Identification and characterization of N9-methyltransferase involved in converting caffeine into non-stimulatory theacrine in tea.

abstract：:Tropical carbon emissions are largely derived from direct forest clearing processes. Yet, emissions from drought-induced forest fires are, usually, not included in national-level carbon emission inventories. Here we examine Brazilian Amazon drought impacts on fire incidence and associated forest fire carbon emissions ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Aragão LEOC,Anderson LO,Fonseca MG,Rosan TM,Vedovato LB,Wagner FH,Silva CVJ,Silva Junior CHL,Arai E,Aguiar AP,Barlow J,Berenguer E,Deeter MN,Domingues LG,Gatti L,Gloor M,Malhi Y,Marengo JA,Miller JB,Phillips OL,Sa

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Although soluble inhibitors are frequently used to block cell binding to the extracellular matrix (ECM), mechanical stretching of a protein fibre alone can physically destroy a cell-binding site. Here, we show using binding assays and steered molecular dynamics that mechanical tension along fibronectin (Fn) fibres cau...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chabria M,Hertig S,Smith ML,Vogel V

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have reported that chromosome synteny in Lepidoptera has been well conserved, yet the number of haploid chromosomes varies widely from 5 to 223. Here we report the genome (393 Mb) of the Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia; Nymphalidae), a widely recognized model species in metapopulation ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ahola V,Lehtonen R,Somervuo P,Salmela L,Koskinen P,Rastas P,Välimäki N,Paulin L,Kvist J,Wahlberg N,Tanskanen J,Hornett EA,Ferguson LC,Luo S,Cao Z,de Jong MA,Duplouy A,Smolander OP,Vogel H,McCoy RC,Qian K,Chong W

更新日期：2014-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional variomics provides the foundation for personalized medicine by linking genetic variation to disease expression, outcome and treatment, yet its utility is dependent on appropriate assays to evaluate mutation impact on protein function. To fully assess the effects of 106 missense and nonsense variants of PTEN...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Post KL,Belmadani M,Ganguly P,Meili F,Dingwall R,McDiarmid TA,Meyers WM,Herrington C,Young BP,Callaghan DB,Rogic S,Edwards M,Niciforovic A,Cau A,Rankin CH,O'Connor TP,Bamji SX,Loewen CJR,Allan DW,Pavlidis P,Haas K

更新日期：2020-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as well as other organic molecules appear among the most abundant observed species in interstellar space and are key molecules to understanding the prebiotic roots of life. However, their existence and abundance in space remain a puzzle. Here we present a new top-down route to form pol...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Merino P,Švec M,Martinez JI,Jelinek P,Lacovig P,Dalmiglio M,Lizzit S,Soukiassian P,Cernicharo J,Martin-Gago JA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NaK and other non-selective channels are able to conduct both sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) with equally high efficiency. In contrast to previous crystallographic results, we show that the selectivity filter (SF) of NaK in native-like lipid membranes adopts two distinct conformations that are stabilized by either Na...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Shi C,He Y,Hendriks K,de Groot BL,Cai X,Tian C,Lange A,Sun H

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptochrome (Cry) 1 and Cry2 are regarded as critical components for circadian rhythm generation in mammals. Nevertheless, cultured suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of neonatal Cry double deficient (Cry1(-/-)/Cry2(-/-)) mice exhibit circadian rhythms that damp out in several cycles. Here, by combining bioluminescence im...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ono D,Honma S,Honma K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original version of this Article contained an error in the author affiliations. Xiaochun Yu was incorrectly associated with College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071000 Hebei, China.This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article. ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang J,Yuan Z,Cui Y,Xie R,Yang G,Kassab MA,Wang M,Ma Y,Wu C,Yu X,Liu X

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases (CCDs) form hormones and signaling molecules. Here we show that a member of an overlooked plant CCD subfamily from rice, that we name Zaxinone Synthase (ZAS), can produce zaxinone, a novel apocarotenoid metabolite in vitro. Loss-of-function mutants (zas) contain less zaxinone, exhibit ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang JY,Haider I,Jamil M,Fiorilli V,Saito Y,Mi J,Baz L,Kountche BA,Jia KP,Guo X,Balakrishna A,Ntui VO,Reinke B,Volpe V,Gojobori T,Blilou I,Lanfranco L,Bonfante P,Al-Babili S

更新日期：2019-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:While distinct stages of natural killer (NK) cell development have been defined, the molecular interactions that shape human NK cell maturation are poorly understood. Here we define intercellular interactions between developing NK cells and stromal cells which, through contact-dependent mechanisms, promote the generat...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Mace EM,Gunesch JT,Dixon A,Orange JS

更新日期：2016-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-area light-emitting diodes (LEDs) fabricated by mass-production techniques are needed for low-cost flat-panel lighting. Nevertheless, it is still challenging to fabricate efficient large-area LEDs using organic small molecules (OLEDs), quantum dots (QLEDs), polymers (PLEDs), and recently-developed hybrid perovsk...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chu S,Chen W,Fang Z,Xiao X,Liu Y,Chen J,Huang J,Xiao Z

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake through the recently discovered Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter (MCU) is controlled by its gatekeeper Mitochondrial Calcium Uptake 1 (MICU1). However, the physiological and pathological role of MICU1 remains unclear. Here we show that MICU1 is vital for adaptation to postnatal life and for ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Antony AN,Paillard M,Moffat C,Juskeviciute E,Correnti J,Bolon B,Rubin E,Csordás G,Seifert EL,Hoek JB,Hajnóczky G

更新日期：2016-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial respiratory chain is essential for oxidative phosphorylation and comprises multiple complexes, including cytochrome c oxidase, assembled in macromolecular supercomplexes. Little is known about factors that contribute to supercomplex organization. Here we identify COX7RP as a factor that promotes supe...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ikeda K,Shiba S,Horie-Inoue K,Shimokata K,Inoue S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hippo pathway regulates the self-renewal and differentiation of various adult stem cells, but its role in cell fate determination and differentiation during liver development remains unclear. Here we report that the Hippo pathway controls liver cell lineage specification and proliferation separately from Notch sig...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lee DH,Park JO,Kim TS,Kim SK,Kim TH,Kim MC,Park GS,Kim JH,Kuninaka S,Olson EN,Saya H,Kim SY,Lee H,Lim DS

更新日期：2016-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose metabolism is remodeled in cancer, but the global pattern of cancer-specific metabolic changes remains unclear. Here we show, using the comprehensive measurement of metabolic enzymes by large-scale targeted proteomics, that the metabolism both carbon and nitrogen is altered during the malignant progression of ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kodama M,Oshikawa K,Shimizu H,Yoshioka S,Takahashi M,Izumi Y,Bamba T,Tateishi C,Tomonaga T,Matsumoto M,Nakayama KI

更新日期：2020-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The force generated by the actomyosin cytoskeleton controls focal adhesion dynamics during cell migration. This process is thought to involve the mechanical unfolding of talin to expose cryptic vinculin-binding sites. However, the ability of the actomyosin cytoskeleton to directly control the formation of a talin-vinc...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ciobanasu C,Faivre B,Le Clainche C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imputing genotypes from reference panels created by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) provides a cost-effective strategy for augmenting the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) content of genome-wide arrays. The UK10K Cohorts project has generated a data set of 3,781 whole genomes sequenced at low depth (average 7x), aimi...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Huang J,Howie B,McCarthy S,Memari Y,Walter K,Min JL,Danecek P,Malerba G,Trabetti E,Zheng HF,UK10K Consortium.,Gambaro G,Richards JB,Durbin R,Timpson NJ,Marchini J,Soranzo N

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Layered materials embrace rich intercalation reactions to accommodate high concentrations of foreign species within their structures, and find many applications spanning from energy storage, ion exchange to secondary batteries. Light alkali metals are generally most easily intercalated due to their light mass, high ch...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yajima T,Koshiko M,Zhang Y,Oguchi T,Yu W,Kato D,Kobayashi Y,Orikasa Y,Yamamoto T,Uchimoto Y,Green MA,Kageyama H

更新日期：2016-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Insects have presented human society with some of its greatest development challenges by spreading diseases, consuming crops and damaging infrastructure. Despite the massive human and financial toll of invasive insects, cost estimates of their impacts remain sporadic, spatially incomplete and of questionable quality. ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Bradshaw CJ,Leroy B,Bellard C,Roiz D,Albert C,Fournier A,Barbet-Massin M,Salles JM,Simard F,Courchamp F

更新日期：2016-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Transition-metal dissolution from cathode materials, manganese in particular, has been held responsible for severe capacity fading in lithium-ion batteries, with the deposition of the transition-metal cations on anode surface, in elemental form or as chelated-complexes, as the main contributor for such degradations. I...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang C,Xing L,Vatamanu J,Chen Z,Lan G,Li W,Xu K

更新日期：2019-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Crystalline phase transitions caused by external stimuli have been used to detect physical changes in the solid-state properties. This study presents the mechanical switching of crystals of ferrocene-containing rotaxane controlled by focused laser light. The expansion and contraction of the crystals can be driven by t...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chen KJ,Tsai YC,Suzaki Y,Osakada K,Miura A,Horie M

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics of many natural and artificial systems are well described as random walks on a network: the stochastic behaviour of molecules, traffic patterns on the internet, fluctuations in stock prices and so on. The vast literature on random walks provides many tools for computing properties such as steady-state pro...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Perkins TJ,Foxall E,Glass L,Edwards R

更新日期：2014-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Normalization is a common cortical computation widely observed in sensory perception, but its importance in perception of reward value and decision making remains largely unknown. We examined (1) whether normalized value signals occur in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and (2) whether changes in behavioral task context...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yamada H,Louie K,Tymula A,Glimcher PW

更新日期：2018-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas-sensing materials are becoming increasingly important in our society, requiring high sensitivity to differentiate similar gases like N2 and O2. For the design of such materials, the driving force of electronic host-guest interaction or host-framework changes during the sorption process has commonly been considered...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kosaka W,Liu Z,Zhang J,Sato Y,Hori A,Matsuda R,Kitagawa S,Miyasaka H

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:TorsinA is an ER-resident AAA + ATPase, whose deletion of glutamate E303 results in the genetic neuromuscular disease primary dystonia. TorsinA is an unusual AAA + ATPase that needs an external activator. Also, it likely does not thread a peptide substrate through a narrow central channel, in contrast to its closest s...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Demircioglu FE,Zheng W,McQuown AJ,Maier NK,Watson N,Cheeseman IM,Denic V,Egelman EH,Schwartz TU

更新日期：2019-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired function in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) contributes to depression, and the therapeutic response produced by novel rapid-acting antidepressants such as ketamine are mediated by mPFC activity. The mPFC contains multiple types of pyramidal cells, but it is unclear whether a particular subtype mediates th...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Hare BD,Shinohara R,Liu RJ,Pothula S,DiLeone RJ,Duman RS

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Predicting ecological effects of contaminants remains challenging because of the sheer number of chemicals and their ambiguous role in biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships. We evaluate responses of experimental pond ecosystems to standardized concentrations of 12 pesticides, nested in four pesticide classes a...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Rumschlag SL,Mahon MB,Hoverman JT,Raffel TR,Carrick HJ,Hudson PJ,Rohr JR

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:As an in-plane charge current flows in a heavy metal film with spin-orbit coupling, it produces a torque on and thereby switches the magnetization in a neighbouring ferromagnetic metal film. Such spin-orbit torque (SOT)-induced switching has been studied extensively in recent years and has shown higher efficiency than...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Li P,Liu T,Chang H,Kalitsov A,Zhang W,Csaba G,Li W,Richardson D,DeMann A,Rimal G,Dey H,Jiang JS,Porod W,Field SB,Tang J,Marconi MC,Hoffmann A,Mryasov O,Wu M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proximity-ligation methods such as Hi-C allow us to map physical DNA-DNA interactions along the genome, and reveal its organization into topologically associating domains (TADs). As the Hi-C data accumulate, computational methods were developed for identifying domain borders in multiple cell types and organisms. Here,...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ron G,Globerson Y,Moran D,Kaplan T

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellobiohydrolase 1 from Trichoderma reesei (TrCel7A) processively hydrolyses cellulose into cellobiose. Although enzymatic techniques have been established as promising tools in biofuel production, a clear understanding of the motor's mechanistic action has yet to be revealed. Here, we develop an optical tweezers-bas...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Brady SK,Sreelatha S,Feng Y,Chundawat SP,Lang MJ

更新日期：2015-12-10 00:00:00