28 Result(s)

Article

ZHX2 emerges as a negative regulator of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation during acute liver injury

Mitochondria dysfunction contributes to acute liver injuries, and mitochondrial regulators, such as PGC-1α and MCJ, affect liver regeneration. Therefore, identification of mitochondrial modulators may pave the...

Yankun Zhang, Yuchen Fan, Huili Hu, **aohui Zhang, Zehua Wang… in Nature Communications (2023)

Article

Identification and analysis of the genetic integrity of different types of rice resources through SSR markers

Seed aging is the key factor leading to the loss of genetic integrity. In this study, the seeds of Dongxiang wild rice, **anggu, 9194 and Nipponbare were kept in a plant incubator with constant temperature and...

Huiying Zhou, Shuhui Li, ** Liu, Jiaxiao Hu, Si Le, Maomao Li in Scientific Reports (2023)

Article

Asymmetric electron acceptor enables highly luminescent organic solar cells with certified efficiency over 18%

Enhancing the luminescence property without sacrificing the charge collection is one key to high-performance organic solar cells (OSCs), while limited by the severe non-radiative charge recombination. Here, we...

Chengliang He, Zeng Chen, Tonghui Wang, Ziqiu Shen, Yaokai Li… in Nature Communications (2022)

Article

The δ subunit of F₁F_o-ATP synthase is required for pathogenicity of Candida albicans

Fungal infections, especially candidiasis and aspergillosis, claim a high fatality rate. Fungal cell growth and function requires ATP, which is synthesized mainly through oxidative phosphorylation, with the ke...

Shuixiu Li, Ya**g Zhao, Yishan Zhang, Yanli Zhang, Zhanpeng Zhang… in Nature Communications (2021)

Article

Publisher Correction: Localized management of non-indigenous animal domesticates in Northwestern China during the Bronze Age

Petra Vaiglova, Rachel E. B. Reid, Emma Lightfoot… in Scientific Reports (2021)

Article

Localized management of non-indigenous animal domesticates in Northwestern China during the Bronze Age

The movements of ancient crop and animal domesticates across prehistoric Eurasia are well-documented in the archaeological record. What is less well understood are the precise mechanisms that farmers and herde...

Petra Vaiglova, Rachel E. B. Reid, Emma Lightfoot… in Scientific Reports (2021)

Article

Unveiling structure-performance relationships from multi-scales in non-fullerene organic photovoltaics

Unveiling the correlations among molecular structures, morphological characteristics, macroscopic properties and device performances is crucial for develo** better photovoltaic materials and achieving higher...

Shuixing Li, Lingling Zhan, Nannan Yao, **nxin **a, Zeng Chen… in Nature Communications (2021)

Article

Memory effect assisted imaging through multimode optical fibres

When light propagates through opaque material, the spatial information it holds becomes scrambled, but not necessarily lost. Two classes of techniques have emerged to recover this information: methods relying ...

Shuhui Li, Simon A. R. Horsley, Tomáš Tyc, Tomáš Čižmár… in Nature Communications (2021)

Article

Computational optical imaging with a photonic lantern

The thin and flexible nature of optical fibres often makes them the ideal technology to view biological processes in-vivo, but current microendoscopic approaches are limited in spatial resolution. Here, we dem...

Debaditya Choudhury, Duncan K. McNicholl, Audrey Repetti… in Nature Communications (2020)

Article

Direct analysis in real time-mass spectrometry for rapid quantification of five anti-arrhythmic drugs in human serum: application to therapeutic drug monitoring

Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is necessary for the optimal administration of anti-arrhythmic drugs in the treatment of heart arrhythmia. The present study aimed to develop and validate a direct analysis in...

Yuzhou Gui, Youli Lu, Shuijun Li, Mengqi Zhang, **aokun Duan… in Scientific Reports (2020)

Article

Aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition of transparent superhydrophobic film by using mixed functional alkoxysilanes

A method for the preparation of transparent superhydrophobic silica coatings on glass substrates via aerosol‐assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD) is described. A multi-layer process to produce dual scal...

Alessia Tombesi, Shuhui Li, Sanjayan Sathasivam, Kristopher Page… in Scientific Reports (2019)

Article

Dual blockage of both PD-L1 and CD47 enhances immunotherapy against circulating tumor cells

Carcinoma metastasis is triggered by a subpopulation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs). And single immune checkpoint therapy is not good enough to inhibit CTC-induced metastasis. Here, we demonstrate that simu...

Shu Lian, Ruizhi **e, Yuying Ye, Yusheng Lu, Yunlong Cheng… in Scientific Reports (2019)

Article

A Highly Sensitive Detection System based on Proximity-dependent Hybridization with Computer-aided Affinity Maturation of a scFv Antibody

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a critical health problem worldwide, and HBV preS1 is an important biomarker for monitoring HBV infection. Previously, we found that a murine monoclonal antibody, mAb-D...

Zhiheng Wang, Yan Li, Wenbin Liang, Junsong Zheng, Shuhui Li… in Scientific Reports (2018)

Article

Spexin Suppress Food Intake in Zebrafish: Evidence from Gene Knockout Study

Spexin1 (SPX1) is a newly discovered neuropeptide in vertebrates. Its biological function remains to be elucidated. In this study, we have generated the zebrafish spx1 ^−/− mutan...

Binbin Zheng, Shuisheng Li, Yun Liu, Yu Li, Huapu Chen, Haipei Tang… in Scientific Reports (2017)

Article

Proteomic and network analysis of human serum albuminome by integrated use of quick crosslinking and two-step precipitation

Affinity- and chemical-based methods are usually employed to prepare human serum albuminome; however, these methods remain technically challenging. Herein, we report the development of a two-step precipitation...

Zhao Liu, Shuiming Li, Haiyang Wang, Min Tang, Mi Zhou, Jia Yu… in Scientific Reports (2017)

Article

Downregulation of ATG5-dependent macroautophagy by chaperone-mediated autophagy promotes breast cancer cell metastasis

Recent data have shown that the expression of lysosome-associated membrane protein type 2 A (LAMP2A), the key protein in the chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) pathway, is elevated in breast tumor tissues. How...

Qi Han, Youcai Deng, Sha Chen, Rui Chen, Mingzhen Yang, Zhujun Zhang… in Scientific Reports (2017)

Article

EGFR induces DNA decomposition via phosphodiester bond cleavage

EGFR may induce DNA degradation. This activity had not been previously described as an EGRF function. To confirm this unexpected activity, testing of EGFR in the presence of ATP and either 5A, 5C, 5G, 5T, or 5...

Yongpeng Tong, Shuiming Li, Chunliu Huang in Scientific Reports (2017)

Article

Adaptive free-space optical communications through turbulence using self-healing Bessel beams

We present a scheme to realize obstruction- and turbulence-tolerant free-space orbital angular momentum (OAM) multiplexing link by using self-healing Bessel beams accompanied by adaptive compensation technique...

Shuhui Li, Jian Wang in Scientific Reports (2017)

Article

Heterophase-structured nanocrystals as superior supports for Ru-based catalysts in selective hydrogenation of benzene

ZrO₂ heterophase structure nanocrystals (HSNCs) were synthesized with tunable ratios of monoclinic ZrO₂ (m-ZrO₂) to tetragonal ZrO₂ (t-ZrO₂). The phase mole ratio of m-ZrO₂ versus t-ZrO₂ in ZrO₂ HSNCs was tuned f...

Zhikun Peng, Xu Liu, Shuaihui Li, Zhongjun Li, Baojun Li, Zhongyi Liu… in Scientific Reports (2017)

Article

Full-duplex bidirectional data transmission link using twisted lights multiplexing over 1.1-km orbital angular momentum fiber

We present a full-duplex bidirectional data transmission link using twisted lights multiplexing over 1.1-km orbital angular momentum (OAM) fiber. OAM₊₁ and OAM₋₁ modes carrying 20-Gbit/s quadrature phase-shift ke...

Shi Chen, Jun Liu, Yifan Zhao, Long Zhu, Andong Wang, Shuhui Li… in Scientific Reports (2016)