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abstract：:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a highly metastatic cancer that is consistently associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. In this study, we identify for the first time a role for monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) in NPC. MAOA is a mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes oxidative deamination of neurotransmitters and ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee HM,Sia APE,Li L,Sathasivam HP,Chan MSA,Rajadurai P,Tsang CM,Tsao SW,Murray PG,Tao Q,Paterson IC,Yap LF

更新日期：2020-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we experimentally investigate near-field capacitive coupling between a pair of single-gap split ring resonators (SRRs) in a terahertz metamaterial. The unit cell of our design comprises of two coupled SRRs with the split gaps facing each other. The coupling between two SRRs is examined by changing the ga...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rao SJM,Srivastava YK,Kumar G,Roy Chowdhury D

更新日期：2018-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon illumination, a dielectric microsphere (μS) can generate a photonic nanojet (PNJ), which plays a role in the super-resolution imaging of a sample placed in the μS's immediate proximity. Recent microscopy implementations pioneered this concept but, despite the experimental characterization and theoretical modeling...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Migliozzi D,Gijs MAM,Huszka G

更新日期：2018-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The global problem of unowned domestic cats, driven by their phenomenal reproductive success, carries significant economic, animal welfare and biodiversity costs. Desexing owned cats prior to puberty prevents unwanted litters that contribute to unowned cat populations. The prevalence and predictors of desexing, and th...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mazeau L,Wylie C,Boland L,Beatty JA

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate a tool for quantitative measurements in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) spectral region measuring spatially resolved atomic ionization products at the focus of an EUV beam. The ionizing radiation is a comb of the 11(th)-15(th) harmonics of a Ti:Sapphire femtosecond laser beam produced in a Xenon gas jet. ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tsatrafyllis N,Bergues B,Schröder H,Veisz L,Skantzakis E,Gray D,Bodi B,Kuhn S,Tsakiris GD,Charalambidis D,Tzallas P

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) regulate mineral metabolism and are required to maintain calcium levels. Vitamin D deficiency is common, particularly during pregnancy, and has been associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. We sought to determine whether maternal 25(OH)D, PTH and calcium concentratio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Santorelli G,Whitelaw D,Farrar D,West J,Lawlor DA

更新日期：2019-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The N-methyl-D-aspartate subfamily of ionotropic glutamate receptors (NMDARs) is well known for its important roles in the central nervous system (CNS), e.g. learning and memory formation. Besides the CNS, NMDARs are also expressed in numerous peripheral tissues including the pancreas, kidney, stomach, and blood cells...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Koch A,Bonus M,Gohlke H,Klöcker N

更新日期：2019-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution of bone tissue quantity and quality in contact with the surface of orthopedic and dental implants is a strong determinant of the surgical outcome but remains difficult to be assessed quantitatively. The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of a quantitative ultrasound (QUS) method to meas...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fraulob M,Vayron R,Le Cann S,Lecuelle B,Hériveaux Y,Albini Lomami H,Flouzat Lachaniette CH,Haïat G

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Enhancement of endogenous neurogenesis after ischemic stroke may improve functional recovery. We previously demonstrated that medium B, which is a combination with epidermal growth factor (EGF) and fibronectin, can promote neural stem/progenitor cell (NSPC) proliferation and migration. Here, we showed that medium B pr...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen YA,Tsai YC,Chen YD,Liu DZ,Young TH,Tsai LK

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms in vertebrate guts have been recognized as important symbionts influencing host life. However, it remains unclear about the gut microbiota in long-distance migratory Anseriformes herbivores, which could be functionally important for these wetland-dependent animals. We collected faeces of the greater whi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang Y,Deng Y,Cao L

更新日期：2016-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Outer hair cells in the cochlea have a unique motility in their cell body based on mechanoelectric coupling, with which voltage changes generated by stimuli at their hair bundles drive the cell body and, in turn, it has been assumed, amplifies the signal. In vitro experiments show that the movement of the charges of t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Iwasa KH

更新日期：2017-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils are the first immune cells to kill invading microbes at sites of infection using a variety of processes, including the release of proteases, phagocytosis and the production of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). NET formation, or NETosis, is a specific and highly efficient process, which is induced by a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sofoluwe A,Bacchetta M,Badaoui M,Kwak BR,Chanson M

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylation of histone H3-lysine 9 (H3K9) and H3K27 by the methyltransferase G9a and polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) inhibits transcription of target genes. A crosstalk between G9a and PRC2 via direct physical interaction has been shown recently. Here, we demonstrate an alternative mechanism by which G9a promotes...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pan MR,Hsu MC,Chen LT,Hung WC

更新日期：2015-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Core flood and field tests have demonstrated that decreasing injection water salinity increases oil recovery from sandstone reservoirs. However, the microscopic mechanism behind the effect is still under debate. One hypothesis is that as salinity decreases, expansion of the electrical double layer decreases attraction...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hilner E,Andersson MP,Hassenkam T,Matthiesen J,Salino PA,Stipp SL

更新日期：2015-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Sweet sorghum bagasse (SSB) is a promising raw material for silage fermentation due to its high residual nutritive, but the efficient fermentation strategy of SSB has not been reported yet. This study evaluated the effects of microbial inoculant on the fermentation quality, chemical composition and microbial community...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dong M,Li Q,Xu F,Wang S,Chen J,Li W

更新日期：2020-01-21 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：:Flotation of small solid objects and liquid droplets on water is critical to natural and industrial activities. This paper reports the floating mechanism of liquid marbles, or liquid droplets coated with hydrophobic microparticles. We used X-ray computed tomography (XCT) to acquire cross-sectional images of the floati...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ooi CH,Plackowski C,Nguyen AV,Vadivelu RK,St John JA,Dao DV,Nguyen NT

更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary hurdle for diagnosis of some diseases is the long incubation required to culture and confirm the presence of bacteria. The concept of using microbial VOCs as "signature markers" could provide a faster and noninvasive diagnosis. Finding biomarkers is challenging due to the specificity required in complex ma...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Maurer DL,Ellis CK,Thacker TC,Rice S,Koziel JA,Nol P,VerCauteren KC

更新日期：2019-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Quartz is a common phase in high-silica igneous rocks and is resistant to post-eruptive alteration, thus offering a reliable record of magmatic processes in silicic magma systems. Here we employ the 75 ka Toba super-eruption as a case study to show that quartz can resolve late-stage temporal changes in magmatic δ18O v...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Budd DA,Troll VR,Deegan FM,Jolis EM,Smith VC,Whitehouse MJ,Harris C,Freda C,Hilton DR,Halldórsson SA,Bindeman IN

更新日期：2017-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal gut harbors diverse microbes that play crucial roles in the nutrition uptake, metabolism, and the regulation of host immune responses. The intestinal microbiota homeostasis is critical for health but poorly understood. Probiotics Paracoccus marcusii DB11 and Bacillus cereus G19, and antibiotics florfenicol did ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang G,Peng M,Tian X,Dong S

更新日期：2017-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Within year individual variation in the timing of seasonal reproduction within wild bird populations in highly seasonal environments can be pronounced, but the molecular and physiological mechanisms responsible for this variation are unclear. We investigated the relationship between Clock gene poly-Q length, activatio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang S,Xu X,Wang W,Yang W,Liang W

更新日期：2017-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of five NLR family genes (NOD1, NOD2, NLRP1, NLRP3 and CIITA) are associated with Behcet's disease (BD) in a Chinese Han population. The study was carried out in 950 BD patients and 1440 controls for 19 SNPs in the selected NLR genes. In th...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li L,Yu H,Jiang Y,Deng B,Bai L,Kijlstra A,Yang P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fusion of villous cytotrophoblasts into the multinucleated syncytiotrophoblast is critical for the essential functions of the mammalian placenta. Using RNA-Seq gene expression and quantitative protein expression, we identified genes and their cognate proteins which are coordinately up- or down-regulated in two cel...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Azar C,Valentine M,Trausch-Azar J,Druley T,Nelson DM,Schwartz AL

更新日期：2018-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Atropine eye drops and myopic retinal defocus each slow progression of myopia (short-sight). They also cause thickening of the choroid, and it has been suggested that the thickening is a precursor for reduced eye growth and slowed myopia progression. We investigated whether choroidal thickening due to optical defocus ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chiang ST,Turnbull PRK,Phillips JR

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent to which the details of past experiences are retained or forgotten remains controversial. Some studies suggest massive storage while others describe memories as fallible summary recreations of original events. The discrepancy can be ascribed to the content of memories and how memories are evaluated. Many st...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Misra P,Marconi A,Peterson M,Kreiman G

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymocyte and T cell trafficking relies on signals initiated by G-protein coupled receptors. To address the importance of the G-proteins Gαi2 and Gαi3 in thymocyte and T cell function, we developed several mouse models. Gαi2 deficiency in hematopoietic progenitors led to a small thymus, a double negative (DN)1/DN2 thy...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hwang IY,Harrison K,Park C,Kehrl JH

更新日期：2017-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:High-quality, 25 nm octahedral-shaped Fe3O4 magnetite nanocrystals are epitaxially grown on 9 nm Au seed nanoparticles using a modified wet-chemical synthesis. These Fe3O4-Au Janus nanoparticles exhibit bulk-like magnetic properties. Due to their high magnetization and octahedral shape, the hybrids show superior in vi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Efremova MV,Naumenko VA,Spasova M,Garanina AS,Abakumov MA,Blokhina AD,Melnikov PA,Prelovskaya AO,Heidelmann M,Li ZA,Ma Z,Shchetinin IV,Golovin YI,Kireev II,Savchenko AG,Chekhonin VP,Klyachko NL,Farle M,Majouga AG,Wi

更新日期：2018-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Radopholus similis is an important migratory endoparasitic nematode, severely harms banana, citrus and many other commercial crops. Little is known about the molecular mechanism of infection and pathogenesis of R. similis. In this study, 64761 unigenes were generated from eggs, juveniles, females and males of R. simil...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Huang X,Xu CL,Yang SH,Li JY,Wang HL,Zhang ZX,Chen C,Xie H

更新日期：2019-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromobox 6 (CBX6) is a subunit of Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 (PRC1) that mediates epigenetic gene repression and acts as an oncogene or tumor suppressor in a cancer type-dependent manner. The specific function of CBX6 in breast cancer is currently undefined. In this study, a comprehensive analysis of The Cancer Ge...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Deng H,Guan X,Gong L,Zeng J,Zhang H,Chen MY,Li G

更新日期：2019-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Male infertility due to spermatogenesis defects affects millions of men worldwide. However, the genetic etiology of the vast majority remains unclear. Here we describe three men with primary infertility due to multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella (MMAF) from two unrelated Han Chinese families. We...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tu C,Nie H,Meng L,Yuan S,He W,Luo A,Li H,Li W,Du J,Lu G,Lin G,Tan YQ

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00