2021 / Communications Biology
Elongated tubular endosomes play essential roles in diverse cellular functions. Multiple molecules have been implicated in tubulation of recycling endosomes,… Continue reading JRAB/MICAL-L2 undergoes liquid–liquid phase separation to form tubular recycling endosomes
2021 / Scientific Report
Fused in sarcoma/translocated in liposarcoma (FUS/TLS) is a multitasking RNA/DNA binding protein. FUS aggregation is implicated in various neurodegenerative diseases.… Continue reading Non-coding RNA suppresses FUS aggregation caused by mechanistic shear stress on pipetting in a sequence-dependent manner
2021 / Scientific Report
Pontodrilus litoralis is a cosmopolitan littoral earthworm known to exhibit bioluminescence. Recently, a congeneric species, Pontodrilus longissimus, from Thailand was… Continue reading Occurrence of bioluminescent and nonbioluminescent species in the littoral earthworm genus Pontodrilus
2021 / Nature Communications
Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes have attracted attention in various fields, but lack of congeners with discrete molecular structures has hampered developments… Continue reading A nitrogen-doped nanotube molecule with atom vacancy defects
2021 / New Journal of Chemistry
Mn, Zr co-doped Ag2O nanoparticles (NPs) were blended through a wet chemical strategy, and the physicochemical properties of doped and… Continue reading Design of Mn and Zr incorporated Ag2O nanoparticles and their enhanced photocatalytic activity driven by visible light irradiation for degradation of rose bengal dye
2021 / Nature Physicss
The healthy growth and maintenance of a biological system depends on the precise spatial organization of molecules within the cell… Continue reading A diffusiophoretic mechanism for ATP-driven transport without motor proteins
2021 / European Polymer Journal
In this study, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) used as secure, low-cost and possessing long emission wavelengths irradiation sources were applied in… Continue reading Design of photoinitiating systems based on the chalcone-anthracene scaffold for LED cationic photopolymerization and application in 3D printing
2021 / Scientific Reports volume 11, Article number: 7152 (2021)
Among the artists’ materials of the nineteenth century, pastel crayons merit scientific interest since their early commercial formulations are mostly… Continue reading An integrated analytical study of crayons from the original art materials collection of the MUNCH museum in Oslo
2021 / Nature Communications
Survivin’s dual function as apoptosis inhibitor and regulator of cell proliferation is mediated via its interaction with the export receptor… Continue reading Specific inhibition of the Survivin–CRM1 interaction by peptide-modified molecular tweezers
2021 / Environmental Pollution
Herein, an efficient visible-light-driven BiFeO3/AgVO3 nanocomposite was effectively fabricated via a facile co-precipitation procedure. The physicochemical properties of BiFeO3/AgVO3 nanocomposites… Continue reading A straightforward synthesis of visible light driven BiFeO3/AgVO3 nanocomposites with improved photocatalytic activity
2021 / Sensors and Actuators
Multiplexed analysis allows simultaneous measurements of multiple targets, improving the detection sensitivity and accuracy. However, highly multiplexed analysis has been… Continue reading Kaleidoscopic fluorescent arrays for machine-learning-based point-of-care chemical sensing
2021 / Applied Catalysis
Citric acid-modified graphite-like carbon nitride materials (GCN-zCA) were synthetized by thermal co-polymerization of dicyandiamide with different amounts of citric acid… Continue reading Sustainable production of value-added chemicals and fuels by using a citric acid-modified carbon nitride optical semiconductor
2021 / International journal of Oral Science
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) become a heavy burden of public health, with approximately 300 000 newly diagnosed cases and… Continue reading SOX2-dependent expression of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase regulates oral squamous cell carcinoma cell proliferation
2021 / Analytical method
A new Lu3+ selective fluorescent probe L was synthesized and characterized. The optical properties of L were investigated by using… Continue reading A turn-on fluorescent probe for Lu3+ recognition and bio-imaging in live cells and zebrafish†
2021 / New Journal of chemistry
In the present study, a food additive, tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), was selectively and sensitively determined by both colorimetric and spectrofluorimetric methods… Continue reading Ultra-sensitive and selective determination of a phenolic food additive using protein capped gold nanoclusters: a dual in-line fluorometric and colorimetric sensing probe†
2021 / Scientific Reports
Porphyrin derivatives accumulate selectively in cancer cells and are can be used as carriers of drugs. Until now, the substituents… Continue reading Evaluation of the correlation between porphyrin accumulation in cancer cells and functional positions for application as a drug carrier
2021 / Scientific Reports
Several antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been developed for the treatment of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant microbes, but their applications are… Continue reading Fetal bovine serum albumin inhibits antimicrobial peptide activity and binds drug only in complex with α1-antitrypsin
2021 / Communications chemistry
Octacalcium phosphate (OCP; Ca8(HPO4)2(PO4)4 ∙ 5H2O) is a precursor of hydroxyapatite found in human bones and teeth, and is among the inorganic… Continue reading Incorporation of tetracarboxylate ions into octacalcium phosphate for the development of next-generation biofriendly materials
2020 / Nature Communications
Targeting a specific chemokine/receptor axis in atherosclerosis remains challenging. Soluble receptor-based strategies are not established for chemokine receptors due to… Continue reading Designed CXCR4 mimic acts as a soluble chemokine receptor that blocks atherogenic inflammation by agonist-specific targeting
2020 / Nature Communications volume 11, Article number: 4576 (2020)
Endosome maturation depends on membrane contact sites (MCSs) formed between endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and endolysosomes (LyLEs). The mechanism underlying lipid… Continue reading Protrudin and PDZD8 contribute to neuronal integrity by promoting lipid extraction required for endosome maturation
