Attenuated diphtheria toxin mediates siRNA delivery.

abstract：:Interaction of swimming bacteria with flows controls their ability to explore complex environments, crucial to many societal and environmental challenges and relevant for microfluidic applications such as cell sorting. Combining experimental, numerical, and theoretical analysis, we present a comprehensive study of the...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Jing G,Zöttl A,Clément É,Lindner A

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantum walks, in virtue of the coherent superposition and quantum interference, have exponential superiority over their classical counterpart in applications of quantum searching and quantum simulation. The quantum-enhanced power is highly related to the state space of quantum walks, which can be expanded by enlargin...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Tang H,Lin XF,Feng Z,Chen JY,Gao J,Sun K,Wang CY,Lai PC,Xu XY,Wang Y,Qiao LF,Yang AL,Jin XM

更新日期：2018-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a negative resistance, namely, a voltage drop along the opposite direction of a current flow, in the superconducting gap of NbSe2 thin films under the irradiation of surface acoustic waves (SAWs). The amplitude of the negative resistance becomes larger by increasing the SAW power and decreasing temperature. ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Yokoi M,Fujiwara S,Kawamura T,Arakawa T,Aoyama K,Fukuyama H,Kobayashi K,Niimi Y

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Al(III) hydrolysis, condensation, and nucleation play pivotal roles in the synthesis of Al-based compounds and determine their chemical behavior, we still lack experimental evidence regarding the chemistry of nucleation from solution. Here, by combining advanced titration assays, high-resolution transmission ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Lukić MJ,Wiedenbeck E,Reiner H,Gebauer D

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Smart materials that are capable of memorizing a temporary shape, and morph in response to a stimulus, have the potential to revolutionize medicine and robotics. Here, we introduce an innovative method to program protein hydrogels and to induce shape changes in aqueous solutions at room temperature. We demonstrate our...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Khoury LR,Slawinski M,Collison DR,Popa I

更新日期：2020-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) objects by polymer self-assembly in solution is extremely challenging. Here, multi-tori mesostructures were obtained from the crystallization-driven self-assembly of a coil-crystalline block copolymer (BCP) in mixed solvents. The formation of these structures follows a multist...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Guerin G,Cruz M,Yu Q

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Macromolecules tend to respond to applied forces in many different ways. Chemistry at high shear forces can be intriguing, with relatively soft bonds becoming very stiff in specific force-loading geometries. Largely used in bionanotechnology, an important case is the streptavidin (SA)/biotin interaction. Although SA's...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Sedlak SM,Schendel LC,Gaub HE,Bernardi RC

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The prenatal origins of heart disease in offspring have been established. However, research in species with developmental milestones comparable to humans is lacking, preventing translation of this knowledge to clinical contexts. Using sheep and chickens, two species with similar cardiovascular developmental milestones...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Botting KJ,Skeffington KL,Niu Y,Allison BJ,Brain KL,Itani N,Beck C,Logan A,Murray AJ,Murphy MP,Giussani DA

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Engineering the thermal conductivity of amorphous materials is highly essential for the thermal management of future electronic devices. Here, we demonstrate the impact of ultrafine nanostructuring on the thermal conductivity reduction of amorphous silicon nitride (a-Si3N4) thin films, in which the thermal transport i...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Tambo N,Liao Y,Zhou C,Ashley EM,Takahashi K,Nealey PF,Naito Y,Shiomi J

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Unraveling the genetic and epigenetic determinants of phenotypes is critical for understanding and re-engineering biology and would benefit from improved methods to separate cells based on phenotypes. Here, we report SPOTlight, a versatile high-throughput technique to isolate individual yeast or human cells with uniqu...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Lee J,Liu Z,Suzuki PH,Ahrens JF,Lai S,Lu X,Guan S,St-Pierre F

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In May 2014, the Balkans were hit by a Vb-type cyclone that brought disastrous flooding and severe damage to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Croatia. Vb cyclones migrate from the Mediterranean, where they absorb warm and moist air, to the north, often causing flooding in central/eastern Europe. Extreme rainfall ev...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Stadtherr L,Coumou D,Petoukhov V,Petri S,Rahmstorf S

更新日期：2016-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrosis, characterized by aberrant tissue scarring from activated myofibroblasts, is often untreatable. Although the extracellular matrix becomes increasingly stiff and fibrous during disease progression, how these physical cues affect myofibroblast differentiation in 3D is poorly understood. Here, we describe a mult...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Matera DL,DiLillo KM,Smith MR,Davidson CD,Parikh R,Said M,Wilke CA,Lombaert IM,Arnold KB,Moore BB,Baker BM

更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The attraction between electrons and holes in semiconductors forms excitons, which largely determine the optical properties of the hosting material, and hence the device performance, especially for low-dimensional systems. Mono- and few-layer black phosphorus (BP) are emerging two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors. Desp...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Zhang G,Chaves A,Huang S,Wang F,Xing Q,Low T,Yan H

更新日期：2018-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been attracting intensive attention because of their commendable potential in many applications. Postsynthetic modification for redesigning chemical characteristics and pore structures can greatly improve performance and expand functionality of MOF materials. Here, we develop a ver...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Wu W,Su J,Jia M,Li Z,Liu G,Li W

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porous materials, which are characterized by the large surface area and percolated nature crucial for transport, play an important role in many technological applications including battery, ion exchange, catalysis, microelectronics, medical diagnosis, and oil recovery. Phase separation of a mixture in such a porous st...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Shimizu R,Tanaka H

更新日期：2017-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Annexin-A1 (ANXA1) has recently been proposed to play a role in microglial activation after brain ischemia, but the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. Here, we demonstrated that ANXA1 is modified by SUMOylation, and SUMOylated ANXA1 could promote the beneficial phenotype polarization of microglia. Mechani...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Li X,Xia Q,Mao M,Zhou H,Zheng L,Wang Y,Zeng Z,Yan L,Zhao Y,Shi J

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukemia is a complex heterogeneous disease often driven by the expression of oncogenic fusion proteins with different molecular and biochemical properties. Whereas several fusion proteins induce leukemogenesis by activating Hox gene expression (Hox-activating fusions), others impinge on different pathways that do not...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Rossi A,Ferrari KJ,Piunti A,Jammula S,Chiacchiera F,Mazzarella L,Scelfo A,Pelicci PG,Pasini D

更新日期：2016-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Honeybees use the waggle dance to share information about food-site locations with nestmates. However, the importance of this behavior in colony foraging success remains unclear. We tested whether spatial dance information affects colony foraging success in a human-modified temperate environment by comparing colonies ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： I'Anson Price R,Dulex N,Vial N,Vincent C,Grüter C

更新日期：2019-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We review recent advances in our understanding of magnetism in the solar nebula and protoplanetary disks (PPDs). We discuss the implications of theory, meteorite measurements, and astronomical observations for planetary formation and nebular evolution. Paleomagnetic measurements indicate the presence of fields of 0.54...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Weiss BP,Bai XN,Fu RR

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Engineered surfaces with reversibly switching interfacial properties, such as wettability and liquid repellency, are highly desirable in diverse application fields but are rare. We have developed a general concept to prepare metallic porous surfaces with exceptionally powerful wettability switch capabilities and liqui...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Liu Y,Zhao L,Lin J,Yang S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mass loss from the West Antarctic ice shelves and glaciers has been linked to basal melt by ocean heat flux. The Totten Ice Shelf in East Antarctica, which buttresses a marine-based ice sheet with a volume equivalent to at least 3.5 m of global sea-level rise, also experiences rapid basal melt, but the role of ocean f...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Rintoul SR,Silvano A,Pena-Molino B,van Wijk E,Rosenberg M,Greenbaum JS,Blankenship DD

更新日期：2016-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Optogenetics is a paradigm-changing new method to study and manipulate the behavior of cells with light. Following major advances of the used genetic constructs over the last decade, the light sources required for optogenetic control are now receiving increased attention. We report a novel optogenetic illumination pla...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Steude A,Witts EC,Miles GB,Gather MC

更新日期：2016-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans is a pathogenic yeast that causes mucosal and systematic infections with high mortality. The absence of facile molecular genetics has been a major impediment to analysis of pathogenesis. The lack of meiosis coupled with the absence of plasmids makes genetic engineering cumbersome, especially for essen...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Vyas VK,Barrasa MI,Fink GR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Projections of ice sheet behavior hinge on how ice flow velocity evolves and the extent to which marine-based grounding lines are stable. Ice flow and grounding line retreat are variably governed by the coupling between the ice and underlying terrain. We ask to what degree catchment-scale bed characteristics determine...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Greenwood SL,Simkins LM,Winsborrow MCM,Bjarnadóttir LR

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS), a sensor of cytosolic DNA, is critical for the innate immune response. Here, we show that loss of cGAS in untransformed and cancer cells results in uncontrolled DNA replication, hyperproliferation, and genomic instability. While the majority of cGAS is cytoplasmic, a fraction of cGA...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Chen H,Chen H,Zhang J,Wang Y,Simoneau A,Yang H,Levine AS,Zou L,Chen Z,Lan L

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective nerve transfers surgically rewire motor neurons and are used in extremity reconstruction to restore muscle function or to facilitate intuitive prosthetic control. We investigated the neurophysiological effects of rewiring motor axons originating from spinal motor neuron pools into target muscles with lower i...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Bergmeister KD,Aman M,Muceli S,Vujaklija I,Manzano-Szalai K,Unger E,Byrne RA,Scheinecker C,Riedl O,Salminger S,Frommlet F,Borschel GH,Farina D,Aszmann OC

更新日期：2019-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Dirac materials such as graphene and topological insulators (TIs) are known to have unique electronic and spintronic properties. We combine graphene with TIs in van der Waals heterostructures to demonstrate the emergence of a strong proximity-induced spin-orbit coupling in graphene. By performing spin transport and pr...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Khokhriakov D,Cummings AW,Song K,Vila M,Karpiak B,Dankert A,Roche S,Dash SP

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural genetic variation affects circadian rhythms across the evolutionary tree, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. We investigated population-level, molecular circadian clock variation by generating >700 tissue-specific transcriptomes of Drosophila melanogaster (w1118 ) and 141 Drosophila...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Litovchenko M,Meireles-Filho ACA,Frochaux MV,Bevers RPJ,Prunotto A,Anduaga AM,Hollis B,Gardeux V,Braman VS,Russeil JMC,Kadener S,Dal Peraro M,Deplancke B

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskites have shown remarkable optoelectronic properties, exhibiting an impressive tolerance to defects believed to originate from correlated motion of charge carriers and the polar lattice forming large polarons. Few experimental techniques are capable of directly probing these corr...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Lan Y,Dringoli BJ,Valverde-Chávez DA,Ponseca CS Jr,Sutton M,He Y,Kanatzidis MG,Cooke DG

更新日期：2019-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) are adept at cross-presentation and initiation of antigen-specific immunity. Clinically, however, DCs produced by in vitro differentiation of monocytes in the presence of exogenous cytokines have been met with limited success. We hypothesized that DCs produced in a physiological manner may be mor...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Han P,Hanlon D,Arshad N,Lee JS,Tatsuno K,Robinson E,Filler R,Sobolev O,Cote C,Rivera-Molina F,Toomre D,Fahmy T,Edelson R

更新日期：2020-03-11 00:00:00