Pacific plate motion change caused the Hawaiian-Emperor Bend.

abstract：:The social intelligence hypothesis (SIH) posits that within-group interactions drive cognitive evolution, but it has received equivocal support. We argue the SIH overlooks a major component of social life: interactions with conspecific outsiders. Competition for vital resources means conspecific outsiders present myri...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ashton BJ,Kennedy P,Radford AN

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The diversity of life and its organization in networks of interacting species has been a long-standing theoretical puzzle for ecologists. Ever since May's provocative paper challenging whether 'large complex systems [are] stable' various hypotheses have been proposed to explain when stability should be the rule, not t...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Gravel D,Massol F,Leibold MA

更新日期：2016-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Range expansions are central to two ecological issues reshaping patterns of global biodiversity: biological invasions and climate change. Traditional theory considers range expansion as the outcome of the demographic processes of birth, death and dispersal, while ignoring the evolutionary implications of such processe...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Weiss-Lehman C,Hufbauer RA,Melbourne BA

更新日期：2017-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA damage and secondary structures can stall the replication machinery. Cells possess numerous tolerance mechanisms to complete genome duplication in the presence of such impediments. In addition to translesion synthesis (TLS) polymerases, most eukaryotic cells contain a multifunctional replicative enzyme called prim...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Guilliam TA,Brissett NC,Ehlinger A,Keen BA,Kolesar P,Taylor EM,Bailey LJ,Lindsay HD,Chazin WJ,Doherty AJ

更新日期：2017-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In the enteric pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, invasion and motility are coordinated by the master regulator HilD, which induces expression of the type III secretion system 1 (T3SS1) and motility genes. Methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins (MCPs) detect specific ligands and control the direction of t...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Cooper KG,Chong A,Kari L,Jeffrey B,Starr T,Martens C,McClurg M,Posada VR,Laughlin RC,Whitfield-Cargile C,Garry Adams L,Bryan LK,Little SV,Krath M,Lawhon SD,Steele-Mortimer O

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

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：:Understanding the fundamental alterations in brain functioning that lead to psychotic disorders remains a major challenge in clinical neuroscience. In particular, it is unknown whether any state-independent biomarkers can potentially predict the onset of psychosis and distinguish patients from healthy controls, regard...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Cao H,Chén OY,Chung Y,Forsyth JK,McEwen SC,Gee DG,Bearden CE,Addington J,Goodyear B,Cadenhead KS,Mirzakhanian H,Cornblatt BA,Carrión RE,Mathalon DH,McGlashan TH,Perkins DO,Belger A,Seidman LJ,Thermenos H,Tsuang MT,

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Active biofluid management is central to the realization of wearable bioanalytical platforms that are poised to autonomously provide frequent, real-time, and accurate measures of biomarkers in epidermally-retrievable biofluids (e.g., sweat). Accordingly, here, a programmable epidermal microfluidic valving system is de...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lin H,Tan J,Zhu J,Lin S,Zhao Y,Yu W,Hojaiji H,Wang B,Yang S,Cheng X,Wang Z,Tang E,Yeung C,Emaminejad S

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Translatome reprogramming is a primary determinant of protein levels during stimuli adaptation. This raises the question: what are the translatome remodelers that reprogram protein output to activate biochemical adaptations. Here, we identify a translational pathway that represses metabolism to safeguard genome integr...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Balukoff NC,Ho JJD,Theodoridis PR,Wang M,Bokros M,Llanio LM,Krieger JR,Schatz JH,Lee S

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The accuracy of state-of-the-art atomic clocks is derived from the insensitivity of narrow optical atomic resonances to environmental perturbations. Two such resonances in singly ionized lutetium have been identified with potentially lower sensitivities compared to other clock candidates. Here we report measurement of...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Arnold KJ,Kaewuam R,Roy A,Tan TR,Barrett MD

更新日期：2018-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Full-carbon electronics at the scale of several angstroms is an expeimental challenge, which could be overcome by exploiting the versatility of carbon allotropes. Here, we investigate charge transport through graphene/single-fullerene/graphene hybrid junctions using a single-molecule manipulation technique. Such sub-n...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Tan Z,Zhang D,Tian HR,Wu Q,Hou S,Pi J,Sadeghi H,Tang Z,Yang Y,Liu J,Tan YZ,Chen ZB,Shi J,Xiao Z,Lambert C,Xie SY,Hong W

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammary gland is a highly vascularized tissue capable of expansion and regression during development and disease. To enable mechanistic insight into the coordinated morphogenic crosstalk between the epithelium and vasculature, we introduce a 3D microfluidic platform that juxtaposes a human mammary duct in proximit...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kutys ML,Polacheck WJ,Welch MK,Gagnon KA,Koorman T,Kim S,Li L,McClatchey AI,Chen CS

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Detecting the metallic Dirac electronic states on the surface of Topological Insulators (TIs) is critical for the study of important surface quantum properties (SQPs), such as Majorana zero modes, where simultaneous probing of the bulk and edge electron states is required. However, there is a particular shortage of ex...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Papawassiliou W,Jaworski A,Pell AJ,Jang JH,Kim Y,Lee SC,Kim HJ,Alwahedi Y,Alhassan S,Subrati A,Fardis M,Karagianni M,Panopoulos N,Dolinšek J,Papavassiliou G

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Perovskite quantum-dot-based light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) possess the features of wide gamut and real color expression, which have been considered as candidates for high-quality lightings and displays. However, massive defects are prone to be reproduced during the quantum dot (QD) film assembly, which would sorely af...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Xu L,Li J,Cai B,Song J,Zhang F,Fang T,Zeng H

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Proximity-ligation methods such as Hi-C allow us to map physical DNA-DNA interactions along the genome, and reveal its organization into topologically associating domains (TADs). As the Hi-C data accumulate, computational methods were developed for identifying domain borders in multiple cell types and organisms. Here,...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ron G,Globerson Y,Moran D,Kaplan T

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Planar neural networks and interfaces serve as versatile in vitro models of central nervous system physiology, but adaptations of related methods to three dimensions (3D) have met with limited success. Here, we demonstrate for the first time volumetric functional imaging in a bioengineered neural tissue growing in a t...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Dana H,Marom A,Paluch S,Dvorkin R,Brosh I,Shoham S

更新日期：2014-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Defensins are cationic antimicrobial peptides expressed throughout the plant and animal kingdoms as a first line of defense against pathogens. Membrane targeting and disruption is a crucial function of many defensins, however the precise mechanism remains unclear. Certain plant defensins form dimers that specifically ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Järvå M,Lay FT,Phan TK,Humble C,Poon IKH,Bleackley MR,Anderson MA,Hulett MD,Kvansakul M

更新日期：2018-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the role of intermolecular interaction on through-space charge transfer characteristics in π-stacked molecular systems is central to the rational design of electronic materials. However, a quantitative study of charge transfer in such systems is often difficult because of poor control over molecular morp...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Batra A,Kladnik G,Vázquez H,Meisner JS,Floreano L,Nuckolls C,Cvetko D,Morgante A,Venkataraman L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep subwavelength integration of high-definition plasmonic nanostructures is of key importance in the development of future optical nanocircuitry for high-speed communication, quantum computation and lab-on-a-chip applications. To date, the experimental realization of proposed extended plasmonic networks consisting o...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Huang JS,Callegari V,Geisler P,Brüning C,Kern J,Prangsma JC,Wu X,Feichtner T,Ziegler J,Weinmann P,Kamp M,Forchel A,Biagioni P,Sennhauser U,Hecht B

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selected groups of peptides, including those that are presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins, have been proposed to transmit information to the olfactory system of vertebrates via their ability to stimulate chemosensory neurons. However, the lack of knowledge about such peptides in natural source...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Sturm T,Leinders-Zufall T,Maček B,Walzer M,Jung S,Pömmerl B,Stevanović S,Zufall F,Overath P,Rammensee HG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-index dielectric nanoparticles supporting a distinct series of Mie resonances have enabled a new class of optical antennas with unprecedented functionalities. The great wealth of multipolar responses has not only brought in new physical insight but also spurred practical applications. However, how to make such a ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Tian J,Luo H,Yang Y,Ding F,Qu Y,Zhao D,Qiu M,Bozhevolnyi SI

更新日期：2019-01-23 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：:New exotic phenomena have recently been discovered in oxides of paramagnetic Ir(4+) ions, widely known as 'iridates'. Their remarkable properties originate from concerted effects of the crystal field, magnetic interactions and strong spin-orbit coupling, characteristic of 5d metal ions. Despite numerous experimental r...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Pedersen KS,Bendix J,Tressaud A,Durand E,Weihe H,Salman Z,Morsing TJ,Woodruff DN,Lan Y,Wernsdorfer W,Mathonière C,Piligkos S,Klokishner SI,Ostrovsky S,Ollefs K,Wilhelm F,Rogalev A,Clérac R

更新日期：2016-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The Earth's sole active carbonatite volcano, Oldoinyo Lengai (Tanzania), is presently erupting unique natrocarbonatite lavas that are characterized by Na- and K-bearing magmatic carbonates of nyerereite [Na2Ca(CO3)2] and gregoryite [(Na2,K2,Ca)CO3]. Contrarily, the vast majority of older, plutonic carbonatite occurren...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chen W,Kamenetsky VS,Simonetti A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that deficient protein trafficking to the cell membrane is the dominant mechanism associated with type 2 Long QT syndrome (LQT2) caused by Kv11.1 potassium channel missense mutations, and that for many mutations the trafficking defect can be corrected pharmacologically. However, this inference wa...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Anderson CL,Kuzmicki CE,Childs RR,Hintz CJ,Delisle BP,January CT

更新日期：2014-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The physical nature of the bacterial chromosome has important implications for its function. Using high-resolution dynamic tracking, we observe the existence of rare but ubiquitous 'rapid movements' of chromosomal loci exhibiting near-ballistic dynamics. This suggests that these movements are either driven by an activ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Javer A,Kuwada NJ,Long Z,Benza VG,Dorfman KD,Wiggins PA,Cicuta P,Lagomarsino MC

更新日期：2014-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthesis of ethanol from non-petroleum carbon resources via syngas (a mixture of H2 and CO) is an important but challenging research target. The current conversion of syngas to ethanol suffers from low selectivity or multiple processes with high energy consumption. Here, we report a high-selective conversion of synga...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kang J,He S,Zhou W,Shen Z,Li Y,Chen M,Zhang Q,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-02-11 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： Temko D,Tomlinson IPM,Severini S,Schuster-Böckler B,Graham TA

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of hyperpolarized agents in magnetic resonance, such as (13)C-labelled compounds, enables powerful new imaging and detection modalities that stem from a 10,000-fold boost in signal. A major challenge for the future of the hyperpolarization technique is the inherently short spin-relaxation times, typically <60 ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Rej E,Gaebel T,Boele T,Waddington DE,Reilly DJ

更新日期：2015-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Synaptic vesicle (SV) exocytosis is mediated by SNARE proteins. Reconstituted SNAREs are constitutively active, so a major focus has been to identify fusion clamps that regulate their activity in synapses: the primary candidates are synaptotagmin (syt) 1 and complexin I/II. Syt1 is a Ca2+ sensor for SV release that bi...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Courtney NA,Bao H,Briguglio JS,Chapman ER

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00