Highly efficient eco-friendly X-ray scintillators based on an organic manganese halide.

abstract：:A short half-life in the circulation limits the application of therapeutics such as single-domain antibodies (VHHs). We utilize red blood cells to prolong the circulatory half-life of VHHs. Here we present VHHs against botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT/A) on the surface of red blood cells by expressing chimeric proteins of...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Huang NJ,Pishesha N,Mukherjee J,Zhang S,Deshycka R,Sudaryo V,Dong M,Shoemaker CB,Lodish HF

更新日期：2017-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytosolic antibody receptor TRIM21 possesses unique ubiquitination activity that drives broad-spectrum anti-pathogen targeting and underpins the protein depletion technology Trim-Away. This activity is dependent on formation of self-anchored, K63-linked ubiquitin chains by the heterodimeric E2 enzyme Ube2N/Ube2V2....

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kiss L,Zeng J,Dickson CF,Mallery DL,Yang JC,McLaughlin SH,Boland A,Neuhaus D,James LC

更新日期：2019-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the anisotropy of the solid-liquid interfacial free energy for most alloy systems is very small, it plays a crucial role in the growth rate, morphology and crystallographic growth direction of dendrites. Previous work posited a dendrite orientation transition via compositional additions. In this work we exami...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang L,Hoyt JJ,Wang N,Provatas N,Sinclair CW

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19868-6. ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Heimbucher T,Hog J,Gupta P,Murphy CT

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Apicomplexans are obligate intracellular parasites that scavenge essential nutrients from their hosts via transporter proteins on their plasma membrane. The identities of the transporters that mediate amino acid uptake into apicomplexans are unknown. Here we demonstrate that members of an apicomplexan-specific protein...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Rajendran E,Hapuarachchi SV,Miller CM,Fairweather SJ,Cai Y,Smith NC,Cockburn IA,Bröer S,Kirk K,van Dooren GG

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The original version of this article contained an error in the spelling of Juan Pedro Martinez-Barbera, which was incorrectly given as Juan Pedro Martinez Barbera. This error has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article. ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Bowling S,Di Gregorio A,Sancho M,Pozzi S,Aarts M,Signore M,Schneider MD,Martinez-Barbera JP,Gil J,Rodríguez TA

更新日期：2018-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A 'pseudogap' was introduced by Mott to describe a state of matter that has a minimum in the density of states at the Fermi level, deep enough for states to become localized. It can arise either from Coulomb repulsion between electrons, and/or incipient charge or spin order. Here we employ ultrafast spectroscopy to st...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Madan I,Kurosawa T,Toda Y,Oda M,Mertelj T,Mihailovic D

更新日期：2015-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper. ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Temko D,Tomlinson IPM,Severini S,Schuster-Böckler B,Graham TA

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest the emerging roles of armadillo (ARM) family proteins in tumor progression. However, the functions and underlying mechanisms of ARM members in tumorigenesis and aggressiveness of neuroblastoma (NB) remain to be determined. Herein, we identify armadillo repeat containing 12 (ARMC12) as an ARM mem...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Li D,Song H,Mei H,Fang E,Wang X,Yang F,Li H,Chen Y,Huang K,Zheng L,Tong Q

更新日期：2018-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:High-performance Li-ion batteries require materials with well-designed and controlled structures on nanometre and micrometre scales. Electrochemical properties can be enhanced by reducing crystallite size and by manipulating structure and morphology. Here we show a method for preparing hierarchically structured Li4Ti5...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Odziomek M,Chaput F,Rutkowska A,Świerczek K,Olszewska D,Sitarz M,Lerouge F,Parola S

更新日期：2017-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that temperature estimates of macroscopic systems in equilibrium are most precise when their energy fluctuations are large. However, for nanoscale systems deviations from standard thermodynamics arise due to their interactions with the environment. Here we include such interactions and, using quantum estim...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Miller HJD,Anders J

更新日期：2018-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Human hnRNP A2/B1 is an RNA-binding protein that plays important roles in many biological processes, including maturation, transport, and metabolism of mRNA, and gene regulation of long noncoding RNAs. hnRNP A2/B1 was reported to control the microRNAs sorting to exosomes and promote primary microRNA processing as a po...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wu B,Su S,Patil DP,Liu H,Gan J,Jaffrey SR,Ma J

更新日期：2018-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol oxidation reactions are widely used for the preparation of aldehydes and ketones. The electrolysis of alcohols to carbonyl compounds have been underutilized owing to low efficiency. Herein, we report an electrochemical oxidation of various alcohols in a continuous-flow reactor without external oxidants, base o...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang D,Wang P,Wang S,Chen YH,Zhang H,Lei A

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Human Bestrophin1 (hBest1) is a Ca2+-activated Cl- channel in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) essential for retina physiology, and its mutation results in retinal degenerative diseases that have no available treatments. Here, we discover that hBest1's channel activity in human RPE is significantly enhanced by adenosi...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhang Y,Kittredge A,Ward N,Ji C,Chen S,Yang T

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Reversible acetylation of α-tubulin is an evolutionarily conserved modification in microtubule networks. Despite its prevalence, the physiological function and regulation of microtubule acetylation remain poorly understood. Here we report that macrophages challenged by bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) undergo exten...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang B,Rao YH,Inoue M,Hao R,Lai CH,Chen D,McDonald SL,Choi MC,Wang Q,Shinohara ML,Yao TP

更新日期：2014-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucagon is released from pancreatic α-cells to activate pathways that raise blood glucose. Its secretion is regulated by α-cell-intrinsic glucose sensing and paracrine control through insulin and somatostatin. To understand the inadequately high glucagon levels that contribute to hyperglycemia in type-2 diabetes (T2D...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Omar-Hmeadi M,Lund PE,Gandasi NR,Tengholm A,Barg S

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:MAVS and MITA are essential adaptor proteins mediating innate antiviral immune responses against RNA and DNA viruses, respectively. Here we show that RNF115 plays dual roles in response to RNA or DNA virus infections by catalyzing distinct types of ubiquitination of MAVS and MITA at different phases of viral infection...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhang ZD,Xiong TC,Yao SQ,Wei MC,Chen M,Lin D,Zhong B

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein homeostasis (proteostasis) is a potential mechanism that contributes to cancer cell survival and drug resistance. Constitutively active androgen receptor (AR) variants confer anti-androgen resistance in advanced prostate cancer. However, the role of proteostasis involved in next generation anti-androgen resist...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu C,Lou W,Yang JC,Liu L,Armstrong CM,Lombard AP,Zhao R,Noel ODV,Tepper CG,Chen HW,Dall'Era M,Evans CP,Gao AC

更新日期：2018-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Hearing relies on mechanical stimulation of stereocilia bundles on the sensory cells of the inner ear. When sound hits the ear, each stereocilium pivots about a neck-like taper near their base. More than three decades of research have established that sideways deflection of stereocilia is essential for converting mech...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Hakizimana P,Brownell WE,Jacob S,Fridberger A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Materials with a negative Poisson's ratio, also known as auxetic materials, exhibit unusual and counterintuitive mechanical behaviour-becoming fatter in cross-section when stretched. Such behaviour is mostly attributed to some special re-entrant or hinged geometric structures regardless of the chemical composition and...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yu L,Yan Q,Ruzsinszky A

更新日期：2017-05-25 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：: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：:Influenza viruses annually kill 290,000-650,000 people worldwide. Antivirals can reduce death tolls. Baloxavir, the recently approved influenza antiviral, inhibits initiation of viral mRNA synthesis, whereas oseltamivir, an older drug, inhibits release of virus progeny. Baloxavir blocks virus replication more rapidly ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Du Z,Nugent C,Galvani AP,Krug RM,Meyers LA

更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Sclerosing stromal tumor (SST) of the ovary is a rare type of sex cord-stromal tumor (SCST), whose genetic underpinning is currently unknown. Here, using whole-exome, targeted capture and RNA-sequencing, we report recurrent FHL2-GLI2 fusion genes in 65% (17/26) of SSTs and other GLI2 rearrangements in additional 15% (...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kim SH,Da Cruz Paula A,Basili T,Dopeso H,Bi R,Pareja F,da Silva EM,Gularte-Mérida R,Sun Z,Fujisawa S,Smith CG,Ferrando L,Martins Sebastião AP,Bykov Y,Li A,Silveira C,Ashley CW,Stylianou A,Selenica P,Samore WR,Jung

更新日期：2020-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The two-dimensional topological insulators host a full gap in the bulk band, induced by spin-orbit coupling (SOC) effect, together with the topologically protected gapless edge states. However, it is usually challenging to suppress the bulk conductance and thus to realize the quantum spin Hall (QSH) effect. In this st...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Song YH,Jia ZY,Zhang D,Zhu XY,Shi ZQ,Wang H,Zhu L,Yuan QQ,Zhang H,Xing DY,Li SC

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Monomeric near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent proteins (FPs) are in high demand as protein tags and components of biosensors for deep-tissue imaging and multicolour microscopy. We report three bright and spectrally distinct monomeric NIR FPs, termed miRFPs, engineered from bacterial phytochrome, which can be used as easil...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Shcherbakova DM,Baloban M,Emelyanov AV,Brenowitz M,Guo P,Verkhusha VV

更新日期：2016-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent discovery of the half quantized thermal Hall conductivity in [Formula: see text]-RuCl[Formula: see text], a candidate material for the Kitaev spin liquid, suggests the presence of a highly entangled quantum state in external magnetic fields. This field induced phase appears between the low field zig-zag magneti...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lee HY,Kaneko R,Chern LE,Okubo T,Yamaji Y,Kawashima N,Kim YB

更新日期：2020-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to processive molecular motors, skeletal myosins form a large motor ensemble for contraction of muscles against high loads. Despite numerous information on the molecular properties of skeletal myosin, its ensemble effects on collective force generation have not been rigorously clarified. Here we show 4 nm ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kaya M,Tani Y,Washio T,Hisada T,Higuchi H

更新日期：2017-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike microevolutionary processes, little is known about the genetic basis of macroevolutionary processes. One of these magnificent examples is the transition from non-avian dinosaurs to birds that has created numerous evolutionary innovations such as self-powered flight and its associated wings with flight feathers....

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Seki R,Li C,Fang Q,Hayashi S,Egawa S,Hu J,Xu L,Pan H,Kondo M,Sato T,Matsubara H,Kamiyama N,Kitajima K,Saito D,Liu Y,Gilbert MT,Zhou Q,Xu X,Shiroishi T,Irie N,Tamura K,Zhang G

更新日期：2017-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-induced electricity, including lightning, is often observed in dusty atmospheres. However, the physical mechanisms leading to this phenomenon remain elusive as they are remarkably challenging to determine due to the high complexity of the multi-phase turbulent flows involved. Using a fast multi-pole method in dir...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Di Renzo M,Urzay J

更新日期：2018-04-26 00:00:00