Enhancing and shaping the immunogenicity of native-like HIV-1 envelope trimers with a two-component protein nanoparticle.

abstract：:The competition between bimolecular nucleophilic substitution and base-induced elimination is of fundamental importance for the synthesis of pure samples in organic chemistry. Many factors that influence this competition have been identified over the years, but the underlying atomistic dynamics have remained difficult...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Carrascosa E,Meyer J,Zhang J,Stei M,Michaelsen T,Hase WL,Yang L,Wester R

更新日期：2017-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale genomic analyses of human cancers have cataloged somatic point mutations thought to initiate tumor development and sustain cancer growth. However, determining the functional significance of specific alterations remains a major bottleneck in our understanding of the genetic determinants of cancer. Here, we ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Winters IP,Chiou SH,Paulk NK,McFarland CD,Lalgudi PV,Ma RK,Lisowski L,Connolly AJ,Petrov DA,Kay MA,Winslow MM

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions are associated with mitochondrial disease, and also accumulate during normal human ageing. The mechanisms underlying mtDNA deletions remain unknown although several models have been proposed. Here we use deep sequencing to characterize abundant mtDNA deletions in patients with mutat...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Persson Ö,Muthukumar Y,Basu S,Jenninger L,Uhler JP,Berglund AK,McFarland R,Taylor RW,Gustafsson CM,Larsson E,Falkenberg M

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma is a frequent and significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Here we explore the biological basis of this aggressive tumour, and identify two cell-cell adhesion genes as recurrently mutated in this malignancy. We first perform exome sequencing of four laryngeal carcinomas and their...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Fanjul-Fernández M,Quesada V,Cabanillas R,Cadiñanos J,Fontanil T,Obaya A,Ramsay AJ,Llorente JL,Astudillo A,Cal S,López-Otín C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enhanced glutamatergic transmission in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), a region critical for reward and motivation, has been implicated in the pathophysiology of depression; however, the afferent source of this increased glutamate tone is not known. The NAc receives glutamatergic inputs from the medial prefrontal cortex ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Bagot RC,Parise EM,Peña CJ,Zhang HX,Maze I,Chaudhury D,Persaud B,Cachope R,Bolaños-Guzmán CA,Cheer JF,Deisseroth K,Han MH,Nestler EJ

更新日期：2015-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) are known to be fundamental in instigating immune responses, but their role in influencing these responses beyond their initiation is less well understood. Here, using the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is deficient in strong PAMPs, we demonstrate a requireme...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kurup SP,Tarleton RL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the microscopic elementary process of chemical reactions, especially in condensed phase, is highly desirable for improvement of efficiencies in industrial chemical processes. Here we show an approach to gaining new insights into elementary reactions in condensed phase by combining quantum chemical calcul...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhang Y,Song P,Fu Q,Ruan M,Xu W

更新日期：2014-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:During epithelial morphogenesis, cell contacts (junctions) are constantly remodeled by mechanical forces that work against adhesive forces. E-cadherin complexes play a pivotal role in this process by providing persistent cell adhesion and by transmitting mechanical tension. In this context, it is unclear how mechanica...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kale GR,Yang X,Philippe JM,Mani M,Lenne PF,Lecuit T

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Converting and storing solar energy and releasing it on demand by using solar flow batteries (SFBs) is a promising way to address the challenge of solar intermittency. Although high solar-to-output electricity efficiencies (SOEE) have been recently demonstrated in SFBs, the complex multi-junction photoelectrodes used ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Fu HC,Li W,Yang Y,Lin CH,Veyssal A,He JH,Jin S

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial photosynthesis is a vibrant field of research aiming at converting abundant, low energy molecules such as water, nitrogen or carbon dioxide into fuels or useful chemicals by means of solar energy input. Photo-electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide is an appealing strategy, aiming at reducing the greenh...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Pati PB,Wang R,Boutin E,Diring S,Jobic S,Barreau N,Odobel F,Robert M

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:How electronic charge is distributed over a molecule determines to a large extent its chemical properties. Here, we demonstrate how the electrostatic force field, originating from the inhomogeneous charge distribution in a molecule, can be measured with submolecular resolution. We exploit the fact that distortions typ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Hapala P,Švec M,Stetsovych O,van der Heijden NJ,Ondráček M,van der Lit J,Mutombo P,Swart I,Jelínek P

更新日期：2016-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can integrate into the human genome, contributing to genomic instability and hepatocarcinogenesis. Here by conducting high-throughput viral integration detection and RNA sequencing, we identify 4,225 HBV integration events in tumour and adjacent non-tumour samples from 426 patients with HCC. We...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhao LH,Liu X,Yan HX,Li WY,Zeng X,Yang Y,Zhao J,Liu SP,Zhuang XH,Lin C,Qin CJ,Zhao Y,Pan ZY,Huang G,Liu H,Zhang J,Wang RY,Yang Y,Wen W,Lv GS,Zhang HL,Wu H,Huang S,Wang MD,Tang L,Cao HZ,Wang L,Lee TL

更新日期：2016-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the gene coding for membrane-bound fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase (FALDH) lead to toxic accumulation of lipid species and development of the Sjögren-Larsson Syndrome (SLS), a rare disorder characterized by skin defects and mental retardation. Here, we present the crystallographic structure of human FALDH, t...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Keller MA,Zander U,Fuchs JE,Kreutz C,Watschinger K,Mueller T,Golderer G,Liedl KR,Ralser M,Kräutler B,Werner ER,Marquez JA

更新日期：2014-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by an uninhibited, clonal growth of plasma cells. While first-degree relatives of patients with MM show an increased risk of MM, the genetic basis of inherited MM susceptibility is incompletely understood. Here we report a genome-wide association study in the Nordic region identi...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Swaminathan B,Thorleifsson G,Jöud M,Ali M,Johnsson E,Ajore R,Sulem P,Halvarsson BM,Eyjolfsson G,Haraldsdottir V,Hultman C,Ingelsson E,Kristinsson SY,Kähler AK,Lenhoff S,Masson G,Mellqvist UH,Månsson R,Nelander S,Ola

更新日期：2015-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma dynamics critically depends on density and temperature, thus well-controlled experimental realizations are essential benchmarks for theoretical models. The formation of an ultracold plasma can be triggered by ionizing a tunable number of atoms in a micrometer-sized volume of a 87Rb Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kroker T,Großmann M,Sengstock K,Drescher M,Wessels-Staarmann P,Simonet J

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Machines that simultaneously process and store multistate data at one and the same location can provide a new class of fast, powerful and efficient general-purpose computers. We demonstrate the central element of an all-optical calculator, a photonic abacus, which provides multistate compute-and-store operation by int...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Feldmann J,Stegmaier M,Gruhler N,Ríos C,Bhaskaran H,Wright CD,Pernice WHP

更新日期：2017-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Architectural proteins have an important role in shaping the genome and act as global regulators of gene expression. How these proteins jointly modulate genome plasticity is largely unknown. In archaea, one of the most abundant proteins, Alba, is considered to have a key role in organizing the genome. Here we characte...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Laurens N,Driessen RP,Heller I,Vorselen D,Noom MC,Hol FJ,White MF,Dame RT,Wuite GJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPGs) are deadly paediatric brain tumours where needle biopsies help guide diagnosis and targeted therapies. To address spatial heterogeneity, here we analyse 134 specimens from various neuroanatomical structures of whole autopsy brains from nine DIPG patients. Evolutionary reconstr...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Nikbakht H,Panditharatna E,Mikael LG,Li R,Gayden T,Osmond M,Ho CY,Kambhampati M,Hwang EI,Faury D,Siu A,Papillon-Cavanagh S,Bechet D,Ligon KL,Ellezam B,Ingram WJ,Stinson C,Moore AS,Warren KE,Karamchandani J,Packer

更新日期：2016-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Biocatalytic cyclization is highly desirable for efficient synthesis of biologically derived chemical substances, such as the commodity chemicals ε-caprolactam and δ-valerolactam. To identify biocatalysts in lactam biosynthesis, we develop a caprolactam-detecting genetic enzyme screening system (CL-GESS). The Alcalige...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yeom SJ,Kim M,Kwon KK,Fu Y,Rha E,Park SH,Lee H,Kim H,Lee DH,Kim DM,Lee SG

更新日期：2018-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Single chip integrated spectrometers are critical to bring chemical and biological sensing, spectroscopy, and spectral imaging into robust, compact and cost-effective devices. Existing on-chip spectrometer approaches fail to realize both high resolution and broad band. Here we demonstrate a microring resonator-assiste...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zheng SN,Zou J,Cai H,Song JF,Chin LK,Liu PY,Lin ZP,Kwong DL,Liu AQ

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Trace elements diffuse negligible distances through the pristine crystal lattice in minerals: this is a fundamental assumption when using them to decipher geological processes. For example, the reliable use of the mineral zircon (ZrSiO4) as a U-Th-Pb geochronometer and trace element monitor requires minimal radiogenic...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Piazolo S,La Fontaine A,Trimby P,Harley S,Yang L,Armstrong R,Cairney JM

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The 'phonon-glass electron-crystal' concept has triggered most of the progress that has been achieved in inorganic thermoelectrics in the past two decades. Organic thermoelectric materials, unlike their inorganic counterparts, exhibit molecular diversity, flexible mechanical properties and easy fabrication, and are mo...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu J,van der Zee B,Alessandri R,Sami S,Dong J,Nugraha MI,Barker AJ,Rousseva S,Qiu L,Qiu X,Klasen N,Chiechi RC,Baran D,Caironi M,Anthopoulos TD,Portale G,Havenith RWA,Marrink SJ,Hummelen JC,Koster LJA

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamical properties and mechanical functions of amorphous materials are governed by their microscopic structures, particularly the elasticity of the interaction networks, which is generally complicated by structural heterogeneity. This ubiquitous heterogeneous nature of amorphous materials is intriguingly attribu...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yan L

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective thermal emission in a useful range of energies from a material operating at high temperatures is required for effective solar thermophotovoltaic energy conversion. Three-dimensional metallic photonic crystals can exhibit spectral emissivity that is modified compared with the emissivity of unstructured metals...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Arpin KA,Losego MD,Cloud AN,Ning H,Mallek J,Sergeant NP,Zhu L,Yu Z,Kalanyan B,Parsons GN,Girolami GS,Abelson JR,Fan S,Braun PV

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem rust is an important disease of wheat that can be controlled using resistance genes. The gene SuSr-D1 identified in cultivar 'Canthatch' suppresses stem rust resistance. SuSr-D1 mutants are resistant to several races of stem rust that are virulent on wild-type plants. Here we identify SuSr-D1 by sequencing flow-s...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Hiebert CW,Moscou MJ,Hewitt T,Steuernagel B,Hernández-Pinzón I,Green P,Pujol V,Zhang P,Rouse MN,Jin Y,McIntosh RA,Upadhyaya N,Zhang J,Bhavani S,Vrána J,Karafiátová M,Huang L,Fetch T,Doležel J,Wulff BBH,Lagudah E,

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Peridotite carbonation represents a critical step within the long-term carbon cycle by sequestering volatile CO2 in solid carbonate. This has been proposed as one potential pathway to mitigate the effects of greenhouse gas release. Most of our current understanding of reaction mechanisms is based on hand specimen and ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Tominaga M,Beinlich A,Lima EA,Tivey MA,Hampton BA,Weiss B,Harigane Y

更新日期：2017-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of microglia in spinal cord injury (SCI) remains poorly understood and is often confused with the response of macrophages. Here, we use specific transgenic mouse lines and depleting agents to understand the response of microglia after SCI. We find that microglia are highly dynamic and proliferate extensively ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Bellver-Landete V,Bretheau F,Mailhot B,Vallières N,Lessard M,Janelle ME,Vernoux N,Tremblay MÈ,Fuehrmann T,Shoichet MS,Lacroix S

更新日期：2019-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The ribosome stalls on translation of polyproline sequences due to inefficient peptide bond formation between consecutive prolines. The translation factor EF-P is able to alleviate this stalling by accelerating Pro-Pro formation. However, the mechanism by which EF-P recognizes the stalled complexes and accelerates pep...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Katoh T,Wohlgemuth I,Nagano M,Rodnina MV,Suga H

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of optical metrology with its high precision position, rotation and wavefront sensors represents the basis for lithography and high resolution microscopy. However, the on-chip integration-a task highly relevant for future nanotechnological devices-necessitates the reduction of the spatial footprint of sensin...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Bag A,Neugebauer M,Mick U,Christiansen S,Schulz SA,Banzer P

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The amazing structural variety of cells is matched only by their functional diversity, and reflects the complex interplay between biochemical and mechanical regulation. How both regulatory layers generate specifically shaped cellular domains is not fully understood. Here, we report how cell growth domains are shaped i...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Abenza JF,Couturier E,Dodgson J,Dickmann J,Chessel A,Dumais J,Salas REC

更新日期：2015-10-12 00:00:00