Implementation of continuous-variable quantum key distribution with composable and one-sided-device-independent security against coherent attacks.

abstract：:Proteins are versatile natural building blocks with highly complex and multifunctional architectures, and self-assembled protein structures have been created by the introduction of covalent, noncovalent, or metal-coordination bonding. Here, we report the robust, selective, and reversible metal coordination properties ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yang M,Song WJ

更新日期：2019-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Enhancing the robustness of functional biomacromolecules is a critical challenge in biotechnology, which if addressed would enhance their use in pharmaceuticals, chemical processing and biostorage. Here we report a novel method, inspired by natural biomineralization processes, which provides unprecedented protection o...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liang K,Ricco R,Doherty CM,Styles MJ,Bell S,Kirby N,Mudie S,Haylock D,Hill AJ,Doonan CJ,Falcaro P

更新日期：2015-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The magnetostructural coupling between the structural and the magnetic transition has a crucial role in magnetoresponsive effects in a martensitic-transition system. A combination of various magnetoresponsive effects based on this coupling may facilitate the multifunctional applications of a host material. Here we dem...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu E,Wang W,Feng L,Zhu W,Li G,Chen J,Zhang H,Wu G,Jiang C,Xu H,de Boer F

更新日期：2012-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Submarine channels are ubiquitous on the seafloor and their inception and evolution is a result of dynamic interaction between turbidity currents and the evolving seafloor. However, the morphodynamic links between channel inception and flow dynamics have not yet been monitored in experiments and only in one instance o...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： de Leeuw J,Eggenhuisen JT,Cartigny MJ

更新日期：2016-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroimaging evidence suggests that the default mode network (DMN) exhibits antagonistic activity with dorsal attention (DAN) and salience (SN) networks. Here we use human intracranial electroencephalography to investigate the behavioral relevance of fine-grained dynamics within and between these networks. The three n...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kucyi A,Daitch A,Raccah O,Zhao B,Zhang C,Esterman M,Zeineh M,Halpern CH,Zhang K,Zhang J,Parvizi J

更新日期：2020-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Holocene summer temperature reconstructions from northern Europe based on sedimentary pollen records suggest an onset of peak summer warmth around 9,000 years ago. However, pollen-based temperature reconstructions are largely driven by changes in the proportions of tree taxa, and thus the early-Holocene warming signal...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Väliranta M,Salonen JS,Heikkilä M,Amon L,Helmens K,Klimaschewski A,Kuhry P,Kultti S,Poska A,Shala S,Veski S,Birks HH

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A non-syngas direct steam reforming route is investigated for the conversion of methanol to hydrogen and carbon dioxide over a CuZnGaO(x) catalyst at 150-200 °C. This route is in marked contrast with the conventional complex route involving steam reformation to syngas (CO/H2) at high temperature, followed by water gas...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yu KM,Tong W,West A,Cheung K,Li T,Smith G,Guo Y,Tsang SC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most DNA in the genomes of higher organisms does not encode proteins, yet much is transcribed by RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) into long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). The biological significance of most lncRNAs is largely unclear. Here, we identify a lncRNA (SVALKA) in a cold-sensitive region of the Arabidopsis genome. Muta...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kindgren P,Ard R,Ivanov M,Marquardt S

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by muscle degeneration and progressive weakness. There is considerable inter-patient variability in disease onset and progression, which can confound the results of clinical trials. Here we show that a common null polymorphism (R577X) in ACTN3 results in significantly...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Hogarth MW,Houweling PJ,Thomas KC,Gordish-Dressman H,Bello L,Cooperative International Neuromuscular Research Group (CINRG).,Pegoraro E,Hoffman EP,Head SI,North KN

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Between the land and ocean, diverse coastal ecosystems transform, store, and transport material. Across these interfaces, the dynamic exchange of energy and matter is driven by hydrological and hydrodynamic processes such as river and groundwater discharge, tides, waves, and storms. These dynamics regulate ecosystem f...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ward ND,Megonigal JP,Bond-Lamberty B,Bailey VL,Butman D,Canuel EA,Diefenderfer H,Ganju NK,Goñi MA,Graham EB,Hopkinson CS,Khangaonkar T,Langley JA,McDowell NG,Myers-Pigg AN,Neumann RB,Osburn CL,Price RM,Rowland J,Sen

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The European steppes and their biota have been hypothesized to be either young remnants of the Pleistocene steppe belt or, alternatively, to represent relicts of long-term persisting populations; both scenarios directly bear on nature conservation priorities. Here, we evaluate the conservation value of threatened disj...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kirschner P,Záveská E,Gamisch A,Hilpold A,Trucchi E,Paun O,Sanmartín I,Schlick-Steiner BC,Frajman B,Arthofer W,STEPPE Consortium.,Steiner FM,Schönswetter P

更新日期：2020-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The actomyosin cytoskeleton, a key stress-producing unit in epithelial cells, oscillates spontaneously in a wide variety of systems. Although much of the signal cascade regulating myosin activity has been characterized, the origin of such oscillatory behavior is still unclear. Here, we show that basal myosin II oscill...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Qin X,Hannezo E,Mangeat T,Liu C,Majumder P,Liu J,Choesmel-Cadamuro V,McDonald JA,Liu Y,Yi B,Wang X

更新日期：2018-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of potentially interconnected residential water and energy demand is sparse. In a 1-in-10 random sample of Singapore households living in apartments, water use per capita declines over the socioeconomic distribution, whereas electricity use rises. Here I show that in this leading Asian city and tropical clima...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Salvo A

更新日期：2018-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The actin-like protein MreB has been proposed to coordinate the synthesis of the cell wall to determine cell shape in bacteria. MreB is preferentially localized to areas of the cell with specific curved geometries, avoiding the cell poles. It remains unclear whether MreB's curvature preference is regulated by addition...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Bratton BP,Shaevitz JW,Gitai Z,Morgenstein RM

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We have determined the cryo-electron microscopic (cryo-EM) structures of two archaeal type IV pili (T4P), from Pyrobaculum arsenaticum and Saccharolobus solfataricus, at 3.8 Å and 3.4 Å resolution, respectively. This triples the number of high resolution archaeal T4P structures, and allows us to pinpoint the evolution...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang F,Baquero DP,Su Z,Beltran LC,Prangishvili D,Krupovic M,Egelman EH

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Granule cells are the dominant cell type of the olfactory bulb inhibiting mitral and tufted cells via dendrodendritic synapses; yet the factors regulating the strength of their inhibitory output, and, therefore, their impact on odour discrimination, remain unknown. Here we show that GABAAR β3-subunits are distributed ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Nunes D,Kuner T

更新日期：2015-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth of large-domain single crystalline graphene with the controllable number of layers is of central importance for large-scale integration of graphene devices. Here we report a new pathway to greatly reduce the graphene nucleation density from ~10(6) to 4 nuclei cm(-2), enabling the growth of giant single crys...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhou H,Yu WJ,Liu L,Cheng R,Chen Y,Huang X,Liu Y,Wang Y,Huang Y,Duan X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ribosome stalls on translation of polyproline sequences due to inefficient peptide bond formation between consecutive prolines. The translation factor EF-P is able to alleviate this stalling by accelerating Pro-Pro formation. However, the mechanism by which EF-P recognizes the stalled complexes and accelerates pep...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Katoh T,Wohlgemuth I,Nagano M,Rodnina MV,Suga H

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A short half-life in the circulation limits the application of therapeutics such as single-domain antibodies (VHHs). We utilize red blood cells to prolong the circulatory half-life of VHHs. Here we present VHHs against botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT/A) on the surface of red blood cells by expressing chimeric proteins of...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Huang NJ,Pishesha N,Mukherjee J,Zhang S,Deshycka R,Sudaryo V,Dong M,Shoemaker CB,Lodish HF

更新日期：2017-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:FinO-domain proteins are a widespread family of bacterial RNA-binding proteins with regulatory functions. Their target spectrum ranges from a single RNA pair, in the case of plasmid-encoded FinO, to global RNA regulons, as with enterobacterial ProQ. To assess whether the FinO domain itself is intrinsically selective o...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Bauriedl S,Gerovac M,Heidrich N,Bischler T,Barquist L,Vogel J,Schoen C

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Layer 5 (L5) cortical projection neurons innervate far-ranging brain areas to coordinate integrative sensory processing and adaptive behaviors. Here, we characterize a plasticity in L5 auditory cortex (ACtx) neurons that innervate the inferior colliculus (IC), thalamus, lateral amygdala and striatum. We track daily ch...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Asokan MM,Williamson RS,Hancock KE,Polley DB

更新日期：2018-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal polyketides display remarkable structural diversity and bioactivity, and therefore the biosynthesis and engineering of this large class of molecules is therapeutically significant. Here, we successfully recode, construct and characterize the biosynthetic pathway of bikaverin, a tetracyclic polyketide with antib...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhao M,Zhao Y,Yao M,Iqbal H,Hu Q,Liu H,Qiao B,Li C,Skovbjerg CAS,Nielsen JC,Nielsen J,Frandsen RJN,Yuan Y,Boeke JD

更新日期：2020-12-03 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：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5802.]. ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Rakheja D,Chen KS,Liu Y,Shukla AA,Schmid V,Chang TC,Khokhar S,Wickiser JE,Karandikar NJ,Malter JS,Mendell JT,Amatruda JF

更新日期：2017-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:As European heatwaves become more severe, summers in the United Kingdom (UK) are also getting warmer. The UK record temperature of 38.7 °C set in Cambridge in July 2019 prompts the question of whether exceeding 40 °C is now within reach. Here, we show how human influence is increasing the likelihood of exceeding 30, 3...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Christidis N,McCarthy M,Stott PA

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical modifications on DNA molecules, such as 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, play important roles in the mammalian brain. A novel DNA adenine modification, N(6)-methyladenine (6mA), has recently been found in mammalian cells. However, the presence and function(s) of 6mA in the mammalian brain remain ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yao B,Cheng Y,Wang Z,Li Y,Chen L,Huang L,Zhang W,Chen D,Wu H,Tang B,Jin P

更新日期：2017-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to brain injury, microglia rapidly extend processes that isolate lesion sites and protect the brain from further injury. Here we report that microglia carrying a pathogenic mutation in the Parkinson's disease (PD)-associated gene, G2019S-LRRK2 (GS-Tg microglia), show retarded ADP-induced motility and delay...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Choi I,Kim B,Byun JW,Baik SH,Huh YH,Kim JH,Mook-Jung I,Song WK,Shin JH,Seo H,Suh YH,Jou I,Park SM,Kang HC,Joe EH

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest a role for T lymphocytes in hypertension. However, whether T cells contribute to renal sodium retention and salt-sensitive hypertension is unknown. Here we demonstrate that T cells infiltrate into the kidney of salt-sensitive hypertensive animals. In particular, CD8+ T cells directly contact the...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu Y,Rafferty TM,Rhee SW,Webber JS,Song L,Ko B,Hoover RS,He B,Mu S

更新日期：2017-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-time imaging of moving organs and tissues at microscopic resolutions represents a major challenge in studying the complex biology of live animals. Here we present a technique based on a novel stabilizer setup combined with a gating acquisition algorithm for the imaging of a beating murine heart at the single-cell...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lee S,Vinegoni C,Feruglio PF,Fexon L,Gorbatov R,Pivoravov M,Sbarbati A,Nahrendorf M,Weissleder R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen in a magnetic flux density of 10(5) T (1 gigagauss), the maximum observed on high-field magnetic white dwarfs, is impossible because practically available fields are about a thousand times less. In this regime, the cyclotron and binding energies become equal. Here we demonstr...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Murdin BN,Li J,Pang ML,Bowyer ET,Litvinenko KL,Clowes SK,Engelkamp H,Pidgeon CR,Galbraith I,Abrosimov NV,Riemann H,Pavlov SG,Hübers HW,Murdin PG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00