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Advertisement | | NEURAL CIRCUITRY OF EMOTION
Presented by: Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, CAS | McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT | Nature Neuroscience
November 2-4, 2016 | Shenzhen, China
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| Simulating the exchange of Majorana zero modes with a photonic system OPEN | | | Jin-Shi Xu, Kai Sun, Yong-Jian Han, Chuan-Feng Li, Jiannis K. Pachos and Guang-Can Guo | | | Majorana zero modes are a potential resource for quantum information processing as they offer immunity to noise, but they are difficult to create and control experimentally. Here, the authors use a photonic quantum simulator to mimic the exchange of Majorana zero modes in a spin-half chain. | | | 25 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13194 | | |
| PKM2-dependent glycolysis promotes NLRP3 and AIM2 inflammasome activation OPEN | | | Min Xie, Yan Yu, Rui Kang, Shan Zhu, Liangchun Yang, Ling Zeng, Xiaofang Sun, Minghua Yang, Timothy R. Billiar, Haichao Wang, Lizhi Cao, Jianxin Jiang and Daolin Tang | | | Inflammation involves a Warburg effect that switches cellular metabolism to glycolysis. Here the authors show this switch drives IL-1β, IL-18 and HMGB1 release from macrophages by activating the NLRP3 and AIM2 inflammasomes via protein kinase R phosphorylation, a pathway that can be inhibited to prevent sepsis in mice. | | | 25 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13280 | | |
| Single-cell lineage tracing in the mammary gland reveals stochastic clonal dispersion of stem/progenitor cell progeny OPEN | | | Felicity M. Davis, Bethan Lloyd-Lewis, Olivia B. Harris, Sarah Kozar, Douglas J. Winton, Leila Muresan and Christine J. Watson | | | The identity and origin of adult mammary stem cells has been much debated. Here, the authors use a stochastic genetic labelling approach, together with optical tissue clearing, to visualize clonal progeny and show that unipotent stem/progenitor cells contribute to adult mammary gland development. | | | 25 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13053 | | |
| Pan-cancer transcriptomic analysis associates long non-coding RNAs with key mutational driver events OPEN | | | Arghavan Ashouri, Volkan I. Sayin, Jimmy Van den Eynden, Simranjit X. Singh, Thales Papagiannakopoulos and Erik Larsson | | | Long non-coding RNAs are implicated in multiple aspects of tumourigenesis. Here, the authors generate a landscape of these macromolecules in a wide array of cancer types and examine which RNAs are transcriptionally altered in relation to somatic driver mutations in established coding cancer genes. | | | 25 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13197 | | |
| Microtubule organization is determined by the shape of epithelial cells OPEN | | | Juan Manuel Gomez, Lyubov Chumakova, Natalia A. Bulgakova and Nicholas H. Brown | | | Interphase microtubule organization creates a structural scaffold for cargo delivery determining cell polarity and cell shape. Here the authors show that in Drosophila epithelia the orientation of microtubules responds to cell shape, rather than the converse, and develop a simple model to mimic this behaviour. | | | 25 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13172 | | |
| Dynamic microfluidic control of supramolecular peptide self-assembly OPEN | | | Zohar A. Arnon, Andreas Vitalis, Aviad Levin, Thomas C. T. Michaels, Amedeo Caflisch, Tuomas P. J. Knowles, Lihi Adler-Abramovich and Ehud Gazit | | | The organization of supramolecular peptide polymers determines their properties; however, controlling their dimensions still remains a problem. Here, Gazit et al. show the spontaneous elongation and shortening of these polymers at an individual nano-assembly level by using a microfluidic platform. | | | 25 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13190 | | |
| Surface uplift in the Central Andes driven by growth of the Altiplano Puna Magma Body OPEN | | | Jonathan P. Perkins, Kevin M. Ward, Shanaka L. de Silva, George Zandt, Susan L. Beck and Noah J. Finnegan | | | The Altiplano-Puna magma body is located in the world's second highest plateau, the Altiplano-Puna, but the influence of melt production in the surface uplift of the Central Andes is unclear. Perkins et al. link surface topography and isotactic modelling to constrain the melt production in the magma body. | | | 25 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13185 | | |
| Replication intermediates that escape Dna2 activity are processed by Holliday junction resolvase Yen1 OPEN | | | Gizem Ölmezer, Maryna Levikova, Dominique Klein, Benoît Falquet, Gabriele Alessandro Fontana, Petr Cejka and Ulrich Rass | | | DNA replication stress drives genome instability and cancer. Here, Ölmezer and colleagues show that the helicase activity of multifunctional enzyme Dna2 suppresses dead-end replication structures that impair chromosome segregation if not removed by Holliday junction resolvase Yen1 in yeast. | | | 25 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13157 | | |
| 25-hydroxycholesterol contributes to cerebral inflammation of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy through activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome OPEN | | | Jiho Jang, Sangjun Park, Hye Jin Hur, Hyun-Ju Cho, Inhwa Hwang, Yun Pyo Kang, Isak Im, Hyunji Lee, Eunju Lee, Wonsuk Yang, Hoon-Chul Kang, Sung Won Kwon, Je-Wook Yu and Dong-Wook Kim | | | The mechanism underlying neuroinflammation in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is poorly understood. Here authors identify aberrant production of 25-hydroxycholesterol (25-HC) in ALD patient-derived cells, and show that 25-HC mediates neuroinflammation via activating the NLRP3 inflammasome. | | | 25 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13129 | | |
| Nlrp12 mutation causes C57BL/6J strain-specific defect in neutrophil recruitment OPEN | | | Tyler K. Ulland, Nidhi Jain, Emma E. Hornick, Eric I. Elliott, Gwendolyn M. Clay, Jeffrey J. Sadler, Kathleen A. M. Mills, Ann M. Janowski, A. Paige Davis Volk, Kai Wang, Kevin L. Legge, Lokesh Gakhar, Mohammed Bourdi, Polly J. Ferguson, Mary E. Wilson, Suzanne L. Cassel and Fayyaz S. Sutterwala | | | The role of NLRP12 in immunity to bacterial infection is controversial as varied and contrasting results have been published using C57BL/6 mice. Here the authors shed light on this issue, showing that unlike C57BL/6N mice, C57BL/6J mice have a missense point mutation in NLRP12 that is associated with defective neutrophil recruitment. | | | 25 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13180 | | |
| The role of fivefold symmetry in suppressing crystallization OPEN | | | Jade Taffs and C. Patrick Royall | | | The suppression of crystallization due to the appearance of structures with fivefold symmetry is widely adopted, but its kinetic and thermodynamic origin remains elusive. Taffs et al. show that fivefold symmetry substantially slows down the nucleation rate but not the crystal growth rate as expected. | | | 25 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13225 | | |
| Robust homology-directed repair within mouse mammary tissue is not specifically affected by Brca2 mutation OPEN | | | Elizabeth M. Kass, Pei Xin Lim, Hildur R. Helgadottir, Mary Ellen Moynahan and Maria Jasin | | | Mutations in homology-directed repair genes like BRCA2 are linked to breast cancer susceptibility. Here the authors generate mice with an inducible DNA break-reporter system and see high levels of homology-directed repair in proliferative mammary tissue and a general reliance on BRCA2 in various tissues. | | | 25 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13241 | | |
| Laser recrystallization and inscription of compositional microstructures in crystalline SiGe-core fibres OPEN | | | David A. Coucheron, Michael Fokine, Nilesh Patil, Dag Werner Breiby, Ole Tore Buset, Noel Healy, Anna C. Peacock, Thomas Hawkins, Max Jones, John Ballato and Ursula J. Gibson | | | Using SiGe in the core of optical fibres extends the wavelength range and potential optical functionality, but fabrication challenges exist. Here, Coucheron et al. report the fabrication and tailoring of SiGe-core optical fibres using CO2 laser irradiation to heat the glass cladding and recrystallize the core. | | | 24 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13265 | | |
| Self-propelling vesicles define glycolysis as the minimal energy machinery for neuronal transport OPEN | | | María-Victoria Hinckelmann, Amandine Virlogeux, Christian Niehage, Christel Poujol, Daniel Choquet, Bernard Hoflack, Diana Zala and Frédéric Saudou | | | How neurons produce energy to fuel fast axonal transport is only partially understood. Authors here report that most glycolytic enzymes are enriched in motile vesicles, and such glycolytic machinery can produce ATP autonomously to propel vesicle movement along microtubules in a cell-free assay. | | | 24 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13233 | | |
| Thousands of microbial genomes shed light on interconnected biogeochemical processes in an aquifer system OPEN | | | Karthik Anantharaman, Christopher T. Brown, Laura A. Hug, Itai Sharon, Cindy J. Castelle, Alexander J. Probst, Brian C. Thomas, Andrea Singh, Michael J. Wilkins, Ulas Karaoz, Eoin L. Brodie, Kenneth H. Williams, Susan S. Hubbard and Jillian F. Banfield | | | Microorganisms from the terrestrial subsurface are understudied. Here, Anantharaman et al. analyse aquifer sediments and groundwater by genome-resolved metagenomics and reconstruct 2,540 genomes representing the majority of known bacterial phyla as well as 47 new phylum-level lineages. | | | 24 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13219 | | |
| Diversity-oriented synthetic strategy for developing a chemical modulator of protein–protein interaction OPEN | | | Jonghoon Kim, Jinjoo Jung, Jaeyoung Koo, Wansang Cho, Won Seok Lee, Chanwoo Kim, Wonwoo Park and Seung Bum Park | | | Diversity-oriented synthesis is useful for generating complex molecular structures occupying diverse molecular space. Here the authors report a strategy to access libraries of privileged heterocyclic structures, and furthermore identify an inhibitor of LRS–RagD protein–protein interaction. | | | 24 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13196 | | |
| Evolution from the plasmon to exciton state in ligand-protected atomically precise gold nanoparticles OPEN | | | Meng Zhou, Chenjie Zeng, Yuxiang Chen, Shuo Zhao, Matthew Y. Sfeir, Manzhou Zhu and Rongchao Jin | | | Little is known about the transition of a metal nanoparticle from the plasmonic to excitonic state. Here, the authors map this evolution in atomically precise gold nanoparticles, a critical step for understanding the origins of surface plasmon resonance, metallic bonding, and catalytic behaviour. | | | 24 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13240 | | |
| In-depth analysis of chloride treatments for thin-film CdTe solar cells OPEN | | | J. D. Major, M. Al Turkestani, L. Bowen, M. Brossard, C. Li, P. Lagoudakis, S. J. Pennycook, L. J. Phillips, R. E. Treharne and K. Durose | | | High performance CdTe thin film solar cells typically require a chloride activation treatment. Here, Major et al. show that the main effect of the most effective chloride-based treatments is chloride accumulation at grain boundaries and that it results in improved open circuit voltages. | | | 24 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13231 | | |
| Genetic variation at the 8q24.21 renal cancer susceptibility locus affects HIF binding to a MYC enhancer OPEN | | | Steffen Grampp, James L. Platt, Victoria Lauer, Rafik Salama, Franziska Kranz, Viviana K. Neumann, Sven Wach, Christine Stöhr, Arndt Hartmann, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Peter J. Ratcliffe, David R. Mole and Johannes Schödel | | | Genome-wide association studies have identified multiple loci associated with the risk of developing renal cancer. Here, the authors show that one of these loci generates open chromatin, which enhances the binding of HIF and HIF-mediated transactivation of MYC. | | | 24 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13183 | | |
| Targeted inhibition of the COP9 signalosome for treatment of cancer OPEN | | | Anita Schlierf, Eva Altmann, Jean Quancard, Anne B. Jefferson, René Assenberg, Martin Renatus, Matthew Jones, Ulrich Hassiepen, Michael Schaefer, Michael Kiffe, Andreas Weiss, Christian Wiesmann, Richard Sedrani, Jörg Eder and Bruno Martoglio | | | Dysregulation of protein degradation by the ubiquitin-proteasome system is a feature commonly associated with cancer. Here, the authors develop an orally available small molecule that inhibits CSN5, the proteolytic subunit of the COP9 signalosome, and blocks tumour growth in a xenograft model. | | | 24 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13166 | | |
| Single-molecule imaging reveals modulation of cell wall synthesis dynamics in live bacterial cells OPEN | | | Timothy K. Lee, Kevin Meng, Handuo Shi and Kerwyn Casey Huang | | | The bacterial cell wall is important for cell shape and stability, but how the activities of the biosynthetic machinery are coordinated are not clear. Here the authors use single-molecule imaging and chemical perturbations to determine factors that affect the localization dynamics of penicillin-binding proteins (PBP)1A and PBP1B. | | | 24 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13170 | | |
| Platinum recycling going green via induced surface potential alteration enabling fast and efficient dissolution OPEN | | | Nejc Hodnik, Claudio Baldizzone, George Polymeros, Simon Geiger, Jan-Philipp Grote, Serhiy Cherevko, Andrea Mingers, Aleksandar Zeradjanin and Karl J. J. Mayrhofer | | | Given the scarcity and cost of platinum, it is important to develop sustainable processes for its recycling. Here, the authors report the dissolution of metallic platinum using reductive and oxidative gases to repetitively change its surface oxidation state, in the absence of an external electric current. | | | 21 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13164 | | |
| A biomimetic redox flow battery based on flavin mononucleotide OPEN | | | Akihiro Orita, Michael G. Verde, Masanori Sakai and Ying Shirley Meng | | | Redox flow batteries using organic active materials are highly sought after because of their potential to satisfy low cost and sustainability requirements. Here, the authors report a biomimetic flow battery based on flavin mononucleotide and a hydrotrope with promising performance characteristics. | | | 21 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13230 | | |
| Tuning thermal conductivity in molybdenum disulfide by electrochemical intercalation OPEN | | | Gaohua Zhu, Jun Liu, Qiye Zheng, Ruigang Zhang, Dongyao Li, Debasish Banerjee and David G. Cahill | | | Molybdenum disulfide shows potential for use in nanoelectronics and optoelectronics. Here, the authors use electrochemical intercalation to tune its structural and compositional features, and show that the thermal conductivity can be effectively modified over a considerable range. | | | 21 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13211 | | |
| Mixed functional microarchitectures for orientation selectivity in the mouse primary visual cortex OPEN | | | Satoru Kondo, Takashi Yoshida and Kenichi Ohki | | | Primary visual cortical neurons display mostly a salt and pepper arrangement of orientation preferences along the horizontal cortical axis. Here the authors show that a significant subset of minicolumns, one-cell wide arrays of cells arranged along the vertical axis, show similar orientation tuning preferences. | | | 21 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13210 | | |
| Entanglement and manipulation of the magnetic and spin–orbit order in multiferroic Rashba semiconductors OPEN | | | J. Krempaský, S. Muff, F. Bisti, M. Fanciulli, H. Volfová, A. P. Weber, N. Pilet, P. Warnicke, H. Ebert, J. Braun, F. Bertran, V. V. Volobuev, J. Minár, G. Springholz, J. H. Dil and V. N. Strocov | | | In α-GeTe, ferroelectric polarization acts to break inversion symmetry of the lattice and induce a strong Rashba-type spin splitting of the electronic band structure. Here, the authors study how this effect competes with Zeeman splitting due to ferromagnetic exchange coupling in Mn-doped GeTe. | | | 21 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13071 | | |
| Molecular characterization of Thy1 expressing fear-inhibiting neurons within the basolateral amygdala OPEN | | | Kenneth M. McCullough, Dennis Choi, Jidong Guo, Kelsey Zimmerman, Jordan Walton, Donald G. Rainnie and Kerry J. Ressler | | | Activation of Thy-1 expressing neurons in the basolateral amygdala (BLA) has been shown to result in inhibition of fear. Here the authors present a comprehensive workflow to identify genes that are upregulated in this population and can be pharmacologically targeted to enable fear extinction. | | | 21 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13149 | | |
| Re-entrant DNA gels OPEN | | | Francesca Bomboi, Flavio Romano, Manuela Leo, Javier Fernandez-Castanon, Roberto Cerbino, Tommaso Bellini, Federico Bordi, Patrizia Filetici and Francesco Sciortino | | | Forming self-assembled soft materials with unconventional properties can be useful in many different applications. Here, Sciortino and co-workers have designed and experimentally realized a one-pot DNA hydrogel that melts both on heating and on cooling. | | | 21 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13191 | | |
| Genomic heterogeneity of multiple synchronous lung cancer OPEN | | | Yu Liu, Jianjun Zhang, Lin Li, Guangliang Yin, Jianhua Zhang, Shan Zheng, Hannah Cheung, Ning Wu, Ning Lu, Xizeng Mao, Longhai Yang, Jiexin Zhang, Li Zhang, Sahil Seth, Huang Chen, Xingzhi Song, Kan Liu, Yongqiang Xie, Lina Zhou, Chuanduo Zhao et al. | | | Some patients present with multiple lung tumours but it is unclear whether these are metastases or individual lesions. Here, the authors use genomics techniques to demonstrate in six patients that multiple tumours have individual genetic profiles and represent separate tumours. | | | 21 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13200 | | |
| Chromosome biorientation produces hundreds of piconewtons at a metazoan kinetochore OPEN | | | Anna A. Ye, Stuart Cane and Thomas J. Maresca | | | Chromosomes bind microtubules (MT) from opposite spindle poles and the generated tension stabilizes kinetochore-MT attachments. Here the authors measure kinetochore forces by engineering two force sensors and propose that kinetochore fibers exert hundreds of pNs of force to bioriented kinetochores. | | | 20 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13221 | | |
| Peak-ring structure and kinematics from a multi-disciplinary study of the Schrödinger impact basin OPEN | | | David A. Kring, Georgiana Y. Kramer, Gareth S. Collins, Ross W. K. Potter and Mitali Chandnani | | | Impact basins on the Moon are considered as the best landing sites for the recovery of information about the lunar interior. To inform future lunar missions, Kring et al. combine remote sensing and numerical modelling to generate a geological map of the Schrodinger Impact Basin peak ring. | | | 20 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13161 | | |
| Age and structure of a model vapour-deposited glass OPEN | | | Daniel R. Reid, Ivan Lyubimov, M. D. Ediger and Juan J. de Pablo | | | Vapour-deposited glasses show high stability compared to that of aged glasses, but a structural understanding remains elusive. Here, Reid et al. find that vapour deposited and liquid-cooled glasses show identical structures, suggesting these two classes of films lie on the same path to equilibrium. | | | 20 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13062 | | |
| Thermally enhanced photoluminescence for heat harvesting in photovoltaics OPEN | | | Assaf Manor, Nimrod Kruger, Tamilarasan Sabapathy and Carmel Rotschild | | | In photovoltaics, sub-band gap energy photons can be harvested using up-conversion strategies. Here, the authors show that the thermally enhanced up-converted photoluminescence results in enhanced energy conversion, for an accessible temperature range and with a broad range of incident photon energy. | | | 20 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13167 | | |
| Quantitative interaction mapping reveals an extended UBX domain in ASPL that disrupts functional p97 hexamers OPEN | | | Anup Arumughan, Yvette Roske, Carolin Barth, Laura Lleras Forero, Kenny Bravo-Rodriguez, Alexandra Redel, Simona Kostova, Erik McShane, Robert Opitz, Katja Faelber, Kirstin Rau, Thorsten Mielke, Oliver Daumke, Matthias Selbach, Elsa Sanchez-Garcia, Oliver Rocks, Daniela Panáková, Udo Heinemann and Erich E. Wanker | | | The AAA+ ATPase p97 is an essential hexameric protein with multiple protein interaction partners and cellular functions. Here, the authors use interaction mapping to examine partner proteins of this large complex, and assess the effects of these proteins on the disassembly of the p97 complex. | | | 20 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13047 | | |
| Approaching the standard quantum limit of mechanical torque sensing OPEN | | | P. H. Kim, B. D. Hauer, C. Doolin, F. Souris and J. P. Davis | | | Cavity optomechanics enables measurement of torque at levels unattainable by previous techniques, but the main obstacle to improved sensitivity is thermal noise. Here the authors present cryogenic measurement of a cavity-optomechanical torsional resonator with unprecedented torque sensitivity of 2.9 yNm/√Hz. | | | 20 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13165 | | |
| TREM-1 links dyslipidemia to inflammation and lipid deposition in atherosclerosis OPEN | | | Daniel Zysset, Benjamin Weber, Silvia Rihs, Jennifer Brasseit, Stefan Freigang, Carsten Riether, Yara Banz, Adelheid Cerwenka, Cedric Simillion, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Adrian F. Ochsenbein, Leslie Saurer and Christoph Mueller | | | TREM-1 is a receptor that amplifies acute pro-inflammatory responses in infection. Here the authors show that TREM-1 plays an important role in atherosclerosis, a chronic and non-infectious disease, by critically skewing myelopoiesis towards preferential monocyte differentiation and by contributing to CD36-driven cellular lipid accumulation. | | | 20 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13151 | | |
| Field-induced spin-density wave beyond hidden order in URu2Si2 OPEN | | | W. Knafo, F. Duc, F. Bourdarot, K. Kuwahara, H. Nojiri, D. Aoki, J. Billette, P. Frings, X. Tonon, E. Lelièvre-Berna, J. Flouquet and L.-P. Regnault | | | The strongly-correlated electron system URu2Si2 possesses a hidden-order phase whose order parameter remains unidentified. Here, the authors demonstrate the development of spin-density-wave phases in URu2Si2 under high magnetic fields, providing a potential in-road to understanding this system. | | | 20 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13075 | | |
| A sulfur host based on titanium monoxide@carbon hollow spheres for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries OPEN | | | Zhen Li, Jintao Zhang, Buyuan Guan, Da Wang, Li-Min Liu and Xiong Wen (David) Lou | | | The promise of lithium-sulfur batteries with higher energy densities than lithium-ion is hindered by the insulating nature of sulfur and dissolution of polysulfides. Here the authors design titanium monoxide/carbon hollow nanospheres that overcome both obstacles, enabling improved electrochemical properties. | | | 20 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13065 | | |
| Pressure-induced commensurate stacking of graphene on boron nitride OPEN | | | Matthew Yankowitz, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, Pablo San-Jose and Brian J. LeRoy | | | Van der Waals heterostructures enable fabrication of materials with engineered functionalities. Here, the authors demonstrate precise control over the interaction between layers by application of pressure with a scanning tunnelling microscopy tip. | | | 20 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13168 | | |
| Semi-automated closed system manufacturing of lentivirus gene-modified haematopoietic stem cells for gene therapy OPEN | | | Jennifer E. Adair, Timothy Waters, Kevin G. Haworth, Sara P. Kubek, Grant D. Trobridge, Jonah D. Hocum, Shelly Heimfeld and Hans-Peter Kiem | | | Current methods for haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy are laborious and require special licensed facilities. Here the authors develop a semi-automated protocol using a commercially available device to allow for benchtop generation of gene-modified blood cell products for transplantation, that meet current standards. | | | 20 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13173 | | |
| A direct-sensing galactose chemoreceptor recently evolved in invasive strains of Campylobacter jejuni OPEN | | | Christopher J. Day, Rebecca M. King, Lucy K. Shewell, Greg Tram, Tahria Najnin, Lauren E. Hartley-Tassell, Jennifer C. Wilson, Aaron D. Fleetwood, Igor B. Zhulin and Victoria Korolik | | | Some virulent strains of Campylobacter jejuni possess a putative chemotaxis receptor, Tlp11, of unknown function. Here the authors show that Tlp11 specifically interacts with galactose and is required for the chemotaxis response of C. jejuni to galactose. | | | 20 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13206 | | |
| Enhancing electric-field control of ferromagnetism through nanoscale engineering of high-Tc MnxGe1−x nanomesh OPEN | | | Tianxiao Nie, Jianshi Tang, Xufeng Kou, Yin Gen, Shengwei Lee, Xiaodan Zhu, Qinglin He, Li-Te Chang, Koichi Murata, Yabin Fan and Kang L. Wang | | | Voltage control of magnetism in ferromagnetic semiconductor is appealing for spintronic applications, which is yet hindered by compound formation and low Curie temperature. Here, Nie et al. report electric-field control of ferromagnetism in MnxGe1−x nanomeshes with a Curie temperature above 400 K and controllable giant magnetoresistance. | | | 20 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms12866 | | |
| Ocean feedback to pulses of the Madden–Julian Oscillation in the equatorial Indian Ocean OPEN | | | James N. Moum, Kandaga Pujiana, Ren-Chieh Lien and William D. Smyth | | | The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) describes an eastward propagating pulse of tropical convection. Here, using short-term field measurements, Moum et al. illustrate an MJO memory effect: strong pulses drive enhanced ocean heat loss, weakening subsequent pulses, with implications for MJO prediction. | | | 19 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13203 | | |
| Robust ultra-low-friction state of graphene via moiré superlattice confinement OPEN | | | Xiaohu Zheng, Lei Gao, Quanzhou Yao, Qunyang Li, Miao Zhang, Xiaoming Xie, Shan Qiao, Gang Wang, Tianbao Ma, Zengfeng Di, Jianbin Luo and Xi Wang | | | Two-dimensional materials show remarkable lubrication properties, yet chemical modifications may hinder such capabilities. Here, the authors show that when graphene is aligned on a Ge(111) substrate, ultra-low friction can be preserved even after graphene fluorination or oxidation. | | | 19 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13204 | | |
| Stacking sequence and interlayer coupling in few-layer graphene revealed by in situ imaging OPEN | | | Zhu-Jun Wang, Jichen Dong, Yi Cui, Gyula Eres, Olaf Timpe, Qiang Fu, Feng Ding, R. Schloegl and Marc-Georg Willinger | | | Controlled preparation of few-layer graphene is a promising, yet challenging technological protocol. Here, the authors perform real-time imaging during chemical vapour deposition growth and hydrogen etching, to gain insight into layer-dependent growth mechanisms and graphene-substrate interaction. | | | 19 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13256 | | |
| SIKs control osteocyte responses to parathyroid hormone OPEN | | | Marc N. Wein, Yanke Liang, Olga Goransson, Thomas B. Sundberg, Jinhua Wang, Elizabeth A. Williams, Maureen J. O’Meara, Nicolas Govea, Belinda Beqo, Shigeki Nishimori, Kenichi Nagano, Daniel J. Brooks, Janaina S. Martins, Braden Corbin, Anthony Anselmo, Ruslan Sadreyev, Joy Y. Wu, Kei Sakamoto, Marc Foretz, Ramnik J. Xavier et al. | | | Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is an endogenous hormone and osteoporosis therapeutic that suppresses sclerostin activity. Here the authors develop SIK inhibitors as potential therapeutic tools and use them to show that PTH-cAMP signalling in osteocytes inhibits SIK2 from driving Hdac4/5 nuclear shuttling to suppress sclerostin. | | | 19 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13176 | | |
| The growth of the central region by acquisition of counterrotating gas in star-forming galaxies OPEN | | | Yan-Mei Chen, Yong Shi, Christy A. Tremonti, Matt Bershady, Michael Merrifield, Eric Emsellem, Yi-Fei Jin, Song Huang, Hai Fu, David A. Wake, Kevin Bundy, David Stark, Lihwai Lin, Maria Argudo-Fernandez, Thaisa Storchi Bergmann, Dmitry Bizyaev, Joel Brownstein, Martin Bureau, John Chisholm, Niv Drory et al. | | | Counter-rotating gases demonstrate external gas acquisition in galaxies, but their presence in blue, star-forming galaxies has not been studied systematically. Here, the authors analyse the MaNGA survey data to find a fraction of counter-rotators among blue galaxies whose central regions show ongoing growth. | | | 19 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13269 | | |
| Heme biomolecule as redox mediator and oxygen shuttle for efficient charging of lithium-oxygen batteries OPEN | | | Won-Hee Ryu, Forrest S. Gittleson, Julianne M. Thomsen, Jinyang Li, Mark J. Schwab, Gary W. Brudvig and André D. Taylor | | | Natural biomolecules including heme-like porphyrins can be applied as sustainable chemical catalysts in lithium-oxygen batteries. Here, the authors show that the heme molecule can function as a soluble redox catalyst and oxygen shuttle for efficient oxygen evolution in non-aqueous lithium-oxygen cells. | | | 19 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms12925 | | |
| Orphan GPR110 (ADGRF1) targeted by N-docosahexaenoylethanolamine in development of neurons and cognitive function OPEN | | | Ji-Won Lee, Bill X. Huang, HeungSun Kwon, Md Abdur Rashid, Giorgi Kharebava, Abhishek Desai, Samarjit Patnaik, Juan Marugan and Hee-Yong Kim | | | N-docosahexaenoylethanolamine (synaptamide) promotes neurogenesis but the molecular mechanism involved is unknown. Here, the authors show that orphan G-protein coupled receptor 110 is the synaptamide receptor, with deletion in mice affecting development of neurons, object recognition and spatial memory. | | | 19 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13123 | | |
| Spontaneous decays of magneto-elastic excitations in non-collinear antiferromagnet (Y,Lu)MnO3 OPEN | | | Joosung Oh, Manh Duc Le, Ho-Hyun Nahm, Hasung Sim, Jaehong Jeong, T. G. Perring, Hyungje Woo, Kenji Nakajima, Seiko Ohira-Kawamura, Zahra Yamani, Y. Yoshida, H. Eisaki, S. -W. Cheong, A. L. Chernyshev and Je-Geun Park | | | The properties of magnetic, crystalline solids can be described in terms of quantum particles of spin-wave and lattice-vibration energy, known as magnons and phonons respectively. Here, the authors show that strong magnon-phonon coupling in a noncollinear antiferromagnet can create magnetoelastic excitations. | | | 19 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13146 | | |
| A network property necessary for concentration robustness OPEN | | | Jeanne M. O. Eloundou-Mbebi, Anika Küken, Nooshin Omranian, Sabrina Kleessen, Jost Neigenfind, Georg Basler and Zoran Nikoloski | | | Absolute concentration robustness (ACR), independence of the steady-state concentration of a molecule from the environment, is difficult to predict. Here, the authors derive a network structure-based necessary condition for ACR, and suggest that metabolites satisfying the condition are prevalent. | | | 19 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13255 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Latest Corrigendum | | | | | | Corrigendum: Determining crystal structures through crowdsourcing and coursework OPEN | | | Scott Horowitz, Brian Koepnick, Raoul Martin, Agnes Tymieniecki, Amanda A. Winburn, Seth Cooper, Jeff Flatten, David S. Rogawski, Nicole M. Koropatkin, Tsinatkeab T. Hailu, Neha Jain, Philipp Koldewey, Logan S. Ahlstrom, Matthew R. Chapman, Andrew P. Sikkema, Meredith A. Skiba, Finn P. Maloney, Felix R. M. Beinlich, Foldit Players, Ahmet Caglar et al. | | | 25 October 2016 | doi: 10.1038/ncomms13392 | | | | | | | |
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