Climate constrains the evolutionary history and biodiversity of crocodylians.

abstract：:Topology has an increasingly important role in the physics of condensed matter, quantum systems, material science, photonics and biology, with spectacular realizations of topological concepts in liquid crystals. Here we report on long-lived hidden topological states in thermally quenched, chiral nematic droplets, form...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Posnjak G,Čopar S,Muševič I

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells are critical effectors of allergic inflammation and protection against parasitic infections. We previously demonstrated that transcription factors GATA2 and MITF are the mast cell lineage-determining factors. However, it is unclear whether these lineage-determining factors regulate chromatin accessibility a...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Li Y,Gao J,Kamran M,Harmacek L,Danhorn T,Leach SM,O'Connor BP,Hagman JR,Huang H

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The environmental contaminant 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) causes hepatic toxicity associated with prominent lipid accumulation in humans. Here, the authors report that the lysosomal copper transporter SLC46A3 is induced by TCDD and underlies the hepatic lipid accumulation in mice, potentially via effect...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kim JH,Matsubara T,Lee J,Fenollar-Ferrer C,Han K,Kim D,Jia S,Chang CJ,Yang H,Nagano T,Krausz KW,Yim SH,Gonzalez FJ

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Lorlatinib (PF-06463922) is a next-generation small-molecule inhibitor of the orphan receptor tyrosine kinase c-ros oncogene 1 (ROS1), which has a kinase domain that is physiologically related to anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), and is undergoing Phase I/II clinical trial investigations for non-small cell lung cancer...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Collier TL,Normandin MD,Stephenson NA,Livni E,Liang SH,Wooten DW,Esfahani SA,Stabin MG,Mahmood U,Chen J,Wang W,Maresca K,Waterhouse RN,El Fakhri G,Richardson P,Vasdev N

更新日期：2017-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of larger brains with large numbers of neurons is an evolutionary innovation in mammals and birds. However, the corresponding changes in cortical developmental programmes during amniote evolution are poorly understood. Here we examine the cortical development of Madagascar ground geckos, and report uniqu...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Nomura T,Gotoh H,Ono K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microglia, the brain-resident macrophages, exhibit highly dynamic functions in neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. Human microglia possess unique features as compared to mouse microglia, but our understanding of human microglial functions is largely limited by an inability to obtain human microglia under homeostat...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Xu R,Li X,Boreland AJ,Posyton A,Kwan K,Hart RP,Jiang P

更新日期：2020-03-27 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：:We previously reported a disease segregating causal germline mutation in a melanoma family and recurrent somatic mutations in metastasized tumours from unrelated patients in the core promoter region of the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene. Here we show that the TERT promoter mutations, besides causing an i...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Heidenreich B,Nagore E,Rachakonda PS,Garcia-Casado Z,Requena C,Traves V,Becker J,Soufir N,Hemminki K,Kumar R

更新日期：2014-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:CRISPR-Cas systems have revolutionized genome editing across a broad range of biotechnological endeavors. Many CRISPR-Cas nucleases have been identified and engineered for improved capabilities. Given the modular structure of such enzymes, we hypothesized that engineering chimeric sequences would generate non-natural ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu RM,Liang LL,Freed E,Chang H,Oh E,Liu ZY,Garst A,Eckert CA,Gill RT

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) strategies with proven in vivo efficacy rely on antiretroviral drugs, creating the potential for drug resistance and complicated treatment options in individuals who become infected. Moreover, on-demand products are currently missing from the PrEP deve...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Derby N,Lal M,Aravantinou M,Kizima L,Barnable P,Rodriguez A,Lai M,Wesenberg A,Ugaonkar S,Levendosky K,Mizenina O,Kleinbeck K,Lifson JD,Peet MM,Lloyd Z,Benson M,Heneine W,O'Keefe BR,Robbiani M,Martinelli E,Grasperg

更新日期：2018-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly specific Cas9 nucleases derived from SpCas9 are valuable tools for genome editing, but their wide applications are hampered by a lack of knowledge governing guide RNA (gRNA) activity. Here, we perform a genome-scale screen to measure gRNA activity for two highly specific SpCas9 variants (eSpCas9(1.1) and SpCas9...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang D,Zhang C,Wang B,Li B,Wang Q,Liu D,Wang H,Zhou Y,Shi L,Lan F,Wang Y

更新日期：2019-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposarcomas (LPSs) are a group of malignant mesenchymal tumors showing adipocytic differentiation. Here, to gain insight into the enhancer dysregulation and transcriptional addiction in this disease, we chart super-enhancer structures in both LPS tissues and cell lines. We identify a bromodomain and extraterminal (BE...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chen Y,Xu L,Mayakonda A,Huang ML,Kanojia D,Tan TZ,Dakle P,Lin RY,Ke XY,Said JW,Chen J,Gery S,Ding LW,Jiang YY,Pang A,Puhaindran ME,Goh BC,Koeffler HP

更新日期：2019-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells often display altered cell-surface glycans compared to their nontransformed counterparts. However, functional contributions of glycans to cancer initiation and progression remain poorly understood. Here, from expression-based analyses across cancer lineages, we found that melanomas exhibit significant tra...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Sweeney JG,Liang J,Antonopoulos A,Giovannone N,Kang S,Mondala TS,Head SR,King SL,Tani Y,Brackett D,Dell A,Murphy GF,Haslam SM,Widlund HR,Dimitroff CJ

更新日期：2018-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The central phenomenon in the field of organic spintronics is the large magnetoresistance in thick organic spin valves. A prerequisite for understanding the magnetoresistance is a reliable description of the device resistance, or the I-V characteristics. Here I show that the observed I-V characteristics in the organic...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yu ZG

更新日期：2014-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation allows for unconventional initiation at disease-causing repeat expansions. As RAN translation contributes to pathogenesis in multiple neurodegenerative disorders, determining its mechanistic underpinnings may inform therapeutic development. Here we analyze RAN translation at...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Green KM,Glineburg MR,Kearse MG,Flores BN,Linsalata AE,Fedak SJ,Goldstrohm AC,Barmada SJ,Todd PK

更新日期：2017-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:As the desire to explore opaque materials is ordinarily frustrated by multiple scattering of waves, attention has focused on the transmission matrix of the wave field. This matrix gives the fullest account of transmission and conductance and enables the control of the transmitted flux; however, it cannot address the f...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Davy M,Shi Z,Park J,Tian C,Genack AZ

更新日期：2015-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Bloch electrons lacking inversion symmetry exhibit orbital magnetic moments owing to the rotation around their center of mass; this moment induces a valley splitting in a magnetic field. For the graphene/h-BN moiré superlattice, inversion symmetry is broken by the h-BN. The superlattice potential generates a series of...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Moriya R,Kinoshita K,Crosse JA,Watanabe K,Taniguchi T,Masubuchi S,Moon P,Koshino M,Machida T

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria and peroxisomes proliferate by division. During division, a part of their membrane is pinched off by constriction of the ring-shaped mitochondrial division (MD) and peroxisome-dividing (POD) machinery. This constriction is mediated by a dynamin-like GTPase Dnm1 that requires a large amount of GTP as an en...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Imoto Y,Abe Y,Honsho M,Okumoto K,Ohnuma M,Kuroiwa H,Kuroiwa T,Fujiki Y

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Earth's core is composed of iron (Fe) alloyed with light elements, e.g., silicon (Si). Its thermal conductivity critically affects Earth's thermal structure, evolution, and dynamics, as it controls the magnitude of thermal and compositional sources required to sustain a geodynamo over Earth's history. Here we directly...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Hsieh WP,Goncharov AF,Labrosse S,Holtgrewe N,Lobanov SS,Chuvashova I,Deschamps F,Lin JF

更新日期：2020-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria encounter structure (ERMES) connects the mitochondrial outer membrane with the ER. Multiple functions have been linked to ERMES, including maintenance of mitochondrial morphology, protein assembly and phospholipid homeostasis. Since the mitochondrial distribution and morphology p...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ellenrieder L,Opaliński Ł,Becker L,Krüger V,Mirus O,Straub SP,Ebell K,Flinner N,Stiller SB,Guiard B,Meisinger C,Wiedemann N,Schleiff E,Wagner R,Pfanner N,Becker T

更新日期：2016-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Acid catalysis by hydronium ions is ubiquitous in aqueous-phase organic reactions. Here we show that hydronium ion catalysis, exemplified by intramolecular dehydration of cyclohexanol, is markedly influenced by steric constraints, yielding turnover rates that increase by up to two orders of magnitude in tight confines...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Shi H,Eckstein S,Vjunov A,Camaioni DM,Lercher JA

更新日期：2017-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:With a recent increase in interest in metal-gas batteries, the lithium-carbon dioxide cell has attracted considerable attention because of its extraordinary carbon dioxide-capture ability during the discharge process and its potential application as a power source for Mars exploration. However, owing to the stable lit...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Baek K,Jeon WC,Woo S,Kim JC,Lee JG,An K,Kwak SK,Kang SJ

更新日期：2020-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent and importance of endogenous viral elements have been extensively described in animals but are much less well understood in plants. Here we describe a new genus of Caulimoviridae called 'Florendovirus', members of which have colonized the genomes of a large diversity of flowering plants, sometimes at very h...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Geering AD,Maumus F,Copetti D,Choisne N,Zwickl DJ,Zytnicki M,McTaggart AR,Scalabrin S,Vezzulli S,Wing RA,Quesneville H,Teycheney PY

更新日期：2014-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:CRISPR/Cas9 has demonstrated a high-efficiency in site-specific gene targeting. However, potential off-target effects of the Cas9 nuclease represent a major safety concern for any therapeutic application. Here, we knock out the Tafazzin gene by CRISPR/Cas9 in human-induced pluripotent stem cells with 54% efficiency. W...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yang L,Grishin D,Wang G,Aach J,Zhang CZ,Chari R,Homsy J,Cai X,Zhao Y,Fan JB,Seidman C,Seidman J,Pu W,Church G

更新日期：2014-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Black phosphorus, a fast emerging two-dimensional material, has been configured as field effect transistors, showing a hole-transport-dominated ambipolar characteristic. Here we report an effective modulation on ambipolar characteristics of few-layer black phosphorus transistors through in situ surface functionalizati...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Xiang D,Han C,Wu J,Zhong S,Liu Y,Lin J,Zhang XA,Ping Hu W,Özyilmaz B,Neto AH,Wee AT,Chen W

更新日期：2015-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Skill learning is instantiated by changes to functional connectivity within premotor circuits, but whether the specificity of learning depends on structured changes to inhibitory circuitry remains unclear. We used slice electrophysiology to measure connectivity changes associated with song learning in the avian analog...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Miller MN,Cheung CYJ,Brainard MS

更新日期：2017-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic regulation plays an important role in governing stem cell fate and tumorigenesis. Lost expression of a key DNA demethylation enzyme TET2 is associated with human cancers and has been linked to stem cell traits in vitro; however, whether and how TET2 regulates mammary stem cell fate and mammary tumorigenesis...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kim MR,Wu MJ,Zhang Y,Yang JY,Chang CJ

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-Seq) is a compelling approach to directly and simultaneously measure cellular composition and state, which can otherwise only be estimated by applying deconvolution methods to bulk RNA-Seq estimates. However, it has not yet become a widely used tool in population-scale analyses, due t...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Mandric I,Schwarz T,Majumdar A,Hou K,Briscoe L,Perez R,Subramaniam M,Hafemeister C,Satija R,Ye CJ,Pasaniuc B,Halperin E

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the details of domain wall (DW) motion along magnetic racetracks has drawn considerable interest in the past few years for their applications in non-volatile memory devices. The propagation of the DW is dictated by the interplay between its driving force, either field or current, and the complex energy l...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Jiang X,Thomas L,Moriya R,Hayashi M,Bergman B,Rettner C,Parkin SS

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic evolution, transmission and pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae, an opportunistic human-adapted pathogen, is driven principally by nasopharyngeal carriage. However, little is known about genomic changes during natural colonisation. Here, we use whole-genome sequencing to investigate within-host microevolu...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chaguza C,Senghore M,Bojang E,Gladstone RA,Lo SW,Tientcheu PE,Bancroft RE,Worwui A,Foster-Nyarko E,Ceesay F,Okoi C,McGee L,Klugman KP,Breiman RF,Barer MR,Adegbola RA,Antonio M,Bentley SD,Kwambana-Adams BA

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00