Seed predation increases from the Arctic to the Equator and from high to low elevations.

abstract：:Wächtershäuser's proposal of the autotrophic origin of life theory and subsequent laboratory demonstrations of relevant organic reactions have opened a new gate for the exploration of the origin of life. However, this scenario remains controversial because, at present, it requires a high pressure of CO as a source of ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Kitadai N,Nakamura R,Yamamoto M,Takai K,Li Y,Yamaguchi A,Gilbert A,Ueno Y,Yoshida N,Oono Y

更新日期：2018-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The response to programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)/programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) blockade in cancer immunotherapy is limited because of multiple immune evasion mechanisms. Here, a previously unknown strategy is proposed to synergize the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) inhibition and PD-1 blockade for antitumor immun...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Xiao Z,Su Z,Han S,Huang J,Lin L,Shuai X

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Granular dynamics govern earthquakes, avalanches, and landslides and are of fundamental importance in a variety of industries ranging from energy to pharmaceuticals to agriculture. Nonetheless, our understanding of the underlying physics is poor because we lack spatially and temporally resolved experimental measuremen...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Penn A,Tsuji T,Brunner DO,Boyce CM,Pruessmann KP,Müller CR

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic reprogramming is widely considered a hallmark of cancer, and understanding metabolic dynamics described by the conversion rates or "fluxes" of metabolites can shed light onto biological processes of tumorigenesis and response to therapy. For real-time analysis of metabolic flux in intact cells or organisms, ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Jeong S,Eskandari R,Park SM,Alvarez J,Tee SS,Weissleder R,Kharas MG,Lee H,Keshari KR

更新日期：2017-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Bones adapt to mechanical forces according to strict principles predicting straight shape. Most bones are, however, paradoxically curved. To solve this paradox, we used computed tomography-based, four-dimensional imaging methods and computational analysis to monitor acute and chronic whole-bone shape adaptation and re...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Javaheri B,Razi H,Gohin S,Wylie S,Chang YM,Salmon P,Lee PD,Pitsillides AA

更新日期：2020-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathological cardiac hypertrophy eventually leads to heart failure without adequate treatment. The immunoproteasome is an inducible form of the proteasome that is intimately involved in inflammatory diseases. Here, we found that the expression and activity of immunoproteasome catalytic subunit β5i were significantly u...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Xie X,Bi HL,Lai S,Zhang YL,Li N,Cao HJ,Han L,Wang HX,Li HH

更新日期：2019-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni are responsible for 400 million to 500 million cases of enteric disease each year and represent the most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Despite its global importance, Campylobacter vaccine development has been hampered by the lack of animal models that ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Quintel BK,Prongay K,Lewis AD,Raué HP,Hendrickson S,Rhoades NS,Messaoudi I,Gao L,Slifka MK,Amanna IJ

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, the daily rhythms of physiological functions are timed by the central circadian clock located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus. Although the importance of the SCN for the regulation of sleep/wakefulness has been suggested, little is known about the neuronal projections from the SCN,...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Ono D,Mukai Y,Hung CJ,Chowdhury S,Sugiyama T,Yamanaka A

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of sheep and goat (caprine) domestication began by 9000 to 8000 BCE in Southwest Asia. The early Neolithic site at Aşıklı Höyük in central Turkey preserves early archaeological evidence of this transformation, such as culling by age and sex and use of enclosures inside the settlement. People's strategies f...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Abell JT,Quade J,Duru G,Mentzer SM,Stiner MC,Uzdurum M,Özbaşaran M

更新日期：2019-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful rehabilitation of oropharyngeal swallowing disorders (i.e., dysphagia) requires frequent performance of head/neck exercises that primarily rely on expensive biofeedback devices, often only available in large medical centers. This directly affects treatment compliance and outcomes, and highlights the need to...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Kim MK,Kantarcigil C,Kim B,Baruah RK,Maity S,Park Y,Kim K,Lee S,Malandraki JB,Avlani S,Smith A,Sen S,Alam MA,Malandraki G,Lee CH

更新日期：2019-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The human transfer RNA methyltransferase 9-like gene (TRM9L, also known as KIAA1456) encodes a negative regulator of tumor growth that is frequently silenced in many forms of cancer. While TRM9L can inhibit tumor cell growth in vivo, the molecular mechanisms underlying the tumor inhibition activity of TRM9L are unknow...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Gu C,Ramos J,Begley U,Dedon PC,Fu D,Begley TJ

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of empirical evidence is revealing the value of nature experience for mental health. With rapid urbanization and declines in human contact with nature globally, crucial decisions must be made about how to preserve and enhance opportunities for nature experience. Here, we first provide points of consensu...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Bratman GN,Anderson CB,Berman MG,Cochran B,de Vries S,Flanders J,Folke C,Frumkin H,Gross JJ,Hartig T,Kahn PH Jr,Kuo M,Lawler JJ,Levin PS,Lindahl T,Meyer-Lindenberg A,Mitchell R,Ouyang Z,Roe J,Scarlett L,Smith JR,

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Coordinatively unsaturated (CUS) iron sites are highly active in catalytic oxidation reactions; however, maintaining the CUS structure of iron during heterogeneous catalytic reactions is a great challenge. Here, we report a strategy to stabilize single-atom CUS iron sites by embedding highly dispersed FeN4 centers in ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Deng D,Chen X,Yu L,Wu X,Liu Q,Liu Y,Yang H,Tian H,Hu Y,Du P,Si R,Wang J,Cui X,Li H,Xiao J,Xu T,Deng J,Yang F,Duchesne PN,Zhang P,Zhou J,Sun L,Li J,Pan X,Bao X

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Ontogenetic studies provide clues for understanding important paleobiological aspects of extinct species. When compared to that of modern humans, the adult Neanderthal thorax was shorter, deeper, and wider. This is related to the wide Neanderthal body and is consistent with their hypothetical large requirements for en...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： García-Martínez D,Bastir M,Gómez-Olivencia A,Maureille B,Golovanova L,Doronichev V,Akazawa T,Kondo O,Ishida H,Gascho D,Zollikofer CPE,de León MP,Heuzé Y

更新日期：2020-10-07 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：:Rising sea levels will have overwhelmingly negative impacts on coastal communities globally. With previous research focused on how sea-level rise (SLR) affects storm-induced flooding, we show that SLR will also increase both the frequency and the intensity of tsunami-induced flooding, another significant coastal hazar...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Li L,Switzer AD,Wang Y,Chan CH,Qiu Q,Weiss R

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose-responsive insulin delivery systems with robust responsiveness that has been validated in animal models, especially in large animal models, remain elusive. Here, we exploit a new strategy to form a micro-sized complex between a charge-switchable polymer with a glucose-sensing moiety and insulin driven by elect...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Wang J,Yu J,Zhang Y,Zhang X,Kahkoska AR,Chen G,Wang Z,Sun W,Cai L,Chen Z,Qian C,Shen Q,Khademhosseini A,Buse JB,Gu Z

更新日期：2019-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Chiral fermions in solid state feature "Fermi arc" states, connecting the surface projections of the bulk chiral nodes. The surface Fermi arc is a signature of nontrivial bulk topology. Unconventional chiral fermions with an extensive Fermi arc traversing the whole Brillouin zone have been theoretically proposed in Co...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Yuan QQ,Zhou L,Rao ZC,Tian S,Zhao WM,Xue CL,Liu Y,Zhang T,Tang CY,Shi ZQ,Jia ZY,Weng H,Ding H,Sun YJ,Lei H,Li SC

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon deposits are well-known inhibitors of transition metal catalysts. In contrast to this undesirable behavior, here we show that epitaxial graphene grown on Ru(0001) promotes the reversible formation of a C-C bond between -CH2CN and 7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane (TCNQ). The catalytic role of graphene is mult...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Navarro JJ,Pisarra M,Nieto-Ortega B,Villalva J,Ayani CG,Díaz C,Calleja F,Miranda R,Martín F,Pérez EM,Vázquez de Parga AL

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we report the existence of a communication system among human smooth muscle cells that uses mechanical forces to frequency modulate long-range calcium waves. An important consequence of this mechanical signaling is that changes in stiffness of the underlying extracellular matrix can interfere with the f...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Stasiak SE,Jamieson RR,Bouffard J,Cram EJ,Parameswaran H

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The inherent specificity and electrochemical reversibility of enzymes poise them as the biorecognition element of choice for a wide range of metabolites. To use enzymes efficiently in biosensors, the redox centers of the protein should have good electrical communication with the transducing electrode, which requires e...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Pappa AM,Ohayon D,Giovannitti A,Maria IP,Savva A,Uguz I,Rivnay J,McCulloch I,Owens RM,Inal S

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:G-quadruplex (G4) is one of the most important secondary structures in nucleic acids. Until recently, G4 RNAs have not been reported in any ribovirus, such as the hepatitis C virus. Our bioinformatics analysis reveals highly conserved guanine-rich consensus sequences within the core gene of hepatitis C despite the hig...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Wang SR,Min YQ,Wang JQ,Liu CX,Fu BS,Wu F,Wu LY,Qiao ZX,Song YY,Xu GH,Wu ZG,Huang G,Peng NF,Huang R,Mao WX,Peng S,Chen YQ,Zhu Y,Tian T,Zhang XL,Zhou X

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic actin networks develop from a first actin filament through branching by the Arp2/3 complex. At the surface of endosomes, the WASH complex activates the Arp2/3 complex and interacts with the capping protein for unclear reasons. Here, we show that the WASH complex interacts with dynactin and uncaps it through ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Fokin AI,David V,Oguievetskaia K,Derivery E,Stone CE,Cao L,Rocques N,Molinie N,Henriot V,Aumont-Nicaise M,Hinckelmann MV,Saudou F,Le Clainche C,Carter AP,Romet-Lemonne G,Gautreau AM

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Myofibroblasts orchestrate wound healing processes, and if they remain activated, they drive disease progression such as fibrosis and cancer. Besides growth factor signaling, the local extracellular matrix (ECM) and its mechanical properties are central regulators of these processes. It remains unknown whether transfo...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Kollmannsberger P,Bidan CM,Dunlop JWC,Fratzl P,Vogel V

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A trimer-of-hairpins motif has been identified in triggering virus-cell fusion within a variety of viral envelopes. Chemically manipulating such a motif represents current repertoire of viral fusion inhibitors. Here, we report that triterpenoids, a class of natural products, antagonize this trimer-of-hairpins via its ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Si L,Meng K,Tian Z,Sun J,Li H,Zhang Z,Soloveva V,Li H,Fu G,Xia Q,Xiao S,Zhang L,Zhou D

更新日期：2018-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The repair of DNA double-strand breaks occurs through nonhomologous end joining or homologous recombination in vertebrate cells-a choice that is thought to be decided by a competition between DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) and the Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 (MRN) complex but is not well understood. Using ensemble biochem...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Deshpande RA,Myler LR,Soniat MM,Makharashvili N,Lee L,Lees-Miller SP,Finkelstein IJ,Paull TT

更新日期：2020-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:By introducing a superconducting gap in Weyl or Dirac semimetals, the superconducting state inherits the nontrivial topology of their electronic structure. As a result, Weyl superconductors are expected to host exotic phenomena, such as nonzero-momentum pairing due to their chiral node structure, or zero-energy Majora...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Bachmann MD,Nair N,Flicker F,Ilan R,Meng T,Ghimire NJ,Bauer ED,Ronning F,Analytis JG,Moll PJW

更新日期：2017-05-24 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：:Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis are two important neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that cause severe disability. Control efforts are hindered by the lack of a safe macrofilaricidal drug. Targeting the Wolbachia bacterial endosymbionts in these parasites with doxycycline leads to a macrofilaricidal outcome, b...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Johnston KL,Cook DAN,Berry NG,David Hong W,Clare RH,Goddard M,Ford L,Nixon GL,O'Neill PM,Ward SA,Taylor MJ

更新日期：2017-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluid commonly flows in response to an external pressure gradient. However, when a tunnel-containing hydrogel is immersed in water, spontaneous flow occurs through the tunnel without any pressure gradient. We confirmed this flow in a wide range of plant- and animal-derived hydrogels. The flow appears to be driven by a...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Li Z,Pollack GH

更新日期：2020-05-08 00:00:00