OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Biochemistry is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
ZNRF1-dependent regulation of AKT activity modulates Nav subcellular localization and AIS position in neurons to regulate fear-related behaviour	49
Variations associated with neurodevelopmental disorders affect ARF1 function and cortical development	31
Production and characterization of an Fv-clasp of rheumatoid factor, a low-affinity human autoantibody	30
Cellular senescence in the cancer microenvironment	28
Putrescine Biosynthesis from Agmatine by Arginase (TtARG) in Thermus thermophilus	28
FRET-based biosensor moxCRONOS enables quantitative monitoring of macromolecular crowding in organelles and protein aggregates	27
CdbC: a disulfide bond isomerase involved in the refolding of mycoloyltransferases in Corynebacterium glutamicum cells exposed to oxidative conditions	25
Microglia regulate neuronal and behavioural functions under physiological and pathological conditions	24
The action of coenzyme B12-dependent diol dehydratase on 3,3,3-trifluoro-1,2-propanediol results in elimination of all the fluorides with formation of acetaldehyde	24
BACH to the ferroptosis	24
Nutrigenomic regulation of one-carbon metabolism and the circadian clock in health and disease	23
RMST: a long noncoding RNA involved in cancer and disease	22
Transcriptomic characterization of Lonrf1 at the single-cell level under pathophysiological conditions	20
A refined method for high-purity isolation of uterine glandular epithelial cells in mouse	18
The Journal of Biochemistry: 100 years of excellence in scientific publishing	18
Calpain-3 not only proteolyzes calpain-1 and -2 but also is a substrate for calpain-1 and -2	18
Land-breaking publications and the impact of these publications in several research areas: commentary for the 100th anniversary of Journal of Biochemistry	18
Phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of PTP-PEST at Serine 39 is crucial for cell migration	18
Phospholipase A and acyltransferases as novel regulator of organelle dynamics	17
SdrR, a LysR-type regulator, responds to the mycobacterial antioxidant defense	17
Intracellular biliverdin dynamics during ferroptosis	17
Direct binding of calmodulin to the cytosolic C-terminal regions of sweet/umami taste receptors	16
Time to rethink circadian rhythms beyond the transcriptome	15
Perturbed collagen metabolism underlies lymphatic recanalization failure in Gata2 heterozygous deficient mice	15
SSB promotes DnaB helicase passage through DnaA complexes at the replication origin oriC for bidirectional replication	15

PLAAT1 expression triggers fragmentation of mitochondria in an enzyme activity-dependent manner	15
Formation of hierarchical assemblies by collagen peptides derived from fish skin and bladder and their subsequent application as antiperoxide agents in lipid-rich food	14
The potential of erythrocyte α-synuclein to differentiate dementia with Lewy bodies from Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases	14
Suicide substrate reaction-like modification of mouse serine racemase with L-serine	14
Collagen isolated from human adipose tissue and its cellular affinity	13
The crystal structure of the small zinc-finger protein ZifS from Thermus thermophilus HB8	13
Acquisition mechanism of heme oxygenase-1 induction by heat shock in human monocytic cell line THP-1 after differentiation to macrophage-like cells	12
Method for isolation and quantification of inositol glycan produced by glycosylinositol phosphoceramide-hydrolysing phospholipase D in plants	12
Identification of unannotated coding sequences and their physiological functions	12
DDX5: a versatile RNA helicase in cancer and cell fate determination—linking c-Myc and JAK2 V617F signalling to emerging therapeutics	12
A stress granule-associated RNA-binding protein FAM120A drives cisplatin resistance in non-small cell lung cancer	12
Onnamide A suppresses the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 infection without inhibiting 3-chymotrypsin-like cysteine protease	12
Kinetic and thermodynamic properties of phosphorothioate and phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligonucleotides binding to target RNA	12
Observation of redistribution for local conformational dynamics in cross-reactive antibody design	12
Thanking all peer reviewers	12
CRABP2 promotes cell migration and invasion by activating PI3K/AKT and MAPK signalling pathways via upregulating LAMB3 in prostate cancer	11
A two-tiered epigenetic mechanism ensures imprint stability after fertilization: insights from the Igf2/H19 locus	11
Correction to: The Hox-based positional memory in muscle stem cells	11
Mitochondria-targeting siRNA screening identifies mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a factor involved in nucleoid morphology	11
FGF21-inducing rare sugars for addressing obesity and alcoholism	11
Neutral selection and clonal expansion during the development of colon cancer metastasis	11
Sensitive immunoassay ofLegionellausing multivalent conjugates of engineered VHHs	10
Commentary for: a lipid scramblase TMEM41B is involved in the processing and transport of GPI-anchored proteins	10
Chondroitin sulfate liposome: clustering toward high functional efficiency	10
Exploring the roles of Lem2 and Bqt4 in lipid metabolism for nuclear envelope maintenance: a novel perspective	10
Comprehensive identification of proteins interacting with long non-coding RNA TUG1 in R-loop regulation	9
Cytoplasmic zoning in membrane blebs	9
Endothelial RhoA is essential for embryonic and postnatal vascular development by regulating KLF2–Notch1 signaling	9
CDC42 missense mutations and human diseases: from neurodevelopmental disorders to autoinflammation	9
Mitochondria–giant lipid droplet proximity and autophagy suppression in nitrogen-depleted oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi cells	8
The 2024 JB Award	8
Comparative glycomic analysis of Mimiviridae and Marseilleviridae uncovers host-related and lineage-specif	8
Molecular mechanisms of mechanosensing and plasticity of tendons and ligaments	8
Notch signaling pathway induces expression of type IV collagen in angiogenesis	8
Correction to: Molecular Mechanism of Autophagy, Cytoplasmic Zoning by Lipid Membranes	8
Phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C across biological kingdoms: domain organization, functions and regulation	8
Post-translational modification of lysine residues in erythrocyte α-synuclein	8
Coiled-coils as emerging drivers of liquid–liquid phase separation	8
Bisecting GlcNAc modification of angiotensin-related glycoproteins in mouse kidney	8
Characterization of recombinant photoconverting green fluorescent Akanes	8
Histone H2B isoform H2bc27 is expressed in the developing brain of mouse embryos	8
Biochemical characterization and mutational analysis of lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferases of Escherichia coli highlighting their involvement in the generation of membrane phospholipid dive	8
Profiling translation in the nervous system	8
Effective plasmid delivery to a plasmid-free Bacillus natto strain by a conjugational transfer system	7
Structure of chloramphenicol-bound MexB reveals residues in the distal binding pocket that are critical for substrate recognition	7
Inner nuclear membrane proteins Lem2 and Bqt4 interact with different lipid synthesis enzymes in fission yeast	7
Inhibition of autophagy by Atg7 knockdown enhances chemosensitivity in gemcitabine/paclitaxel-resistant pancreatic cancer MIAPaCa2 cells	7
Direct visualization of ribosomes in the cell-free system revealed the functional evolution of aminoglycoside	7
Improving purity and apparent thermal stability of single-chain Fv antibodies by heat treatment in a soluble E. coli cytoplasmic expression system	7
Individual short-chain fatty acids differentially reprogram transcriptional states in colorectal cancer cells	7

Biochemical characterization of medaka (Oryzias latipes) fibrinogen gamma and its gene disruption resulting in anemia as a model fish	6
Novel synthetic biological study on intracellular distribution of human GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase expressed in insect cells	6
Correction to: Innate immune signals triggered on organelle membranes	6
Recent topics regarding macrophage in the central nervous system	6
Protein homeostasis and degradation in quiescent neural stem cells	6
Morphinan Evolution: The Impact of Advances in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	6
Innate immune signalling in the adipocyte	6
Development of supercooling preservation method of adherent cultured human cells	6
Supplementation of essential amino acids suppresses age-associated sleep loss and sleep fragmentation but not loss of rhythm strength under yeast-restricted malnutrition in Drosophila	6
Binding profile of quinonoid-dihydrobiopterin to quinonoid-dihydropteridine reductase examined by in silico and in vitro analyses	6
The NRF2 inducer CDDO-2P-Im provokes a reduction in amyloid β levels in Alzheimer’s disease model mice	6
The insulin/IGF receptor puzzle in pancreatic β-cell recovery: a missing link for diabetes therapy?	6
Thanking All Peer Reviewers	6
Merlin/NF2 regulates SLC7A11/xCT expression and cell viability under glucose deprivation at high cell density in glioblastoma cells	6
Regulatory dynamics of monosomes and polysomes in cellular adaptation	6
Polysulfides at the core of bacterial sulfur metabolism	6
Phosphorylated SARM1 is involved in the pathological process of rotenone-induced neurodegeneration	6
A novel target for the insulin signaling pathway in glucose-mediated growth regulation	6
Photocontrol of small GTPase Ras fused with a photoresponsive protein	5
Cellular senescence: mechanisms and relevance to cancer and aging	5
Dissection of an ABC transporter LolCDE function analyzed by photo-crosslinking	5
Targeting senescent cells for the treatment of age-associated diseases	5
Cryo-electron microscopy reveals the impact of the nucleosome dynamics on transcription activity	5
Essential dextrin structure as donor substrate for 4-α-glucanotransferase in glycogen debranching enzyme	5
Establishment of prohaptoglobin-specific antibody and haptoglobin detection systems as biomarkers for pancreatic diseases.	5
A lipid scramblase TMEM41B is involved in the processing and transport of GPI-anchored proteins	5
The cofactors and domains of a staphylococcal capsule-producing enzyme preserve its structure, stability, shape and dimerization ability	5
The role of cellular senescence in wound healing of diabetic skin	5
Spatial heterogeneity and functional zonation of living tissues and organs in situ	5
Ubiquitin-mediated mitochondrial regulation by MITOL/MARCHF5 at a glance	5
Mechanistic study on the peripheral cannabinoid-1 receptor blockers based on the tricyclic scaffolds	5
Response to acute hyperglycemia and high fructose in cultured tenocytes	5
Structural insight into the recognition of the linear ubiquitin assembly complex by Shigella E3 ligase IpaH1.4/2.5	5
Chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycans function as extra/pericellular ligands for cell surface receptors	5
Cannabidiolic acid causes a defect in tail retraction of migrating MDA-MB-231 cells: possible involvements of Rho-associated protein kinases inhibition and accumulation of vinculin at the rear of migr	5
Maintenance of the Golgi ribbon structure by the KASH protein Jaw1	5
JB: A cradle for young Japanese biochemists	5
Proteomics and Synaptome Mapping to Uncover Diversity in Excitatory Synapses	5
Photocontrol of the small GTPase Ras using its regulatory factor, GTPase-activating protein, modified with photochromic nanodevices	5