Electric eels use high-voltage to track fast-moving prey.

abstract：:Proton conductive materials are of significant importance and highly desired for clean energy-related applications. Discovery of practical metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with high proton conduction remains a challenge due to the use of toxic chemicals, inconvenient ligand preparation and complication of production at...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang S,Wahiduzzaman M,Davis L,Tissot A,Shepard W,Marrot J,Martineau-Corcos C,Hamdane D,Maurin G,Devautour-Vinot S,Serre C

更新日期：2018-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Olfactory and metabolic dysfunctions are intertwined phenomena associated with obesity and neurodegenerative diseases; yet how mechanistically olfaction regulates metabolic homeostasis remains unclear. Specificity of olfactory perception integrates diverse environmental odors and olfactory neurons expressing different...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Mutlu AS,Gao SM,Zhang H,Wang MC

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural DNA nanotechnology seeks to build synthetic molecular machinery from DNA. DNA nanomachines are artificially designed assemblies that switch between defined conformations in response to an external cue. Though it has proved possible to create DNA machines and rudimentary walkers, the function of such autonom...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Surana S,Bhat JM,Koushika SP,Krishnan Y

更新日期：2011-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer (NK) cells are reported to have immunological memory, with CD49a+ liver-resident NK cells shown to confer hapten-specific memory responses, but how this memory is induced or maintained is unclear. Here we show that memory type I innate lymphoid cells (ILC1s), which express IL-7Rα, are generated in the l...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang X,Peng H,Cong J,Wang X,Lian Z,Wei H,Sun R,Tian Z

更新日期：2018-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Secret communication over public channels is one of the central pillars of a modern information society. Using quantum key distribution this is achieved without relying on the hardness of mathematical problems, which might be compromised by improved algorithms or by future quantum computers. State-of-the-art quantum k...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Gehring T,Händchen V,Duhme J,Furrer F,Franz T,Pacher C,Werner RF,Schnabel R

更新日期：2015-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The control of the magnetization of a material with an electric field would make the design and the integration of novel electronic devices possible. This explains the renewed interest in multiferroic materials. Progress in this field is currently hampered by the scarcity of the materials available and the smallness o...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Halley D,Najjari N,Majjad H,Joly L,Ohresser P,Scheurer F,Ulhaq-Bouillet C,Berciaud S,Doudin B,Henry Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lanthanide compounds show much higher energy barriers to magnetic relaxation than 3d-block compounds, and this has led to speculation that they could be used in molecular spintronic devices. Prototype molecular spin valves and molecular transistors have been reported, with remarkable experiments showing the influence ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Moreno Pineda E,Chilton NF,Marx R,Dörfel M,Sells DO,Neugebauer P,Jiang SD,Collison D,van Slageren J,McInnes EJ,Winpenny RE

更新日期：2014-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The reported progressive change of vegetation activity along elevational gradients has important aesthetic and conservation values. With climate change, cooler locations are suggested to warm faster than warmer ones, raising concerns of a more homogenized landscape along the elevation. Here, we use global satellite da...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Gao M,Piao S,Chen A,Yang H,Liu Q,Fu YH,Janssens IA

更新日期：2019-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:CD24 is overexpressed in nearly 70% human cancers, whereas TP53 is the most frequently mutated tumour-suppressor gene that functions in a context-dependent manner. Here we show that both targeted mutation and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) silencing of CD24 retard the growth, progression and metastasis of prostate cancer. ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang L,Liu R,Ye P,Wong C,Chen GY,Zhou P,Sakabe K,Zheng X,Wu W,Zhang P,Jiang T,Bassetti MF,Jube S,Sun Y,Zhang Y,Zheng P,Liu Y

更新日期：2015-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Human land use may detrimentally affect biodiversity, yet long-term stability of species communities is vital for maintaining ecosystem functioning. Community stability can be achieved by higher species diversity (portfolio effect), higher asynchrony across species (insurance hypothesis) and higher abundance of popula...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Blüthgen N,Simons NK,Jung K,Prati D,Renner SC,Boch S,Fischer M,Hölzel N,Klaus VH,Kleinebecker T,Tschapka M,Weisser WW,Gossner MM

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly regio- and enantioselective intermolecular hydroamination of alkenes is a challenging process potentially leading to valuable chiral amines. Hydroamination of alkenes via metal-catalyzed hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) with good regioselectivity and functional group tolerance has been reported, however, high enant...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Shen X,Chen X,Chen J,Sun Y,Cheng Z,Lu Z

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Current-induced magnetic domain wall (DW) motion is an important operating principle of spintronic devices. Injected current generates spin torques (STs) on the DWs in two ways. One is the spin transfer from magnetic domains to the walls by the current flowing in the magnet. Current flow in attached heavy metals also ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Moon KW,Kim C,Yoon J,Choi JW,Kim DO,Song KM,Kim D,Chun BS,Hwang C

更新日期：2018-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Generation of coherent light with desirable amplitude and phase profiles throughout the optical spectrum is a key issue in optical technologies. Nonlinear wavefront shaping offers an exceptional way to achieve this goal by converting an incident light beam into the beam (or beams) of different frequency with spatially...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu S,Switkowski K,Xu C,Tian J,Wang B,Lu P,Krolikowski W,Sheng Y

更新日期：2019-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen, the simplest element in the universe, has a surprisingly complex phase diagram. Because of applications to planetary science, inertial confinement fusion and fundamental physics, its high-pressure properties have been the subject of intense study over the past two decades. While sophisticated static experime...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Davis P,Döppner T,Rygg JR,Fortmann C,Divol L,Pak A,Fletcher L,Becker A,Holst B,Sperling P,Redmer R,Desjarlais MP,Celliers P,Collins GW,Landen OL,Falcone RW,Glenzer SH

更新日期：2016-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The developing CA3 hippocampus is comprised by highly connected hub neurons that are particularly effective in achieving network synchronization. Functional hub neurons were shown to be exclusively GABAergic, suggesting that the contribution of glutamatergic neurons to physiological synchronization processes at early ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Marissal T,Bonifazi P,Picardo MA,Nardou R,Petit LF,Baude A,Fishell GJ,Ben-Ari Y,Cossart R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EpCAM (epithelial cell adhesion molecule), a stem and carcinoma cell marker, is a cell surface protein involved in homotypic cell-cell adhesion via intercellular oligomerization and proliferative signalling via proteolytic cleavage. Despite its use as a diagnostic marker and being a drug target, structural details of ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Pavšič M,Gunčar G,Djinović-Carugo K,Lenarčič B

更新日期：2014-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The excellent mechanical properties of carbon nanofibers bring promise for energy-related applications. Through in silico studies and continuum elasticity theory, here we show that the ultra-thin carbon nanothreads-based bundles exhibit a high mechanical energy storage density. Specifically, the gravimetric energy den...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhan H,Zhang G,Bell JM,Tan VBC,Gu Y

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Iminium catalysis, involving the transformation of iminium ions to enamines, has been extensively studied in the context of a number of organic processes. However, the reverse of this process involving conversion of enamines to iminium species has not been realized. Here, we describe a new transformation-'oxidative en...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhang SL,Xie HX,Zhu J,Li H,Zhang XS,Li J,Wang W

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although a hydrophobic microtexture at a solid surface most often reflects rain owing to the presence of entrapped air within the texture, it is much more challenging to repel hot water. As it contacts a colder material, hot water generates condensation within the cavities at the solid surface, which eventually builds...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Mouterde T,Lecointre P,Lehoucq G,Checco A,Clanet C,Quéré D

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper. ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Paulevé L,Kolčák J,Chatain T,Haar S

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The engineering of nanoscale features enables the properties of solid-state materials to be tuned. Here, we show the tunable preparation of cuprous sulfide nanocrystals ranging in internal structures from single-domain to multi-domain. The synthetic method utilizes in-situ oxidation to grow nanocrystals with a control...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Gong J,Jain PK

更新日期：2019-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding how cellular functions emerge from the underlying molecular mechanisms is a key challenge in biology. This will require computational models, whose predictive power is expected to increase with coverage and precision of formulation. Genome-scale models revolutionised the metabolic field and made the firs...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Münzner U,Klipp E,Krantz M

更新日期：2019-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The prediction of implant behavior in vivo by the use of easy-to-perform in vitro methods is of great interest in biomaterials research. Simulated body fluids (SBFs) have been proposed and widely used to evaluate the bone-bonding ability of implant materials. In view of its limitations, we report here a rapid in vitro...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhao W,Michalik D,Ferguson S,Hofstetter W,Lemaître J,von Rechenberg B,Bowen P

更新日期：2019-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The adhesive wear process remains one of the least understood areas of mechanics. While it has long been established that adhesive wear is a direct result of contacting surface asperities, an agreed upon understanding of how contacting asperities lead to wear debris particle has remained elusive. This has restricted a...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Aghababaei R,Warner DH,Molinari JF

更新日期：2016-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic asthma is a leading chronic disease associated with airway hyperreactivity (AHR). Type-2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are a potent source of T-helper 2 (Th2) cytokines that promote AHR and lung inflammation. As the programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) inhibitory axis regulates a variety of immune responses...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Helou DG,Shafiei-Jahani P,Lo R,Howard E,Hurrell BP,Galle-Treger L,Painter JD,Lewis G,Soroosh P,Sharpe AH,Akbari O

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Tunnel junctions, an established platform for high resolution spectroscopy of superconductors, require defect-free insulating barriers; however, oxides, the most common barrier, can only grow on a limited selection of materials. We show that van der Waals tunnel barriers, fabricated by exfoliation and transfer of laye...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Dvir T,Massee F,Attias L,Khodas M,Aprili M,Quay CHL,Steinberg H

更新日期：2018-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the amyloid β-protein (Aβ) is believed to play an initiating role in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the molecular characteristics of the key pathogenic Aβ forms are not well understood. As a result, it has proved difficult to identify optimal agents that target disease-relevant forms of Aβ. Here, we combined the u...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Jin M,O'Nuallain B,Hong W,Boyd J,Lagomarsino VN,O'Malley TT,Liu W,Vanderburg CR,Frosch MP,Young-Pearse T,Selkoe DJ,Walsh DM

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular shape recognition for larger guest molecules (typically over 1 nm) is a difficult task because it requires cooperativity within a wide three-dimensional nanospace coincidentally probing every molecular aspect (size, outline shape, flexibility and specific groups). Although the intelligent functions of protei...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Imaoka T,Kawana Y,Kurokawa T,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs play important roles in regulating tumour development, progression and metastasis. Here we show that one of the miR-200 family members, miR-141, is under-expressed in several prostate cancer (PCa) stem/progenitor cell populations in both xenograft and primary patient tumours. Enforced expression of miR-141 i...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu C,Liu R,Zhang D,Deng Q,Liu B,Chao HP,Rycaj K,Takata Y,Lin K,Lu Y,Zhong Y,Krolewski J,Shen J,Tang DG

更新日期：2017-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Graphene and carbon nanotubes are envisaged as suitable materials for the fabrication of the new generation of nanoelectronics. The controlled patterning of such nanostructures with metal nanoparticles is conditioned by the transfer between a recipient and the surface to pattern. Electromigration under the impact of a...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Melinte G,Moldovan S,Hirlimann C,Liu X,Bégin-Colin S,Bégin D,Banhart F,Pham-Huu C,Ersen O

更新日期：2015-08-28 00:00:00