Hierarchical nanostructured aluminum alloy with ultrahigh strength and large plasticity.

abstract：:PET hydrolase (PETase), which hydrolyzes polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into soluble building blocks, provides an attractive avenue for the bioconversion of plastics. Here we present the structures of a novel PETase from the PET-consuming microbe Ideonella sakaiensis in complex with substrate and product analogs. Th...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Han X,Liu W,Huang JW,Ma J,Zheng Y,Ko TP,Xu L,Cheng YS,Chen CC,Guo RT

更新日期：2017-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A non-syngas direct steam reforming route is investigated for the conversion of methanol to hydrogen and carbon dioxide over a CuZnGaO(x) catalyst at 150-200 °C. This route is in marked contrast with the conventional complex route involving steam reformation to syngas (CO/H2) at high temperature, followed by water gas...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yu KM,Tong W,West A,Cheung K,Li T,Smith G,Guo Y,Tsang SC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conformational dynamics plays an important role in enzyme catalysis, allosteric regulation of protein functions and assembly of macromolecular complexes. Despite these well-established roles, such information has yet to be exploited for drug design. Here we show by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy that inhibito...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lee CJ,Liang X,Wu Q,Najeeb J,Zhao J,Gopalaswamy R,Titecat M,Sebbane F,Lemaitre N,Toone EJ,Zhou P

更新日期：2016-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the resilience of aquatic ectothermic animals to climate warming has been hindered by the absence of experimental systems experiencing warming across relevant timescales (for example, decades). Here, we examine European perch (Perca fluviatilis, L.) from the Biotest enclosure, a unique coastal ecosystem ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Sandblom E,Clark TD,Gräns A,Ekström A,Brijs J,Sundström LF,Odelström A,Adill A,Aho T,Jutfelt F

更新日期：2016-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Creating micro/nanostructures on fibers is beneficial for extending the application range of fiber-based devices. To achieve this using thermal fiber drawing is particularly important for the mass production of longitudinally uniform fibers up to tens of kilometers. However, the current thermal fiber drawing technique...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang Z,Wu T,Wang Z,Zhang T,Chen M,Zhang J,Liu L,Qi M,Zhang Q,Yang J,Liu W,Chen H,Luo Y,Wei L

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Ubiquitin-like (Ubl) modifications regulate nearly all cellular functions in eukaryotes with the largest superfamily of Ubl-specific proteases being Cys proteases. SENP1 is a model for this protease family and responsible for processing SUMO. Here using nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation measurements, chemical shif...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chen CH,Namanja AT,Chen Y

更新日期：2014-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Global emergence of Gram-negative bacteria carrying the plasmid-borne resistance genes, blaMBL and mcr, raises a significant challenge to the treatment of life-threatening infections by the antibiotics, carbapenem and colistin (COL). Here, we identify an antirheumatic drug, auranofin (AUR) as a dual inhibitor of metal...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Sun H,Zhang Q,Wang R,Wang H,Wong YT,Wang M,Hao Q,Yan A,Kao RY,Ho PL,Li H

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Control over interactions with biomolecules holds the key to applications of graphene in biotechnology. One such application is nanopore sequencing, where a DNA molecule is electrophoretically driven through a graphene nanopore. Here we investigate how interactions of single-stranded DNA and a graphene membrane can be...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Shankla M,Aksimentiev A

更新日期：2014-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, the vast preponderance of somatic variants observed in the cancer genome have been rare variants, and it is common in practice to encounter in a new tumor variants that have not been observed previously. Here we focus on probability estimation for encountering such hitherto unseen variants. We draw upon stati...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chakraborty S,Arora A,Begg CB,Shen R

更新日期：2019-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The atmosphere plays a fundamental role in the transport of microbes across the planet but it is often neglected as a microbial habitat. Although the ocean represents two thirds of the Earth's surface, there is little information on the atmospheric microbial load over the open ocean. Here we provide a global estimate ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Mayol E,Arrieta JM,Jiménez MA,Martínez-Asensio A,Garcias-Bonet N,Dachs J,González-Gaya B,Royer SJ,Benítez-Barrios VM,Fraile-Nuez E,Duarte CM

更新日期：2017-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular microRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to regulate hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication, yet a systematic interrogation of the repertoire of miRNAs impacting HCV life cycle is lacking. Here we apply integrative functional genomics strategies to elucidate global HCV-miRNA interactions. Through genome-wide miRNA mim...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Li Q,Lowey B,Sodroski C,Krishnamurthy S,Alao H,Cha H,Chiu S,El-Diwany R,Ghany MG,Liang TJ

更新日期：2017-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Seed germination and young seedling establishment should be tightly regulated to maximize plant survival and thereby enable successful propagation. Plants have evolved developmental signalling networks to integrate environmental cues for proper control of these critical processes, in which brassinosteroids are known t...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ryu H,Cho H,Bae W,Hwang I

更新日期：2014-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Acid catalysis by hydronium ions is ubiquitous in aqueous-phase organic reactions. Here we show that hydronium ion catalysis, exemplified by intramolecular dehydration of cyclohexanol, is markedly influenced by steric constraints, yielding turnover rates that increase by up to two orders of magnitude in tight confines...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Shi H,Eckstein S,Vjunov A,Camaioni DM,Lercher JA

更新日期：2017-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Ever since the discovery of dye self-assemblies in nature, there have been tremendous efforts to exploit biomimetic supramolecular assemblies for tailored artificial photon processing materials. This feature necessarily has resulted in an increasing demand for understanding exciton dynamics in the dye self-assemblies....

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Sung J,Kim P,Fimmel B,Würthner F,Kim D

更新日期：2015-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate estimates of the BOLD hemodynamic response function (HRF) are crucial for the interpretation and analysis of event-related functional MRI data. To date, however, there have been no comprehensive measurements of the HRF in white matter (WM) despite increasing evidence that BOLD signals in WM change after a sti...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Li M,Newton AT,Anderson AW,Ding Z,Gore JC

更新日期：2019-03-08 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：:Hydrogen spillover phenomenon is well-documented in hydrogenation catalysis but still highly disputed in hydrogen storage. Until now, the existence of hydrogen spillover through metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) remains a topic of ongoing debate and how far the split hydrogen atoms diffuse in such materials is unknown. ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhan G,Zeng HC

更新日期：2018-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the main reasons why nonlinear-optical signal processing (regeneration, logic, etc.) has not yet become a practical alternative to electronic processing is that the all-optical elements with nonlinear input-output relationship have remained inherently single-channel devices (just like their electronic counterpa...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Li L,Patki PG,Kwon YB,Stelmakh V,Campbell BD,Annamalai M,Lakoba TI,Vasilyev M

更新日期：2017-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Systematic exploration of cancer cell vulnerabilities can inform the development of novel cancer therapeutics. Here, through analysis of genome-scale loss-of-function datasets, we identify adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR or ADAR1) as an essential gene for the survival of a subset of cancer cell lines. ADAR1-de...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Gannon HS,Zou T,Kiessling MK,Gao GF,Cai D,Choi PS,Ivan AP,Buchumenski I,Berger AC,Goldstein JT,Cherniack AD,Vazquez F,Tsherniak A,Levanon EY,Hahn WC,Meyerson M

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Circadian rhythms of cell division have been observed in several lineages of eukaryotes, especially photosynthetic unicellular eukaryotes. However, the mechanism underlying the circadian regulation of the cell cycle and the nature of the advantage conferred remain unknown. Here, using the unicellular red alga Cyanidio...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Miyagishima SY,Fujiwara T,Sumiya N,Hirooka S,Nakano A,Kabeya Y,Nakamura M

更新日期：2014-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Problematic microfossils dominate the palaeontological record between the Great Oxidation Event 2.4 billion years ago (Ga) and the last Palaeoproterozoic iron formations, deposited 500-600 million years later. These fossils are often associated with iron-rich sedimentary rocks, but their affinities, metabolism, and, h...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lepot K,Addad A,Knoll AH,Wang J,Troadec D,Béché A,Javaux EJ

更新日期：2017-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The friction between two adjacent tectonic plates under shear loading may dictate seismic activities. To advance the understanding of mechanisms underlying fault strength, we investigate the frictional characteristics of calcite in an aqueous environment. By conducting single-asperity friction experiments using an ato...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Diao Y,Espinosa-Marzal RM

更新日期：2018-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Our memories enable us to form expectations for our future experiences, yet the precise neural mechanisms underlying how we compare any experience to our memory remain unknown. Here, using intracranial EEG recordings, we show that episodic memories formed after a single visual experience establish expectations for fut...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Haque RU,Inati SK,Levey AI,Zaghloul KA

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The turnover of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) is a key regulatory step of gene expression in eukaryotic cells. Due to the complexity of the mammalian degradation machinery, the contribution of decay factors to the directionality of mRNA decay is poorly understood. Here we characterize a molecular tool to interrogate mRNA tur...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Boehm V,Gerbracht JV,Marx MC,Gehring NH

更新日期：2016-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:An egg must be fertilized by a single sperm only. To prevent polyspermy, the zona pellucida, a structure that surrounds mammalian eggs, becomes impermeable upon fertilization, preventing the entry of further sperm. The structural changes in the zona upon fertilization are driven by the exocytosis of cortical granules....

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Cheeseman LP,Boulanger J,Bond LM,Schuh M

更新日期：2016-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-assembly of large multi-component systems is a common strategy for the bottom-up construction of discrete, well-defined, nanoscopic-sized cages. Icosahedral or pseudospherical viral capsids, built up from hundreds of identical proteins, constitute typical examples of the complexity attained by biological self-ass...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Pasquale S,Sattin S,Escudero-Adán EC,Martínez-Belmonte M,de Mendoza J

更新日期：2012-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Semaphorins and their transmembrane receptors, Plexins, are key regulators of axon guidance and development of neuronal connectivity. B-type Plexins respond to Class IV semaphorins and mediate a variety of developmental functions. Here we report that the expression of Plexin-B2 and its high-affinity ligand, Sema4C, pe...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Paldy E,Simonetti M,Worzfeld T,Bali KK,Vicuña L,Offermanns S,Kuner R

更新日期：2017-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma (MM) progression and myeloma-associated bone disease (MBD) are highly dependent on bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). MM-MSCs exhibit abnormal transcriptomes, suggesting the involvement of epigenetic mechanisms governing their tumor-promoting functions and prolonged osteoblast suppression. ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Garcia-Gomez A,Li T,de la Calle-Fabregat C,Rodríguez-Ubreva J,Ciudad L,Català-Moll F,Godoy-Tena G,Martín-Sánchez M,San-Segundo L,Muntión S,Morales X,Ortiz-de-Solórzano C,Oyarzabal J,San José-Enériz E,Esteller M,Agirre X,P

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Stackable select devices such as the oxide p-n junction diode and the Schottky diode (one-way switch) have been proposed for non-volatile unipolar resistive switching devices; however, bidirectional select devices (or two-way switch) need to be developed for bipolar resistive switching devices. Here we report on a ful...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lee MJ,Lee D,Cho SH,Hur JH,Lee SM,Seo DH,Kim DS,Yang MS,Lee S,Hwang E,Uddin MR,Kim H,Chung UI,Park Y,Yoo IK

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging quantum technologies require mastering thermal management, especially at the nanoscale. It is now accepted that thermal metamaterial-based phonon manipulation is possible, especially at sub-kelvin temperatures. In these extreme limits of low temperatures and dimensions, heat conduction enters a quantum regime...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Tavakoli A,Lulla K,Crozes T,Mingo N,Collin E,Bourgeois O

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00