A transient self-assembling self-replicator.

abstract：:Congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) causes early brain development impairment by affecting neural progenitor cells (NPCs). Here, we analyze NPCs from three pairs of dizygotic twins discordant for CZS. We compare by RNA-Seq the NPCs derived from CZS-affected and CZS-unaffected twins. Prior to Zika virus (ZIKV) infection the...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Caires-Júnior LC,Goulart E,Melo US,Araujo BHS,Alvizi L,Soares-Schanoski A,de Oliveira DF,Kobayashi GS,Griesi-Oliveira K,Musso CM,Amaral MS,daSilva LF,Astray RM,Suárez-Patiño SF,Ventini DC,Gomes da Silva S,Yamamoto GL,Ez

更新日期：2018-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on surface plasmon resonance coupling of metallic nanostructures is an important area in the field of plasmonics because distinctive collective optical properties can be realized that are different from the individual constituents. Here we report the localized surface plasmon resonance of hybrid metal-organic...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Jung I,Kim M,Kwak M,Kim G,Jang M,Kim SM,Park DJ,Park S

更新日期：2018-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluctuations in glacier motion are very common and are thought to be controlled by subglacial hydrology and till deformation. There are few instrumented studies that have monitored seasonal changes. We use the innovative Glacsweb subglacial in situ wireless probes, combined with dGPS and custom geophone data from an I...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Hart JK,Martinez K,Basford PJ,Clayton AI,Robson BA,Young DS

更新日期：2019-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The actin cytoskeleton is an active semi-flexible polymer network whose non-equilibrium properties coordinate both stable and contractile behaviors to maintain or change cell shape. While myosin motors drive the actin cytoskeleton out-of-equilibrium, the role of myosin-driven active stresses in the accumulation and di...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Seara DS,Yadav V,Linsmeier I,Tabatabai AP,Oakes PW,Tabei SMA,Banerjee S,Murrell MP

更新日期：2018-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Various viruses enter host cells via endocytosis, but the molecular mechanisms underlying the specific internalization pathways remain unclear. Here we show that influenza A viruses (IAVs) enter cells via redundant pathways of clathrin-mediated and clathrin-independent endocytosis, with intracellular Ca(2+) having a c...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Fujioka Y,Tsuda M,Nanbo A,Hattori T,Sasaki J,Sasaki T,Miyazaki T,Ohba Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postsynaptic density (PSD) proteins have been implicated in the pathophysiology of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. Here, we present detailed clinical and genetic data for 20 patients with likely gene-disrupting mutations in TANC2-whose protein product interacts with multiple PSD proteins. Pediatric patie...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Guo H,Bettella E,Marcogliese PC,Zhao R,Andrews JC,Nowakowski TJ,Gillentine MA,Hoekzema K,Wang T,Wu H,Jangam S,Liu C,Ni H,Willemsen MH,van Bon BW,Rinne T,Stevens SJC,Kleefstra T,Brunner HG,Yntema HG,Long M,Zhao W

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Biogenic furans are currently discussed as highly attractive alternative feedstock in a post-fossil society; thus, also the creation of sustainable furan valorization pathways appears of great importance. Here an artificial Achmatowicz monooxygenase activity for the aerobic ring expansion of furans is achieved by the ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Thiel D,Doknić D,Deska J

更新日期：2014-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymersomes are bilayer vesicles, self-assembled from amphiphilic block copolymers. They are versatile nanocapsules with adjustable properties, such as flexibility, permeability, size and functionality. However, so far no methodological approach to control their shape exists. Here we demonstrate a mechanistically ful...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Rikken RS,Engelkamp H,Nolte RJ,Maan JC,van Hest JC,Wilson DA,Christianen PC

更新日期：2016-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolution of supramolecular chirality from self-assembly of achiral compounds and control over its handedness is closely related to the evolution of life and development of supramolecular materials with desired handedness. Here we report a system where the entire process of induction, control and locking of supramolec...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kim J,Lee J,Kim WY,Kim H,Lee S,Lee HC,Lee YS,Seo M,Kim SY

更新日期：2015-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased lipogenesis has been linked to an increased cancer risk and poor prognosis; however, the underlying mechanisms remain obscure. Here we show that phosphatidic acid phosphatase (PAP) lipin-1, which generates diglyceride precursors necessary for the synthesis of glycerolipids, interacts with and is a direct sub...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Song L,Liu Z,Hu HH,Yang Y,Li TY,Lin ZZ,Ye J,Chen J,Huang X,Liu DT,Zhou J,Shi Y,Zhao H,Xie C,Chen L,Song E,Lin SY,Lin SC

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:SARS-CoV-2 is the pathogen responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The SARS-CoV-2 papain-like cysteine protease (PLpro) has been implicated in playing important roles in virus maturation, dysregulation of host inflammation, and antiviral immune responses. The multiple functions of PLpro render it a promising drug targe...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Fu Z,Huang B,Tang J,Liu S,Liu M,Ye Y,Liu Z,Xiong Y,Zhu W,Cao D,Li J,Niu X,Zhou H,Zhao YJ,Zhang G,Huang H

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1927, J.B.S. Haldane reasoned that the probability of fixation of new beneficial alleles is twice their fitness effect. This result, later generalized by M. Kimura, has since become the cornerstone of modern population genetics. There is no experimental test of Haldane's insight that new beneficial alleles are lost...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chelo IM,Nédli J,Gordo I,Teotónio H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial nanoparticles accumulate a protein corona layer in biological fluids, which significantly influences their bioactivity. As nanosized obligate intracellular parasites, viruses share many biophysical properties with artificial nanoparticles in extracellular environments and here we show that respiratory syncy...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ezzat K,Pernemalm M,Pålsson S,Roberts TC,Järver P,Dondalska A,Bestas B,Sobkowiak MJ,Levänen B,Sköld M,Thompson EA,Saher O,Kari OK,Lajunen T,Sverremark Ekström E,Nilsson C,Ishchenko Y,Malm T,Wood MJA,Power UF,Masic

更新日期：2019-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:With a recent increase in interest in metal-gas batteries, the lithium-carbon dioxide cell has attracted considerable attention because of its extraordinary carbon dioxide-capture ability during the discharge process and its potential application as a power source for Mars exploration. However, owing to the stable lit...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Baek K,Jeon WC,Woo S,Kim JC,Lee JG,An K,Kwak SK,Kang SJ

更新日期：2020-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol oxidation reactions are widely used for the preparation of aldehydes and ketones. The electrolysis of alcohols to carbonyl compounds have been underutilized owing to low efficiency. Herein, we report an electrochemical oxidation of various alcohols in a continuous-flow reactor without external oxidants, base o...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang D,Wang P,Wang S,Chen YH,Zhang H,Lei A

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The gut-derived orexigenic peptide hormone ghrelin enhances neuronal firing in the substantia nigra pars compacta, where dopaminergic neurons modulate the function of the nigrostriatal system for motor coordination. Here we describe a novel mechanism by which ghrelin enhances firing of nigral dopaminergic neurons by i...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Shi L,Bian X,Qu Z,Ma Z,Zhou Y,Wang K,Jiang H,Xie J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During mitosis, duplicated sister chromatids attach to microtubules emanating from opposing sides of the bipolar spindle through large protein complexes called kinetochores. In the absence of stable kinetochore-microtubule attachments, a cell surveillance mechanism known as the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) produc...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Tauchman EC,Boehm FJ,DeLuca JG

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) launched the Human Proteome Project (HPP) in 2010, creating an international framework for global collaboration, data sharing, quality assurance and enhancing accurate annotation of the genome-encoded proteome. During the subsequent decade, the HPP established collaborations, dev...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Adhikari S,Nice EC,Deutsch EW,Lane L,Omenn GS,Pennington SR,Paik YK,Overall CM,Corrales FJ,Cristea IM,Van Eyk JE,Uhlén M,Lindskog C,Chan DW,Bairoch A,Waddington JC,Justice JL,LaBaer J,Rodriguez H,He F,Kostrzewa M

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophosphorylation of amino-acid residues is part of the folding process of various protein kinases. Conventional chemical screening of mature kinases has missed inhibitors that selectively interfere with the folding process. Here we report a cell-based assay that evaluates inhibition of a kinase at a transitional st...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kii I,Sumida Y,Goto T,Sonamoto R,Okuno Y,Yoshida S,Kato-Sumida T,Koike Y,Abe M,Nonaka Y,Ikura T,Ito N,Shibuya H,Hosoya T,Hagiwara M

更新日期：2016-04-22 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： Mukherjee A,Caroni P

更新日期：2019-07-12 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：:The diversity reflected by >100 different neural cell types fundamentally contributes to brain function and a central idea is that neuronal identity can be inferred from genetic information. Recent large-scale transcriptomic assays seem to confirm this hypothesis, but a lack of morphological information has limited th...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Que L,Lukacsovich D,Luo W,Földy C

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Insects that use ephemeral resources must rapidly digest nutrients and simultaneously protect them from competitors. Here we use burying beetles (Nicrophorus vespilloides), which feed their offspring on vertebrate carrion, to investigate the digestive and defensive basis of carrion utilization. We characterize gene ex...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Vogel H,Shukla SP,Engl T,Weiss B,Fischer R,Steiger S,Heckel DG,Kaltenpoth M,Vilcinskas A

更新日期：2017-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial fatty acid-derived fuels have emerged as promising alternatives to petroleum-based transportation fuels. Here we report a modular engineering approach that systematically removed metabolic pathway bottlenecks and led to significant titre improvements in a multi-gene fatty acid metabolic pathway. On the basis...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Xu P,Gu Q,Wang W,Wong L,Bower AG,Collins CH,Koffas MA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM) allows spectroscopic imaging with spatial resolution below the diffraction limit. With suitable light sources, s-SNOM is instrumental in numerous discoveries at the nanoscale. So far, the light sources have been limited to continuous wave or high-repetiti...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang H,Wang L,Xu XG

更新日期：2016-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetic acid is an important bulk chemical that is currently produced via methanol carbonylation using fossil based CO. Synthesis of acetic acid from the renewable and cheap CO2 is of great importance, but state of the art routes encounter difficulties, especially in reaction selectivity and activity. Here we report a ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Qian Q,Zhang J,Cui M,Han B

更新日期：2016-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesostriatal dopaminergic neurons possess extensively branched axonal arbours. Whether action potentials are converted to dopamine output in the striatum will be influenced dynamically and critically by axonal properties and mechanisms that are poorly understood. Here, we address the roles for mechanisms governing rel...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Condon MD,Platt NJ,Zhang YF,Roberts BM,Clements MA,Vietti-Michelina S,Tseu MY,Brimblecombe KR,Threlfell S,Mann EO,Cragg SJ

更新日期：2019-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:During animal cell division, the central spindle, an anti-parallel microtubule bundle structure formed between segregating chromosomes during anaphase, cooperates with astral microtubules to position the cleavage furrow. Because the central spindle is the only structure linking the two halves of the mitotic spindle, i...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lee KY,Esmaeili B,Zealley B,Mishima M

更新日期：2015-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:How sleep influences brain plasticity is not known. In particular, why certain electroencephalographic (EEG) rhythms are linked to memory consolidation is poorly understood. Calcium activity in dendrites is known to be necessary for structural plasticity changes, but this has never been carefully examined during sleep...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Seibt J,Richard CJ,Sigl-Glöckner J,Takahashi N,Kaplan DI,Doron G,de Limoges D,Bocklisch C,Larkum ME

更新日期：2017-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Disordered mechanical systems, when strongly deformed, have complex configuration spaces with multiple stable states and pathways connecting them. The topology of such pathways determines which states are smoothly accessible from any part of configuration space. Controlling this topology would allow us to limit access...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Stern M,Jayaram V,Murugan A

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00