Electron paramagnetic resonance microscopy using spins in diamond under ambient conditions.

abstract：:Efficient and low-cost electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction are essential components of renewable energy technologies, such as solar fuel synthesis and providing a hydrogen source for powering fuel cells. Here we report that the nitrogen-doped carbon materials function as the efficient oxygen evolution e...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhao Y,Nakamura R,Kamiya K,Nakanishi S,Hashimoto K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hippo pathway regulates the self-renewal and differentiation of various adult stem cells, but its role in cell fate determination and differentiation during liver development remains unclear. Here we report that the Hippo pathway controls liver cell lineage specification and proliferation separately from Notch sig...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lee DH,Park JO,Kim TS,Kim SK,Kim TH,Kim MC,Park GS,Kim JH,Kuninaka S,Olson EN,Saya H,Kim SY,Lee H,Lim DS

更新日期：2016-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake through the recently discovered Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter (MCU) is controlled by its gatekeeper Mitochondrial Calcium Uptake 1 (MICU1). However, the physiological and pathological role of MICU1 remains unclear. Here we show that MICU1 is vital for adaptation to postnatal life and for ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Antony AN,Paillard M,Moffat C,Juskeviciute E,Correnti J,Bolon B,Rubin E,Csordás G,Seifert EL,Hoek JB,Hajnóczky G

更新日期：2016-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages play a pivotal role in tissue fibrogenesis, which underlies the pathogenesis of many end-stage chronic inflammatory diseases. MicroRNAs are key regulators of immune cell functions, but their roles in macrophage's fibrogenesis have not been characterized. Here we show that IL-4 and IL-13 induce miR-142-5p a...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Su S,Zhao Q,He C,Huang D,Liu J,Chen F,Chen J,Liao JY,Cui X,Zeng Y,Yao H,Su F,Liu Q,Jiang S,Song E

更新日期：2015-10-05 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：:Interactions between absorbers and plasmonic metasurfaces can give rise to unique optical properties not present for either of the individual materials and can influence the performance of a host of optical sensing and thin-film optoelectronic applications. Here we identify three distinct mode types of absorber-coated...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Petoukhoff CE,O'Carroll DM

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In melanoma, therapies with inhibitors to oncogenic BRAFV600E are highly effective but responses are often short-lived due to the emergence of drug-resistant tumor subpopulations. We describe here a mechanism of acquired drug resistance through the tumor microenvironment, which is mediated by human tumor-associated B ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Somasundaram R,Zhang G,Fukunaga-Kalabis M,Perego M,Krepler C,Xu X,Wagner C,Hristova D,Zhang J,Tian T,Wei Z,Liu Q,Garg K,Griss J,Hards R,Maurer M,Hafner C,Mayerhöfer M,Karanikas G,Jalili A,Bauer-Pohl V,Weihsengru

更新日期：2017-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The significant degradation that fossilized biomolecules may experience during burial makes it challenging to assess the biogenicity of organic microstructures in ancient rocks. Here we investigate the molecular signatures of 1.88 Ga Gunflint organic microfossils as a function of their diagenetic history. Synchrotron-...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Alleon J,Bernard S,Le Guillou C,Marin-Carbonne J,Pont S,Beyssac O,McKeegan KD,Robert F

更新日期：2016-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensors using nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond are a promising tool for small-volume nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, but the limited sensitivity remains a challenge. Here we show nearly two orders of magnitude improvement in concentration sensitivity over previous nitrogen-vacancy and picoliter NMR s...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kehayias P,Jarmola A,Mosavian N,Fescenko I,Benito FM,Laraoui A,Smits J,Bougas L,Budker D,Neumann A,Brueck SRJ,Acosta VM

更新日期：2017-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest in manipulating the magnetic order by ultrashort laser pulses has thrived since it was observed that such pulses can be used to alter the magnetization on a sub-picosecond timescale. Usually this involves demagnetization by laser heating or, in rare cases, a transient increase of magnetization. Here we demons...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Matsubara M,Schroer A,Schmehl A,Melville A,Becher C,Trujillo-Martinez M,Schlom DG,Mannhart J,Kroha J,Fiebig M

更新日期：2015-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Fear conditioning is a form of associative learning that is known to involve different brain areas, notably the amygdala, the prefrontal cortex and the periaqueductal grey (PAG). Here, we describe the functional role of pathways that link the cerebellum with the fear network. We found that the cerebellar fastigial nuc...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Frontera JL,Baba Aissa H,Sala RW,Mailhes-Hamon C,Georgescu IA,Léna C,Popa D

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the amyloid β-protein (Aβ) is believed to play an initiating role in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the molecular characteristics of the key pathogenic Aβ forms are not well understood. As a result, it has proved difficult to identify optimal agents that target disease-relevant forms of Aβ. Here, we combined the u...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Jin M,O'Nuallain B,Hong W,Boyd J,Lagomarsino VN,O'Malley TT,Liu W,Vanderburg CR,Frosch MP,Young-Pearse T,Selkoe DJ,Walsh DM

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:It is commonly assumed that neural systems efficiently process natural sensory input. However, the mechanisms by which such efficient processing is achieved, and the consequences for perception and behaviour remain poorly understood. Here we show that small conductance calcium-activated potassium (SK) channels enable ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Huang CG,Zhang ZD,Chacron MJ

更新日期：2016-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Transition metal-catalyzed enantioselective Sonogashira-type oxidative C(sp3)-C(sp) coupling of unactivated C(sp3)-H bonds with terminal alkynes has remained a prominent challenge. The difficulties mainly stem from the regiocontrol in unactivated C(sp3)-H bond functionalization and the inhibition of readily occurring ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhang ZH,Dong XY,Du XY,Gu QS,Li ZL,Liu XY

更新日期：2019-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial molecules containing just one or two electrons provide a powerful platform for studies of orbital and spin quantum dynamics in nanoscale devices. A well-known example of these dynamics is tunnelling of electrons between two coupled quantum dots triggered by mi...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Schreiber LR,Braakman FR,Meunier T,Calado V,Danon J,Taylor JM,Wegscheider W,Vandersypen LM

更新日期：2011-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipase C is a key enzyme in phosphoinositide turnover. Although its functions have been extensively studied at the cellular level, many questions remain concerning its functions at the organ and individual animal levels. Here we demonstrate that mice lacking phospholipase Cδ1 develop granulocytosis associated w...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kanemaru K,Nakamura Y,Sato K,Kojima R,Takahashi S,Yamaguchi M,Ichinohe M,Kiyonari H,Shioi G,Kabashima K,Nakahigashi K,Asagiri M,Jamora C,Yamaguchi H,Fukami K

更新日期：2012-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The experimental investigation of quantum devices incorporating mechanical resonators has opened up new frontiers in the study of quantum mechanics at a macroscopic level. It has recently been shown that surface acoustic waves (SAWs) can be piezoelectrically coupled to superconducting qubits, and confined in high-qual...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Manenti R,Kockum AF,Patterson A,Behrle T,Rahamim J,Tancredi G,Nori F,Leek PJ

更新日期：2017-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis-associated recurrence is the major cause of poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), however, the underlying mechanisms remain largely elusive. In this study, we report that expression of choroideremia-like (CHML) is increased in HCC, associated with poor survival, early recurrence and more satelli...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chen TW,Yin FF,Yuan YM,Guan DX,Zhang E,Zhang FK,Jiang H,Ma N,Wang JJ,Ni QZ,Qiu L,Feng J,Zhang XL,Bao Y,Wang K,Cheng SQ,Wang XF,Wang X,Li JJ,Xie D

更新日期：2019-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex materials often exhibit a hierarchical structure with an intriguing mechanism responsible for the 'propagation' of order from the molecular to the nano- or micro-scale level. In particular, the chirality of biological molecules such as nucleic acids and amino acids is responsible for the helical structure of D...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Salamończyk M,Vaupotič N,Pociecha D,Walker R,Storey JMD,Imrie CT,Wang C,Zhu C,Gorecka E

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating CCR2+ monocytes are crucial for maintaining the adult tissue-resident F4/80hiMHCIIhi macrophage pool in the intestinal lamina propria. Here we show that a subpopulation of CCR2-independent F4/80hiMHCIIlow macrophages, which are the most abundant F4/80hi cells in neonates, gradually decline in number in adu...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Soncin I,Sheng J,Chen Q,Foo S,Duan K,Lum J,Poidinger M,Zolezzi F,Karjalainen K,Ruedl C

更新日期：2018-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the aetiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is unclear, dysregulated B cell responses have been implicated. Here we show that an unusual CD11chiT-bet+ B cell subset, with a unique expression profile including chemokine receptors consistent with migration to target tissues, is expanded in SLE patients,...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang S,Wang J,Kumar V,Karnell JL,Naiman B,Gross PS,Rahman S,Zerrouki K,Hanna R,Morehouse C,Holoweckyj N,Liu H,Autoimmunity Molecular Medicine Team.,Manna Z,Goldbach-Mansky R,Hasni S,Siegel R,Sanjuan M,Streicher K,Ca

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exosomes are nanometer-sized lipid vesicles present in liquid biopsies and used as biomarkers for several diseases including cancer, Alzheimer's, and central nervous system diseases. Purification and subsequent size and surface characterization are essential to exosome-based diagnostics. Sample purification is, howeve...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Rasmussen MK,Pedersen JN,Marie R

更新日期：2020-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Prokaryotes and eukaryotes alike endogenously generate the gaseous molecule hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Bacterial H2S acts as a cytoprotectant against antibiotics-induced stress and promotes redox homeostasis. In E. coli, endogenous H2S production is primarily dependent on 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (3MST), enco...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Luhachack L,Rasouly A,Shamovsky I,Nudler E

更新日期：2019-06-28 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：:Insect vectors are required for the transmission of many species of parasitic nematodes, but the mechanisms by which the vectors and nematodes coordinate their life cycles are poorly understood. Here, we report that ascarosides, an evolutionarily conserved family of nematode pheromones, are produced not only by a plan...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhao L,Zhang X,Wei Y,Zhou J,Zhang W,Qin P,Chinta S,Kong X,Liu Y,Yu H,Hu S,Zou Z,Butcher RA,Sun J

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cells expressing CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) reveal high efficacy in the treatment of B cell malignancies. Here, we report that T cell receptor fusion constructs (TRuCs) comprising an antibody-based binding domain fused to T cell receptor (TCR) subunits can effectively reprogram an intact TCR co...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Baeuerle PA,Ding J,Patel E,Thorausch N,Horton H,Gierut J,Scarfo I,Choudhary R,Kiner O,Krishnamurthy J,Le B,Morath A,Baldeviano GC,Quinn J,Tavares P,Wei Q,Weiler S,Maus MV,Getts D,Schamel WW,Hofmeister R

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic noise together with genome duplication and volume changes during cell cycle are significant contributors to cell-to-cell heterogeneity. How can cells buffer the effects of these unavoidable epigenetic and genetic variations on phenotypes that are sensitive to such variations? Here we show that a simple network...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Peng W,Song R,Acar M

更新日期：2016-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is a major cause of visual impairment in patients suffering from wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), particularly when refractory to intraocular anti-VEGF injections. Here we report that treatment with the oral mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist spironolactone reduces...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhao M,Mantel I,Gelize E,Li X,Xie X,Arboleda A,Seminel M,Levy-Boukris R,Dernigoghossian M,Prunotto A,Andrieu-Soler C,Rivolta C,Canonica J,Naud MC,Lechner S,Farman N,Bravo-Osuna I,Herrero-Vanrell R,Jaisser F,Behar-Co

更新日期：2019-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Most biochemical reactions in living cells rely on diffusive search for target molecules or regions in a heterogeneous overcrowded cytoplasmic medium. Rapid rearrangements of the medium constantly change the effective diffusivity felt locally by a diffusing particle and thus impact the distribution of the first-passag...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lanoiselée Y,Moutal N,Grebenkov DS

更新日期：2018-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to model realistic quantum devices it is necessary to simulate quantum systems strongly coupled to their environment. To date, most understanding of open quantum systems is restricted either to weak system-bath couplings or to special cases where specific numerical techniques become effective. Here we present...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Strathearn A,Kirton P,Kilda D,Keeling J,Lovett BW

更新日期：2018-08-20 00:00:00