim AK,Berdyugin AI

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage-gated sodium channels (Na(v)) underlie the rapid upstroke of action potentials in excitable tissues. Binding of channel-interactive proteins is essential for controlling fast and long-term inactivation. In the structure of the complex of the carboxy-terminal portion of Na(v)1.5 (CTNa(v)1.5) with calmodulin (Ca...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Gabelli SB,Boto A,Kuhns VH,Bianchet MA,Farinelli F,Aripirala S,Yoder J,Jakoncic J,Tomaselli GF,Amzel LM

更新日期：2014-11-05 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：:Combinatorial polyvalent contacts of histone-binding domains or readers commonly mediate localization and activities of chromatin-associated proteins. A pair of readers, the PHD fingers of the protein CHD4, has been shown to bivalently recognize histone H3 tails. Here we describe a mechanism by which these linked but ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Gatchalian J,Wang X,Ikebe J,Cox KL,Tencer AH,Zhang Y,Burge NL,Di L,Gibson MD,Musselman CA,Poirier MG,Kono H,Hayes JJ,Kutateladze TG

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Ferroportin is an iron exporter essential for releasing cellular iron into circulation. Ferroportin is inhibited by a peptide hormone, hepcidin. In humans, mutations in ferroportin lead to ferroportin diseases that are often associated with accumulation of iron in macrophages and symptoms of iron deficiency anemia. He...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Pan Y,Ren Z,Gao S,Shen J,Wang L,Xu Z,Yu Y,Bachina P,Zhang H,Fan X,Laganowsky A,Yan N,Zhou M

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy-mediated degradation of mitochondria (mitophagy) is a key process in cellular quality control. Although mitophagy impairment is involved in several patho-physiological conditions, valuable methods to induce mitophagy with low toxicity in vivo are still lacking. Herein, we describe a new optogenetic tool to s...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： D'Acunzo P,Strappazzon F,Caruana I,Meneghetti G,Di Rita A,Simula L,Weber G,Del Bufalo F,Dalla Valle L,Campello S,Locatelli F,Cecconi F

更新日期：2019-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins control diverse aspects of RNA metabolism in eukaryotic cells. Although recent computational and structural studies have provided insights into RNA recognition by PPR proteins, their highly insoluble nature and inconsistencies between predicted and observed modes of RNA binding ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Coquille S,Filipovska A,Chia T,Rajappa L,Lingford JP,Razif MF,Thore S,Rackham O

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Pachytene piRNAs are the most abundant piRNAs in mammalian adult testes. They are generated from long precursor transcripts by the primary piRNA biogenesis pathway but the factors involved in pachytene piRNA precursors processing are poorly understood. Here we show that the Tudor domain-containing 5 (TDRD5) protein is...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ding D,Liu J,Midic U,Wu Y,Dong K,Melnick A,Latham KE,Chen C

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging evidence supports roles of enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) in regulating target gene. Here, we study eRNA regulation and function during skeletal myoblast differentiation. We provide a panoramic view of enhancer transcription and categorization of eRNAs. Master transcription factor MyoD is crucial in activating eRNA pr...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhao Y,Zhou J,He L,Li Y,Yuan J,Sun K,Chen X,Bao X,Esteban MA,Sun H,Wang H

更新日期：2019-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:'Ideal' transparent p-type semiconductors are required for the integration of high-performance thin-film transistors (TFTs) and circuits. Although CuI has recently attracted attention owing to its excellent opto-electrical properties, solution processability, and low-temperature synthesis, the uncontrolled copper vaca...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu A,Zhu H,Park WT,Kim SJ,Kim H,Kim MG,Noh YY

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously demonstrated that beta II protein kinase C (βIIPKC) activity is elevated in failing hearts and contributes to this pathology. Here we report that βIIPKC accumulates on the mitochondrial outer membrane and phosphorylates mitofusin 1 (Mfn1) at serine 86. Mfn1 phosphorylation results in partial loss of its ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ferreira JCB,Campos JC,Qvit N,Qi X,Bozi LHM,Bechara LRG,Lima VM,Queliconi BB,Disatnik MH,Dourado PMM,Kowaltowski AJ,Mochly-Rosen D

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acids (FAs) are essential nutrients, but how they are transported into cells remains unclear. Here, we show that FAs trigger caveolae-dependent CD36 internalization, which in turn delivers FAs into adipocytes. During the process, binding of FAs to CD36 activates its downstream kinase LYN, which phosphorylates DH...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Hao JW,Wang J,Guo H,Zhao YY,Sun HH,Li YF,Lai XY,Zhao N,Wang X,Xie C,Hong L,Huang X,Wang HR,Li CB,Liang B,Chen S,Zhao TJ

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00