Journal of Cell Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Cell Biology is 6. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
LUBAC regulates ciliogenesis by promoting CP110 removal from the mother centriole355
Distinct roles of two homologous kinesins in mammalian motile cilia288
A collective strategy to promote the dissemination of single cancer cells244
The α-Catenin mechanosensing M region is required for cell adhesion during tissue morphogenesis144
Sugar-free synapses run on mitochondrial Sirtuin 3130
Diverse microtubule-binding repeats regulate TPX2 activities at distinct locations within the spindle127
WDR62 localizes katanin at spindle poles to ensure synchronous chromosome segregation118
ESCRT-I and PTPN23 mediate microautophagy of ubiquitylated tau aggregates107
DBF4, not DRF1, is the crucial regulator of CDC7 kinase at replication forks86
Conformational transitions of the Spindly adaptor underlie its interaction with Dynein and Dynactin77
Microtubule-driven cell shape changes and actomyosin flow synergize to position the centrosome76
Kinetochores grip microtubules with directionally asymmetric strength73
VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A166
RIM and MUNC13 membrane–binding domains are essential for neuropeptide secretion66
Tubulin isotypes optimize distinct spindle positioning mechanisms during yeast mitosis65
Developmental pruning of sensory neurites by mechanical tearing in Drosophila65
A function of TPL/TBL1-type corepressors is to nucleate the assembly of the preinitiation complex62
A conserved role for centriolar satellites in translation of centrosomal and ciliary proteins60
Reticulons promote formation of ER-derived double-membrane vesicles that facilitate SARS-CoV-2 replication60
Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER58
PP6 regulation of Aurora A–TPX2 limits NDC80 phosphorylation and mitotic spindle size58
Tld1 is a regulator of triglyceride lipolysis that demarcates a lipid droplet subpopulation57
Differential metabolism of arsenicals regulates Fps1-mediated arsenite transport57
Rac1 promotes kidney collecting duct integrity by limiting actomyosin activity57
Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage56
Migratory autolysosome disposal mitigates lysosome damage55
GxcM-Fbp17/RacC-WASP signaling regulates polarized cortex assembly in migrating cells via Arp2/355
Rab GTPases as “eat me” signals for selective autophagy54
SARS-CoV-2 specific adaptations in N protein inhibit NF-κB activation and alter pathogenesis54
FGFR2 residence in primary cilia is necessary for epithelial cell signaling54
The phospholipids cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine differentially regulate MDC biogenesis53
Organization of a cytoskeletal superstructure in the apical domain of intestinal tuft cells53
PtdIns(3,4)P2, Lamellipodin, and VASP coordinate actin dynamics during phagocytosis in macrophages53
Bill Weis (1959–2023): Pioneering structural biologist and biochemist who revolutionized our understanding of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling52
C17orf80 binds the mitochondrial genome to promote its replication52
ARHGEF17/TEM4 regulates the cell cycle through control of G1 progression51
A gene duplication of a septin reveals a developmentally regulated filament length control mechanism51
Fast-evolving cofactors regulate the role of HEATR5 complexes in intra-Golgi trafficking51
Cryo-EM reveals how the mastigoneme assembles and responds to environmental signal changes50
Phollow the phosphoinositol: Actin dynamics at the B cell immune synapse50
Crosstalk within and beyond the Polycomb repressive system49
TIMP-1 is a novel ligand of Amyloid Precursor Protein and triggers a proinflammatory phenotype in human monocytes49
Astral microtubule cross-linking safeguards uniform nuclear distribution in the Drosophila syncytium49
Refining S-acylation: Structure, regulation, dynamics, and therapeutic implications48
E3 ubiquitin ligase Wwp1 regulates ciliary dynamics of the Hedgehog receptor Smoothened47
Migrasomes: Biogenesis, physiological roles, and therapeutic potentials46
CYRI-A limits invasive migration through macropinosome formation and integrin uptake regulation46
Liquid–liquid phase separation facilitates the biogenesis of secretory storage granules45
Bidirectional regulation of calcium release–activated calcium (CRAC) channel by SARAF45
A complex of the lipid transport ER proteins TMEM24 and C2CD2 with band 4.1 at cell–cell contacts45
New editorial board members45
PD-LI promotes rear retraction during persistent cell migration by altering integrin β4 dynamics45
Centriole structural integrity defects are a crucial feature of hydrolethalus syndrome45
Nano-scale resolution of native retinal rod disk membranes reveals differences in lipid composition45
Microtubule-binding domains in Katanin p80 subunit are essential for severing activity inC. elegans44
Spatially coordinated cell cycle activity and motility govern bifurcation of mammary branches43
Genome-wide conditional degron libraries for functional genomics42
Newborn daughters get a fresh start through PI(3,5)P2-mediated vacuolar acidification42
How the vacuole ESCRTs its own proteins to their final destination42
Putting the DOT on IL1A42
Vav independently regulates synaptic growth and plasticity through distinct actin-based processes42
Human atlastin-3 is a constitutive ER membrane fusion catalyst41
Eps15/Pan1p is a master regulator of the late stages of the endocytic pathway41
The WAVE complex associates with sites of saddle membrane curvature41
Competition for calnexin binding regulates secretion and turnover of misfolded GPI-anchored proteins41
Paxillin phase separation promotes focal adhesion assembly and integrin signaling41
Wnt signaling establishes the microtubule polarity in neurons through regulation of Kinesin-1340
Force tuning through regulation of clathrin-dependent integrin endocytosis40
Septin-mediated RhoA activation engages the exocyst complex to recruit the cilium transition zone40
The IQGAP scaffolds: Critical nodes bridging receptor activation to cellular signaling40
Repression of CENP-A assembly in metaphase requires HJURP phosphorylation and inhibition by M18BP140
A guide to membrane atg8ylation and autophagy with reflections on immunity39
Hatched and starved: Two chromatin compaction mechanisms join forces to silence germ cell genome39
StableMARK-decorated microtubules in cells have expanded lattices37
Induced nanoscale membrane curvature bypasses the essential endocytic function of clathrin37
In situ cryo-electron tomography reveals local cellular machineries for axon branch development37
DeepContact: High-throughput quantification of membrane contact sites based on electron microscopy imaging37
Correction: Netrins and neogenin promote myotube formation36
DISCO is key to successful centriole maturation35
A covalently linked probe to monitor local membrane properties surrounding plasma membrane proteins34
Plan your trip before you leave: The neutrophils’ search-and-run journey34
Endosomal recycling defects link Huntington’s disease with McLeod syndrome34
ER-localized Shr3 is a selective co-translational folding chaperone necessary for amino acid permease biogenesis33
Hyperstabilization of T cell microvilli contacts by chimeric antigen receptors33
The low-density lipoprotein receptor–mTORC1 axis coordinates CD8+ T cell activation32
SUMOylation at the inner nuclear membrane facilitates nuclear envelope biogenesis during mitosis32
Interphase microtubule disassembly is a signaling cue that drives cell rounding at mitotic entry32
Coronin 1C restricts endosomal branched actin to organize ER contact and endosome fission32
A fluorogenic complementation tool kit for interrogating lipid droplet–organelle interaction32
A polarized anchor for hematopoietic stem cells: Synapse between stem cells and their niche?31
Reticular adhesions are assembled at flat clathrin lattices and opposed by active integrin α5β131
ATG9A facilitates the closure of mammalian autophagosomes31
Efficient progranulin exit from the ER requires its interaction with prosaposin, a Surf4 cargo30
The role of midbody-associated mRNAs in regulating abscission30
Axonal transport of autophagosomes is regulated by dynein activators JIP3/JIP4 and ARF/RAB GTPases30
Centralspindlin proteins Pavarotti and Tumbleweed along with WASH regulate nuclear envelope budding30
RAB3 phosphorylation by pathogenic LRRK2 impairs trafficking of synaptic vesicle precursors30
A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo30
A membrane-sensing mechanism links lipid metabolism to protein degradation at the nuclear envelope30
T cells use focal adhesions to pull themselves through confined environments29
OMA1 clears traffic jam in TOM tunnel in mammals29
Mitochondrial regulation of ferroptosis29
LC3B is a cofactor for LMX1B-mediated transcription of autophagy genes in dopaminergic neurons29
A proteome-wide yeast degron collection for the dynamic study of protein function29
Mitochondria–ER–PM contacts regulate mitochondrial division and PI(4)P distribution29
Autolysosomal exocytosis of lipids protect neurons from ferroptosis29
Sara Wickström: The forces controlling our cell fate28
Centrosome age breaks spindle size symmetry even in cells thought to divide symmetrically28
Periodic changes of cyclin D1 mRNA stability are regulated by PC4 modifications in the cell cycle28
Not just protons: Chloride also activates lysosomal acidic hydrolases28
The bioenergetics of nucleocytoplasmic transport28
New insights into IRE1α activation and function in anti-tumor immunity28
Fusion pore dynamics of large secretory vesicles define a distinct mechanism of exocytosis28
Visualizing ER-phagy and ER architecture in vivo28
Endothelial depletion of Atg7 triggers astrocyte–microvascular disassociation at blood–brain barrier28
Microtubule-associated proteins promote microtubule generation in the absence of γ-tubulin in human colon cancer cells27
Synaptotagmin-1 in phase: Condensate biology reveals new insights into the synaptic calcium sensor27
Kinesin-1 autoinhibition facilitates the initiation of dynein cargo transport27
Mechanical control of osteoclast fusion by membrane-cortex attachment and BAR proteins27
Subunit cooperation in the Get1/2 receptor promotes tail-anchored membrane protein insertion27
Faa1 membrane binding drives positive feedback in autophagosome biogenesis via fatty acid activation27
A farnesyl-dependent structural role for CENP-E in expansion of the fibrous corona27
Extracellular vesicles adhere to cells primarily by interactions of integrins and GM1 with laminin27
Nuclear pore complexes mediate subtelomeric gene silencing by regulating PCNA levels on chromatin27
Composition and organization of kinetochores show plasticity in apicomplexan chromosome segregation26
Super-resolution microscopy: Insights into mitochondria–lysosome crosstalk in health and disease26
Inhibition of endolysosome fusion increases exosome secretion26
PEAK1 Y635 phosphorylation regulates cell migration through association with Tensin3 and integrins26
Meiotic nuclear pore complex remodeling provides key insights into nuclear basket organization26
Lactylation stabilizes TFEB to elevate autophagy and lysosomal activity26
Tailored assemblies of COPII proteins in secretion25
Making lipids very unhappy to discover how they bind to proteins25
Lena Ho: Micropeptides under the spotlight25
Cell death leaves a new TRAIL25
Structural characterization and inhibition of the interaction between ch-TOG and TACC325
Prolonged depletion of profilin 1 or F-actin causes an adaptive response in microtubules25
Clathrin: Bender or bystander?24
NuMA is a mitotic adaptor protein that activates dynein and connects it to microtubule minus ends24
Active RB causes visible changes in nuclear organization24
Cell polarity changes in cancer initiation and progression24
A plant-specific bridging adaptor for amphisome biogenesis24
MICAL2 enhances branched actin network disassembly by oxidizing Arp3B-containing Arp2/3 complexes24
Ubiquitin ligase MARCH5 localizes to peroxisomes to regulate pexophagy24
Tension-induced suppression of allosteric conformational changes coordinates kinesin-1 stepping24
An interaction between β′-COP and the ArfGAP, Glo3, maintains post-Golgi cargo recycling24
α-Catenin force-sensitive binding and sequestration of LZTS2 leads to cytokinesis failure24
Rickettsia parkeri forms extensive, stable contacts with the rough endoplasmic reticulum24
Splicing under stress: A matter of time and place24
Atg39 links and deforms the outer and inner nuclear membranes in selective autophagy of the nucleus23
Engineered synaptic tools reveal localized cAMP signaling in synapse assembly23
Lineage tracing clarifies the cellular origin of tissue-resident macrophages in the developing heart23
Painting lysosomes to study organelle heterogeneity23
IRSp53 promotes postsynaptic density formation and actin filament bundling23
Binucleated human hepatocytes arise through late cytokinetic regression during endomitosis M phase23
Directed stochasticity: Building biomolecular condensates in the right place23
Integration of cell wall synthesis and chromosome segregation during cell division in Caulobacter23
p24 family Tango(1) at the endoplasmic reticulum exit site to organize cargo exit23
LYSMD proteins promote activation of Rab32-family GTPases for lysosome-related organelle biogenesis23
The autophagy protein ATG-9 regulates lysosome function and integrity23
Karyopherin enrichment and compensation fortifies the nuclear pore complex against nucleocytoplasmic leakage23
Sarm1 activation produces cADPR to increase intra-axonal Ca++ and promote axon degeneration in PIPN23
Mechanical competition alters the cellular interpretation of an endogenous genetic program23
Murine glial protrusion transcripts predict localized Drosophila glial mRNAs involved in plasticity23
mTORC2 suppresses cell death induced by hypo-osmotic stress by promoting sphingomyelin transport23
Structural response of microtubule and actin cytoskeletons to direct intracellular load22
Ca2+ binding to Esyt modulates membrane contact site density in Drosophila photoreceptors22
The minus-end depolymerase KIF2A drives flux-like treadmilling of γTuRC-uncapped microtubules22
Establishing spatial control over TORC1 signaling22
Determining how many cells to average for statistical testing of microscopy experiments22
Correction: Stressed-out yeast do not pass GO22
Fission-independent compartmentalization of mitochondria during budding yeast cell division22
Plasticity of mitotic cyclins in promoting the G2–M transition22
Ubiquitinating the way to T cell metabolism22
ARHGAP17 regulates the spatiotemporal activity of Cdc42 at invadopodia21
Long live lamins21
Centriole growth is limited by the Cdk/Cyclin-dependent phosphorylation of Ana2/STIL21
The emerging roles of non-canonical ubiquitination in proteostasis and beyond21
Ist2 recruits the lipid transporters Osh6/7 to ER–PM contacts to maintain phospholipid metabolism21
A specialized tyrosine-based endocytosis signal in MR1 controls antigen presentation to MAIT cells21
Nuclear poly-glutamine aggregates rupture the nuclear envelope and hinder its repair21
CEP97 phosphorylation by Dyrk1a is critical for centriole separation during multiciliogenesis21
Angulin-1 seals tricellular contacts independently of tricellulin and claudins20
PI(4,5)P2 diffuses freely in the plasma membrane even within high-density effector protein complexes20
Glypican 4 mediates Wnt transport between germ layers via signaling filopodia20
RFWD3 promotes ZRANB3 recruitment to regulate the remodeling of stalled replication forks20
Bridging condensins mediate compaction of mitotic chromosomes20
ER as master regulator of membrane trafficking and organelle function20
NME3 binds to phosphatidic acid and mediates PLD6-induced mitochondrial tethering20
Molding a PI(3,5)P2 biosensor19
Unveiling the TRAPP: The role of plant TRAPPII in adaptive growth decisions19
Oiling the wheels of nuclear division: SUMOylation regulates the expansion of the mitotic nuclear membrane19
SIR telomere silencing depends on nuclear envelope lipids and modulates sensitivity to a lysolipid19
ARF3 weights the balance for prostate cancer metastasis19
iASPP contributes to cell cortex rigidity, mitotic cell rounding, and spindle positioning19
The Ndc80-Cdt1-Ska1 complex is a central processive kinetochore–microtubule coupling unit19
Nanoscale architect: Illuminating the key organizer of the fruit fly’s sensory world19
Tweaking neural organoids to model human reactive astrocytes19
RAB-10 cooperates with EHBP-1 to capture vesicular carriers during post-Golgi exocytic trafficking19
APOE traffics to astrocyte lipid droplets and modulates triglyceride saturation and droplet size19
Claudin 7 suppresses invasion and metastasis through repression of a smooth muscle actin program19
Balancing cell polarity PARts through dephosphorylation19
CLASPs stabilize the pre-catastrophe intermediate state between microtubule growth and shrinkage18
SHIP164 is a chorein motif lipid transfer protein that controls endosome–Golgi membrane traffic18
LGI3/2–ADAM23 interactions cluster Kv1 channels in myelinated axons to regulate refractory period18
VASH1–SVBP and VASH2–SVBP generate different detyrosination profiles on microtubules18
Liquid–liquid phase separation mediates the formation of herpesvirus assembly compartments18
Expanded directly binds conserved regions of Fat to restrain growth via the Hippo pathway18
Deep learning techniques and mathematical modeling allow 3D analysis of mitotic spindle dynamics18
WDR62 regulates spindle dynamics as an adaptor protein between TPX2/Aurora A and katanin18
JIP3 interacts with dynein and kinesin-1 to regulate bidirectional organelle transport18
Centrosome-organized plasma membrane infoldings linked to growth of a cortical actin domain18
Mechanosensitive calcium flashes promote sustained RhoA activation during tight junction remodeling18
AMPK regulates phagophore-to-autophagosome maturation18
Vinculin is required for interkinetic nuclear migration (INM) and cell cycle progression18
Zn2+ decoration of microtubules arrests axonal transport and displaces tau, doublecortin, and MAP2C18
RTN3 and RTN4: Architects of SARS-CoV-2 replication organelles18
ISWI chromatin remodeling complexes recruit NSD2 and H3K36me2 in pericentromeric heterochromatin18
A collagen IV fluorophore knock-in toolkit reveals trimer diversity in C. elegans basement membranes18
One step 4× and 12× 3D-ExM enables robust super-resolution microscopy of nanoscale cellular structures18
Early proteostasis of caveolins synchronizes trafficking, degradation, and oligomerization to prevent toxic aggregation18
Ribbon boosts ribosomal protein gene expression to coordinate organ form and function17
The nature of cell division forces in epithelial monolayers17
Endomembranes promote chromosome missegregation by ensheathing misaligned chromosomes17
Extracellular vesicles from neurons promote neural induction of stem cells through cyclin D117
The septin cytoskeleton: Heteromer composition defines filament function17
An S-acylated N-terminus and a conserved loop regulate the activity of the ABHD17 deacylase17
A second chance at yeast early endosomes17
Postsynaptic BMP signaling regulates myonuclear properties in Drosophila larval muscles17
IFT trains overcome an NPHP module barrier at the transition zone17
Robustness and innovation along the endocytic route: Lessons from darkness17
Acetic acid–induced stress granules function as scaffolding complexes for Hog1 activation by Pbs216
Successful 3D imaging of cleared biological samples with light sheet fluorescence microscopy16
Senataxin deficiency disrupts proteostasis through nucleolar ncRNA-driven protein aggregation16
Fascin-induced bundling protects actin filaments from disassembly by cofilin16
A PI(3,5)P2 reporter reveals PIKfyve activity and dynamics on macropinosomes and phagosomes16
Chasing the right tail: How the ER membrane complex recognizes its substrates16
Regulation of Cajal bodies: Unexpected connection to 60S ribosomes16
Cytoplasmic ribosomes on mitochondria alter the local membrane environment for protein import16
ER export via SURF4 uses diverse mechanisms of both client and coat engagement16
Multifaceted modes of γ-tubulin complex recruitment and microtubule nucleation at mitotic centrosomes16
Cargo adaptors use a handhold mechanism to engage with myosin V for organelle transport16
Anillin mediates unilateral furrowing during cytokinesis by limiting RhoA binding to its effectors16
The atlastin paralogs: The complexity in the tails16
Kinetochores get a grip!16
α-Catenin links integrin adhesions to F-actin to regulate ECM mechanosensing and rigidity dependence16
XAF1 promotes colorectal cancer metastasis via VCP–RNF114–JUP axis16
The C10orf76–PI4KB axis orchestrates CERT-mediated ceramide trafficking to the distal Golgi16
Subversion of the host endocytic pathway by Legionella pneumophila–mediated ubiquitination of Rab515
Microglial TNFα controls daily changes in synaptic GABAARs and sleep slow waves15
The deubiquitinase USP45 inhibits autophagy through actin regulation by Coronin 1B15
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