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Open AccessNutrient levels control root growth responses to high ambient temperature in plants
Global warming will lead to significantly increased temperatures on earth. Plants respond to high ambient temperature with altered developmental and growth programs, termed thermomorphogenesis. Here we show th...
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Assessing Temperature Responses in Roots
Due to global warming, it is important to understand how plants respond to high ambient temperature. Plant growth responses to high ambient temperature are termed thermomophogenesis and have been explored for ...
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Characterization of PIF4 Phosphorylation by SPA1
The PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTORs (PIFs) play pivotal roles in regulating thermo- and photo-morphogenesis in Arabidopsis. One of the main hubs in thermomorphogenesis is PIF4, which regulates plant development u...
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Stretchable colour-sensitive quantum dot nanocomposites for shape-tunable multiplexed phototransistor arrays
High-performance photodetecting materials with intrinsic stretchability and colour sensitivity are key requirements for the development of shape-tunable phototransistor arrays. Another challenge is the proper ...
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Nano-biomarker-Based Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Selective Diagnosis of Gallbladder and Liver Injury
During living donor liver transplantation, a number of blood vessels and bile ducts are anastomosed while the liver and gallbladder are resected in the donor and recipient. Early detection and treatment of com...
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Open AccessSpatial regulation of thermomorphogenesis by HY5 and PIF4 in Arabidopsis
Plants respond to high ambient temperature by implementing a suite of morphological changes collectively termed thermomorphogenesis. Here we show that the above and below ground tissue-response to high ambient...
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Highly luminescent and catalytically active suprastructures of magic-sized semiconductor nanoclusters
Metal chalcogenide magic-sized nanoclusters have shown intriguing photophysical and chemical properties, yet ambient instability has hampered their extensive applications. Here we explore the periodic assembly...
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Label-Free Raman Spectroscopic Techniques with Morphological and Optical Characterization for Cancer Cell Analysis
Using the Raman spectroscopic analysis system that gives the chemical information of the biomaterials, classification is performed through the acquisition of fingerprint signals for each cell line, and the bas...
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Open AccessMunc18-1 induces conformational changes of syntaxin-1 in multiple intermediates for SNARE assembly
In neuronal exocytosis, SNARE assembly into a stable four-helix bundle drives membrane fusion. Previous studies have revealed that the SM protein Munc18-1 plays a critical role for precise SNARE assembly with ...
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Open AccessPolygonum multiflorum extract support hair growth by elongating anagen phase and abrogating the effect of androgen in cultured human dermal papilla cells
Dermal papilla cells (DPCs) play a key role in hair growth among the various cell types in hair follicles. Especially, DPCs determine the fate of hair follicle such as anagen to telogen transition and play a p...
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Open AccessDirect observation of DNA target searching and cleavage by CRISPR-Cas12a
Cas12a (also called Cpf1) is a representative type V-A CRISPR effector RNA-guided DNA endonuclease, which provides an alternative to type II CRISPR–Cas9 for genome editing. Previous studies have revealed that ...
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Open AccessMicro-hydrogel Particles Consisting of Hyperbranched Polyamidoamine for the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Water
A series of micro-hydrogel particles consisting of hyperbranched polyamidoamine (HPAMAM) without any supporting core materials was synthesized via the inverse suspension condensation polymerization of A2 and B4 m...
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Open AccessMolecular mechanisms of atlastin-mediated ER membrane fusion revealed by a FRET-based single-vesicle fusion assay
Homotypic fusion of endoplasmic reticulum membranes is driven by atlastin GTPases; however, the underlying mechanism remains largely unknown. Here, using a FRET-based single-vesicle fusion assay with liposomes...
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Development of a data-mining methodology for spent nuclear fuel forensics
The purpose of this study is to categorize the type of spent nuclear fuels using simulation data-based classification methods. Considering the practical conditions making the full analysis of radioactive nucli...
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Classification Methodologies for Nuclear Spent Fuel Forensic
The purpose of this study is to estimate the burning history of spent nuclear fuel using statistical data mining. The fuel history is characterized by burn-up, enrichment and cooling time, which are termed as ...
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Induction and control of supramolecular chirality by light in self-assembled helical nanostructures
Evolution of supramolecular chirality from self-assembly of achiral compounds and control over its handedness is closely related to the evolution of life and development of supramolecular materials with desire...
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Microscopic analysis of thermally-driven formation of Cu-Si alloy nanoparticles in a Cu/Si template
Selective thermal diffusion of Cu into a 100-nm-thick SiO2-patterned Si(001) substrate was investigated to elucidate the spontaneous formation of Cu-Si alloy nanoparticles. Transmission electron microscopy and en...
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A single-molecule dissection of ligand binding to a protein with intrinsic dynamics
Proteins that sample multiple conformations in the absence of a ligand have been presumed to operate via a conformational selection mechanism. Single molecule FRET studies of maltose binding protein now cast d...
