Bacterial community structure and function shift across a northern boreal forest fire chronosequence.

abstract：:Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) causes human diarrhea symptom in both healthy and immunocompromised individuals. An auto-microfluidic thin-film chip (AMTC) instrument integrating one-step multiplex PCR (mPCR) with reverse dot blot hybridization (RDBH) was developed for high-throughput detection of DEC. The novel ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yun Z,Zeng L,Huang W,Wu Q,Fan Y,Zheng S,Peng L,Han J,Huang Y,Zhou H,Chen H

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The striatum plays important motor, associative and cognitive roles in brain functions. However, the rodent dorsolateral (the primate putamen) and dorsomedial (the primate caudate nucleus) striatum are not anatomically separated, making it difficult to distinguish their functions. By contrast, anatomical separation ex...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Takaji M,Takemoto A,Yokoyama C,Watakabe A,Mizukami H,Ozawa K,Onoe H,Nakamura K,Yamamori T

更新日期：2016-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the use of a liquid biopsy has shown promise in monitoring tumor burden. While point mutations have been extensively studied, chromosomal rearrangements have demonstrated greater tumor specificity. Such rearrangements can be identified in the tumor and subsequently detected in the plasma of patients using qu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Harris FR,Kovtun IV,Smadbeck J,Multinu F,Jatoi A,Kosari F,Kalli KR,Murphy SJ,Halling GC,Johnson SH,Liu MC,Mariani A,Vasmatzis G

更新日期：2016-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Single nucleotide variations (SNVs) can result in loss or gain of protein functional sites. We analyzed the effects of SNVs on enzyme active sites, ligand binding sites, and various types of post translational modification (PTM) sites. We found that, for most types of protein functional sites, the SNV pattern differs ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pan Y,Yan C,Hu Y,Fan Y,Pan Q,Wan Q,Torcivia-Rodriguez J,Mazumder R

更新日期：2017-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic relevance of strokes in different locations is debated. For example, insular strokes have been associated with increased mortality, but this association could reflect their greater severity. In two independent cohorts of patients with supratentorial ischemic stroke (n = 90 and 105), we studied the progn...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Laredo C,Zhao Y,Rudilosso S,Renú A,Pariente JC,Chamorro Á,Urra X

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Spherical radioactive caesium (Cs)-bearing microparticles (CsMPs) were emitted during the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident in March, 2011. The emission source (timing) and formation process of these particles remain unclear. In this study, the isotopic ratios of uranium (235U and 238U) and caesi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kurihara Y,Takahata N,Yokoyama TD,Miura H,Kon Y,Takagi T,Higaki S,Yamaguchi N,Sano Y,Takahashi Y

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution of cooperation is a fundamental problem in biology, especially for non-relatives, where indirect fitness benefits cannot counter within-group inequalities. Multilevel selection models show how cooperation can evolve if it generates a group-level advantage, even when cooperators are disadvantaged within t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shaffer Z,Sasaki T,Haney B,Janssen M,Pratt SC,Fewell JH

更新日期：2016-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial flagellar motor is a unique supramolecular complex which converts ion flow into rotational force. Many biological devices mainly use two types of ions, proton and sodium ion. This is probably because of the fact that life originated in seawater, which is rich in protons and sodium ions. The polar flagell...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Onoue Y,Iwaki M,Shinobu A,Nishihara Y,Iwatsuki H,Terashima H,Kitao A,Kandori H,Homma M

更新日期：2019-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) caused by Fusarium graminearum pathogens constitutes a major threat to agricultural production because it frequently reduces the yield and quality of the crop. The disease severity is predicted to increase in various regions owing to climate change. Integrated management where biocontrol pla...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Timmusk S,Copolovici D,Copolovici L,Teder T,Nevo E,Behers L

更新日期：2019-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Spiders can cause trophic cascades affecting litter decomposition rates. However, it remains unclear how spiders with different foraging strategies influence faunal communities, or present cascading effects on decomposition. Furthermore, increased dry periods predicted in future climates will likely have important con...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu S,Chen J,Gan W,Schaefer D,Gan J,Yang X

更新日期：2015-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hurst effect plays an important role in many areas such as physics, climate and finance. It describes the anomalous growth of range and constrains the behavior and predictability of these systems. The Hurst effect is frequently taken to be synonymous with Long-Range Dependence (LRD) and is typically assumed to be ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Franzke CL,Osprey SM,Davini P,Watkins NW

更新日期：2015-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reviews have analyzed the factors that affect the change in soil organic C (SOC) when forest is converted to agricultural land; however, the effects of forest type and cultivation stage on these changes have generally been overlooked. We collated observations from 453 paired or chronosequential sites where for...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wei X,Shao M,Gale W,Li L

更新日期：2014-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis viral infection, alcoholic intoxication, and obesity cause liver fibrosis, which progresses to decompensated liver cirrhosis, a disease for which medical demands cannot be met. Since there are currently no approved anti-fibrotic therapies for established liver fibrosis, the development of novel modal...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Itaba N,Kono Y,Watanabe K,Yokobata T,Oka H,Osaki M,Kakuta H,Morimoto M,Shiota G

更新日期：2019-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The Sinorhizobium meliloti (S. meliloti) strain CCNWSX0020 displayed tolerance to high levels exposures of multiple metals and growth promotion of legume plants grown in metal-contaminated soil. However, the mechanism of metal-resistant strain remains unknown. We used five P1B-ATPases deletions by designating as ∆copA...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lu M,Li Z,Liang J,Wei Y,Rensing C,Wei G

更新日期：2016-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to estimate the influence of regenerated tobacco on the extraction of Cd from two acidic soils as well as to address the problem of how to deal with contaminated leaves following phytoextraction. Results showed that a coppicing tobacco led to a decline in Cd concentration in regenerated leave...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang Y,Ge Y,Zeng H,Zhou X,Peng L,Zeng Q

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomerase is expressed in adult mouse, but not in most human, tissues and mouse telomeres are much longer than those in humans. This interspecies difference of telomere homeostasis poses a challenge in modeling human diseases using laboratory mice. Using chromatinized bacterial artificial chromosome reporters, we dis...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cheng,Zhao Y,Zhang F,Zhang J,Wang S,Zhu J

更新日期：2019-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatially-resolved neutron powder diffraction with a gauge volume of 2 × 2 × 20 mm(3) has been applied as an in situ method to probe the lithium concentration in the graphite anode of different Li-ion cells of 18650-type in charged state. Structural studies performed in combination with electrochemical measurements an...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Senyshyn A,Mühlbauer MJ,Dolotko O,Hofmann M,Ehrenberg H

更新日期：2015-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:As an emerging sterilization technology, cold atmospheric plasma offers a dry, non-thermal, rapid process that is minimally damaging to a majority of substrates. However, the mechanisms by which plasma interacts with living cells are poorly understood and the plasma generation apparatuses are complex and resource-inte...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pai K,Timmons C,Roehm KD,Ngo A,Narayanan SS,Ramachandran A,Jacob JD,Ma LM,Madihally SV

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Teleportation plays an important role in the communication of quantum information between the nodes of a quantum network and is viewed as an essential ingredient for long-distance Quantum Cryptography. We describe a method to teleport the quantum information carried by a photon in a superposition of a number d of ligh...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Goyal SK,Konrad T

更新日期：2013-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The Lesotho guidelines for the management of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) recommend initiation of patients diagnosed with rifampicin resistant (RR)-TB on a standardized drug resistant regimen while awaiting confirmation of rifampicin resistant TB (RR-TB) and complete drug susceptibility test results. Review of dia...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Katende B,Esterhuizen TM,Dippenaar A,Warren RM

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In endometriosis, M2 MΦs are dominant in endometriotic lesions, but the actual role of M2 MΦ is unclear. CD206 positive (+) MΦ is classified in one of M2 type MΦs and are known to produce cytokines and chemokines. In the present study, we used CD206 diphtheria toxin receptor mice, which enable to deplete CD206+ cells ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ono Y,Yoshino O,Hiraoka T,Sato E,Furue A,Nawaz A,Hatta H,Fukushi Y,Wada S,Tobe K,Hirota Y,Osuga Y,Unno N,Saito S

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disease and a major health problem in the elderly population. No disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug (DMOAD) has been made available for clinical use. Here we present a disease-modifying strategy for OA, focusing on messenger RNA (mRNA) delivery of a therapeutic tr...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Aini H,Itaka K,Fujisawa A,Uchida H,Uchida S,Fukushima S,Kataoka K,Saito T,Chung UI,Ohba S

更新日期：2016-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Bradysia odoriphaga and Bradysia difformis are devastating pests of vegetable, ornamental crops and edible mushrooms causing significant losses. Temperature may be an important factor restricting their population abundance in the summer. To determine the effects of short-term heat shock on adults, their survival, long...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhu G,Xue M,Luo Y,Ji G,Liu F,Zhao H,Sun X

更新日期：2017-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Transverse-tubules (T-tubules) play pivotal roles in Ca2+-induced, Ca2+ release and excitation-contraction coupling in cardiomyocytes. The purpose of this study was to uncover mechanisms where sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA2a) improved cardiac function through T-tubule regulation during myocardial isch...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang S,Zhou Y,Luo Y,Kan R,Chen J,Xuan H,Wang C,Chen J,Xu T,Li D

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Science, being a social enterprise, is subject to fragmentation into groups that focus on specialized areas or topics. Often new advances occur through cross-fertilization of ideas between sub-fields that otherwise have little overlap as they study dissimilar phenomena using different techniques. Thus to explore the n...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pan RK,Sinha S,Kaski K,Saramäki J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3β-Hydroxysteroid-Δ24 reductase (DHCR24), the final enzyme of the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway, has been associated with urogenital neoplasms. However, the function of DHCR24 in endometrial cancer (EC) remains largely elusive. Here, we analyzed the expression profile of DHCR24 and the progesterone receptor (PGR) i...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dai M,Zhu XL,Liu F,Xu QY,Ge QL,Jiang SH,Yang XM,Li J,Wang YH,Wu QK,Ai ZH,Teng YC,Zhang ZG

更新日期：2017-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Broadly neutralizing antibodies developed from the IGHV1-69 germline gene are known to bind to the stem region of hemagglutinin in diverse influenza viruses but the sequence determinants for the antigen recognition, including neutralization potency and binding affinity, are not clearly understood. Such understanding c...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tung CP,Chen IC,Yu CM,Peng HP,Jian JW,Ma SH,Lee YC,Jan JT,Yang AS

更新日期：2015-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no preclinical mouse model to investigate pulmonary Mycobacteroides abscessus (formerly Mycobacterium abscessus) infection in an immunocompetent mouse strain, especially in the context of antibiotic testing and regimen development. We developed a mouse model of pulmonary M. abscessus infection using the aeros...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Maggioncalda EC,Story-Roller E,Mylius J,Illei P,Basaraba RJ,Lamichhane G

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Figure-ground segregation is the process by which the visual system identifies image elements of figures and segregates them from the background. Previous studies examined figure-ground segregation in the visual cortex of monkeys where figures elicit stronger neuronal responses than backgrounds. It was demonstrated in...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Schnabel UH,Bossens C,Lorteije JAM,Self MW,Op de Beeck H,Roelfsema PR

更新日期：2018-12-12 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：Scientific reports

authors： Nagy ÁG,Kámán J,Horváth R,Bonyár A

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00