Nature Communications

Regulation of airway fumarate by host and pathogen promotes Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia - Nature Communications This study reveals how the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus adapts to the lung microenvironment, rich in host metabolites fumarate and itaconate, by using a key enzyme, FumC, to support its metabolic fi...

Pleased to share our latest study @natcomms.nature.com! We show that the host metabolites fumarate and itaconate impose selective pressure on Staphylococcus aureus, driving its adaptation via the enzyme FumC. Grateful to all who contributed to this work!
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Beyond the research: life-saving impact of AMR surveillance in Nigeria

A new commentary by ‪@ineosoxford.bsky.social‬ researchers in @natcomms.nature.com discusses the broader advantages of #AMR surveillance in LMICs.

Notably, an IOI-led project in Nigeria was associated with a reduction in newborn deaths by almost 50%.

Read about the study 🔽 tinyurl.com/ysnsfpht

Discovery that the increase of purinergic signaling factors promotes RBFOX1 degradation in cardiomyocytes, increasing the risk for developing chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Geopolymerization threatens the persistence of organic carbon associated with iron in anoxic environments - Nature Communications Geopolymers formed in the mineral-catalyzed reaction of organic molecules act as electron shuttles to accelerate microbial dissimilatory iron reduction, which severely threatens the stability of the i...

Geopolymers formed in the mineral-catalyzed reaction of #organic molecules act as electron shuttles to accelerate #microbial dissimilatory #iron reduction, which severely threatens the stability of the iron-carbon association in #anoxic environments #Geopolymerization
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Reduction in Earth’s carbon budget imbalance - Nature Communications Scientists show that refinements to atmospheric CO2 growth rates and improved models of land and ocean carbon sinks have significantly reduced a long-standing gap in the global carbon budget, boosting...

Scientists show that refinements to atmospheric #CO2 growth rates and improved models of land and ocean carbon sinks have significantly reduced a long-standing gap in the global #carbon budget, boosting confidence in #climate science.

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Microbial responses to changing plant community protect peatland carbon stores during Holocene drying - Nature Communications This study reveals that Holocene drying-induced woody plant expansion in peatlands suppresses microbial heterotrophic activity and enhances organic matter stability, creating a natural buffer for carb...

New study reveals that #Holocene drying-induced woody #plant expansion in #peatlands suppresses #microbial heterotrophic activity and enhances organic matter stability, creating a natural buffer for #carbon storage under climatic stress.

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Mechanism of lateral cell-wall expansion at a constant diameter in Bacillus subtilis Nature Communications - In Escherichia coli, lateral cell-wall expansion during growth occurs by crosslinking of new glycan chains to the existing peptidoglycan network. Here, Liang et al. show a...

Excited to present our new study on the mechanism of lateral peptidoglycan expansion in B. subtilis. We combined microscopy visualisation with clickable D-Ala-D-Ala analogues and stable-isotope peptidoglycan labelling to describe an inside-to-outside expansion model @natcomms.nature.com.

Prof Claude Chelala and her team's research into the inequalities facing women with breast cancer from different ancestries is now featured on @natcomms.nature.com homepage!

Learn more & watch our interview with Prof Chelala: www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/general-news...

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DSS1 is upregulated in metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma, promoting tumor growth and metastasis by impairing autophagy and stabilizing TWIST1 doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Identification of regulators of glioblastoma cell differentiation states and invasion routes, demonstrating that targeting these regulators alters invasion patterns and extends survival in mouse models. doi.org/10.1038/s414... @nelander-lab.bsky.social

Sequential tumor-directed radiotherapy and PD-1 inhibition and migratory CCR7+ dendritic cells are required for complete and durable tumor responses. doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Schematic showing the processes behind the atmospheric response to variability of a sea surface temperature (SST) front.

New study by Kurita et al. shows that the interior of #EastAntarctica has experienced significant #warming over the past 30 years due to changes in atmospheric circulation, which are attributed to warming in the southern #IndianOcean. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Two women's torsos and a superimposed pink ribbon. Image credit: Niten Patel.

New featured image on our homepage!
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The clinical and molecular landscape of #BreastCancer in women of African and South Asian ancestry
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A comment I wrote for you is now online at @natcomms.nature.com:

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Oh, oh, it says "time travel will likely remain forever off the table in our universe" with a citation, so read it maybe? (am I doing the click-bait thing right? 🥲).

Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Sustainability (socio-ecological metabolism) Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Sustainability Organization: Nature Portfolio Location(s): New York, Jersey City, Shanghai or Beijing Application Deadline: August 1st About Springer Nature S...

Are you looking to transition from academia to an editorial role? Nature Sustainability (@natsustain.nature.com) is hiring an editor with a background in socio-ecological metabolism in the US or China offices. Deadline August 1st. springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Spring...

Human influence on Amazon’s aboveground carbon dynamics intensified over the last decade - Nature Communications New high-resolution datasets for the Amazon forest show a loss of carbon in 2010-2020, with gains by forest growth outweighed by losses by deforestation and degradation. Human losses intensified over ...

New high-resolution datasets for the #Amazon forest show a loss of #carbon in 2010-2020, with gains by #forest growth outweighed by losses from #deforestation and degradation. Human losses intensified over time, reinforcing the need for stronger policies.
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Svalbard winter warming is reaching melting point - Nature Communications The Arctic winters are changing fast. In February 2025, Svalbard endured rain, thawing tundra, and pooling meltwater. The Comment by Bradley and coauthors describes how winter warming is reshapin...

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Arctic winter is changing fast. In February 2025, #Svalbard saw rain, thawing tundra, and pooling meltwater. The comment by Bradley and co-authors shows how winter #warming is reshaping #polar ecosystems—and why this is the new #Arctic.

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Two women's torsos and a superimposed pink ribbon. Image credit: Niten Patel.

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Related to this #OpenAccess article:

The clinical and molecular landscape of #BreastCancer in women of African and South Asian ancestry
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Synchronized seasonal excretion of multiple coronaviruses coincides with high rates of coinfection in immature bats - Nature Communications Bats harbor diverse coronaviruses but temporal dynamics are less well studied. Here, the authors analyzed coronaviruses in Australian flying foxes over 3 years showing peak shedding and co-infections ...

🦇 NEW RESEARCH: Our 3-year study of Australian flying foxes identified six co-circulating coronaviruses, with highest rates of infection and co-infection in young bats, and evidence of circulating recombinants 🧪🌏 🧵

Available open access in @natcomms.nature.com

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Automating the science of how microbes grow - Human Technopole Human Technopole researchers have developed Kinbiont, an open-source software that automates the analysis of microbial growth data and returns quantitative, interpretable models of microbial behaviour...

🔬 New open-source tool! #Kinbiont automates the analysis of microbial growth and helps scientists uncover how bacteria respond to their environment.

🧠 Developed by our Pinheiro Group, now published in @natcomms.nature.com

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Schematic of the FuXi Weather system.

The authors present FuXi Weather, a #MachineLearning -based #forecasting system that delivers accurate 10-day forecasts, outperforming numerical #weather prediction models in observation-sparse regions like central Africa. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Global dissemination of npmA mediated pan-aminoglycoside resistance via a mobile genetic element in Gram-positive bacteria - Nature Communications The authors investigate the distribution of the aminoglycoside resistance gene npmA in Gram-positive bacteria via a mobile genetic element, highlighting its global presence and cross-species transfer ...

Our paper “Global dissemination of npmA mediated pan‑aminoglycoside resistance via a mobile element in Gram‑positive bacteria” is now in @natcomms.nature.com. Part of my freshly defended PhD, so doubly happy! 😄🎉

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Mechanistic insights into human host and microbiome interactions This collection welcomes research and reviews on the mechanistic interactions via molecules or cellular connections between microbes and the human host.

We are still encouraging submissions on how microbes interact with the human host via molecules, pathways or cellular connections to our joint Collection with @natcomms.nature.com and Scientific Reports, Mechanistic insights into human host and microbiome interactions
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Newly established forests dominated global carbon sequestration change induced by land cover conversions - Nature Communications Global land cover conversions increased carbon uptake during 1982 to 2019, with newly established forests in the Northern Hemisphere driving gains that counterbalanced emissions from tropical deforest...

Global land cover conversions increased carbon uptake during 1982 to 2019, with newly established forests in the Northern Hemisphere driving gains that counterbalanced #emissions from #tropical #deforestation.
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Does rainfall create buoyant forcing at the ocean surface? - Nature Communications Data collected from twenty-two equatorial moorings challenge the assumption that rain always makes the ocean lighter. Light rain tends to destabilize the ocean, whereas heavy rain has a stabilizing ef...

Chaudhuri & D’Asaro challenge the assumption that #rain always makes the #ocean lighter. #Moorings suggest light rain tends to #destabilize the #ocean, whereas heavy #rain has a #stabilizing effect. Night #rain is more likely to cause #instability than daytime #rain.
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New study by Lopez et al. shows that the persistent 2023 #HeatWave that affected the Southwest #U.S. and Northern #Mexico was forced by the #ExtremelyWarm sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean and a developing #ElNiño in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
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The @natureportfolio.nature.com Research Cross-Journal Editorial Team (www.nature.com/ngeo/researc...) is hiring an editor with expertise in climate/Earth science to work with us and @natclimate.nature.com (in China or the USA; deadline 5th Aug):

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Check out the newest publication by @aps-hki.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com! Sophia Hitzler, in collaboration with our alumnus #PhD Sophie Austermeier and current PhD student Anna Moeslinger, investigated how albumin affects Candida albicans' pathogenicity.