Zinc regulates a key transcriptional pathway for epileptogenesis via metal-regulatory transcription factor 1.

abstract：:Kidney organogenesis requires the tight control of proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of renal progenitor cells. How the balance between these cellular decisions is achieved remains elusive. The Wilms' tumour suppressor Wt1 is required for progenitor survival, but the molecular cause for renal agenesis in mu...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Motamedi FJ,Badro DA,Clarkson M,Lecca MR,Bradford ST,Buske FA,Saar K,Hübner N,Brändli AW,Schedl A

更新日期：2014-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Temperature measurement is critical for many technological applications and scientific experiments, and different types of thermometers have been developed to detect temperature at macroscopic length scales. However, quantitative measurement of the temperature of nanostructures remains a challenge. Here, we show a new...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Guo H,Khan MI,Cheng C,Fan W,Dames C,Wu J,Minor AM

更新日期：2014-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to acting as a cellular energy source, ATP can also act as a damage-associated molecular pattern in both animals and plants. Stomata are leaf pores that control gas exchange and, therefore, impact critical functions such as photosynthesis, drought tolerance, and also are the preferred entry point for patho...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chen D,Cao Y,Li H,Kim D,Ahsan N,Thelen J,Stacey G

更新日期：2017-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:There is large interspecific variation in the magnitude of population fluctuations, even among closely related species. The factors generating this variation are not well understood, primarily because of the challenges of separating the relative impact of variation in population size from fluctuations in the environme...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Sæther BE,Grøtan V,Engen S,Coulson T,Grant PR,Visser ME,Brommer JE,Rosemary Grant B,Gustafsson L,Hatchwell BJ,Jerstad K,Karell P,Pietiäinen H,Roulin A,Røstad OW,Weimerskirch H

更新日期：2016-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectrally-selective monitoring of ultraviolet radiations (UVR) is of paramount importance across diverse fields, including effective monitoring of excessive solar exposure. Current UV sensors cannot differentiate between UVA, B, and C, each of which has a remarkably different impact on human health. Here we show spec...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zou W,González A,Jampaiah D,Ramanathan R,Taha M,Walia S,Sriram S,Bhaskaran M,Dominguez-Vera JM,Bansal V

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Cullin-RING ubiquitin ligases (CRLs) are critical in ubiquitinating Myc, while COP9 signalosome (CSN) controls neddylation of Cullin in CRL. The mechanistic link between Cullin neddylation and Myc ubiquitination/degradation is unclear. Here we show that Myc is a target of the CSN subunit 6 (CSN6)-Cullin signalling axi...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chen J,Shin JH,Zhao R,Phan L,Wang H,Xue Y,Post SM,Ho Choi H,Chen JS,Wang E,Zhou Z,Tseng C,Gully C,Velazquez-Torres G,Fuentes-Mattei E,Yeung G,Qiao Y,Chou PC,Su CH,Hsieh YC,Hsu SL,Ohshiro K,Shaikenov T,Wang H

更新日期：2014-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinocerebellar ataxia type 5 (SCA5) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by mutations in the cytoskeletal protein β-III-spectrin. Previously, a SCA5 mutation resulting in a leucine-to-proline substitution (L253P) in the actin-binding domain (ABD) was shown to cause a 1000-fold increase in actin-binding affinity. How...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Avery AW,Fealey ME,Wang F,Orlova A,Thompson AR,Thomas DD,Hays TS,Egelman EH

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Social media has arguably shifted political agenda-setting power away from mainstream media onto politicians. Current U.S. President Trump's reliance on Twitter is unprecedented, but the underlying implications for agenda setting are poorly understood. Using the president as a case study, we present evidence suggestin...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lewandowsky S,Jetter M,Ecker UKH

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of sensitive local probes of magnon dynamics is essential to further understand the physical processes that govern magnon generation, propagation, scattering, and relaxation. Quantum spin sensors like the NV center in diamond have long spin lifetimes and their relaxation can be used to sense magnetic field...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： McCullian BA,Thabt AM,Gray BA,Melendez AL,Wolf MS,Safonov VL,Pelekhov DV,Bhallamudi VP,Page MR,Hammel PC

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription of eukaryotic protein-coding genes requires passage of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) through nucleosomes, but it is unclear how this is achieved. Here we report the cryo-EM structure of transcribing Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pol II engaged with a downstream nucleosome core particle at an overall resolution o...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Farnung L,Vos SM,Cramer P

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Group O D-negative blood cells are universal donors in transfusion medicine and methods for converting other blood groups into this universal donor group have been researched. However, conversion of D-positive cells into D-negative is yet to be achieved, although conversion of group A or B cells into O cells has been ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kim YH,Kim HO,Baek EJ,Kurita R,Cha HJ,Nakamura Y,Kim H

更新日期：2015-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Hearing relies on mechanical stimulation of stereocilia bundles on the sensory cells of the inner ear. When sound hits the ear, each stereocilium pivots about a neck-like taper near their base. More than three decades of research have established that sideways deflection of stereocilia is essential for converting mech...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Hakizimana P,Brownell WE,Jacob S,Fridberger A

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:The bacteria-derived clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-Cas systems are powerful tools for genome engineering. Recently, in addition to Cas protein engineering, the improvement of guide RNAs are also performed, contributing to broadening the research area of CRISPR-Cas9 systems. Here we ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kweon J,Jang AH,Kim DE,Yang JW,Yoon M,Rim Shin H,Kim JS,Kim Y

更新日期：2017-11-23 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：:Mutations in patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 1 (PNPLA1) cause autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis, but the mechanism involved remains unclear. Here we show that PNPLA1, an enzyme expressed in differentiated keratinocytes, plays a crucial role in the biosynthesis of ω-O-acylceramide, a lipid componen...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Hirabayashi T,Anjo T,Kaneko A,Senoo Y,Shibata A,Takama H,Yokoyama K,Nishito Y,Ono T,Taya C,Muramatsu K,Fukami K,Muñoz-Garcia A,Brash AR,Ikeda K,Arita M,Akiyama M,Murakami M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is a dynamic process relying on endothelial cell rearrangements within vascular tubes, yet the underlying mechanisms and functional relevance are poorly understood. Here we show that PI3Kα regulates endothelial cell rearrangements using a combination of a PI3Kα-selective inhibitor and endothelial-specific...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Angulo-Urarte A,Casado P,Castillo SD,Kobialka P,Kotini MP,Figueiredo AM,Castel P,Rajeeve V,Milà-Guasch M,Millan J,Wiesner C,Serra H,Muixi L,Casanovas O,Viñals F,Affolter M,Gerhardt H,Huveneers S,Belting HG,Cutillas

更新日期：2018-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Missense mutations in Valosin-Containing Protein (VCP) are linked to diverse degenerative diseases including IBMPFD, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease. Here, we characterize a VCP-binding co-factor (SVIP) that specifically recruits VCP to lysosomes. SVIP is essential for l...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Johnson AE,Orr BO,Fetter RD,Moughamian AJ,Primeaux LA,Geier EG,Yokoyama JS,Miller BL,Davis GW

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Winter Eurasian cooling after the mid-1990s has been verified by numerous studies, although in recent decades, the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere have been rapidly warming globally. Because the cooling is not uniform at different spatial and temporal scales, over time, this change may not truly reflect the n...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Li B,Li Y,Chen Y,Zhang B,Shi X

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:O-GlcNAcylation has been implicated in the tumorigenesis of various tissue origins, but its function in liver tumorigenesis is not clear. Here, we demonstrate that O-GlcNAcylation can enhance the expression, stability and function of Yes-associated protein (YAP), the downstream transcriptional regulator of the Hippo p...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhang X,Qiao Y,Wu Q,Chen Y,Zou S,Liu X,Zhu G,Zhao Y,Chen Y,Yu Y,Pan Q,Wang J,Sun F

更新日期：2017-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for sustainable catalysts for an efficient hydrogen evolution reaction is of significant interest for modern society. Inspired by comparable structural properties of [FeNi]-hydrogenase, here we present the natural ore pentlandite (Fe4.5Ni4.5S8) as a direct 'rock' electrode material for hydrogen evolution unde...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Konkena B,Junge Puring K,Sinev I,Piontek S,Khavryuchenko O,Dürholt JP,Schmid R,Tüysüz H,Muhler M,Schuhmann W,Apfel UP

更新日期：2016-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Multilayer hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is highly desirable as a dielectric substrate for the fabrication of two-dimensional (2D) electronic and optoelectronic devices. However, the controllable synthesis of multilayer h-BN in large areas is still limited in terms of crystallinity, thickness and stacking order. Here...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Shi Z,Wang X,Li Q,Yang P,Lu G,Jiang R,Wang H,Zhang C,Cong C,Liu Z,Wu T,Wang H,Yu Q,Xie X

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Bird song has historically been considered an almost exclusively male trait, an observation fundamental to the formulation of Darwin's theory of sexual selection. Like other male ornaments, song is used by male songbirds to attract females and compete with rivals. Thus, bird song has become a textbook example of the p...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Odom KJ,Hall ML,Riebel K,Omland KE,Langmore NE

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:LNK (SH2B3) is a key negative regulator of JAK-STAT signaling which has been extensively studied in malignant hematopoietic diseases. We found that LNK is significantly elevated in cutaneous melanoma; this elevation is correlated with hyperactive signaling of the RAS-RAF-MEK pathway. Elevated LNK enhances cell growth ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ding LW,Sun QY,Edwards JJ,Fernández LT,Ran XB,Zhou SQ,Scolyer RA,Wilmott JS,Thompson JF,Doan N,Said JW,Venkatachalam N,Xiao JF,Loh XY,Pein M,Xu L,Mullins DW,Yang H,Lin DC,Koeffler HP

更新日期：2019-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA N6-methyldeoxyadenosine (6mA) is a well-known prokaryotic DNA modification that has been shown to exist and play epigenetic roles in eukaryotic DNA. Here we report that 6mA accumulates up to ∼0.1-0.2% of total deoxyadenosine during early embryogenesis of vertebrates, but diminishes to the background level with the...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu J,Zhu Y,Luo GZ,Wang X,Yue Y,Wang X,Zong X,Chen K,Yin H,Fu Y,Han D,Wang Y,Chen D,He C

更新日期：2016-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of spin-torque-driven high-frequency magnetization dynamics, allows the potential construction of complex networks of non-linear dynamical nanoscale systems, combining the field of spintronics and the study of non-linear systems. In the few previous demonstrations of synchronization of several spin-torque ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lebrun R,Tsunegi S,Bortolotti P,Kubota H,Jenkins AS,Romera M,Yakushiji K,Fukushima A,Grollier J,Yuasa S,Cros V

更新日期：2017-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Application of force on biomolecules has been instrumental in understanding biofunctional behaviour from single molecules to complex collections of cells. Current approaches, for example, those based on atomic force microscopy or magnetic or optical tweezers, are powerful but limited in their applicability as integrat...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Webster A,Vollmer F,Sato Y

更新日期：2014-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-light-level imaging techniques have application in many diverse fields, ranging from biological sciences to security. A high-quality digital camera based on a multi-megapixel array will typically record an image by collecting of order 10(5) photons per pixel, but by how much could this photon flux be reduced? In t...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Morris PA,Aspden RS,Bell JE,Boyd RW,Padgett MJ

更新日期：2015-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19 has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths. In search for key targets of effective therapeutics, robust animal models mimicking COVID-19 in humans are urgently needed. Here, we show that Syrian hamsters, in contrast to mice, are highly permissive to SARS-CoV-2 and develop ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Boudewijns R,Thibaut HJ,Kaptein SJF,Li R,Vergote V,Seldeslachts L,Van Weyenbergh J,De Keyzer C,Bervoets L,Sharma S,Liesenborghs L,Ma J,Jansen S,Van Looveren D,Vercruysse T,Wang X,Jochmans D,Martens E,Roose K,De Vlie

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In the quantum Hall regime, near integer filling factors, electrons should only be transmitted through spatially separated edge states. However, in mesoscopic systems, electronic transmission turns out to be more complex, giving rise to a large spectrum of magnetoresistance oscillations. To explain these observations,...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Hackens B,Martins F,Faniel S,Dutu CA,Sellier H,Huant S,Pala M,Desplanque L,Wallart X,Bayot V

更新日期：2010-07-27 00:00:00