Nature Communications

Programmed cryogenic fabrication of cuttlebone-inspired lightweight cellular materials with enhanced energy absorption

Xuangeng Dai, Nifang Zhao, Meng Li et al. Jul 06, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75241-z

AI-guided CRISPR screening reveals therapeutic targets in psoriasis

Chenlin Zhao, Mushaine Shih, Sharif Ahmed et al. Jul 06, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75249-5

Li–air chemistry inspired electrodialysis for direct lithium carbonate production from seawater

Sixie Yang, Bo Chang, Chang Wang et al. Jul 06, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75055-z

Levitated macroscopic rotors with 10 hours of free spin at room temperature

Xianfeng Chen, Nirmala Raj, Ruvi Lecamwasam et al. Jul 06, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75188-1

Time-resolved Coulomb explosion imaging of a photochemical ring opening reaction

Enliang Wang, Surjendu Bhattacharyya, Keyu Chen et al. Jul 06, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75191-6

Conserved and lineage-specific mechanisms drive chromatophore differentiation in reptiles

Pierre-Yves Helleboid, Athanasia C. Tzika Jul 06, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75281-5

Abstract The mechanisms by which novel differentiation pathways evolve to produce new cell types are still not fully understood. Chromatophores, the pigmented cells in the skin, offe...

Non-reciprocal coalescence-breakup dynamics in flowing concentrated emulsions

Ivan Girotto, Andrea Scagliarini, Lei Yi et al. Jul 06, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75077-7

Abstract Dense stabilized emulsions are mixtures of immiscible fluids where the high-volume fraction droplet dispersed phase is stabilized against coalescence by...

Patterns of emergence and circulation of West Nile Virus in Algeria

Aïssam Hachid, Chahrazed Benbetka, Abderrezak Bouamra et al. Jul 06, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-74856-6

Abstract In recent years, many countries have experienced increased outbreaks of vector-borne diseases, such as West Nile virus (WNV). WNV is primarily transmitt...

An HMA-like integrated domain in the wheat tandem kinase WTK4 recognises an RNase-like pathogen effector

Zoe Bernasconi, Ursin Stirnemann, Yang Xu et al. Jul 06, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-74940-x

Abstract Proteins with a tandem kinase structure have recently emerged as players in race-specific resistance in cereal crops. However, the molecular understandi...

The H3K4 methyltransferase KMT2D is an essential cofactor for GATA1 at erythroid gene enhancers

Jianxiang Zhang, Ye Xin, Li Cheng et al. Jul 06, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75253-9

A human-specific microRNA controls the timing of excitatory synaptogenesis

Michael Soutschek, Alessandra Lo Bianco, Simon Galkin et al. Jul 06, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-74753-y

Abstract Neural circuit development in the human cortex is considerably prolonged in comparison to non-human primates, a trait that contributes to the remarkable cognitive capacity o...

Breaking the activity-selectivity dilemma in direct electrocatalytic hydrogenolysis of furfural into furanic biofuel

Xiuzheng Zhuang, Ke Liu, Wenjie Zhang et al. Jul 06, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-74394-1

Dynamic S-acylation controls CMG2 maturation extracellular matrix regulation and anthrax toxin susceptibility in vivo

Laurence Abrami, Octave Joliot, Sanja Blaskovic et al. Jul 06, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75028-2

Abstract CMG2/ANTXR2 functions as a Collagen VI receptor required for extracellular matrix homeostasis and as the primary portal for anthrax toxin entry. Mutations in CMG2 cause Hyal...

Targeted long-read sequencing enables comprehensive analysis of the genetic and epigenetic landscape of inherited myopathies

Dennis Yeow, Andre L. M. Reis, Igor Stevanovski et al. Jul 04, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75144-z

Abstract The genetic variants that cause inherited myopathies vary widely in type, size and sequence context, encompassing small sequence variants, large structural variants, repeat...

Signaling downstream of tumor–stroma interaction regulates mucinous colorectal adenocarcinoma apicobasal polarity

Nicolas Pasquier, Meri Pelkonen, Elise Carraz-Billat et al. Jul 04, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75127-0

Abstract Mucinous colorectal carcinoma (MUC CRC) metastasis to multiple organs, and to the peritoneum, is associated with poor prognosis. Disseminating MUC CRCs exhibit either conven...

Click-polymerized polyenamine membranes for efficient lithium extraction

Ziye Song, Wendi Zhang, Saisai Yu et al. Jul 04, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75272-6

Widespread controls of precipitation sensitivity on drought recovery of global forests

Yixue Hong, Matthew D. Petrie, Yu Zhang et al. Jul 04, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75320-1

North Pacific meltwater weakens the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and preconditions Heinrich Stadial 1

Chijun Sun, Jiang Zhu, Bette L. Otto-Bliesner et al. Jul 04, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75199-y

Abstract Heinrich Stadials provide insights into a potential future weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), yet the mechanisms driving AMOC weakening dur...

A multi-fidelity tabular prior-data fitted network model for accurate prediction and uncertainty quantification

Yan Shi, Cheng Liu, Aodi Yu et al. Jul 04, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75163-w

Ancient plume-reinforced lithosphere modulates present-day crustal fluid migration and deformation

Zikun Zhou, Nian Yu, Xin Li et al. Jul 04, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75203-5

CSF1R regulates monocyte subset differentiation and intracellular metabolism

Alexandre Gallerand, Johanna Merlin, Zakariya Caillot et al. Jul 04, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75263-7

Abstract Monocytes are key circulating effectors of vascular homeostasis, innate immunity and inflammation. Following their generation in mouse bone marrow, clas...

CAF-derived PAI-1 serves as an EGFR ligand and fuels KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer

Yu Wang, Chao Liu, Song Gao et al. Jul 04, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75132-3

Glutamatergic signaling underlies brain structural organization for mathematical and reading abilities in children

Yuan Zhang, Hyesang Chang, Dawlat El-Said et al. Jul 04, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75102-9

Proton shuttling at electrochemical interfaces under alkaline hydrogen evolution

Naoki Kuroda, Airi Katase, Tomohiro Hayashi et al. Jul 04, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-75400-2

Specificity and exon target space of splicing modifying compounds

Felina Lenkeit, Judith Knehr, Marc Altorfer et al. Jul 04, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-74594-9

Abstract Modulation of splicing is an established therapeutic strategy with clinical applications and potential to target specific exons to influence gene expres...

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