@article{12228,
  abstract     = {The question of how RNA, as the principal carrier of genetic information evolved is fundamentally important for our understanding of the origin of life. The RNA molecule is far too complex to have formed in one evolutionary step, suggesting that ancestral proto-RNAs (first ancestor of RNA) may have existed, which evolved over time into the RNA of today. Here we show that isoxazole nucleosides, which are quickly formed from hydroxylamine, cyanoacetylene, urea and ribose, are plausible precursors for RNA. The isoxazole nucleoside can rearrange within an RNA-strand to give cytidine, which leads to an increase of pairing stability. If the proto-RNA contains a canonical seed-nucleoside with defined stereochemistry, the seed-nucleoside can control the configuration of the anomeric center that forms during the in-RNA transformation. The results demonstrate that RNA could have emerged from evolutionarily primitive precursor isoxazole ribosides after strand formation.},
  author       = {Xu, Felix and Crisp, Antony and Schinkel, Thea and Dubini, Romeo C. A. and Hübner, Sarah and Becker, Sidney and Schelter, Florian and Rovo, Petra and Carell, Thomas},
  issn         = {1521-3773},
  journal      = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition},
  keywords     = {General Chemistry, Catalysis},
  number       = {45},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{Isoxazole nucleosides as building blocks for a plausible proto‐RNA}},
  doi          = {10.1002/anie.202211945},
  volume       = {61},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{12237,
  abstract     = {Thermoelectric technology requires synthesizing complex materials where not only the crystal structure but also other structural features such as defects, grain size and orientation, and interfaces must be controlled. To date, conventional solid-state techniques are unable to provide this level of control. Herein, we present a synthetic approach in which dense inorganic thermoelectric materials are produced by the consolidation of well-defined nanoparticle powders. The idea is that controlling the characteristics of the powder allows the chemical transformations that take place during consolidation to be guided, ultimately yielding inorganic solids with targeted features. Different from conventional methods, syntheses in solution can produce particles with unprecedented control over their size, shape, crystal structure, composition, and surface chemistry. However, to date, most works have focused only on the low-cost benefits of this strategy. In this perspective, we first cover the opportunities that solution processing of the powder offers, emphasizing the potential structural features that can be controlled by precisely engineering the inorganic core of the particle, the surface, and the organization of the particles before consolidation. We then discuss the challenges of this synthetic approach and more practical matters related to solution processing. Finally, we suggest some good practices for adequate knowledge transfer and improving reproducibility among different laboratories.},
  author       = {Fiedler, Christine and Kleinhanns, Tobias and Garcia, Maria and Lee, Seungho and Calcabrini, Mariano and Ibáñez, Maria},
  issn         = {1520-5002},
  journal      = {Chemistry of Materials},
  keywords     = {Materials Chemistry, General Chemical Engineering, General Chemistry},
  number       = {19},
  pages        = {8471--8489},
  publisher    = {American Chemical Society},
  title        = {{Solution-processed inorganic thermoelectric materials: Opportunities and challenges}},
  doi          = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c01967},
  volume       = {34},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{12923,
  abstract     = {Photoredox-mediated Ni-catalyzed cross-couplings are powerful transformations to form carbon–heteroatom bonds and are generally photocatalyzed by noble metal complexes. Low-cost and easy-to-prepare carbon dots (CDs) are attractive quasi-homogeneous photocatalyst alternatives, but their applicability is limited by their short photoluminescence (PL) lifetimes. By tuning the surface and PL properties of CDs, we designed colloidal CD nano-photocatalysts for a broad range of Ni-mediated cross-couplings between aryl halides and nucleophiles. In particular, a CD decorated with amino groups permitted coupling to a wide range of aryl halides and thiols under mild, base-free conditions. Mechanistic studies suggested dynamic quenching of the CD excited state by the Ni co-catalyst and identified that pyridinium iodide (pyHI), a previously used additive in metallaphotocatalyzed cross-couplings, can also act as a photocatalyst in such transformations.},
  author       = {Zhao, Zhouxiang and Pieber, Bartholomäus and Delbianco, Martina},
  issn         = {2155-5435},
  journal      = {ACS Catalysis},
  keywords     = {Catalysis, General Chemistry},
  number       = {22},
  pages        = {13831--13837},
  publisher    = {American Chemical Society},
  title        = {{Modulating the surface and photophysical properties of carbon dots to access colloidal photocatalysts for cross-couplings}},
  doi          = {10.1021/acscatal.2c04025},
  volume       = {12},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{12924,
  abstract     = {We demonstrate that several visible-light-mediated carbon−heteroatom cross-coupling reactions can be carried out using a photoactive NiII precatalyst that forms in situ from a nickel salt and a bipyridine ligand decorated with two carbazole groups (Ni(Czbpy)Cl2). The activation of this precatalyst towards cross-coupling reactions follows a hitherto undisclosed mechanism that is different from previously reported light-responsive nickel complexes that undergo metal-to-ligand charge transfer. Theoretical and spectroscopic investigations revealed that irradiation of Ni(Czbpy)Cl2 with visible light causes an initial intraligand charge transfer event that triggers productive catalysis. Ligand polymerization affords a porous, recyclable organic polymer for heterogeneous nickel catalysis of cross-coupling reactions. The heterogeneous catalyst shows stable performance in a packed-bed flow reactor during a week of continuous operation.},
  author       = {Cavedon, Cristian and Gisbertz, Sebastian and Reischauer, Susanne and Vogl, Sarah and Sperlich, Eric and Burke, John H. and Wallick, Rachel F. and Schrottke, Stefanie and Hsu, Wei‐Hsin and Anghileri, Lucia and Pfeifer, Yannik and Richter, Noah and Teutloff, Christian and Müller‐Werkmeister, Henrike and Cambié, Dario and Seeberger, Peter H. and Vura‐Weis, Josh and van der Veen, Renske M. and Thomas, Arne and Pieber, Bartholomäus},
  issn         = {1521-3773},
  journal      = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition},
  keywords     = {General Chemistry, Catalysis},
  number       = {46},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{Intraligand charge transfer enables visible‐light‐mediated Nickel‐catalyzed cross-coupling reactions}},
  doi          = {10.1002/anie.202211433},
  volume       = {61},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{13357,
  abstract     = {Coulombic interactions can be used to assemble charged nanoparticles into higher-order structures, but the process requires oppositely charged partners that are similarly sized. The ability to mediate the assembly of such charged nanoparticles using structurally simple small molecules would greatly facilitate the fabrication of nanostructured materials and harnessing their applications in catalysis, sensing and photonics. Here we show that small molecules with as few as three electric charges can effectively induce attractive interactions between oppositely charged nanoparticles in water. These interactions can guide the assembly of charged nanoparticles into colloidal crystals of a quality previously only thought to result from their co-crystallization with oppositely charged nanoparticles of a similar size. Transient nanoparticle assemblies can be generated using positively charged nanoparticles and multiply charged anions that are enzymatically hydrolysed into mono- and/or dianions. Our findings demonstrate an approach for the facile fabrication, manipulation and further investigation of static and dynamic nanostructured materials in aqueous environments.},
  author       = {Bian, Tong and Gardin, Andrea and Gemen, Julius and Houben, Lothar and Perego, Claudio and Lee, Byeongdu and Elad, Nadav and Chu, Zonglin and Pavan, Giovanni M. and Klajn, Rafal},
  issn         = {1755-4349},
  journal      = {Nature Chemistry},
  keywords     = {General Chemical Engineering, General Chemistry},
  number       = {10},
  pages        = {940--949},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Electrostatic co-assembly of nanoparticles with oppositely charged small molecules into static and dynamic superstructures}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41557-021-00752-9},
  volume       = {13},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{13358,
  abstract     = {DNA nanotechnology offers a versatile toolbox for precise spatial and temporal manipulation of matter on the nanoscale. However, rendering DNA-based systems responsive to light has remained challenging. Herein, we describe the remote manipulation of native (non-photoresponsive) chiral plasmonic molecules (CPMs) using light. Our strategy is based on the use of a photoresponsive medium comprising a merocyanine-based photoacid. Upon exposure to visible light, the medium decreases its pH, inducing the formation of DNA triplex links, leading to a spatial reconfiguration of the CPMs. The process can be reversed simply by turning the light off and it can be repeated for multiple cycles. The degree of the overall chirality change in an ensemble of CPMs depends on the CPM fraction undergoing reconfiguration, which, remarkably, depends on and can be tuned by the intensity of incident light. Such a dynamic, remotely controlled system could aid in further advancing DNA-based devices and nanomaterials.},
  author       = {Ryssy, Joonas and Natarajan, Ashwin K. and Wang, Jinhua and Lehtonen, Arttu J. and Nguyen, Minh‐Kha and Klajn, Rafal and Kuzyk, Anton},
  issn         = {1521-3773},
  journal      = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition},
  keywords     = {General Chemistry, Catalysis},
  number       = {11},
  pages        = {5859--5863},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{Light‐responsive dynamic DNA‐origami‐based plasmonic assemblies}},
  doi          = {10.1002/anie.202014963},
  volume       = {60},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{13359,
  abstract     = {Dissipative self-assembly is ubiquitous in nature, where it gives rise to complex structures and functions such as self-healing, homeostasis, and camouflage. These phenomena are enabled by the continuous conversion of energy stored in chemical fuels, such as ATP. Over the past decade, an increasing number of synthetic chemically driven systems have been reported that mimic the features of their natural counterparts. At the same time, it has been shown that dissipative self-assembly can also be fueled by light; these optically fueled systems have been developed in parallel to the chemically fueled ones. In this perspective, we critically compare these two classes of systems. Despite the complementarity and fundamental differences between these two modes of dissipative self-assembly, our analysis reveals that multiple analogies exist between chemically and light-fueled systems. We hope that these considerations will facilitate further development of the field of dissipative self-assembly.},
  author       = {Weißenfels, Maren and Gemen, Julius and Klajn, Rafal},
  issn         = {2451-9294},
  journal      = {Chem},
  keywords     = {Materials Chemistry, Biochemistry (medical), General Chemical Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Biochemistry, General Chemistry},
  number       = {1},
  pages        = {23--37},
  publisher    = {Elsevier},
  title        = {{Dissipative self-assembly: Fueling with chemicals versus light}},
  doi          = {10.1016/j.chempr.2020.11.025},
  volume       = {7},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{13996,
  abstract     = {We report the observation of an anomalous nonlinear optical response of the prototypical three-dimensional topological insulator bismuth selenide through the process of high-order harmonic generation. We find that the generation efficiency increases as the laser polarization is changed from linear to elliptical, and it becomes maximum for circular polarization. With the aid of a microscopic theory and a detailed analysis of the measured spectra, we reveal that such anomalous enhancement encodes the characteristic topology of the band structure that originates from the interplay of strong spin–orbit coupling and time-reversal symmetry protection. The implications are in ultrafast probing of topological phase transitions, light-field driven dissipationless electronics, and quantum computation.},
  author       = {Baykusheva, Denitsa Rangelova and Chacón, Alexis and Lu, Jian and Bailey, Trevor P. and Sobota, Jonathan A. and Soifer, Hadas and Kirchmann, Patrick S. and Rotundu, Costel and Uher, Ctirad and Heinz, Tony F. and Reis, David A. and Ghimire, Shambhu},
  issn         = {1530-6992},
  journal      = {Nano Letters},
  keywords     = {Mechanical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, General Materials Science, General Chemistry, Bioengineering},
  number       = {21},
  pages        = {8970--8978},
  publisher    = {American Chemical Society},
  title        = {{All-optical probe of three-dimensional topological insulators based on high-harmonic generation by circularly polarized laser fields}},
  doi          = {10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02145},
  volume       = {21},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{9250,
  abstract     = {Aprotic alkali metal–O2 batteries face two major obstacles to their chemistry occurring efficiently, the insulating nature of the formed alkali superoxides/peroxides and parasitic reactions that are caused by the highly reactive singlet oxygen (1O2). Redox mediators are recognized to be key for improving rechargeability. However, it is unclear how they affect 1O2 formation, which hinders strategies for their improvement. Here we clarify the mechanism of mediated peroxide and superoxide oxidation and thus explain how redox mediators either enhance or suppress 1O2 formation. We show that charging commences with peroxide oxidation to a superoxide intermediate and that redox potentials above ~3.5 V versus Li/Li+ drive 1O2 evolution from superoxide oxidation, while disproportionation always generates some 1O2. We find that 1O2 suppression requires oxidation to be faster than the generation of 1O2 from disproportionation. Oxidation rates decrease with growing driving force following Marcus inverted-region behaviour, establishing a region of maximum rate.},
  author       = {Petit, Yann K. and Mourad, Eléonore and Prehal, Christian and Leypold, Christian and Windischbacher, Andreas and Mijailovic, Daniel and Slugovc, Christian and Borisov, Sergey M. and Zojer, Egbert and Brutti, Sergio and Fontaine, Olivier and Freunberger, Stefan Alexander},
  issn         = {1755-4349},
  journal      = {Nature Chemistry},
  keywords     = {General Chemistry, General Chemical Engineering},
  number       = {5},
  pages        = {465--471},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Mechanism of mediated alkali peroxide oxidation and triplet versus singlet oxygen formation}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41557-021-00643-z},
  volume       = {13},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{9282,
  abstract     = {Several Ising-type magnetic van der Waals (vdW) materials exhibit stable magnetic ground states. Despite these clear experimental demonstrations, a complete theoretical and microscopic understanding of their magnetic anisotropy is still lacking. In particular, the validity limit of identifying their one-dimensional (1-D) Ising nature has remained uninvestigated in a quantitative way. Here we performed the complete mapping of magnetic anisotropy for a prototypical Ising vdW magnet FePS3 for the first time. Combining torque magnetometry measurements with their magnetostatic model analysis and the relativistic density functional total energy calculations, we successfully constructed the three-dimensional (3-D) mappings of the magnetic anisotropy in terms of magnetic torque and energy. The results not only quantitatively confirm that the easy axis is perpendicular to the ab plane, but also reveal the anisotropies within the ab, ac, and bc planes. Our approach can be applied to the detailed quantitative study of magnetism in vdW materials.},
  author       = {Nauman, Muhammad and Kiem, Do Hoon and Lee, Sungmin and Son, Suhan and Park, J-G and Kang, Woun and Han, Myung Joon and Jo, Youn Jung},
  issn         = {2053-1583},
  journal      = {2D Materials},
  keywords     = {Mechanical Engineering, General Materials Science, Mechanics of Materials, General Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics},
  number       = {3},
  publisher    = {IOP Publishing},
  title        = {{Complete mapping of magnetic anisotropy for prototype Ising van der Waals FePS3}},
  doi          = {10.1088/2053-1583/abeed3},
  volume       = {8},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{9431,
  abstract     = {Inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6) is an assembly cofactor for HIV-1. We report here that IP6 is also used for assembly of Rous sarcoma virus (RSV), a retrovirus from a different genus. IP6 is ~100-fold more potent at promoting RSV mature capsid protein (CA) assembly than observed for HIV-1 and removal of IP6 in cells reduces infectivity by 100-fold. Here, visualized by cryo-electron tomography and subtomogram averaging, mature capsid-like particles show an IP6-like density in the CA hexamer, coordinated by rings of six lysines and six arginines. Phosphate and IP6 have opposing effects on CA in vitro assembly, inducing formation of T = 1 icosahedrons and tubes, respectively, implying that phosphate promotes pentamer and IP6 hexamer formation. Subtomogram averaging and classification optimized for analysis of pleomorphic retrovirus particles reveal that the heterogeneity of mature RSV CA polyhedrons results from an unexpected, intrinsic CA hexamer flexibility. In contrast, the CA pentamer forms rigid units organizing the local architecture. These different features of hexamers and pentamers determine the structural mechanism to form CA polyhedrons of variable shape in mature RSV particles.},
  author       = {Obr, Martin and Ricana, Clifton L. and Nikulin, Nadia and Feathers, Jon-Philip R. and Klanschnig, Marco and Thader, Andreas and Johnson, Marc C. and Vogt, Volker M. and Schur, Florian KM and Dick, Robert A.},
  issn         = {2041-1723},
  journal      = {Nature Communications},
  keywords     = {General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Physics and Astronomy, General Chemistry},
  number       = {1},
  publisher    = {Nature Research},
  title        = {{Structure of the mature Rous sarcoma virus lattice reveals a role for IP6 in the formation of the capsid hexamer}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41467-021-23506-0},
  volume       = {12},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{9540,
  abstract     = {The hexameric AAA-ATPase Drg1 is a key factor in eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis and initiates cytoplasmic maturation of the large ribosomal subunit by releasing the shuttling maturation factor Rlp24. Drg1 monomers contain two AAA-domains (D1 and D2) that act in a concerted manner. Rlp24 release is inhibited by the drug diazaborine which blocks ATP hydrolysis in D2. The mode of inhibition was unknown. Here we show the first cryo-EM structure of Drg1 revealing the inhibitory mechanism. Diazaborine forms a covalent bond to the 2′-OH of the nucleotide in D2, explaining its specificity for this site. As a consequence, the D2 domain is locked in a rigid, inactive state, stalling the whole Drg1 hexamer. Resistance mechanisms identified include abolished drug binding and altered positioning of the nucleotide. Our results suggest nucleotide-modifying compounds as potential novel inhibitors for AAA-ATPases.},
  author       = {Prattes, Michael and Grishkovskaya, Irina and Hodirnau, Victor-Valentin and Rössler, Ingrid and Klein, Isabella and Hetzmannseder, Christina and Zisser, Gertrude and Gruber, Christian C. and Gruber, Karl and Haselbach, David and Bergler, Helmut},
  issn         = {2041-1723},
  journal      = {Nature Communications},
  keywords     = {General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Physics and Astronomy, General Chemistry},
  number       = {1},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Structural basis for inhibition of the AAA-ATPase Drg1 by diazaborine}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41467-021-23854-x},
  volume       = {12},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{10163,
  abstract     = {The C-terminal domain (CTD) of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) is a regulatory hub for transcription and RNA processing. Here, we identify PHD-finger protein 3 (PHF3) as a regulator of transcription and mRNA stability that docks onto Pol II CTD through its SPOC domain. We characterize SPOC as a CTD reader domain that preferentially binds two phosphorylated Serine-2 marks in adjacent CTD repeats. PHF3 drives liquid-liquid phase separation of phosphorylated Pol II, colocalizes with Pol II clusters and tracks with Pol II across the length of genes. PHF3 knock-out or SPOC deletion in human cells results in increased Pol II stalling, reduced elongation rate and an increase in mRNA stability, with marked derepression of neuronal genes. Key neuronal genes are aberrantly expressed in Phf3 knock-out mouse embryonic stem cells, resulting in impaired neuronal differentiation. Our data suggest that PHF3 acts as a prominent effector of neuronal gene regulation by bridging transcription with mRNA decay.},
  author       = {Appel, Lisa-Marie and Franke, Vedran and Bruno, Melania and Grishkovskaya, Irina and Kasiliauskaite, Aiste and Kaufmann, Tanja and Schoeberl, Ursula E. and Puchinger, Martin G. and Kostrhon, Sebastian and Ebenwaldner, Carmen and Sebesta, Marek and Beltzung, Etienne and Mechtler, Karl and Lin, Gen and Vlasova, Anna and Leeb, Martin and Pavri, Rushad and Stark, Alexander and Akalin, Altuna and Stefl, Richard and Bernecky, Carrie A and Djinovic-Carugo, Kristina and Slade, Dea},
  issn         = {2041-1723},
  journal      = {Nature Communications},
  keywords     = {general physics and astronomy, general biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, general chemistry},
  number       = {1},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{PHF3 regulates neuronal gene expression through the Pol II CTD reader domain SPOC}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41467-021-26360-2},
  volume       = {12},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{10339,
  abstract     = {We study the effects of osmotic shocks on lipid vesicles via coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations by explicitly considering the solute in the system. We find that depending on their nature (hypo- or hypertonic) such shocks can lead to bursting events or engulfing of external material into inner compartments, among other morphology transformations. We characterize the dynamics of these processes and observe a separation of time scales between the osmotic shock absorption and the shape relaxation. Our work consequently provides an insight into the dynamics of compartmentalization in vesicular systems as a result of osmotic shocks, which can be of interest in the context of early proto-cell development and proto-cell compartmentalisation.},
  author       = {Vanhille-Campos, Christian and Šarić, Anđela},
  issn         = {1744-6848},
  journal      = {Soft Matter},
  keywords     = {condensed matter physics, general chemistry},
  number       = {14},
  pages        = {3798--3806},
  publisher    = {Royal Society of Chemistry},
  title        = {{Modelling the dynamics of vesicle reshaping and scission under osmotic shocks}},
  doi          = {10.1039/d0sm02012e},
  volume       = {17},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{12585,
  abstract     = {Glaciers in High Mountain Asia generate meltwater that supports the water needs of 250 million people, but current knowledge of annual accumulation and ablation is limited to sparse field measurements biased in location and glacier size. Here, we present altitudinally-resolved specific mass balances (surface, internal, and basal combined) for 5527 glaciers in High Mountain Asia for 2000–2016, derived by correcting observed glacier thinning patterns for mass redistribution due to ice flow. We find that 41% of glaciers accumulated mass over less than 20% of their area, and only 60% ± 10% of regional annual ablation was compensated by accumulation. Even without 21st century warming, 21% ± 1% of ice volume will be lost by 2100 due to current climatic-geometric imbalance, representing a reduction in glacier ablation into rivers of 28% ± 1%. The ablation of glaciers in the Himalayas and Tien Shan was mostly unsustainable and ice volume in these regions will reduce by at least 30% by 2100. The most important and vulnerable glacier-fed river basins (Amu Darya, Indus, Syr Darya, Tarim Interior) were supplied with >50% sustainable glacier ablation but will see long-term reductions in ice mass and glacier meltwater supply regardless of the Karakoram Anomaly.},
  author       = {Miles, Evan and McCarthy, Michael and Dehecq, Amaury and Kneib, Marin and Fugger, Stefan and Pellicciotti, Francesca},
  issn         = {2041-1723},
  journal      = {Nature Communications},
  keywords     = {General Physics and Astronomy, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Chemistry, Multidisciplinary},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Health and sustainability of glaciers in High Mountain Asia}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41467-021-23073-4},
  volume       = {12},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{9778,
  abstract     = {The hippocampal mossy fiber synapse is a key synapse of the trisynaptic circuit. Post-tetanic potentiation (PTP) is the most powerful form of plasticity at this synaptic connection. It is widely believed that mossy fiber PTP is an entirely presynaptic phenomenon, implying that PTP induction is input-specific, and requires neither activity of multiple inputs nor stimulation of postsynaptic neurons. To directly test cooperativity and associativity, we made paired recordings between single mossy fiber terminals and postsynaptic CA3 pyramidal neurons in rat brain slices. By stimulating non-overlapping mossy fiber inputs converging onto single CA3 neurons, we confirm that PTP is input-specific and non-cooperative. Unexpectedly, mossy fiber PTP exhibits anti-associative induction properties. EPSCs show only minimal PTP after combined pre- and postsynaptic high-frequency stimulation with intact postsynaptic Ca2+ signaling, but marked PTP in the absence of postsynaptic spiking and after suppression of postsynaptic Ca2+ signaling (10 mM EGTA). PTP is largely recovered by inhibitors of voltage-gated R- and L-type Ca2+ channels, group II mGluRs, and vacuolar-type H+-ATPase, suggesting the involvement of retrograde vesicular glutamate signaling. Transsynaptic regulation of PTP extends the repertoire of synaptic computations, implementing a brake on mossy fiber detonation and a “smart teacher” function of hippocampal mossy fiber synapses.},
  author       = {Vandael, David H and Okamoto, Yuji and Jonas, Peter M},
  issn         = {2041-1723},
  journal      = {Nature Communications},
  keywords     = {general physics and astronomy, general biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, general chemistry},
  number       = {1},
  publisher    = {Springer},
  title        = {{Transsynaptic modulation of presynaptic short-term plasticity in hippocampal mossy fiber synapses}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41467-021-23153-5},
  volume       = {12},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{10866,
  abstract     = {Recent discoveries have shown that, when two layers of van der Waals (vdW) materials are superimposed with a relative twist angle between them, the electronic properties of the coupled system can be dramatically altered. Here, we demonstrate that a similar concept can be extended to the optics realm, particularly to propagating phonon polaritons–hybrid light-matter interactions. To do this, we fabricate stacks composed of two twisted slabs of a vdW crystal (α-MoO3) supporting anisotropic phonon polaritons (PhPs), and image the propagation of the latter when launched by localized sources. Our images reveal that, under a critical angle, the PhPs isofrequency curve undergoes a topological transition, in which the propagation of PhPs is strongly guided (canalization regime) along predetermined directions without geometric spreading. These results demonstrate a new degree of freedom (twist angle) for controlling the propagation of polaritons at the nanoscale with potential for nanoimaging, (bio)-sensing, or heat management.},
  author       = {Duan, Jiahua and Capote-Robayna, Nathaniel and Taboada-Gutiérrez, Javier and Álvarez-Pérez, Gonzalo and Prieto Gonzalez, Ivan and Martín-Sánchez, Javier and Nikitin, Alexey Y. and Alonso-González, Pablo},
  issn         = {1530-6992},
  journal      = {Nano Letters},
  keywords     = {Mechanical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, General Materials Science, General Chemistry, Bioengineering},
  number       = {7},
  pages        = {5323--5329},
  publisher    = {American Chemical Society},
  title        = {{Twisted nano-optics: Manipulating light at the nanoscale with twisted phonon polaritonic slabs}},
  doi          = {10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01673},
  volume       = {20},
  year         = {2020},
}

@article{8529,
  abstract     = {Practical quantum networks require low-loss and noise-resilient optical interconnects as well as non-Gaussian resources for entanglement distillation and distributed quantum computation. The latter could be provided by superconducting circuits but existing solutions to interface the microwave and optical domains lack either scalability or efficiency, and in most cases the conversion noise is not known. In this work we utilize the unique opportunities of silicon photonics, cavity optomechanics and superconducting circuits to demonstrate a fully integrated, coherent transducer interfacing the microwave X and the telecom S bands with a total (internal) bidirectional transduction efficiency of 1.2% (135%) at millikelvin temperatures. The coupling relies solely on the radiation pressure interaction mediated by the femtometer-scale motion of two silicon nanobeams reaching a <jats:italic>V</jats:italic><jats:sub><jats:italic>π</jats:italic></jats:sub> as low as 16 μV for sub-nanowatt pump powers. Without the associated optomechanical gain, we achieve a total (internal) pure conversion efficiency of up to 0.019% (1.6%), relevant for future noise-free operation on this qubit-compatible platform.},
  author       = {Arnold, Georg M and Wulf, Matthias and Barzanjeh, Shabir and Redchenko, Elena and Rueda Sanchez, Alfredo R and Hease, William J and Hassani, Farid and Fink, Johannes M},
  issn         = {2041-1723},
  journal      = {Nature Communications},
  keywords     = {General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Physics and Astronomy, General Chemistry},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Converting microwave and telecom photons with a silicon photonic nanomechanical interface}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41467-020-18269-z},
  volume       = {11},
  year         = {2020},
}

@article{8568,
  abstract     = {Aqueous iodine based electrochemical energy storage is considered a potential candidate to improve sustainability and performance of current battery and supercapacitor technology. It harnesses the redox activity of iodide, iodine, and polyiodide species in the confined geometry of nanoporous carbon electrodes. However, current descriptions of the electrochemical reaction mechanism to interconvert these species are elusive. Here we show that electrochemical oxidation of iodide in nanoporous carbons forms persistent solid iodine deposits. Confinement slows down dissolution into triiodide and pentaiodide, responsible for otherwise significant self-discharge via shuttling. The main tools for these insights are in situ Raman spectroscopy and in situ small and wide-angle X-ray scattering (in situ SAXS/WAXS). In situ Raman confirms the reversible formation of triiodide and pentaiodide. In situ SAXS/WAXS indicates remarkable amounts of solid iodine deposited in the carbon nanopores. Combined with stochastic modeling, in situ SAXS allows quantifying the solid iodine volume fraction and visualizing the iodine structure on 3D lattice models at the sub-nanometer scale. Based on the derived mechanism, we demonstrate strategies for improved iodine pore filling capacity and prevention of self-discharge, applicable to hybrid supercapacitors and batteries.},
  author       = {Prehal, Christian and Fitzek, Harald and Kothleitner, Gerald and Presser, Volker and Gollas, Bernhard and Freunberger, Stefan Alexander and Abbas, Qamar},
  issn         = {2041-1723},
  journal      = {Nature Communications},
  keywords     = {General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Physics and Astronomy, General Chemistry},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Persistent and reversible solid iodine electrodeposition in nanoporous carbons}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41467-020-18610-6},
  volume       = {11},
  year         = {2020},
}

@article{8744,
  abstract     = {Understanding the conformational sampling of translation-arrested ribosome nascent chain complexes is key to understand co-translational folding. Up to now, coupling of cysteine oxidation, disulfide bond formation and structure formation in nascent chains has remained elusive. Here, we investigate the eye-lens protein γB-crystallin in the ribosomal exit tunnel. Using mass spectrometry, theoretical simulations, dynamic nuclear polarization-enhanced solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance and cryo-electron microscopy, we show that thiol groups of cysteine residues undergo S-glutathionylation and S-nitrosylation and form non-native disulfide bonds. Thus, covalent modification chemistry occurs already prior to nascent chain release as the ribosome exit tunnel provides sufficient space even for disulfide bond formation which can guide protein folding.},
  author       = {Schulte, Linda and Mao, Jiafei and Reitz, Julian and Sreeramulu, Sridhar and Kudlinzki, Denis and Hodirnau, Victor-Valentin and Meier-Credo, Jakob and Saxena, Krishna and Buhr, Florian and Langer, Julian D. and Blackledge, Martin and Frangakis, Achilleas S. and Glaubitz, Clemens and Schwalbe, Harald},
  issn         = {2041-1723},
  journal      = {Nature Communications},
  keywords     = {General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Physics and Astronomy, General Chemistry},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Cysteine oxidation and disulfide formation in the ribosomal exit tunnel}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41467-020-19372-x},
  volume       = {11},
  year         = {2020},
}

