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**an-Bo Huang
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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Open AccessLandform and lithospheric development contribute to the assembly of mountain floras in China
Although it is well documented that mountains tend to exhibit high biodiversity, how geological processes affect the assemblage of montane floras is a matter of ongoing research. Here, we explore landform-spec...
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Open AccessStructural mechanism of voltage-gated sodium channel slow inactivation
Voltage-gated sodium (NaV) channels mediate a plethora of electrical activities. NaV channels govern cellular excitability in response to depolarizing stimuli. Inactivation is an intrinsic property of NaV channel...
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Transport and inhibition mechanisms of human VMAT2
Vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) accumulates monoamines in presynaptic vesicles for storage and exocytotic release, and has a vital role in monoaminergic neurotransmission1–3. Dysfunction of monoaminergi...
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Open AccessParasubthalamic calretinin neurons modulate wakefulness associated with exploration in male mice
The parasubthalamic nucleus (PSTN) is considered to be involved in motivation, feeding and hunting, all of which are highly depending on wakefulness. However, the roles and underlying neural circuits of the PS...
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Open AccessStructure of human NaV1.6 channel reveals Na+ selectivity and pore blockade by 4,9-anhydro-tetrodotoxin
The sodium channel NaV1.6 is widely expressed in neurons of the central and peripheral nervous systems, which plays a critical role in regulating neuronal excitability. Dysfunction of NaV1.6 has been linked to ep...
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Open AccessPredictive value of admission CO2 combining power combined with serum sodium for the prognosis in acute Stanford type A aortic dissection patients
Acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) with sudden onset and high mortality requiries a standard Bentall operation and a accurate prognosis in common, together with alteration of CO2 combining power (CO2
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Open AccessGABAergic neurons in the rostromedial tegmental nucleus are essential for rapid eye movement sleep suppression
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep disturbances are prevalent in various psychiatric disorders. However, the neural circuits that regulate REM sleep remain poorly understood. Here, we found that in male mice, opto...
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Open AccessA pocket-based 3D molecule generative model fueled by experimental electron density
We report for the first time the use of experimental electron density (ED) as training data for the generation of drug-like three-dimensional molecules based on the structure of a target protein pocket. Simila...
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Open AccessCoherent interfaces govern direct transformation from graphite to diamond
Understanding the direct transformation from graphite to diamond has been a long-standing challenge with great scientific and practical importance. Previously proposed transformation mechanisms1–3, based on tradi...
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Open AccessStructure, gating, and pharmacology of human CaV3.3 channel
The low-voltage activated T-type calcium channels regulate cellular excitability and oscillatory behavior of resting membrane potential which trigger many physiological events and have been implicated with man...
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Open AccessFrCas9 is a CRISPR/Cas9 system with high editing efficiency and fidelity
Genome editing technologies hold tremendous potential in biomedical research and drug development. Therefore, it is imperative to discover gene editing tools with superior cutting efficiency, good fidelity, an...
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Open AccessEtiological and epidemiological features of acute respiratory infections in China
Nationwide prospective surveillance of all-age patients with acute respiratory infections was conducted in China between 2009‒2019. Here we report the etiological and epidemiological features of the 231,107 el...
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Open AccessEtiological, epidemiological, and clinical features of acute diarrhea in China
National-based prospective surveillance of all-age patients with acute diarrhea was conducted in China between 2009‒2018. Here we report the etiological, epidemiological, and clinical features of the 152,792 e...
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Structural insights into the lipid and ligand regulation of serotonin receptors
Serotonin, or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), is an important neurotransmitter1,2 that activates the largest subtype family of G-protein-coupled receptors3. Drugs that target 5-HT1A, 5-HT1D, 5-HT1E and other 5-HT rec...
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Open AccessThe HIF-1α antisense long non-coding RNA drives a positive feedback loop of HIF-1α mediated transactivation and glycolysis
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is a master driver of glucose metabolism in cancer cells. Here, we demonstrate that a HIF-1α anti-sense lncRNA, HIFAL, is essential for maintaining and enhancing HIF-1α-mediated...
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Open AccessPRC2 and EHMT1 regulate H3K27me2 and H3K27me3 establishment across the zygote genome
The formation of zygote is the beginning of mammalian life, and dynamic epigenetic modifications are essential for mammalian normal development. H3K27 di-methylation (H3K27me2) and H3K27 tri-methylation (H3K27...
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Open AccessDevelopment of humanized tri-specific nanobodies with potent neutralization for SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 is a newly emergent coronavirus, which has adversely impacted human health and has led to the COVID-19 pandemic. There is an unmet need to develop therapies against SARS-CoV-2 due to its severity an...
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Open AccessPrevalence and associated factors of hyperuricemia among urban adults aged 35–79 years in southwestern China: a community-based cross-sectional study
Hyperuricemia is prevalent throughout the world. However, a well-designed large-scale epidemiological investigation of hyperuricemia in southwestern China is lacking. A regional representative sample of 10,141...
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Open AccessTreatment of atherosclerosis by macrophage-biomimetic nanoparticles via targeted pharmacotherapy and sequestration of proinflammatory cytokines
Vascular disease remains the leading cause of death and disability, the etiology of which often involves atherosclerosis. The current treatment of atherosclerosis by pharmacotherapy has limited therapeutic eff...
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Open AccessEnvironmental remodeling of human gut microbiota and antibiotic resistome in livestock farms
Anthropogenic environments have been implicated in enrichment and exchange of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria. Here we study the impact of confined and controlled swine farm environments on temporal c...
