Nature Communications

Vol. 17, Issue 1 Issue 1 2026
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Intestinal interleukin-22 enhances GLP-1 production via the STAT3 pathway to improve glucose homeostasis during high-fat diet induced obesity in a study with male mice

Chae-Won Kim, Jae-Hee Ahn, Bo Ra Lee et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69734-0

Abstract Metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes are influenced by glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), which regulates insulin secretion. Interleukin (IL)−...

Survival of cyanobacteria and mitigation of Fe(II) toxicity effects in a silica-rich Archean ocean

Carolin L. Dreher, Olaf A. Cirpka, Manuel Schad et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69826-x

Abstract Banded iron formations (BIF) were deposited abundantly between 2.7-2.4 Ga from iron- and silica-rich oceans, with cyanobacterial oxygen (O...

Soft photo-ionotronics

Xu Liu, Steven M. Adelmund, Shahriar Safaee et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69427-8

CRAGE-RB-PI-seq reveals transcriptional dynamics of plant-associated bacteria during root colonization

Tomoya Honda, Sora Yu, Dung Mai et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69903-1

Brain-inspired synaptic transistors for in-situ spiking reinforcement learning with eligibility trace

Yasai Wang, Weiwei Xiong, Jianmin Yan et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69898-9

Global increases in built-up volume indicate more divergent and less dispersed urban expansion patterns

Yingcheng Li, Xiaohan Zhong, Ben Derudder et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69766-6

Crafting moiré superlattices in twisted complex oxide–transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures

Rahul, Puneet Kaur, Jia-Yuan Sun et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69773-7

Abstract Moiré superlattices, arising from overlaying atomic layers with slight mismatch or rotation, have transformed the study of emergent electronic and quantum phenomena beyond t...

Spatial perturb-seq: single-cell functional genomics within intact tissue architecture

Kimberle Shen, Wan Yi Seow, Choong Tat Keng et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69677-6

RORγt+ APCs require a distinct cis-regulatory element to instruct tolerance to dietary antigens

Jie Zhao, Jiacheng Hao, Jincheng Chen et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69886-z

Plant diversity’s positive effect on soil respiration diminishes with increasing productivity in global forests

Benjamin Laffitte, Zhihan Yang, Jinshi Jian et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69594-8

Small heterodimer partner protects against osteoarthritis by inhibiting IKKβ/NF-κB-mediated matrix-degrading enzymes in chondrocytes

Eun-Jung Kang, Jung-Ran Noh, Jae-Hoon Kim et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69864-5

Heterogeneous weakly coupled polar nanoclusters enabling superior high-temperature capacitive energy storage

Qibin Yuan, Binglong Zheng, Ying Lin et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69631-6

Exploring chemistry and catalysis by biasing skewed distributions via deep learning

Zhikun Zhang, GiovanniMaria Piccini Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69586-8

Ligand-enabled next-generation glycosyl Stille cross-coupling for the stereospecific synthesis of sterically hindered aryl C-glycosides

Bo Yang, Shuai Chen, Yang Han et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69859-2

Self-driven recycling of spent Li-ion battery materials with electricity generation

Shiqiang Huang, Songpeng Huang, Mengxiao Li et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69868-1

Guest-induced porous gating of a fluorescent nonporous adaptive crystal for efficient radioactive iodine sorption

Qiaoru Zhang, Xianhu Liu, Yongxian Guo et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69608-5

Thin film lithium niobate on sapphire for integrated mid-infrared modulator

Pierre Didier, Prakhar Jain, Mathieu Bertrand et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69880-5

Abstract The mid-infrared spectrum, spanning from 3 to 14 µm, holds great promise for molecular spectroscopy and free space optical communication, benefiting fro...

Identification of ephrin-A1–EphA2 signalling as a potential target for fracture prevention

Sofia Movérare-Skrtic, Maria Nethander, Lei Li et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69863-6

Abstract Osteoporotic fractures are a major global health burden. To uncover potential targets for fracture prevention, we use a proteome-wide Mendelian randomization (MR) approach c...

Tumor cell villages define the co-dependency of tumor and microenvironment in liver cancer

Meng Liu, Maria O. Hernandez, Darko Castven et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69797-z

Abstract Spatial cellular context is crucial in shaping intratumor heterogeneity. However, understanding how each tumor establishes its unique spatial landscape and what factors driv...

Light-induced assembly and repeatable actuation in Ca2+-driven chemomechanical protein networks

Xiangting Lei, Carlos Floyd, Laura Casas-Ferrer et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69651-2

Abstract Programming rapid, repeatable motions in soft materials has remained a challenge in active matter and biomimetic design. Here, we present a light-contro...

Auditing unauthorized training data from AI generated content using information isotopes

Tao Qi, Jinhua Yin, Dongqi Cai et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68862-x

Localized quasiparticles in a fluxonium with quasi-two-dimensional amorphous kinetic inductors

Trevyn F. Q. Larson, Sarah Garcia Jones, Tamás Kalmár et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69709-1

A strategy for biomass-derived matrix with facile moulding and closed-loop recycling capabilities

Fang He, Shuye Ying, Haiyu Liu et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69813-2

High-throughput chemical proteomics workflow for profiling protein citrullination dynamics

Rebecca Meelker González, Sophia Laposchan, Erik Riedel et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69490-1

Abstract Citrullination is a post-translational modification implicated in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, yet its low abundance and lack of effective enri...

Photonic non-Abelian topological insulators with six bands

Tianshu Jiang, Zhen-Nan Tian, Ran Tao et al. Feb 21, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69887-y

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