Microinjection to deliver protein, mRNA, and DNA into zygotes of the cnidarian endosymbiosis model Aiptasia sp.

abstract：:We report a theoretical and experimental study of the aggregation kinetics of oppositely charged nanoparticles. Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations are performed for symmetric, charge-asymmetric and size-asymmetric systems of oppositely charged nanoparticles. Simulation results show that both the weight and number average...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Singh K,Raghav A,Jha PK,Satapathi S

更新日期：2019-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We introduce "sense, track and separate" approach for the removal of Hg(2+) ion from aqueous media using highly ordered and magnetic mesoporous ferrosilicate nanocages functionalised with rhodamine fluorophore derivative. These functionalised materials offer both fluorescent and magnetic properties in a single system ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Suresh M,Anand C,Frith JE,Dhawale DS,Subramaniam VP,Strounina E,Sathish CI,Yamaura K,Cooper-White JJ,Vinu A

更新日期：2016-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Arabidopsis thaliana contains the putative K+ efflux transporters KEA1-KEA6, similar to KefB and KefC of Escherichia coli. KEA1-KEA3 are involved in the regulation of photosynthetic electron transport and chloroplast development. KEA4-KEA6 mediate pH regulation of the endomembrane network during salinity stress. Howev...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tsujii M,Kera K,Hamamoto S,Kuromori T,Shikanai T,Uozumi N

更新日期：2019-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Salix matsudana is a deciduous, rapidly growing willow species commonly cultivated in China, which can tolerate drought, salt, and heavy metal stress conditions. Selection of suitable reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR is important for normalizing the expression of the key genes associated with various str...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang Y,Han X,Chen S,Zheng L,He X,Liu M,Qiao G,Wang Y,Zhuo R

更新日期：2017-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Infants' sensitivity to selectively attend to human speech and to process it in a unique way has been widely reported in the past. However, in order to successfully acquire language, one should also understand that speech is a referential, and that words can stand for other entities in the world. While there has been ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Marno H,Farroni T,Vidal Dos Santos Y,Ekramnia M,Nespor M,Mehler J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The freshwater crustacean Daphnia is known for its ability to develop inducible morphological defences that thwart predators. These defences are developed only in the presence of predators and are realized as morphological shape alterations e.g. 'neckteeth' in D. pulex and 'crests' in D. longicephala. Both are discuss...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kruppert S,Horstmann M,Weiss LC,Witzel U,Schaber CF,Gorb SN,Tollrian R

更新日期：2017-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Multi-modal three dimensional (3D) optical imaging combining both structural sensitivity and molecular specificity is highly desirable in biomedical research. In this paper, we present a method termed oblique scanning laser microscopy (OSLM) to combine optical coherence tomography (OCT), for simultaneously volumetric ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang L,Capilla A,Song W,Mostoslavsky G,Yi J

更新日期：2017-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Disease associated genetic variations often cause intracellular enzyme inactivation, dysregulation and instability. However, allosteric communication of mutational effects to distant functional sites leading to loss-of-function remains poorly understood. We characterize here interdomain site-to-site communication by w...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Medina-Carmona E,Neira JL,Salido E,Fuchs JE,Palomino-Morales R,Timson DJ,Pey AL

更新日期：2017-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Frequency-modulated sounds play an important role in our daily social life. However, it currently remains unclear whether frequency modulation rates affect neural activity in the human auditory cortex. In the present study, using magnetoencephalography, we investigated the auditory evoked N1m and sustained field respo...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Okamoto H,Kakigi R

更新日期：2015-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed to compare the tumor response to and complications of doxorubicin-eluting CalliSphere bead-transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) using small- and medium-sized beads in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent multiple rounds of oncology therapies. Sixty patients with intermediate...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang CY,Xia JG,Yang ZQ,Zhou WZ,Chen WH,Qi CJ,Gu JP,Wang Q

更新日期：2020-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel bicomponent alkyd system was designed to decrease the usage of Cobalt-based drier due to its latent carcinogensis. The system was polymerized using a Cobalt-salt complex as an air-sensitive drier and an isopropylthioxanthone photoinitiator as a light-sensitive accelerator, as well as using irradiation in the f...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhou H,Song D,Zhong C,Ye G

更新日期：2016-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Mid-infrared spectroscopy is of great importance in many areas and its integration with thin-film technology can economically enrich the functionalities of many existing devices. In this paper we propose a graphene-based ultra-compact spectrometer (several micrometers in size) that is compatible with complementary met...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang X,Chen C,Pan L,Wang J

更新日期：2016-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:West Nile virus (WNV) is a neurotropic pathogen which causes zoonotic disease in humans. Recently, there have been an increasing number of infected cases and there are no clinically approved vaccines or effective drugs to treat WNV infections in humans. The purpose of this study was to facilitate vaccine and antiviral...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li W,Ma L,Guo LP,Wang XL,Zhang JW,Bu ZG,Hua RH

更新日期：2017-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has been counted on for conserving threatened marine fish since it regulates the commercial international trade of these species. Implementation of the international treaty for Mantas included on CITES Appendix II is challengin...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zeng Y,Wu Z,Zhang C,Meng Z,Jiang Z,Zhang J

更新日期：2016-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmonics has established itself as a branch of physics which promises to revolutionize data processing, improve photovoltaics, and increase sensitivity of bio-detection. A widespread use of plasmonic devices is notably hindered by high losses and the absence of stable and inexpensive metal films suitable for plasmon...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kravets VG,Jalil R,Kim YJ,Ansell D,Aznakayeva DE,Thackray B,Britnell L,Belle BD,Withers F,Radko IP,Han Z,Bozhevolnyi SI,Novoselov KS,Geim AK,Grigorenko AN

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent outbreaks of the insect-vectored Zika virus have demonstrated its potential to be sexually transmitted, which complicates modeling and our understanding of disease dynamics. Autochthonous outbreaks in the US mainland may be a consequence of both modes of transmission, which affect the outbreak size, duratio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ferdousi T,Cohnstaedt LW,McVey DS,Scoglio CM

更新日期：2019-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The barnase-barstar complex is one of the most stable protein-protein complexes and has a very wide range of possible applications. Here we report the use of top-down mass spectrometry for the investigation of the structure of this complex, its ionization via ESI, isolation and fragmentation. It was found that the asy...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kostyukevich Y,Shulga AA,Kononikhin A,Popov I,Nikolaev E,Deyev S

更新日期：2017-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The deregulation of autophagy is involved in liver regeneration. Here, we investigated the role of autophagy in the regulation of liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PHx) and the development of pharmacological interventions for improved liver regeneration after PHx. We show that autophagy was activated in th...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lin CW,Chen YS,Lin CC,Chen YJ,Lo GH,Lee PH,Kuo PL,Dai CY,Huang JF,Chung WL,Yu ML

更新日期：2015-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Estuarine-coastal ecosystems are rich areas of the global ocean with elevated rates of organic matter production supporting major fisheries. Net and gross primary production (NPP, GPP) are essential properties of these ecosystems, characterized by high spatial, seasonal, and inter-annual variability associated with cl...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Harding LW Jr,Mallonee ME,Perry ES,David Miller W,Adolf JE,Gallegos CL,Paerl HW

更新日期：2020-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In community ecology, it is important to understand the distribution of communities along environmental and spatial gradients. However, it is common for the residuals of models investigating those relationships to be very high (> 50%). It is believed that species' intrinsic characteristics such as rarity can contribut...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Brasil LS,Vieira TB,Andrade AFA,Bastos RC,Montag LFA,Juen L

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Little information is available on chemical forms of heavy metals on integrate plant roots. KNO3 (1 M), 0.05M EDTA at pH6 and 0.01 M HCl were used sequentially to extract the exchangeable, complexed and precipitated forms of Cu(II) and Cd(II) from soybean roots and then to investigate chemical form distribution of Cu(...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhou Q,Liu ZD,Liu Y,Jiang J,Xu RK

更新日期：2016-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:When complementary resources are required for an optimal life cycle, most animals need to move between different habitats. However, the level of connectivity between resources can vary and, hence, influence individuals' behaviour. We show that landscape composition and configuration affect the connectivity between bre...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Evens R,Beenaerts N,Neyens T,Witters N,Smeets K,Artois T

更新日期：2018-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide synthase like enzyme (NOS-like enzyme), which produces nitric oxide, participates in many biological processes. However it remains unidentified and highly controversial that plants do possess a NOS-like enzyme. In this paper, a novel arginine analogue NP1 was designed and developed for the direct identifi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chang K,Guo T,Li P,Liu Y,Xu Y,Fang Y,Qian X

更新日期：2016-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Light pollution and its consequences on ecosystems are increasing worldwide. Knowledge on the threshold levels of light pollution at which significant ecological impacts emerge and the size of dark refuges to maintain natural nocturnal processes is crucial to mitigate its negative consequences. Seabird fledglings are ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rodríguez A,Rodríguez B,Negro JJ

更新日期：2015-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hyperpolarized gas Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (HyperCEST) Magnetic Resonance (MR) technique has the potential to increase the sensitivity of a hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI contrast agent. Signal enhancement is accomplished by selectively depolarizing the xenon within a cage molecule which, upon exchange...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hane FT,Li T,Smylie P,Pellizzari RM,Plata JA,DeBoef B,Albert MS

更新日期：2017-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we report a low complexity compression method that is suitable for compact optical scanning holography (OSH) systems with different optical settings. Our proposed method can be divided into 2 major parts. First, an automatic decision maker is applied to select the rows of holographic pixels to be scanned...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tsang PW,Poon TC,Liu JP,Kim T,Kim YS

更新日期：2016-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in the gut microbiome have been reported in liver cirrhosis, and probiotic interventions are considered a potential treatment strategy. This study aimed to evaluate the effects and mechanisms of Lactobacillus salivarius LI01, Pediococcus pentosaceus LI05, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, Clostridium butyricum M...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shi D,Lv L,Fang D,Wu W,Hu C,Xu L,Chen Y,Guo J,Hu X,Li A,Guo F,Ye J,Li Y,Andayani D,Li L

更新日期：2017-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML and PDF versions of this paper. The error has not been fixed in the paper. ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bruneau N,Toumi R,Wang S

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:INK4 locus at chromosome 9p21 has been reported to be associated with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and its subtypes along with the associated optic disc parameters across the populations of European, Japanese and African ancestries. The locus encodes three tumor suppressor genes namely CDKN2A, ARF, CDKN2B and a ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Vishal M,Sharma A,Kaurani L,Chakraborty S,Ray J,Sen A,Mukhopadhyay A,Ray K

更新日期：2014-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether the stress-loading of faults to failure in earthquakes appears to be random or to an extent explainable, given constraints on fault/shear-zone interaction and the build-up and release of stress over many earthquake cycles, is a key question for seismic hazard assessment. Here we investigate earthquake recurren...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sgambato C,Faure Walker JP,Mildon ZK,Roberts GP

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00