A two-dimensional ON/OFF switching device based on anisotropic interactions of atomic quantum dots on Si(100):H.

abstract：:A high-sugar diet has been associated with reduced lifespan in organisms ranging from worms to mammals. However, the mechanisms underlying the harmful effects of glucose are poorly understood. Here we establish a causative relationship between endogenous glucose storage in the form of glycogen, resistance to oxidative...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Gusarov I,Pani B,Gautier L,Smolentseva O,Eremina S,Shamovsky I,Katkova-Zhukotskaya O,Mironov A,Nudler E

更新日期：2017-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein aggregation plays a key role in neurodegenerative disease, giving rise to small oligomers that may become cytotoxic to cells. The fundamental microscopic reactions taking place during aggregation, and their rate constants, have been difficult to determine due to lack of suitable methods to identify and follow ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Shammas SL,Garcia GA,Kumar S,Kjaergaard M,Horrocks MH,Shivji N,Mandelkow E,Knowles TP,Mandelkow E,Klenerman D

更新日期：2015-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) produce bioactive metabolites that impart a fitness advantage to their producer, providing a mechanism for natural selection. This selection drives antibiotic evolution and adapts BGCs for expression in different organisms, potentially providing clues to improve heterologou...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Johnston CW,Badran AH,Collins JJ

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurochemical changes underlying human emotions and social behaviour are largely unknown. Here we report on the changes in the levels of two hypothalamic neuropeptides, hypocretin-1 and melanin-concentrating hormone, measured in the human amygdala. We show that hypocretin-1 levels are maximal during positive emoti...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Blouin AM,Fried I,Wilson CL,Staba RJ,Behnke EJ,Lam HA,Maidment NT,Karlsson KÆ,Lapierre JL,Siegel JM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the primary contributors to forgetting is interference from overlapping memories. Intuitively, this suggests-and prominent theoretical models argue-that memory interference is best avoided by encoding overlapping memories as if they were unrelated. It is therefore surprising that reactivation of older memories ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chanales AJH,Dudukovic NM,Richter FR,Kuhl BA

更新日期：2019-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Gut microbiota has been implicated in major diseases affecting the human population and has also been linked to triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein levels in the circulation. Recent development in metabolomics allows classifying the lipoprotein particles into more details. Here, we examine the impact of gut mic...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Vojinovic D,Radjabzadeh D,Kurilshikov A,Amin N,Wijmenga C,Franke L,Ikram MA,Uitterlinden AG,Zhernakova A,Fu J,Kraaij R,van Duijn CM

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The naked mole-rat (NMR, Heterocephalus glaber), which is the longest-lived rodent species, exhibits extraordinary resistance to cancer. Here we report that NMR somatic cells exhibit a unique tumour-suppressor response to reprogramming induction. In this study, we generate NMR-induced pluripotent stem cells (NMR-iPSCs...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Miyawaki S,Kawamura Y,Oiwa Y,Shimizu A,Hachiya T,Bono H,Koya I,Okada Y,Kimura T,Tsuchiya Y,Suzuki S,Onishi N,Kuzumaki N,Matsuzaki Y,Narita M,Ikeda E,Okanoya K,Seino K,Saya H,Okano H,Miura K

更新日期：2016-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic regulation plays an important role in governing stem cell fate and tumorigenesis. Lost expression of a key DNA demethylation enzyme TET2 is associated with human cancers and has been linked to stem cell traits in vitro; however, whether and how TET2 regulates mammary stem cell fate and mammary tumorigenesis...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kim MR,Wu MJ,Zhang Y,Yang JY,Chang CJ

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing single-site catalysts featuring maximum atom utilization efficiency is urgently desired to improve oxidation-reduction efficiency and cycling capability of lithium-oxygen batteries. Here, we report a green method to synthesize isolated cobalt atoms embedded ultrathin nitrogen-rich carbon as a dual-catalyst ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang P,Ren Y,Wang R,Zhang P,Ding M,Li C,Zhao D,Qian Z,Zhang Z,Zhang L,Yin L

更新日期：2020-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The photon-like behavior of electrons in graphene causes unusual confinement properties that depend strongly on the geometry and strength of the surrounding potential. We report bottom-up synthesis of atomically-precise one-dimensional (1D) arrays of point charges on graphene that allow exploration of a new type of su...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lu J,Tsai HZ,Tatan AN,Wickenburg S,Omrani AA,Wong D,Riss A,Piatti E,Watanabe K,Taniguchi T,Zettl A,Pereira VM,Crommie MF

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene deletion-induced autophagy deficiency leads to neural tube defects (NTDs), similar to those in diabetic pregnancy. Here we report the key autophagy regulators modulated by diabetes in the murine developing neuroepithelium. Diabetes predominantly leads to exencephaly, induces neuroepithelial cell apoptosis and sup...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang F,Xu C,Reece EA,Li X,Wu Y,Harman C,Yu J,Dong D,Wang C,Yang P,Zhong J,Yang P

更新日期：2017-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant advances have been made towards fault-tolerant operation of silicon spin qubits, with single qubit fidelities exceeding 99.9%, several demonstrations of two-qubit gates based on exchange coupling, and the achievement of coherent single spin-photon coupling. Coupling arbitrary pairs of spatially separated q...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Mills AR,Zajac DM,Gullans MJ,Schupp FJ,Hazard TM,Petta JR

更新日期：2019-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperpolarization via dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) is pivotal for boosting magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sensitivity and dissolution DNP can be used to perform in vivo real-time 13C MRI. The type of applications is however limited by the relatively fast decay time of the hyperpolarized spin state together wit...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Capozzi A,Cheng T,Boero G,Roussel C,Comment A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sclerosing stromal tumor (SST) of the ovary is a rare type of sex cord-stromal tumor (SCST), whose genetic underpinning is currently unknown. Here, using whole-exome, targeted capture and RNA-sequencing, we report recurrent FHL2-GLI2 fusion genes in 65% (17/26) of SSTs and other GLI2 rearrangements in additional 15% (...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kim SH,Da Cruz Paula A,Basili T,Dopeso H,Bi R,Pareja F,da Silva EM,Gularte-Mérida R,Sun Z,Fujisawa S,Smith CG,Ferrando L,Martins Sebastião AP,Bykov Y,Li A,Silveira C,Ashley CW,Stylianou A,Selenica P,Samore WR,Jung

更新日期：2020-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue injury and the healing response lead to the release of endogenous danger signals including Toll-like receptor (TLR) and interleukin-1 receptor, type 1 (IL-1R1) ligands, which modulate the immune microenvironment. Because TLRs and IL-1R1 have been shown to influence the repair process of various tissues, we expl...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Martino MM,Maruyama K,Kuhn GA,Satoh T,Takeuchi O,Müller R,Akira S

更新日期：2016-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Selection rules are of vital importance in determining the basic optical properties of atoms, molecules and semiconductors. They provide general insights into the symmetry of the system and the nature of relevant electronic states. A two-dimensional electron gas in a magnetic field is a model system where optical tran...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ju L,Wang L,Li X,Moon S,Ozerov M,Lu Z,Taniguchi T,Watanabe K,Mueller E,Zhang F,Smirnov D,Rana F,McEuen PL

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The electronic properties of graphene are described by a Dirac Hamiltonian with a four-fold symmetry of spin and valley. This symmetry may yield novel fractional quantum Hall (FQH) states at high magnetic field depending on the relative strength of symmetry-breaking interactions. However, observing such states in tran...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Amet F,Bestwick AJ,Williams JR,Balicas L,Watanabe K,Taniguchi T,Goldhaber-Gordon D

更新日期：2015-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Ferroelectrics based on proton tautomerism are promising in low-field and above-room-temperature operations. Here seven organic ferroelectric crystals are examined to search for efficient switching of strong spontaneous polarization on proton tautomerism. Solution-grown crystals exhibit strong pinning of ferroelectric...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Horiuchi S,Kobayashi K,Kumai R,Ishibashi S

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies demonstrated a dramatically increased risk of leukemia in patients with a rare genetic disorder, Xeroderma Pigmentosum group C (XP-C), characterized by constitutive deficiency of global genome nucleotide excision repair (GG-NER). The genetic mechanisms of non-skin cancers in XP-C patients remain unexplo...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yurchenko AA,Padioleau I,Matkarimov BT,Soulier J,Sarasin A,Nikolaev S

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron (Fe) is essential for life, but in excess can cause oxidative cytotoxicity through the generation of Fe-catalyzed reactive oxygen species. It is yet unknown which genes and mechanisms can provide Fe-toxicity tolerance. Here, we identify S-nitrosoglutathione-reductase (GSNOR) variants underlying a major quantitati...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Li B,Sun L,Huang J,Göschl C,Shi W,Chory J,Busch W

更新日期：2019-08-29 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： Wang X,Cao L,Fox AD,Fuller R,Griffin L,Mitchell C,Zhao Y,Moon OK,Cabot D,Xu Z,Batbayar N,Kölzsch A,van der Jeugd HP,Madsen J,Chen L,Nathan R

更新日期：2019-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroreduction of carbon dioxide into higher-energy liquid fuels and chemicals is a promising but challenging renewable energy conversion technology. Among the electrocatalysts screened so far for carbon dioxide reduction, which includes metals, alloys, organometallics, layered materials and carbon nanostructures, o...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wu J,Ma S,Sun J,Gold JI,Tiwary C,Kim B,Zhu L,Chopra N,Odeh IN,Vajtai R,Yu AZ,Luo R,Lou J,Ding G,Kenis PJ,Ajayan PM

更新日期：2016-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Acoustic sensors play an important role in many areas, such as homeland security, navigation, communication, health care and industry. However, the fundamental pressure detection limit hinders the performance of current acoustic sensing technologies. Here, through analytical, numerical and experimental studies, we sho...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chen Y,Liu H,Reilly M,Bae H,Yu M

更新日期：2014-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia is a main driver of sprouting angiogenesis, but how tip endothelial cells are directed to hypoxic regions remains poorly understood. Here, we show that an endothelial MST1-FOXO1 cascade is essential for directional migration of tip cells towards hypoxic regions. In mice, endothelial-specific deletion of either...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kim YH,Choi J,Yang MJ,Hong SP,Lee CK,Kubota Y,Lim DS,Koh GY

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The actomyosin cytoskeleton, a key stress-producing unit in epithelial cells, oscillates spontaneously in a wide variety of systems. Although much of the signal cascade regulating myosin activity has been characterized, the origin of such oscillatory behavior is still unclear. Here, we show that basal myosin II oscill...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Qin X,Hannezo E,Mangeat T,Liu C,Majumder P,Liu J,Choesmel-Cadamuro V,McDonald JA,Liu Y,Yi B,Wang X

更新日期：2018-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant diseases caused by fungi and oomycetes pose an increasing threat to food security and ecosystem health worldwide. These filamentous pathogens, while taxonomically distinct, modulate host defense responses by secreting effectors, which are typically identified based on the presence of signal peptides. Here we sho...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu T,Song T,Zhang X,Yuan H,Su L,Li W,Xu J,Liu S,Chen L,Chen T,Zhang M,Gu L,Zhang B,Dou D

更新日期：2014-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The properties of antihydrogen are expected to be identical to those of hydrogen, and any differences would constitute a profound challenge to the fundamental theories of physics. The most commonly discussed antiatom-based tests of these theories are searches for antihydrogen-hydrogen spectral differences (tests of CP...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Amole C,Ashkezari MD,Baquero-Ruiz M,Bertsche W,Butler E,Capra A,Cesar CL,Charlton M,Eriksson S,Fajans J,Friesen T,Fujiwara MC,Gill DR,Gutierrez A,Hangst JS,Hardy WN,Hayden ME,Isaac CA,Jonsell S,Kurchaninov L,Littl

更新日期：2014-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The circular photogalvanic effect (CPGE) is the part of a photocurrent that switches depending on the sense of circular polarization of the incident light. It has been consistently observed in systems without inversion symmetry and depends on non-universal material details. Here we find that in a class of Weyl semimet...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： de Juan F,Grushin AG,Morimoto T,Moore JE

更新日期：2017-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without a cleft palate (NSCL/P) is among the most common human congenital birth defects and imposes a substantial physical and financial burden on affected individuals. Here, we conduct a case-control-based GWAS followed by two rounds of replication; we include six independent cohorts fr...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Sun Y,Huang Y,Yin A,Pan Y,Wang Y,Wang C,Du Y,Wang M,Lan F,Hu Z,Wang G,Jiang M,Ma J,Zhang X,Ma H,Ma J,Zhang W,Huang Q,Zhou Z,Ma L,Li Y,Jiang H,Xie L,Jiang Y,Shi B,Cheng J,Shen H,Wang L,Yang Y

更新日期：2015-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Mantle plumes are thought to play a key role in transferring heat from the core-mantle boundary to the lithosphere, where it can significantly influence plate tectonics. On impinging on the lithosphere at spreading ridges or in intra-plate settings, mantle plumes may generate hotspots, large igneous provinces and henc...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chang SJ,Ferreira AM,Faccenda M

更新日期：2016-02-29 00:00:00