Controllable conversion of quasi-freestanding polymer chains to graphene nanoribbons.

abstract：:Fire emissions generate air pollutants ozone (O3) and aerosols that influence the land carbon cycle. Surface O3 damages vegetation photosynthesis through stomatal uptake, while aerosols influence photosynthesis by increasing diffuse radiation. Here we combine several state-of-the-art models and multiple measurement da...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yue X,Unger N

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Chiral metal complexes show promise as asymmetric catalysts and optical materials. Chiral-at-metal complexes composed of achiral ligands have expanded the versatility and applicability of chiral metal complexes, especially for octahedral and half-sandwich complexes. However, Werner-type tetrahedral complexes with a st...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Endo K,Liu Y,Ube H,Nagata K,Shionoya M

更新日期：2020-12-09 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：:Droplet-based microfluidic devices hold immense potential in becoming inexpensive alternatives to existing screening platforms across life science applications, such as enzyme discovery and early cancer detection. However, the lack of a predictive understanding of droplet generation makes engineering a droplet-based p...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lashkaripour A,Rodriguez C,Mehdipour N,Mardian R,McIntyre D,Ortiz L,Campbell J,Densmore D

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:No method exists to measure large-scale translation of genes in uncultured organisms in microbiomes. To overcome this limitation, we develop MetaRibo-Seq, a method for simultaneous ribosome profiling of tens to hundreds of organisms in microbiome samples. MetaRibo-Seq was benchmarked against gold-standard Ribo-Seq in ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Fremin BJ,Sberro H,Bhatt AS

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:To function, biomolecules require sufficient specificity of interaction as well as stability to live in the cell while still being able to move. Thermodynamic stability of only a limited number of specific structures is important so as to prevent promiscuous interactions. The individual interactions in proteins, there...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chen M,Chen X,Schafer NP,Clementi C,Komives EA,Ferreiro DU,Wolynes PG

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In certain regions of the predominantly nitrogen limited ocean, microbes can become co-limited by phosphorus. Within such regions, a proportion of the dissolved organic phosphorus pool can be accessed by microbes employing a variety of alkaline phosphatase (APase) enzymes. In contrast to the PhoA family of APases that...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Browning TJ,Achterberg EP,Yong JC,Rapp I,Utermann C,Engel A,Moore CM

更新日期：2017-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendrimers are well-defined macromolecules whose highly branched structure is reminiscent of many natural structures, such as trees, dendritic cells, neurons or the networks of kidneys and lungs. Nature has privileged such branched structures for increasing the efficiency of exchanges with the external medium; thus, t...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Caminade AM,Fruchon S,Turrin CO,Poupot M,Ouali A,Maraval A,Garzoni M,Maly M,Furer V,Kovalenko V,Majoral JP,Pavan GM,Poupot R

更新日期：2015-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Most seafloor hydrothermal circulation occurs far from the magmatic influence of mid-ocean ridges, driving large flows of water, heat and solutes through volcanic rock outcrops on ridge flanks. Here we create three-dimensional simulations of ridge-flank hydrothermal circulation, flowing between and through seamounts, ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Winslow DM,Fisher AT

更新日期：2015-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Precise editing is essential for biomedical research and gene therapy. Yet, homology-directed genome modification is limited by the requirements for genomic lesions, homology donors and the endogenous DNA repair machinery. Here we engineered programmable cytidine deaminases and test if we could introduce site-specific...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yang L,Briggs AW,Chew WL,Mali P,Guell M,Aach J,Goodman DB,Cox D,Kan Y,Lesha E,Soundararajan V,Zhang F,Church G

更新日期：2016-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Consolidation stabilizes memory traces after initial encoding. Rodent studies suggest that memory consolidation depends on replay of stimulus-specific activity patterns during fast hippocampal "ripple" oscillations. Here, we measured replay in intracranial electroencephalography recordings in human epilepsy patients, ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhang H,Fell J,Axmacher N

更新日期：2018-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are maintained in a hypoxic niche to limit oxidative stress. Although iron elicits oxidative stress, the importance of iron homeostasis in HSCs has been unknown. Here we show that iron regulation by the F-box protein FBXL5 is required for HSC self-renewal. Conditional deletion of Fbxl5 ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Muto Y,Nishiyama M,Nita A,Moroishi T,Nakayama KI

更新日期：2017-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of single molecule white light emitters is extremely challenging for pure phosphorescent metal-free system at room temperature. Here we report a single pure organic phosphor, namely 4-chlorobenzoyldibenzothiophene, emitting white room temperature phosphorescence with Commission Internationale de l'Écla...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： He Z,Zhao W,Lam JWY,Peng Q,Ma H,Liang G,Shuai Z,Tang BZ

更新日期：2017-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Transposable elements constitute a substantial portion of eukaryotic genomes and contribute to genomic variation, function, and evolution. Miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs), as DNA transposons, are widely distributed in plant and animal genomes. Previous studies have suggested that retrotransposo...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Shen J,Liu J,Xie K,Xing F,Xiong F,Xiao J,Li X,Xiong L

更新日期：2017-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Defects can greatly influence the properties of oxide materials; however, facile defect engineering of oxides at room temperature remains challenging. The generation of defects in oxides is difficult to control by conventional chemical reduction methods that usually require high temperatures and are time consuming. He...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ou G,Xu Y,Wen B,Lin R,Ge B,Tang Y,Liang Y,Yang C,Huang K,Zu D,Yu R,Chen W,Li J,Wu H,Liu LM,Li Y

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Metal ions at the active site of an enzyme act as cofactors, and their dynamic fluctuations can potentially influence enzyme activity. Here, we use λ-exonuclease as a model enzyme with two Mg2+ binding sites and probe activity at various concentrations of magnesium by single-molecule-FRET. We find that while MgA2+ and...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Hwang W,Yoo J,Lee Y,Park S,Hoang PL,Cho H,Yu J,Hoa Vo TM,Shin M,Jin MS,Park D,Hyeon C,Lee G

更新日期：2018-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-protein interactions featuring intricate binding epitopes remain challenging targets for synthetic inhibitors. Interactions of NEMO, a scaffolding protein central to NF-κB signaling, exemplify this challenge. Various regulators are known to interact with different coiled coil regions of NEMO, but the topologic...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Sadek J,Wuo MG,Rooklin D,Hauenstein A,Hong SH,Gautam A,Wu H,Zhang Y,Cesarman E,Arora PS

更新日期：2020-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:China has enacted a series of policies since 2015 to substitute electricity for in-home combustion for rural residential heating. The Electric Heating Policy (EHP) has contributed to significant improvements in air quality, benefiting hundreds of millions of people. This shift, however, has resulted in a sharp increas...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang J,Zhong H,Yang Z,Wang M,Kammen DM,Liu Z,Ma Z,Xia Q,Kang C

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Studying emerging or neglected pathogens is often challenging due to insufficient information and absence of genetic tools. Dual RNA-seq provides insights into host-pathogen interactions, and is particularly informative for intracellular organisms. Here we apply dual RNA-seq to Orientia tsutsugamushi (Ot), an obligate...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Mika-Gospodorz B,Giengkam S,Westermann AJ,Wongsantichon J,Kion-Crosby W,Chuenklin S,Wang LC,Sunyakumthorn P,Sobota RM,Subbian S,Vogel J,Barquist L,Salje J

更新日期：2020-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:YUCCA (YUC) proteins constitute a family of flavin monooxygenases (FMOs), with an important role in auxin (IAA) biosynthesis. Here we report that Arabidopsis plants overexpressing YUC6 display enhanced IAA-related phenotypes and exhibit improved drought stress tolerance, low rate of water loss and controlled ROS accum...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Cha JY,Kim WY,Kang SB,Kim JI,Baek D,Jung IJ,Kim MR,Li N,Kim HJ,Nakajima M,Asami T,Sabir JS,Park HC,Lee SY,Bohnert HJ,Bressan RA,Pardo JM,Yun DJ

更新日期：2015-08-28 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：:Understanding lithospheric plate motions is of paramount importance to geodynamicists. Much effort is going into kinematic reconstructions featuring progressively finer temporal resolution. However, the challenge of precisely identifying ocean-floor magnetic lineations, and uncertainties in geomagnetic reversal timesc...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Iaffaldano G,Bodin T,Sambridge M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Room-temperature infrared sub-band gap photoresponse in silicon is of interest for telecommunications, imaging and solid-state energy conversion. Attempts to induce infrared response in silicon largely centred on combining the modification of its electronic structure via controlled defect formation (for example, vacan...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Mailoa JP,Akey AJ,Simmons CB,Hutchinson D,Mathews J,Sullivan JT,Recht D,Winkler MT,Williams JS,Warrender JM,Persans PD,Aziz MJ,Buonassisi T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroidal C19-hydroxylation is pivotal to the synthesis of naturally occurring bioactive C19-OH steroids and 19-norsteroidal pharmaceuticals. However, realizing this transformation is proved to be challenging through either chemical or biological synthesis. Herein, we report a highly efficient method to synthesize 19-...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang J,Zhang Y,Liu H,Shang Y,Zhou L,Wei P,Yin WB,Deng Z,Qu X,Zhou Q

更新日期：2019-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanophotonics is becoming invaluable for an expanding range of applications, from controlling the spontaneous emission rate and the directionality of quantum emitters, to reducing material requirements of solar cells by an order of magnitude. These effects are highly dependent on the near field of the nanostructure, w...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Johlin E,Solari J,Mann SA,Wang J,Shimizu TS,Garnett EC

更新日期：2016-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:By electrochemically coupling microbial and abiotic catalysts, bioelectrochemical systems such as microbial electrolysis cells and microbial electrosynthesis systems synthesize energy-rich chemicals from energy-poor precursors with unmatched efficiency. However, to circumvent chemical incompatibilities between the mic...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Cornejo JA,Sheng H,Edri E,M Ajo-Franklin C,Frei H

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Topological insulators do not allow conduction in the bulk, yet they support edge modes that travel along the boundary only in one direction, determined by the carried electron spin, with inherent robustness to defects and disorder. Topological insulators have inspired analogues in photonics and optics, in which one-w...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Khanikaev AB,Fleury R,Mousavi SH,Alù A

更新日期：2015-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine low clouds play an important role in the climate system, and their properties are sensitive to cloud condensation nuclei concentrations. While new particle formation represents a major source of cloud condensation nuclei globally, the prevailing view is that new particle formation rarely occurs in remote marine...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zheng G,Wang Y,Wood R,Jensen MP,Kuang C,McCoy IL,Matthews A,Mei F,Tomlinson JM,Shilling JE,Zawadowicz MA,Crosbie E,Moore R,Ziemba L,Andreae MO,Wang J

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Strategies to harness photosynthesis from living organisms to generate electrical power have long been considered, yet efficiency remains low. Here, we aimed to reroute photosynthetic electron flow in photosynthetic organisms without compromising their phototrophic properties. We show that 2,6-dimethyl-p-benzoquinone ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Fu HY,Picot D,Choquet Y,Longatte G,Sayegh A,Delacotte J,Guille-Collignon M,Lemaître F,Rappaport F,Wollman FA

更新日期：2017-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithium- and sodium-rich layered transition-metal oxides have recently been attracting significant interest because of their large capacity achieved by additional oxygen-redox reactions. However, layered transition-metal oxides exhibit structural degradation such as cation migration, layer exfoliation or cracks upon d...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Mortemard de Boisse B,Reynaud M,Ma J,Kikkawa J,Nishimura SI,Casas-Cabanas M,Delmas C,Okubo M,Yamada A

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00