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Identification of a key nucleotide influencing Cas12a crRNA activity for universal photo-controlled CRISPR diagnostics
Transcriptomics and trans-organellar complementation reveal limited signaling of 12-cis-oxo-phytodienoic acid during early wound response in Arabidopsis
Abstract 12- cis -oxo-phytodienoic acid (OPDA), a precursor of jasmonoyl-isoleucine (JA-Ile), is known to have distinct s...
Amino acid transporters mediate autonomous delivery of nanoparticle vehicles into living plants
Inhibiting inter-layer gliding in transition metal layered oxides through interphase engineering for sodium-ion batteries
Calcium-dependent oligomerization of scavenger receptor CD163 facilitates the endocytosis of ligands
A new paradigm of islet adaptations in human pregnancy: insights from immunohistochemistry and proteomics
Abstract Physiological changes during pregnancy support foetal growth, including adaptations in pancreatic islets to maintain glucose homeostasis. We investigate these adaptations using rare...
Human influence on Amazon’s aboveground carbon dynamics intensified over the last decade
Abstract The Amazon rainforest is crucial for the global carbon cycle, yet annual changes in its aboveground biomass carbon (AGC) stock remain highly uncertain. Natural and local anthropogen...
Electrically modulated photothermal force microscopy for revealing molecular conformation changes during polarization switching at the nanoscale
Abstract Organic ferroelectrics have attracted extensive attention because of the broad tunability of polarization via chemical and structural modifications. However, simultaneous analysis o...
Theoretical framework for confined ion transport in two-dimensional nanochannels
Abstract Quantitative understanding of ion transport mechanism is crucial for numerous applications of two-dimensional (2D) nanochannels, but is far from being resolved. Here, we formulated...
CompasSeq: epitranscriptome-wide percentage assessment of metabolite-capped RNA at the transcript resolution
Prdm16 regulates the postnatal fate of embryonic radial glia via Vcam1-dependent mechanisms
Abstract The mammalian brain undergoes rapid and extensive neurogenesis during the embryonic stage and limited neurogenesis during the adult stage, which results in ineffective repair of neu...
The invasion phenotypes of glioblastoma depend on plastic and reprogrammable cell states
Abstract Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary brain cancer. It causes death mainly by local invasion via several routes, including infiltration of white...
PNPLA7 mediates Parkin-mitochondrial recruitment in adipose tissue for mitophagy and inhibits browning
Abstract PINK1/Parkin-mediated ubiquitin-dependent mitophagy is a critical negative regulatory machinery for browning in the inguinal white adipose tissue (iWAT). However, the precis...
A legume cellulase required for rhizobial infection and colonization in root nodule symbiosis
Biomimetic layered, ecological, advanced, multi-functional film for sustainable packaging
Gifting future scientists the past through well-preserved specimens of modern microbial ecosystems
Lithium-ion battery recycling relieves the threat to material scarcity amid China’s electric vehicle ambitions
Direct dehydrocoupling facilitates efficient thiophene anchoring on silicon surfaces
Abstract Silicon is a cornerstone material in electronics and photovoltaics due to its abundance, tunable semiconducting properties, and chemical versatility. Direct anchoring of thiophenes,...
Dusty streaks on the Moon: fingerprints of multiphase flow instabilities
Single nucleosome imaging reveals principles of transient multiscale chromatin reorganization triggered by histone ADP-ribosylation at DNA lesions
Abstract Timely access to DNA lesions is crucial for genome integrity. This process requires profound remodeling of densely packed chromatin to establish a repair-competent architecture. How...
Deciphering the assembly process of PQQ dependent methanol dehydrogenase
Mechanism of lateral cell-wall expansion at a constant diameter in Bacillus subtilis
Abstract In Escherichia coli, lateral cell-wall expansion during growth occurs by cross-linking of new glycan strands to the existing peptidoglycan network. However, it is unclear whether th...