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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
ZNRF1-dependent regulation of AKT activity modulates Nav subcellular localization and AIS position in neurons to regulate fear-related behaviour	35
Variations associated with neurodevelopmental disorders affect ARF1 function and cortical development	25
RMST: a long noncoding RNA involved in cancer and disease	25
Production and characterization of an Fv-clasp of rheumatoid factor, a low-affinity human autoantibody	25
Microglia regulate neuronal and behavioural functions under physiological and pathological conditions	24
BACH to the ferroptosis	23
CdbC: a disulfide bond isomerase involved in the refolding of mycoloyltransferases in Corynebacterium glutamicum cells exposed to oxidative conditions	22
FRET-based biosensor moxCRONOS enables quantitative monitoring of macromolecular crowding in organelles and protein aggregates	22
Cellular senescence in the cancer microenvironment	21
Transcriptomic characterization of Lonrf1 at the single-cell level under pathophysiological conditions	20
Putrescine Biosynthesis from Agmatine by Arginase (TtARG) in Thermus thermophilus	19
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	19
The Journal of Biochemistry: 100 years of excellence in scientific publishing	17
Land-breaking publications and the impact of these publications in several research areas: commentary for the 100th anniversary of Journal of Biochemistry	17
Phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of PTP-PEST at Serine 39 is crucial for cell migration	17
A refined method for high-purity isolation of uterine glandular epithelial cells in mouse	16
SSB promotes DnaB helicase passage through DnaA complexes at the replication origin oriC for bidirectional replication	16
Formation of hierarchical assemblies by collagen peptides derived from fish skin and bladder and their subsequent application as antiperoxide agents in lipid-rich food	16
SdrR, a LysR-type regulator, responds to the mycobacterial antioxidant defense	16
Calpain-3 not only proteolyzes calpain-1 and -2 but also is a substrate for calpain-1 and -2	16
Perturbed collagen metabolism underlies lymphatic recanalization failure in Gata2 heterozygous deficient mice	15
Direct binding of calmodulin to the cytosolic C-terminal regions of sweet/umami taste receptors	15
PLAAT1 expression triggers fragmentation of mitochondria in an enzyme activity-dependent manner	15
Intracellular biliverdin dynamics during ferroptosis	15
Phospholipase A and acyltransferases as novel regulator of organelle dynamics	15

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 potential of erythrocyte α-synuclein to differentiate dementia with Lewy bodies from Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases	13
Method for isolation and quantification of inositol glycan produced by glycosylinositol phosphoceramide-hydrolysing phospholipase D in plants	12
The crystal structure of the small zinc-finger protein ZifS from Thermus thermophilus HB8	12
Onnamide A suppresses the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 infection without inhibiting 3-chymotrypsin-like cysteine protease	12
A stress granule-associated RNA-binding protein FAM120A drives cisplatin resistance in non-small cell lung cancer	12
Acquisition mechanism of heme oxygenase-1 induction by heat shock in human monocytic cell line THP-1 after differentiation to macrophage-like cells	12
Thanking all peer reviewers	12
Identification of unannotated coding sequences and their physiological functions	12
Observation of redistribution for local conformational dynamics in cross-reactive antibody design	12
DDX5: a versatile RNA helicase in cancer and cell fate determination—linking c-Myc and JAK2 V617F signalling to emerging therapeutics	11
Mitochondria-targeting siRNA screening identifies mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a factor involved in nucleoid morphology	11
CRABP2 promotes cell migration and invasion by activating PI3K/AKT and MAPK signalling pathways via upregulating LAMB3 in prostate cancer	11
Correction to: The Hox-based positional memory in muscle stem cells	11
Neutral selection and clonal expansion during the development of colon cancer metastasis	11
Sensitive immunoassay ofLegionellausing multivalent conjugates of engineered VHHs	11
Cytoplasmic zoning in membrane blebs	11
A two-tiered epigenetic mechanism ensures imprint stability after fertilization: insights from the Igf2/H19 locus	11
Exploring the roles of Lem2 and Bqt4 in lipid metabolism for nuclear envelope maintenance: a novel perspective	11
Chondroitin sulfate liposome: clustering toward high functional efficiency	11
Characterization of recombinant photoconverting green fluorescent Akanes	10
Endothelial RhoA is essential for embryonic and postnatal vascular development by regulating KLF2–Notch1 signaling	10
Correction to: Molecular Mechanism of Autophagy, Cytoplasmic Zoning by Lipid Membranes	10
Commentary for: a lipid scramblase TMEM41B is involved in the processing and transport of GPI-anchored proteins	10
The 2024 JB Award	10
CDC42 missense mutations and human diseases: from neurodevelopmental disorders to autoinflammation	10
Comprehensive identification of proteins interacting with long non-coding RNA TUG1 in R-loop regulation	10
Coiled-coils as emerging drivers of liquid–liquid phase separation	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
Mitochondria–giant lipid droplet proximity and autophagy suppression in nitrogen-depleted oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi cells	8
Profiling translation in the nervous system	8
Bisecting GlcNAc modification of angiotensin-related glycoproteins in mouse kidney	8
Trehalose decreases mRNA and protein expressions of c-Jun and JunB in human cervical cancer HeLa cells	8
Phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C across biological kingdoms: domain organization, functions and regulation	8
Histone H2B isoform H2bc27 is expressed in the developing brain of mouse embryos	8
Notch signaling pathway induces expression of type IV collagen in angiogenesis	8
Effective plasmid delivery to a plasmid-free Bacillus natto strain by a conjugational transfer system	7
Inhibition of autophagy by Atg7 knockdown enhances chemosensitivity in gemcitabine/paclitaxel-resistant pancreatic cancer MIAPaCa2 cells	7
Analysis of ribonucleotide content in the genomic DNA of ribonuclease H2 A subunit (RH2A)-knockout NIH3T3 cells after transient expression of wild-type RH2A or RH2A variants with an Aicardi–Goutières	7
Structure of chloramphenicol-bound MexB reveals residues in the distal binding pocket that are critical for substrate recognition	7
Improving purity and apparent thermal stability of single-chain Fv antibodies by heat treatment in a soluble E. coli cytoplasmic expression system	7
Inner nuclear membrane proteins Lem2 and Bqt4 interact with different lipid synthesis enzymes in fission yeast	7
Oligomeric state of the aspartate:alanine transporter from Tetragenococcus halophilus	7
Direct visualization of ribosomes in the cell-free system revealed the functional evolution of aminoglycoside	7
Post-translational modification of lysine residues in erythrocyte α-synuclein	7
Biochemical characterization and mutational analysis of lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferases of Escherichia coli highlighting their involvement in the generation of membrane phospholipid dive	7
Biochemical characterization of medaka (Oryzias latipes) fibrinogen gamma and its gene disruption resulting in anemia as a model fish	6
Morphinan Evolution: The Impact of Advances in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	6

Phosphorylated SARM1 is involved in the pathological process of rotenone-induced neurodegeneration	6
Novel synthetic biological study on intracellular distribution of human GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase expressed in insect cells	6
The insulin/IGF receptor puzzle in pancreatic β-cell recovery: a missing link for diabetes therapy?	6
Thanking All Peer Reviewers	6
Innate immune signalling in the adipocyte	6
A novel target for the insulin signaling pathway in glucose-mediated growth regulation	6
Regulatory dynamics of monosomes and polysomes in cellular adaptation	6
Corrigendum to: BaeR participates in cephalosporins susceptibility by regulating the expression level of outer membrane proteins in Escherichia coli	6
Correction to: Innate immune signals triggered on organelle membranes	6
Development of supercooling preservation method of adherent cultured human cells	6
Merlin/NF2 regulates SLC7A11/xCT expression and cell viability under glucose deprivation at high cell density in glioblastoma cells	6
Mechanistic study on the peripheral cannabinoid-1 receptor blockers based on the tricyclic scaffolds	5
Chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycans function as extra/pericellular ligands for cell surface receptors	5
Maintenance of the Golgi ribbon structure by the KASH protein Jaw1	5
Polysulfides at the core of bacterial sulfur metabolism	5
Spatial heterogeneity and functional zonation of living tissues and organs in situ	5
Dissection of an ABC transporter LolCDE function analyzed by photo-crosslinking	5
The cofactors and domains of a staphylococcal capsule-producing enzyme preserve its structure, stability, shape and dimerization ability	5
JB: A cradle for young Japanese biochemists	5
A lipid scramblase TMEM41B is involved in the processing and transport of GPI-anchored proteins	5
Cellular senescence: mechanisms and relevance to cancer and aging	5
Recent topics regarding macrophage in the central nervous system	5
The NRF2 inducer CDDO-2P-Im provokes a reduction in amyloid β levels in Alzheimer’s disease model mice	5
Binding profile of quinonoid-dihydrobiopterin to quinonoid-dihydropteridine reductase examined by in silico and in vitro analyses	5
Identification of two critical amino acid residues in short-chain aldehyde-responsive odorant receptors	5
Targeting senescent cells for the treatment of age-associated diseases	5
Structural basis for molecular interactions on the eukaryotic DNA sliding clamps PCNA and RAD9-RAD1-HUS1	5
Structural insight into the recognition of the linear ubiquitin assembly complex by Shigella E3 ligase IpaH1.4/2.5	5
Ubiquitin-mediated mitochondrial regulation by MITOL/MARCHF5 at a glance	5
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	5
The role of cellular senescence in wound healing of diabetic skin	5
Protein homeostasis and degradation in quiescent neural stem cells	5
Photocontrol of small GTPase Ras fused with a photoresponsive protein	5
Cryo-electron microscopy reveals the impact of the nucleosome dynamics on transcription activity	5