• Featured this month

    • January 2008

      • Cell & molecular biology

        • SARS vaccine: A bit spiky Open !

          Wei Zeng

          Published online: 30 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.20

          Original article citation:

          Du, L. et al. Intra nasal vaccination of recombinant adeno-associated virus encoding receptor-binding domain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) spike protein induces strong mucosal immune responses and provides long-term protection against SARS-CoV infection. J. Immunol. 180, 948–956 (2008).

        • Plant immunity: Born to cheat Open !

          Wei Zeng

          Published online: 23 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.16

          Original article citation:

          Xiang, T. et al. Pseudomonas syringae effector AvrPto blocks innate immunity by targeting receptor kinases. Curr. Biol. 18, 74–80 (2008).

        • Virology: The death of viral reservoirs

          Jasmine Farsarakis

          Published online: 23 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.17

          Original article citation:

          Cui, M., Huang, Y., Zhao, Y. & Zheng, J. Transcription factor FOXO3a mediates apoptosis in HIV-1-infected macrophages. J. Immunol. 180, 898–906 (2008).

        • DNA methylation: Working together

          Jasmine Farsarakis

          Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.284

          Original article citation:

          Li, J. Y. et al. Synergistic function of DNA methyltransferases Dnmt3a and Dnmt3b in the methylation of Oct4 and Nanog. Mol. Cell Biol. 27, 8748–8759 (2007).

        • Breast cancer: Destroying bad seeds Open !

          Wei Zeng

          Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.289

          Original article citation:

          Yu, F. et al. let-7 regulates self renewal and tumorigenicity of breast cancer cells. Cell 131, 1109–1123 (2007).

        • Bacterial pathogens: How they work Open !

          Felix Cheung

          Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.5

          Original article citation:

          Chen, L. et al. Structural basis for the catalytic mechanism of phosphothreonine lyase. Nature Struct. Mol. Biol. doi: 10.1038/nsmb1329 (2007).

      • Chemistry

        • Porous assemblies: One of a kind

          Anne Pichon

          Published online: 23 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.13

          Original article citation:

          Li, G. et al. Self-assembly of a homochiral nanoscale metallacycle from a metallosalen complex for enantioselective separation. Angew. Chem. Int. Edn doi: 10.1002/anie.200704347 (2008).

        • Fluorescent probes: A bright encoding strategy

          Anne Pichon

          Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.1

          Original article citation:

          Wu, C. et al. Fluorescent core–shell silica nanoparticles as tunable precursors: Towards encoding and multifunctional nanoprobes. Chem. Commun. doi: 10.1039/b717038f (2007).

        • Bond activation: A hazard-free approach Open !

          Felix Cheung

          Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.4

          Original article citation:

          Li, B. J., Tian, S. L., Fang, Z. & Shi, Z. J. Multiple C–H activations to construct biologically active molecules in a process completely free of organohalogen and organometallic components. Angew. Chem. Int. Edn doi: 10.1002/anie.200704092 (2007).

      • Clinical medicine

        • Influenza surveillance: Seasonal predictors

          John Fox

          Published online: 30 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.19

          Original article citation:

          Yang, L. et al. Synchrony of clinical and laboratory surveillance for influenza in Hong Kong. PLoS ONE 3, e1399 (2008).

        • Antipsychotic medication: Managing weight gain

          Jasmine Farsarakis

          Published online: 30 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.22

          Original article citation:

          Wu, R. R. et al. Lifestyle intervention and metformin for treatment of antipsychotic-induced weight gain. JAMA 299, 185–193 (2008).

        • Parkinson's disease: Green tea protection

          John Fox

          Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.3

          Original article citation:

          Guo, S. et al. Protective effects of green tea polyphenols in the 6-OHDA rat model of Parkinson's disease through inhibition of ROS-NO pathway. Biol. Psychiatry 62, 1353–1362 (2007).

      • Earth & environment

        • Lake sediments: Pollen probes the past Open !

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 16 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.8

          Original article citation:

          Zhao, Y., Yu, Z., Chen, F., Liu, X. & Ito, E. Sensitive response of desert vegetation to moisture change based on a near-annual resolution pollen record from Gahai Lake in the Qaidam Basin, northwest China. Glob. Planet. Change doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2007.12.003 (2008).

        • Nitrous oxide: Antarctic emissions

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.285

          Original article citation:

          Zhu, R., Liu, Y., Ma, J., Xu, H. & Sun, L. Nitrous oxide flux to the atmosphere from two coastal tundra wetlands in eastern Antarctica. Atmos. Env. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.12.016 (2007).

        • Supercontinents: Mantle pieces

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.286

          Original article citation:

          Wang, X. C., Li, X. H., Li, W. X. & Li, Z. X. Ca. 825 Ma komatiitic basalts in South China: First evidence for >1500°C mantle melts by a Rodinian mantle plume. Geology 35, 1103–1106 (2007).

        • Extinction theory: A double episode Open !

          Wei Zeng

          Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.288

          Original article citation:

          Xie, S. et al. Changes in the global carbon cycle occurred as two episodes during the Permian–Triassic crisis. Geology 35, 1083–1086 (2007).

        • Oil spills: Going down

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.2

          Original article citation:

          Wang, S. D., Shen, Y. M., Guo, Y. K. & Tang, J. Three-dimensional numerical simulation for transport of oil spills in seas. Ocean Eng. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2007.12.001 (2007).

      • Ecology & evolution

        • Trace fossils: Revealing an ancient gardener Open !

          Wei Zeng

          Published online: 16 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.11

          Original article citation:

          Gong, Y. M., Shi, G. R., Weldon, E. A., Du, Y. S. & Xu, R. Pyrite framboids interpreted as microbial colonies within the Permian Zoophycos spreiten from southeastern Australia. Geol. Mag. 145, 95–103 (2007).

      • Genetics

        • Behavioural disorder: In search of hyperactive genes Open !

          Wei Zeng

          Published online: 30 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.21

          Original article citation:

          Guan, L. et al. A high-density single-nucleotide polymorphism screen of 23 candidate genes in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Suggesting multiple susceptibility genes among Chinese Han population. Mol. Psychiatry doi: 10.1038/sj.mp.4002139 (2008).

      • Materials

        • Shape-memory polymers: Made in chain

          Felix Cheung

          Published online: 30 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.24

          Original article citation:

          Leng, J. S. et al. Electrical conductivity of thermoresponsive shape-memory polymer with embedded micron sized Ni powder chains. Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 014104 (2008).

        • Hollow nanostructures: Silver lining

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 23 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.15

          Original article citation:

          Wang, Y., Chen, P. & Liu, M. Synthesis of hollow silver nanostructures by a simple strategy. Nanotechnol. 19, 045607 (2008).

        • Zinc nanowire: Easy wiring

          Wei Zeng

          Published online: 16 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.10

          Original article citation:

          Hu, J. Q., Chen, Z. W., Xie, J. S. & Yu, Y. A shortcut hydrothermal strategy for the synthesis of zinc nanowires. J. Phys. D 41, 032004 (2008).

        • Organogels: Set in sound Open !

          Felix Cheung

          Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.6

          Original article citation:

          Wu, J. et al. Ultrasound switch and thermal self-repair of morphology and surface wettability in a cholesterol-based self-assembly system. Angew. Chem. Int. Edn doi: 10.1002/anie.200703946 (2007).

      • Neuroscience

        • Empathy: Who cares most? Open !

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 23 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.14

          Original article citation:

          Han, S., Fan, Y. & Mao, L. Gender difference in empathy for pain: An electrophysiological investigation. Brain Res. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.12.062 (2008).

        • Visual perception: Left or right

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 16 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.7

          Original article citation:

          Wang, B., Zhou, T. G., Zhou, Y. & Chen, L. Global topological dominance in the left hemisphere. PNAS 104, 21014–21019 (2007).

      • Physics

        • Quantum confinement: Cold control

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 30 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.23

          Original article citation:

          Fu, Y. S. et al. Manipulating the Kondo resonance through quantum size effects. Phys. Rev. Lett. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.256601 (2007).

        • Game theory: Avoid the crowd

          Felix Cheung

          Published online: 23 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.18

          Original article citation:

          Yu, Y. Y., Xu, C., Gu, G. Q. & Hui, P. M. Spies in the minority game. Phys. Rev. E 77, 011106 (2008).

        • Quantum computing: Making qudits

          Felix Cheung

          Published online: 16 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.12

          Original article citation:

          Li, Y., Zhang, K. & Peng, K. Generation of qudits and entangled qudits. Phys. Rev. A 77, 015802 (2008).

        • Boron nanotubes: Rolling metals into semiconductors

          Wei Zeng

          Published online: 16 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.9

          Original article citation:

          Yang, X., Ding, Y. & Ni, J. Ab initio prediction of stable boron sheets and boron nanotubes: Structure, stability, and electronic properties. Phys. Rev. B 77, 041402(R) (2008).

        • Metallic glasses: Finding the right cast

          Wei Zeng

          Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.287

          Original article citation:

          Bian, X. F., Guo, J., Lv, X., Qin, X. & Wang, C. Prediction of glass-forming ability of metallic liquids. Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 221910 (2007).

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