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Discover what we can do for your data            Biological Sciences               Fibulin1C peptide induces cell attachment and extracellular matrix deposition in lung fibroblasts ▶     Qi Ge, Ling Chen, Jade Jaffar et al.     Fibulin-1 is an extracellular matrix (ECM) protein, levels of which are elevated in serum and lung tissue from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis compared to healthy …             Abundance and genetic damage of barn swallows from Fukushima ▶     A. Bonisoli-Alquati, K. Koyama, D. J. Tedeschi et al.     A number of studies have assessed or modeled the distribution of the radionuclides released by the accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP). Few studies …             Significance of microbial asynchronous anabolism to soil carbon dynamics driven by litter inputs ▶     Zhaosheng Fan, Chao Liang     Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays an important role in the global carbon cycle. However, it remains largely unknown how plant litter inputs impact magnitude, composition and source …             Quantitating and Dating Recent Gene Flow between European and East Asian Populations ▶     Pengfei Qin, Ying Zhou, Haiyi Lou et al.     Historical records indicate that extensive cultural, commercial and technological interaction occurred between European and Asian populations. What have been the biological …             A rapid ambient ionization-mass spectrometry approach to monitoring the relative abundance of isomeric glycerophospholipids ▶     Rachel L. Kozlowski, Todd W. Mitchell, Stephen J. Blanksby     Glycerophospholipids with two, non-equivalent fatty acyl chains can adopt one of two isomeric forms depending on the relative position of substitutions on the glycerol backbone. …             In situ changes of tropical crustose coralline algae along carbon dioxide gradients ▶     K. E. Fabricius, A. Kluibenschedl, L. Harrington et al.     Crustose coralline algae (CCA) fulfill important ecosystem functions in coral reefs, including reef framework stabilization and induction of larval settlement. To investigate in …             Printing 2-Dimentional Droplet Array for Single-Cell Reverse Transcription Quantitative PCR Assay with a Microfluidic Robot ▶     Ying Zhu, Yun-Xia Zhang, Wen-Wen Liu et al.     This paper describes a nanoliter droplet array-based single-cell reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) assay method for quantifying gene expression in individual cells. …             Detection of PHLPP1α/β in Human and Mouse Brain by Different Anti-PHLPP1 Antibodies ▶     Travis C. Jackson, Hülya Bayir, Milos D. Ikonomovic et al.     Pleckstrin homology domain and leucine rich repeat protein phosphatase 1 (PHLPP1) is a member of the serine/threonine family of phosphatases. It has been studied in organs …             A cost-effective RNA sequencing protocol for large-scale gene expression studies ▶     Zhonggang Hou, Peng Jiang, Scott A. Swanson et al.     RNA sequencing has increasingly become an indispensable tool for biological research. While sequencing costs have fallen dramatically in recent years, the current cost of RNA …             RcsAB is a major repressor of Yersinia biofilm development through directly acting on hmsCDE, hmsT, and hmsHFRS ▶     Nan Fang, Huiying Yang, Haihong Fang et al.     Biofilm formation in flea gut is important for flea-borne transmission of Yersinia pestis. There are enhancing factors (HmsHFRS, HmsCDE, and HmsT) and inhibiting one (HmsP) for …             A hybrid chimeric system for versatile and ultra-sensitive RNase detection ▶     Stefano Persano, Giuseppe Vecchio, Pier Paolo Pompa     We developed a new versatile strategy that allows the detection of several classes of RNases (i.e., targeting ss- or ds-RNA, DNA/RNA hetero-hybrid or junctions) with higher …             Phenotypic dysregulation of microglial activation in young offspring rats with maternal sleep deprivation-induced cognitive impairment ▶     Qiuying Zhao, Xiaofang Xie, Yonghua Fan et al.     Despite the potential adverse effects of maternal sleep deprivation (MSD) on physiological and behavioral aspects of offspring, the mechanisms remain poorly understood. The …             Development of a cell system for siRNA screening of pathogen responses in human and mouse macrophages ▶     Ning Li, Jing Sun, Zachary L. Benet et al.     Macrophages play a critical role in the innate immune response to pathogen infection, but few tools exist for systematic dissection of these responses using modern genome-wide …             Trophic Factor-Induced Activity ‘Signature’ Regulates the Functional Expression of Postsynaptic Excitatory Acetylcholine Receptors Required for Synaptogenesis ▶     Collin C. Luk, Arthur J. Lee, Pierre Wijdenes et al.     Highly coordinated and coincidental patterns of activity-dependent mechanisms (“fire together wire together”) are thought to serve as inductive signals during synaptogenesis, …             Involvement of GluR2 up-regulation in neuroprotection by electroacupuncture pretreatment via cannabinoid CB1 receptor in mice ▶     Zhaoyu Liu, Xiyao Chen, Yang Gao et al.     We investigated whether glutamate receptor subunit 2 (GluR2) is involved in EA pretreatment-induced neuroprotection via cannabinoid CB1 receptors (CB1R) after global cerebral …             Effects of nitrogen stress on the photosynthetic CO2 assimilation, chlorophyll fluorescence, and sugar-nitrogen ratio in corn ▶     Xiuliang Jin, Guijun Yang, Changwei Tan et al.     A field experiment was conducted using three corn cultivars (Jingyu7, Nongda80, and Tangyu10) and three nitrogen (N) application rates (0, 75, and 150 kg N ha−1). The objectives …             Identification of a novel selective agonist of PPARγ with no promotion of adipogenesis and less inhibition of osteoblastogenesis ▶     Chang Liu, Tingting Feng, Ningyu Zhu et al.     Nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) plays an important role in the regulation of glucose homeostasis and lipid metabolism. However, current …             Uncovering RNA binding proteins associated with age and gender during liver maturation ▶     Praneet Chaturvedi, Yaseswini Neelamraju, Waqar Arif et al.     In the present study, we perform an association analysis focusing on the expression changes of 1344 RNA Binding proteins (RBPs) as a function of age and gender in human liver. We …             Synchronized cell attachment triggered by photo-activatable adhesive ligands allows QCM-based detection of early integrin binding ▶     Jagoba Iturri, Luis García-Fernández, Ute Reuning et al.     The Quartz Crystal Microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) technique was applied to monitor and quantify integrin-RGD recognition during the early stages of cell adhesion. Using …             Machine-based method for multiplex in situ molecular characterization of tissues by immunofluorescence detection ▶     Dmitry Yarilin, Ke Xu, Mesruh Turkekul et al.     Immunofluorescent staining is an informative tool that is widely used in basic research. Automation of immunostaining improves reproducibility and quality of the results. Up to …             A possible instance of sexual dimorphism in the tails of two oviraptorosaur dinosaurs ▶     W. Scott Persons IV, Gregory F. Funston, Philip J. Currie et al.     The hypothesis that oviraptorosaurs used tail-feather displays in courtship behavior previously predicted that oviraptorosaurs would be found to display sexually dimorphic caudal …             MicroRNA profiling of CD3+CD56+ cytokine-induced killer cells ▶     Wenju Wang, Ruhong Li, Mingyao Meng et al.     Studies have proven that IL-2 and IL-15 showed contrasting roles during CIK cells preparation. By employing microarray, we analyzed miRNA expression profiles of PBMC, CIKIL-2 and …             A Three-Pool Model Dissecting Readily Releasable Pool Replenishment at the Calyx of Held ▶     Jun Guo, Jian-long Ge, Mei Hao et al.     Although vesicle replenishment is critical in maintaining exo-endocytosis recycling, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Previous studies have shown that both rapid …             Correlative in-resin super-resolution and electron microscopy using standard fluorescent proteins ▶     Errin Johnson, Elena Seiradake, E. Yvonne Jones et al.     We introduce a method for correlative in-resin super-resolution fluorescence and electron microscopy (EM) of biological structures in mammalian culture cells. Cryo-fixed resin …             Quantifying Adhesion Mechanisms and Dynamics of Human Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells ▶     Alexandra S. Burk, Cornelia Monzel, Hiroshi Y. Yoshikawa et al.     Using planar lipid membranes with precisely defined concentrations of specific ligands, we have determined the binding strength between human hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) and …             Metabolic Profiling-based Data-mining for an Effective Chemical Combination to Induce Apoptosis of Cancer Cells ▶     Motofumi Kumazoe, Yoshinori Fujimura, Shiori Hidaka et al.     Green tea extract (GTE) induces apoptosis of cancer cells without adversely affecting normal cells. Several clinical trials reported that GTE was well tolerated and had potential …             Mutagenicity of drinking water sampled from the Yangtze River and Hanshui River (Wuhan section) and correlations with water quality parameters ▶     Xuemin Lv, Yi Lu, Xiaoming Yang et al.     A total of 54 water samples were collected during three different hydrologic periods (level period, wet period, and dry period) from Plant A and Plant B (a source for Yangtze …             Genome-wide circulating microRNA expression profiling indicates biomarkers for epilepsy ▶     Jun Wang, Jin-Tai Yu, Lin Tan et al.     MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been proposed as biomarkers for cancer and other diseases due to their stability in serum. In epilepsy, miRNAs have almost been studied in brain tissues …             Genetic Risks to Nicotine Dependence Predict Negative Mood and Affect in Current Non-Smokers ▶     Xiangning Chen, Steven H. Aggen, Jingchun Chen et al.     Nicotine is the psychoactive agent involved in nicotine dependence. However, nicotine as a drug, and its effects on human psychology are largely under-investigated in genetic …             Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid Treatment Reveals Crosstalks among Proteome, Ubiquitylome and Acetylome in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer A549 Cell Line ▶     Quan Wu, Zhongyi Cheng, Jun Zhu et al.     Suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) is a well-known histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor and has been used as practical therapy for breast cancer and non-small cell lung cancer …                 Nature Genetics, Central South University, and Anhui Medical University present: Genome Variation in Precision Medicine 2015 May 17-19, 2015 | Changsha, China  Register Now!          • Careers & Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Post doctoral fellow     Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai            Research Assistant / Associate     University of Cambridge - Sainsbury Laboratory            Postdoctoral Research Assistant     University of Huddersfield            Research Associate (Fixed Term)     University of Cambridge            Pre-doctoral researcher     University of Vienna (Universitaet Wien)            Postdoctoral Fellow     Medical University of South Carolina            postdoctoral fellow     University of Kentucky College of Medicine            Postdoctoral Researcher     John Innes Centre (JIC)            Ph.D. Studentship     University of St Andrews            Research Assistant     University of Bristol          No matter what your career stage, student, postdoc or senior scientist, you will find articles on naturejobs.com to help guide you in your science career. 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