Mechanistic insights into the SNARE complex disassembly.

abstract：:Porous membranes with ultrafast ion permeation and high ion selectivity are highly desirable for efficient mineral separation, water purification, and energy conversion, but it is still a huge challenge to efficiently separate monatomic ions of the same valence and similar sizes using synthetic membranes. We report me...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Zhang H,Hou J,Hu Y,Wang P,Ou R,Jiang L,Liu JZ,Freeman BD,Hill AJ,Wang H

更新日期：2018-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertical stacking is widely viewed as a promising approach for designing advanced functionalities using two-dimensional (2D) materials. Combining crystallographically commensurate materials in these 2D stacks has been shown to result in rich new electronic structure, magnetotransport, and optical properties. In this c...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Vargas A,Liu F,Lane C,Rubin D,Bilgin I,Hennighausen Z,DeCapua M,Bansil A,Kar S

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Deforestation is the primary driver of carbon losses in tropical forests, but it does not operate alone. Forest fragmentation, a resulting feature of the deforestation process, promotes indirect carbon losses induced by edge effect. This process is not implicitly considered by policies for reducing carbon emissions in...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Silva Junior CHL,Aragão LEOC,Anderson LO,Fonseca MG,Shimabukuro YE,Vancutsem C,Achard F,Beuchle R,Numata I,Silva CA,Maeda EE,Longo M,Saatchi SS

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We introduce two photochromic proteins for cell-specific in vivo optoacoustic (OA) imaging with signal unmixing in the temporal domain. We show highly sensitive, multiplexed visualization of T lymphocytes, bacteria, and tumors in the mouse body and brain. We developed machine learning-based software for commercial ima...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Mishra K,Stankevych M,Fuenzalida-Werner JP,Grassmann S,Gujrati V,Huang Y,Klemm U,Buchholz VR,Ntziachristos V,Stiel AC

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The urea channel of Helicobacterpylori (HpUreI) is an ideal drug target for preventing gastric cancer but incomplete understanding of its gating mechanism has hampered development of inhibitors for the eradication of H. pylori. Here, we present the cryo-EM structures of HpUreI in closed and open conformations, both at...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Cui Y,Zhou K,Strugatsky D,Wen Y,Sachs G,Zhou ZH,Munson K

更新日期：2019-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen isotope speleothem records exhibit coherent variability over the pan-Asian summer monsoon (AM) region. The hydroclimatic representation of these oxygen isotope records for the AM, however, has remained poorly understood. Here, combining an isotope-enabled Earth system model in transient experiments with proxy r...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： He C,Liu Z,Otto-Bliesner BL,Brady EC,Zhu C,Tomas R,Clark PU,Zhu J,Jahn A,Gu S,Zhang J,Nusbaumer J,Noone D,Cheng H,Wang Y,Yan M,Bao Y

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying key players in coupled individual systems is a fundamental problem in network theory. We investigate synchronizable network-coupled dynamical systems such as high-voltage electric power grids and coupled oscillators on complex networks. We define key players as nodes that, once perturbed, generate the larg...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Tyloo M,Pagnier L,Jacquod P

更新日期：2019-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibulin-4 is a matricellular protein required for extracellular matrix (ECM) assembly. Mice deficient in fibulin-4 (Fbln4-/- ) have disrupted collagen and elastin fibers and die shortly after birth from aortic and diaphragmatic rupture. The function of fibulin-4 in ECM assembly, however, remains elusive. Here, we show...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Noda K,Kitagawa K,Miki T,Horiguchi M,Akama TO,Taniguchi T,Taniguchi H,Takahashi K,Ogra Y,Mecham RP,Terajima M,Yamauchi M,Nakamura T

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Forest loss is one of the most pervasive land surface transformations on Earth, with drastic effects on global climate, ecosystems, and human well-being. As part of biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation efforts, many countries, including China, have been implementing large-scale policies to conserve ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Viña A,McConnell WJ,Yang H,Xu Z,Liu J

更新日期：2016-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:How mechanical forces regulate plant growth is a fascinating and long-standing question. After germination underground, buried seedlings have to dynamically adjust their growth to respond to mechanical stimulation from soil barriers. Here, we designed a lid touch assay and used atomic force microscopy to investigate t...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Wu Q,Li Y,Lyu M,Luo Y,Shi H,Zhong S

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Wearable sweat analysis devices for monitoring of multiple health-related biomarkers with high sensitivity are highly desired for noninvasive and real-time monitoring of human health. Here, we report a flexible sweat analysis patch based on a silk fabric-derived carbon textile for simultaneous detection of six health-...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： He W,Wang C,Wang H,Jian M,Lu W,Liang X,Zhang X,Yang F,Zhang Y

更新日期：2019-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosocial behavior is paradoxical because it often entails a cost to one's own welfare to benefit others. Theoretical models suggest that prosociality is driven by several forms of reciprocity. Although we know a great deal about how each of these forms operates in isolation, they are rarely isolated in the real world...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Melamed D,Simpson B,Abernathy J

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Revealing physical interactions in complex systems from observed collective dynamics constitutes a fundamental inverse problem in science. Current reconstruction methods require access to a system's model or dynamical data at a level of detail often not available. We exploit changes in invariant measures, in particula...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Nitzan M,Casadiego J,Timme M

更新日期：2017-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Cost-benefit trade-offs for individuals participating in social behaviors are the basis for current theories on the evolution of social behaviors and societies. However, research on social strategies has largely ignored solitary animals, in which we assume that rare interactions are explained by courtship or territori...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Elbroch LM,Levy M,Lubell M,Quigley H,Caragiulo A

更新日期：2017-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Driven by advances in materials and computer science, researchers are attempting to design systems where the computer and material are one and the same entity. Using theoretical and computational modeling, we design a hybrid material system that can autonomously transduce chemical, mechanical, and electrical energy to...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Fang Y,Yashin VV,Levitan SP,Balazs AC

更新日期：2016-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron deficiency and anemia are prominent contributors to the preventable disease burden worldwide. A substantial proportion of people with inadequate dietary iron rely on rice as a staple food, but fortification efforts are limited by low iron bioavailability. Furthermore, using high iron fortification dosages may not...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Hackl LS,Abizari AR,Speich C,Zungbey-Garti H,Cercamondi CI,Zeder C,Zimmermann MB,Moretti D

更新日期：2019-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Characterizing and understanding the emergence of multiple macroscopically ordered electronic phases through subtle tuning of temperature, pressure, and chemical doping has been a long-standing central issue for complex materials research. We report the first comprehensive studies of optical doping-induced emergence o...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Han TR,Zhou F,Malliakas CD,Duxbury PM,Mahanti SD,Kanatzidis MG,Ruan CY

更新日期：2015-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Slow slip events have been suggested to trigger subduction earthquakes. However, examples to date have been poorly recorded, occurring offshore, where data are sparse. Better understanding of slow slip events and their influence on subsequent earthquakes is critical for hazard forecasts. We analyze a well-recorded eve...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Voss N,Dixon TH,Liu Z,Malservisi R,Protti M,Schwartz S

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Asymmetric interactions such as entropic (e.g., encoded by nonspherical shapes) or surface forces (e.g., encoded by patterned surface chemistry or DNA hybridization) provide access to functional states of colloidal matter, but versatile approaches for engineering asymmetric van der Waals interactions have the potentia...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Fuster HA,Wang X,Wang X,Bukusoglu E,Spagnolie SE,Abbott NL

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Organic-inorganic hybrid halide perovskites are emerging as promising materials for next-generation light-emitting diodes (LEDs). However, the poor stability of these materials has been the main obstacle challenging their application. Here, we performed first-principles calculations, revealing that the molecule dissoc...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Shang Y,Liao Y,Wei Q,Wang Z,Xiang B,Ke Y,Liu W,Ning Z

更新日期：2019-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurodegenerative disorders are caused by progressive neuronal loss, and there is no complete treatment available yet. Neuroinflammation is a common feature across neurodegenerative disorders and implicated in the progression of neurodegeneration. Dysregulated activation of microglia causes neuroinflammation and has b...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Nakano-Kobayashi A,Fukumoto A,Morizane A,Nguyen DT,Le TM,Hashida K,Hosoya T,Takahashi R,Takahashi J,Hori O,Hagiwara M

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The wiring of vertebrate and invertebrate brains provides the anatomical skeleton for cognition and behavior. Connections among brain regions are characterized by heterogeneous strength that is parsimoniously described by the wiring cost and homophily principles. Moreover, brains exhibit a characteristic global networ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Goulas A,Betzel RF,Hilgetag CC

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Dewetting is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature; many different thin films of organic and inorganic substances (such as liquids, polymers, metals, and semiconductors) share this shape instability driven by surface tension and mass transport. Via templated solid-state dewetting, we frame complex nanoarchitectures of mon...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Naffouti M,Backofen R,Salvalaglio M,Bottein T,Lodari M,Voigt A,David T,Benkouider A,Fraj I,Favre L,Ronda A,Berbezier I,Grosso D,Abbarchi M,Bollani M

更新日期：2017-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mott metal-insulator transition, a paradigm of strong electron-electron correlations, has been considered as a source of intriguing phenomena. Despite its importance for a wide range of materials, fundamental aspects of the transition, such as its universal properties, are still under debate. We report detailed me...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Gati E,Garst M,Manna RS,Tutsch U,Wolf B,Bartosch L,Schubert H,Sasaki T,Schlueter JA,Lang M

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of a material to adopt multiple structures, known as polymorphism, is a fascinating natural phenomenon. Various polymorphs with unusual properties are routinely synthesized by compression under positive pressure. However, changing a material's structure by applying tension under negative pressure is much m...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Siol S,Holder A,Steffes J,Schelhas LT,Stone KH,Garten L,Perkins JD,Parilla PA,Toney MF,Huey BD,Tumas W,Lany S,Zakutayev A

更新日期：2018-04-20 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：:Using theory and experiments, we study the interface between two immiscible domains in a colloidal membrane composed of rigid rods of different lengths. Geometric considerations of rigid rod packing imply that a domain of sufficiently short rods in a background membrane of long rods is more susceptible to twist than t...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Miller JM,Hall D,Robaszewski J,Sharma P,Hagan MF,Grason GM,Dogic Z

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a physically inspired model and an efficient algorithm to infer hierarchical rankings of nodes in directed networks. It assigns real-valued ranks to nodes rather than simply ordinal ranks, and it formalizes the assumption that interactions are more likely to occur between individuals with similar ranks. It ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： De Bacco C,Larremore DB,Moore C

更新日期：2018-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Precise protein folding is essential for the survival of all cells, and protein misfolding causes a number of diseases that lack effective therapies, yet the general principles governing protein folding in the cell remain poorly understood. In vivo, folding can begin cotranslationally and protein quality control at th...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Samelson AJ,Bolin E,Costello SM,Sharma AK,O'Brien EP,Marqusee S

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The accelerating global spread of arboviruses, such as Zika virus (ZIKV), highlights the need for more proactive mosquito surveillance. However, a major challenge during arbovirus outbreaks has been the lack of rapid and affordable tests for pathogen detection in mosquitoes. We show for the first time that near-infrar...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Fernandes JN,Dos Santos LMB,Chouin-Carneiro T,Pavan MG,Garcia GA,David MR,Beier JC,Dowell FE,Maciel-de-Freitas R,Sikulu-Lord MT

更新日期：2018-05-23 00:00:00