Direct observation of desorption of a melt of long polymer chains.

abstract：:Application of force on biomolecules has been instrumental in understanding biofunctional behaviour from single molecules to complex collections of cells. Current approaches, for example, those based on atomic force microscopy or magnetic or optical tweezers, are powerful but limited in their applicability as integrat...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Webster A,Vollmer F,Sato Y

更新日期：2014-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Hundreds of clinical studies have demonstrated associations between the human microbiome and disease, yet fundamental questions remain on how we can generalize this knowledge. Results from individual studies can be inconsistent, and comparing published data is further complicated by a lack of standard processing and a...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Duvallet C,Gibbons SM,Gurry T,Irizarry RA,Alm EJ

更新日期：2017-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Dark matter-only simulations of galaxy formation predict many more subhalos around a Milky Way-like galaxy than the number of observed satellites. Proposed solutions require the satellites to inhabit dark matter halos with masses 10(9)-10(10 )Msun at the time they fell into the Milky Way. Here we use a modelling appro...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ural U,Wilkinson MI,Read JI,Walker MG

更新日期：2015-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about how archaeal viruses perturb the transcription machinery of their hosts. Here we provide the first example of an archaeo-viral transcription factor that directly targets the host RNA polymerase (RNAP) and efficiently represses its activity. ORF145 from the temperate Acidianus two-tailed virus (AT...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Sheppard C,Blombach F,Belsom A,Schulz S,Daviter T,Smollett K,Mahieu E,Erdmann S,Tinnefeld P,Garrett R,Grohmann D,Rappsilber J,Werner F

更新日期：2016-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the maximized metal dispersion offered by single-atom catalysts, further improvement of intrinsic activity can be hindered by the lack of neighboring metal atoms in these systems. Here we report the use of isolated Pt1 atoms on ceria as "seeds" to develop a Pt-O-Pt ensemble, which is well-represented by a Pt8O...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang H,Liu JX,Allard LF,Lee S,Liu J,Li H,Wang J,Wang J,Oh SH,Li W,Flytzani-Stephanopoulos M,Shen M,Goldsmith BR,Yang M

更新日期：2019-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantum communication and computing offer many new opportunities for information processing in a connected world. Networks using quantum resources with tailor-made entanglement structures have been proposed for a variety of tasks, including distributing, sharing and processing information. Recently, a class of states ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Bell BA,Markham D,Herrera-Martí DA,Marin A,Wadsworth WJ,Rarity JG,Tame MS

更新日期：2014-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that both recipient cells and donor nuclei demonstrate a mitotic advantage as observed in the traditional reprogramming with somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). However, it is not known whether a specific mitotic factor plays a critical role in reprogramming. Here we identify an isoform of human bro...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Shao Z,Zhang R,Khodadadi-Jamayran A,Chen B,Crowley MR,Festok MA,Crossman DK,Townes TM,Hu K

更新日期：2016-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Amongst the rare-earth perovskite nickelates, LaNiO3 (LNO) is an exception. While the former have insulating and antiferromagnetic ground states, LNO remains metallic and non-magnetic down to the lowest temperatures. It is believed that LNO is a strange metal, on the verge of an antiferromagnetic instability. Our work...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu C,Humbert VFC,Bretz-Sullivan TM,Wang G,Hong D,Wrobel F,Zhang J,Hoffman JD,Pearson JE,Jiang JS,Chang C,Suslov A,Mason N,Norman MR,Bhattacharya A

更新日期：2020-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The worldwide dissemination of metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs), mediating resistance to carbapenem antibiotics, is a major public health problem. The extent of dissemination of MBLs such as VIM-2, SPM-1 and NDM among Gram-negative pathogens cannot be explained solely based on the associated mobile genetic elements or the ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： López C,Ayala JA,Bonomo RA,González LJ,Vila AJ

更新日期：2019-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Various viruses enter host cells via endocytosis, but the molecular mechanisms underlying the specific internalization pathways remain unclear. Here we show that influenza A viruses (IAVs) enter cells via redundant pathways of clathrin-mediated and clathrin-independent endocytosis, with intracellular Ca(2+) having a c...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Fujioka Y,Tsuda M,Nanbo A,Hattori T,Sasaki J,Sasaki T,Miyazaki T,Ohba Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) conjugated to a trivalent N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) ligand are being evaluated in investigational clinical studies for a variety of indications. The typical development candidate selection process includes evaluation of the most active compounds for toxicity in rats at pharmacologi...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Janas MM,Schlegel MK,Harbison CE,Yilmaz VO,Jiang Y,Parmar R,Zlatev I,Castoreno A,Xu H,Shulga-Morskaya S,Rajeev KG,Manoharan M,Keirstead ND,Maier MA,Jadhav V

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Human-machine interfaces have benefited from the advent of wireless sensor networks and the internet of things, but rely on wearable/attachable electronics exhibiting stretchability, biocompatibility, and transmittance. Limited by weight and volume, wearable devices should be energy efficient and even self-powered. He...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lee Y,Cha SH,Kim YW,Choi D,Sun JY

更新日期：2018-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A detailed understanding of the human infectious reservoir is essential for improving malaria transmission-reducing interventions. Here we report a multi-regional assessment of population-wide malaria transmission potential based on 1209 mosquito feeding assays in endemic areas of Burkina Faso and Kenya. Across both s...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Gonçalves BP,Kapulu MC,Sawa P,Guelbéogo WM,Tiono AB,Grignard L,Stone W,Hellewell J,Lanke K,Bastiaens GJH,Bradley J,Nébié I,Ngoi JM,Oriango R,Mkabili D,Nyaurah M,Midega J,Wirth DF,Marsh K,Churcher TS,Bejon P,Siri

更新日期：2017-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Free-electron lasers providing ultra-short high-brightness pulses of X-ray radiation have great potential for a wide impact on science, and are a critical element for unravelling the structural dynamics of matter. To fully harness this potential, we must accurately know the X-ray properties: intensity, spectrum and te...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Sanchez-Gonzalez A,Micaelli P,Olivier C,Barillot TR,Ilchen M,Lutman AA,Marinelli A,Maxwell T,Achner A,Agåker M,Berrah N,Bostedt C,Bozek JD,Buck J,Bucksbaum PH,Montero SC,Cooper B,Cryan JP,Dong M,Feifel R,Frasinski

更新日期：2017-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the high versatility of chiral cyanohydrins, the catalytic asymmetric cyanation reaction of carbonyl compounds has attracted widespread interest. However, efficient protocols that function at a preparative scale with low catalyst loading are still rare. Here, asymmetric counteranion-directed Lewis acid organoca...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhang Z,Bae HY,Guin J,Rabalakos C,van Gemmeren M,Leutzsch M,Klussmann M,List B

更新日期：2016-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In most metazoan nuclei, heterochromatin is located at the nuclear periphery in contact with the nuclear lamina, which provides mechanical stability to the nucleus. We show that in cultured cells, chromatin decompaction by the nucleosome binding protein HMGN5 decreases the sturdiness, elasticity and rigidity of the nu...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Furusawa T,Rochman M,Taher L,Dimitriadis EK,Nagashima K,Anderson S,Bustin M

更新日期：2015-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The androgen receptor (AR) plays a central role in establishing an oncogenic cascade that drives prostate cancer progression. Some prostate cancers escape androgen dependence and are often associated with an aggressive phenotype. The oestrogen receptor alpha (ERα) is expressed in prostate cancers, independent of AR st...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Chakravarty D,Sboner A,Nair SS,Giannopoulou E,Li R,Hennig S,Mosquera JM,Pauwels J,Park K,Kossai M,MacDonald TY,Fontugne J,Erho N,Vergara IA,Ghadessi M,Davicioni E,Jenkins RB,Palanisamy N,Chen Z,Nakagawa S,Hirose T

更新日期：2014-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The proliferative and functional heterogeneity among seemingly uniform cells is a universal phenomenon. Identifying the underlying factors requires single-cell analysis of function and proliferation. Here we show that the pancreatic beta-cells in zebrafish exhibit different growth-promoting and functional properties, ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Singh SP,Janjuha S,Hartmann T,Kayisoglu Ö,Konantz J,Birke S,Murawala P,Alfar EA,Murata K,Eugster A,Tsuji N,Morrissey ER,Brand M,Ninov N

更新日期：2017-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Graphene is a single-atomic-layer material with excellent mechanical properties and has the potential to enhance the strength of composites. Its two-dimensional geometry, high intrinsic strength and modulus can effectively constrain dislocation motion, resulting in the significant strengthening of metals. Here we demo...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kim Y,Lee J,Yeom MS,Shin JW,Kim H,Cui Y,Kysar JW,Hone J,Jung Y,Jeon S,Han SM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HIV Tat protein competes with the 7SK:HEXIM interaction to hijack pTEFb from 7SK snRNP and recruit it to the TAR motif on stalled viral transcripts. Here we solve structures of 7SK stemloop-1 and TAR in complex with Tat's RNA binding domain (RBD) to gain insights into this process. We find that 7SK is peppered wit...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Pham VV,Salguero C,Khan SN,Meagher JL,Brown WC,Humbert N,de Rocquigny H,Smith JL,D'Souza VM

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The liquid and glass states of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have recently become of interest due to the potential for liquid-phase separations and ion transport, alongside the fundamental nature of the latter as a new, fourth category of melt-quenched glass. Here we show that the MOF liquid state can be blended wit...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Longley L,Collins SM,Zhou C,Smales GJ,Norman SE,Brownbill NJ,Ashling CW,Chater PA,Tovey R,Schönlieb CB,Headen TF,Terrill NJ,Yue Y,Smith AJ,Blanc F,Keen DA,Midgley PA,Bennett TD

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav1.5) play an essential role in regulating cardiac electric activity by initiating and propagating action potentials in the heart. Altered Nav1.5 function is associated with multiple cardiac diseases including long-QT3 and Brugada syndrome. Here, we show that Nav1.5 is subject ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Pei Z,Xiao Y,Meng J,Hudmon A,Cummins TR

更新日期：2016-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The hormone calcitonin (CT) is primarily known for its pharmacologic action as an inhibitor of bone resorption, yet CT-deficient mice display increased bone formation. These findings raised the question about the underlying cellular and molecular mechanism of CT action. Here we show that either ubiquitous or osteoclas...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Keller J,Catala-Lehnen P,Huebner AK,Jeschke A,Heckt T,Lueth A,Krause M,Koehne T,Albers J,Schulze J,Schilling S,Haberland M,Denninger H,Neven M,Hermans-Borgmeyer I,Streichert T,Breer S,Barvencik F,Levkau B,Rathkolb B

更新日期：2014-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithium metal batteries have been considerably limited by the problems of uncontrolled dendritic lithium formation and the highly reactive nature of lithium with electrolytes. Herein, we have developed functional porous bilayer composite separators by simply blade-coating polyacrylamide-grafted graphene oxide molecula...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Li C,Liu S,Shi C,Liang G,Lu Z,Fu R,Wu D

更新日期：2019-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A major conundrum in climate science is how to account for dependence between climate models. This complicates interpretation of probabilistic projections derived from such models. Here we show that this problem can be addressed using a novel method to test multiple non-exclusive hypotheses, and to make predictions un...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Olson R,An SI,Fan Y,Chang W,Evans JP,Lee JY

更新日期：2019-07-09 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：: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：:Van Allen radiation belts are typically two zones of energetic particles encircling the Earth separated by the slot region. How the outer radiation belt electrons are accelerated to relativistic energies remains an unanswered question. Recent studies have presented compelling evidence for the local acceleration by ver...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Su Z,Zhu H,Xiao F,Zong QG,Zhou XZ,Zheng H,Wang Y,Wang S,Hao YX,Gao Z,He Z,Baker DN,Spence HE,Reeves GD,Blake JB,Wygant JR

更新日期：2015-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Ryanodine receptors (RyRs) form calcium release channels located in the membranes of the sarcoplasmic and endoplasmic reticulum. RyRs play a major role in excitation-contraction coupling and other Ca(2+)-dependent signalling events, and consist of several globular domains that together form a large assembly. Here we d...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Yuchi Z,Yuen SM,Lau K,Underhill AQ,Cornea RL,Fessenden JD,Van Petegem F

更新日期：2015-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophage Q protein engages σ-dependent paused RNA polymerase (RNAP) by binding to a DNA site embedded in late gene promoter and renders RNAP resistant to termination signals. Here, we report a single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of an intact Q-engaged arrested complex. The structure revea...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Shi J,Gao X,Tian T,Yu Z,Gao B,Wen A,You L,Chang S,Zhang X,Zhang Y,Feng Y

更新日期：2019-07-02 00:00:00