The potential role of scavengers in spreading African swine fever among wild boar.

abstract：:The content of intrinsically disordered protein (IDP) is related to organism complexity, evolution, and regulation. In the Plantae, despite their high complexity, experimental investigation of IDP content is lacking. We identified by mass spectrometry 682 heat-resistant proteins from the green alga, Chlamydomonas rein...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang Y,Launay H,Schramm A,Lebrun R,Gontero B

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of environmental factors contribute to progressive development of osteoarthritis (OA). Environmental factors that upset circadian rhythms have been linked to various diseases. Our recent work establishes chronic environmental circadian disruption - analogous to rotating shiftwork-associated disruption of cir...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kc R,Li X,Forsyth CB,Voigt RM,Summa KC,Vitaterna MH,Tryniszewska B,Keshavarzian A,Turek FW,Meng QJ,Im HJ

更新日期：2015-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Phasins or PhaPs are a group of amphiphilic proteins that are found attached to the surface of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) granules. They have both structural and regulatory functions and can affect intracellular PHA accumulation and mediate protein folding. The molecular basis for the diverse functions of th...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhao H,Wei H,Liu X,Yao Z,Xu M,Wei D,Wang J,Wang X,Chen GQ

更新日期：2016-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of the circadian clock in the development of alcohol-induced fatty liver disease we examined livers of mice chronically alcohol-fed over 4-weeks that resulted in steatosis. Here we show time-of-day specific changes in expression of clock genes and clock-controlled genes, including those associa...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhou P,Ross RA,Pywell CM,Liangpunsakul S,Duffield GE

更新日期：2014-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, biological roles of extracellular vesicles (which include among others exosomes, microvesicles and apoptotic bodies) have attracted substantial attention in various fields of biomedicine. Here we investigated the impact of sustained exposure of cells to the fluoroquinolone antibiotic ciprofloxacin on the rel...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Németh A,Orgovan N,Sódar BW,Osteikoetxea X,Pálóczi K,Szabó-Taylor KÉ,Vukman KV,Kittel Á,Turiák L,Wiener Z,Tóth S,Drahos L,Vékey K,Horvath R,Buzás EI

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Different types of protein-protein interactions make different protein-protein interface patterns. Different machine learning methods are suitable to deal with different types of data. Then, is it the same situation that different interface patterns are preferred for prediction by different machine learning methods? H...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang W,Yang Y,Yin J,Gong X

更新日期：2017-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are major food-borne pathogens whose survival and virulence in the human digestive tract remain unclear owing to paucity of relevant models. EHEC interact with the follicle-associated epithelium of Peyer's patches of the distal ileum and translocate across the intestinal epith...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cordonnier C,Etienne-Mesmin L,Thévenot J,Rougeron A,Rénier S,Chassaing B,Darfeuille-Michaud A,Barnich N,Blanquet-Diot S,Livrelli V

更新日期：2017-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Information concerning the pathogenic role of honey bee viruses in invasive species are still scarce. The aim of this investigation was to assess the presence of several honey bee viruses, such as Black Queen Cell Virus (BQCV), Kashmir Bee Virus (KBV), Slow Paralysis Virus (SPV), Sac Brood Virus (SBV), Israeli Acute P...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mazzei M,Cilia G,Forzan M,Lavazza A,Mutinelli F,Felicioli A

更新日期：2019-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits that physical exercise confers on cardiovascular health are well known, whereas the notion that physical exercise can also improve cognitive performance has only recently begun to be explored and has thus far yielded only controversial results. In the present study, we used a sample of young male subjects...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Perini R,Bortoletto M,Capogrosso M,Fertonani A,Miniussi C

更新日期：2016-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Triazophos (TAP) is a widely used phosphorus pesticide in China that possesses a potential risk for water pollution. We have studied the removal efficiency of TAP using pilot-scale horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSCWs) as well as the contribution of plants, substrates and other pathways to its remova...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu J,Li Z,Wu L,Zhong F,Cui N,Dai Y,Cheng S

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by abnormal keratinocyte proliferation and terminal differentiation. Interleukin-22 (IL-22) and the transcription factor Stat3 play pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. CD147 is a transmembrane glycosylation protein that belongs to the immunoglo...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Peng C,Zhang S,Lei L,Zhang X,Jia X,Luo Z,Huang X,Kuang Y,Zeng W,Su J,Chen X

更新日期：2017-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:An orb web's prey capture thread relies on its glue droplets to retain insects until a spider can subdue them. Each droplet's viscoelastic glycoprotein adhesive core extends to dissipate the forces of prey struggle as it transfers force to stiffer, support line flagelliform fibers. In large orb webs, switchback captur...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Opell BD,Stellwagen SD

更新日期：2019-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocean uptake of anthropogenic CO2 reduces pH and saturation state of calcium carbonate materials of seawater, which could reduce the calcification rate of some marine organisms, triggering a negative feedback on the growth of atmospheric CO2. We quantify the effect of this CO2-calcification feedback by conducting a se...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang H,Cao L

更新日期：2016-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Optogenetics allows precise, fast and reversible intervention in biological processes. Light-sheet microscopy allows observation of the full course of Drosophila embryonic development from egg to larva. Bringing the two approaches together allows unparalleled precision into the temporal regulation of signaling pathway...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kaur P,Saunders TE,Tolwinski NS

更新日期：2017-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Transition metal oxides potentially present higher specific capacities than the current anodes based on carbon, providing an increasing energy density as compared to commercial Li-ion batteries. However, many parameters could influence the performance of the batteries, which depend on the processing of the electrode m...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Prado FD,Andersen HF,Taeño M,Mæhlen JP,Ramírez-Castellanos J,Maestre D,Karazhanov S,Cremades A

更新日期：2020-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Human-induced forest fragmentation poses one of the largest threats to global diversity yet its impact on rattans (climbing palms) has remained virtually unexplored. Rattan is arguably the world's most valuable non-timber forest product though current levels of harvesting and land-use change place wild populations at ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Campbell MJ,Edwards W,Magrach A,Laurance SG,Alamgir M,Porolak G,Laurance WF

更新日期：2017-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with liver cirrhosis are susceptible to infections with high short-term mortalities. One CD97-related EGF-TM7 molecule, EMR2 (EGF-like molecule containing mucin-like hormone receptor 2), had been shown to regulate human neutrophil function, potentiate systemic inflammation. Nevertheless, EMR2 could also suppr...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Huang CH,Jeng WJ,Ho YP,Teng W,Hsieh YC,Chen WT,Chen YC,Lin HH,Sheen IS,Lin CY

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to discover novel associations between leptin and circulating proteins which could link leptin to the development of cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). In a discovery phase, we investigated associations between 88 plasma proteins, assessed with a proximity extension assay, and pla...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Vavruch C,Nowak C,Feldreich T,Östgren CJ,Sundström J,Söderberg S,Lind L,Nyström F,Ärnlöv J

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite improvements in systemic therapy options for renal cancer, it remains one of the most drug-resistant malignancies. Interestingly, reports have shown that kahweol and cafestol, natural diterpenes extracted from coffee beans, exhibit anti-cancer activity. However, the multiple potential pharmacological actions o...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Makino T,Izumi K,Hiratsuka K,Kano H,Shimada T,Nakano T,Kadomoto S,Naito R,Iwamoto H,Yaegashi H,Shigehara K,Kadono Y,Nakata H,Saito Y,Nakagawa-Goto K,Sakai N,Iwata Y,Wada T,Mizokami A

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pregnane X Receptor (PXR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor belonging to the nuclear receptor family. PXR can bind diverse drugs and environmental toxicants with different binding modes, making it an intriguing target for drug discovery. Here we investigated the binding mechanism of the SR12813 ligand to ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Motta S,Callea L,Giani Tagliabue S,Bonati L

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquaporin 9 (AQP9), as an aquaglyceroporin, is expressed in many immune cells and plays important role in tumor initiation and progression. However, the relationship between AQP9 and tumor-infiltrating cells, and its prognostic value in cancers still require comprehensive understanding. Herein, we aimed to elucidate t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu X,Xu Q,Li Z,Xiong B

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A theoretical investigation of the unique electronic transport properties of the junctions composed of boron nitride atomic chains bridging symmetric graphene electrodes with point-contacts is executed through non-equilibrium Green's function technique in combination with density functional theory. Compared with carbo...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xu X,Li W,Liu L,Feng J,Jiang Y,Tian WQ

更新日期：2016-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Kelp forests are in decline globally and large-scale intervention could be required to halt the loss of these valuable ecosystems. To date kelp forest restoration has had limited success and been expensive and unable to address the increasing scale of ecosystem deterioration. Here we developed and tested a new approac...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fredriksen S,Filbee-Dexter K,Norderhaug KM,Steen H,Bodvin T,Coleman MA,Moy F,Wernberg T

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Amorphous thin films from Ge-As-Te system were prepared by pulsed laser deposition to study their intrinsic photostability, morphology, chemical composition, structure and optical properties. Photostability of fabricated layers was studied by spectroscopic ellipsometry within as-deposited as well as relaxed (annealed)...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hawlová P,Verger F,Nazabal V,Boidin R,Němec P

更新日期：2015-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Meteorite impacts have caused catastrophic perturbations to the global environment and mass extinctions throughout the Earth's history. Here, we present petrographic and geochemical evidence of a possible impact ejecta layer, dating from about 11 Ma, in deep-sea clayey sediment in the Northwest Pacific. This clay laye...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nozaki T,Ohta J,Noguchi T,Sato H,Ishikawa A,Takaya Y,Kimura JI,Chang Q,Shimada K,Ishibashi JI,Yasukawa K,Kimoto K,Iijima K,Kato Y

更新日期：2019-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Media reports of a celebrity's suicide may be followed by copycat suicides, and the impact may vary in different age and sex subgroups. We proposed a quantitative framework to assess the vulnerability of age and sex subgroups to copycat suicide and used this method to investigate copycat suicides in relation to the su...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yi H,Hwang J,Bae HJ,Kim N

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:High mobility channel thin-film-transistor (TFT) is crucial for both display and future generation integrated circuit. We report a new metal-oxide TFT that has an ultra-thin 4.5 nm SnO2 thickness for both active channel and source-drain regions, very high 147 cm(2)/Vs field-effect mobility, high ION/IOFF of 2.3 × 10(7...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shih CW,Chin A,Lu CF,Su WF

更新日期：2016-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the physical and mechanical properties of wood in Siberian larch (Larix sibirica) trees that grow naturally in five Mongolian provenances (Khentii, Arkhangai, Zavkhan, Khuvsgul, and Selenge) and the geographic variations between them. Five trees with stem diameters of 20 to 30 cm at 1.3 m above ground were...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tumenjargal B,Ishiguri F,Aiso H,Takahashi Y,Nezu I,Takashima Y,Baasan B,Chultem G,Ohshima J,Yokota S

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality assessment of protein models using no other information than the structure of the model itself has been shown to be useful for structure prediction. Here, we introduce two novel methods, ProQRosFA and ProQRosCen, inspired by the state-of-art method ProQ2, but using a completely different description of a prote...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Uziela K,Shu N,Wallner B,Elofsson A

更新日期：2016-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Ti3+ species are highly unstable in air owing to their facile oxidation into Ti4+ species, and thus they cannot concentrate in the surface layer of TiO2 but are mainly present in its bulk. We report generation of abundant and stable Ti3+ species in the surface layer of TiO2 by boron doping for efficient utilization of...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Feng N,Liu F,Huang M,Zheng A,Wang Q,Chen T,Cao G,Xu J,Fan J,Deng F

更新日期：2016-10-06 00:00:00