Journal of Cell Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Cell Biology 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
LNCcation: lncRNA localization and function783
Mitochondrial regulation of ferroptosis273
Lysosome biogenesis: Regulation and functions223
The cell biology of synapse formation189
Paradoxical roles of caspase-3 in regulating cell survival, proliferation, and tumorigenesis167
STING induces LC3B lipidation onto single-membrane vesicles via the V-ATPase and ATG16L1-WD40 domain109
Lipid droplets in the nervous system108
TMEM41B and VMP1 are scramblases and regulate the distribution of cholesterol and phosphatidylserine105
FUS-dependent liquid–liquid phase separation is important for DNA repair initiation104
Who’s in control? Principles of Rab GTPase activation in endolysosomal membrane trafficking and beyond101
Mechanisms of nonvesicular lipid transport98
VPS13D bridges the ER to mitochondria and peroxisomes via Miro95
The cell biology of Parkinson’s disease90
Recognition of RNA by the S9.6 antibody creates pervasive artifacts when imaging RNA:DNA hybrids88
Endosomal escape of delivered mRNA from endosomal recycling tubules visualized at the nanoscale83
Sequential dynein effectors regulate axonal autophagosome motility in a maturation-dependent pathway80
3D FIB-SEM reconstruction of microtubule–organelle interaction in whole primary mouse β cells73
V-ATPase is a universal regulator of LC3-associated phagocytosis and non-canonical autophagy73
Similarities and interplay between senescent cells and macrophages72
COPII collar defines the boundary between ER and ER exit site and does not coat cargo containers72
Secretory autophagy maintains proteostasis upon lysosome inhibition71
Phase separation of Axin organizes the β-catenin destruction complex66
Pathogenic mutations in the kinesin-3 motor KIF1A diminish force generation and movement through allosteric mechanisms65
PINK1 drives production of mtDNA-containing extracellular vesicles to promote invasiveness62
The long journey to bring a Myc inhibitor to the clinic61
Time-resolved proteomics profiling of the ciliary Hedgehog response61
High-fidelity reconstitution of stress granules and nucleoli in mammalian cellular lysate60
Nuclear lipid droplets form in the inner nuclear membrane in a seipin-independent manner56
High-content imaging-based pooled CRISPR screens in mammalian cells56
Ubiquitin chains earmark GPCRs for BBSome-mediated removal from cilia55
Transmembrane phospholipid translocation mediated by Atg9 is involved in autophagosome formation53
Sarm1 activation produces cADPR to increase intra-axonal Ca++ and promote axon degeneration in PIPN52
Image-based pooled whole-genome CRISPRi screening for subcellular phenotypes52
VPS13D promotes peroxisome biogenesis51
Polo-like kinase 1 independently controls microtubule-nucleating capacity and size of the centrosome51
NCOA4 drives ferritin phase separation to facilitate macroferritinophagy and microferritinophagy49
Catalytically inactive, purified RNase H1: A specific and sensitive probe for RNA–DNA hybrid imaging48
Binding and transport of SFPQ-RNA granules by KIF5A/KLC1 motors promotes axon survival47
ER as master regulator of membrane trafficking and organelle function47
ER-lysosome lipid transfer protein VPS13C/PARK23 prevents aberrant mtDNA-dependent STING signaling47
Regulation of Golgi turnover by CALCOCO1-mediated selective autophagy47
Phagosome resolution regenerates lysosomes and maintains the degradative capacity in phagocytes46
SAMM50 acts with p62 in piecemeal basal- and OXPHOS-induced mitophagy of SAM and MICOS components45
Direct binding of ESCRT protein Chm7 to phosphatidic acid–rich membranes at nuclear envelope herniations44
Structural and biochemical insights into lipid transport by VPS13 proteins43
DOT1L modulates the senescence-associated secretory phenotype through epigenetic regulation of IL1A43
Synaptic activity controls autophagic vacuole motility and function in dendrites42
Computational analyses reveal spatial relationships between nuclear pore complexes and specific lamins42
ORP5 and ORP8 orchestrate lipid droplet biogenesis and maintenance at ER–mitochondria contact sites42
mTORC1 activity is supported by spatial association with focal adhesions41
A guide to membrane atg8ylation and autophagy with reflections on immunity41
PI4P/PS countertransport by ORP10 at ER–endosome membrane contact sites regulates endosome fission40
Mechanosensitive calcium flashes promote sustained RhoA activation during tight junction remodeling40
Label-retention expansion microscopy40
Caveolin-1 and cavin1 act synergistically to generate a unique lipid environment in caveolae40
FHL2 anchors mitochondria to actin and adapts mitochondrial dynamics to glucose supply40
The WAVE complex associates with sites of saddle membrane curvature40
Rapid degradation of GRASP55 and GRASP65 reveals their immediate impact on the Golgi structure39
The modified mitochondrial outer membrane carrier MTCH2 links mitochondrial fusion to lipogenesis39
ATG9 vesicles comprise the seed membrane of mammalian autophagosomes39
Quantitative correlative microscopy reveals the ultrastructural distribution of endogenous endosomal proteins39
Ubiquitin ligase MARCH5 localizes to peroxisomes to regulate pexophagy38
Cnm1 mediates nucleus–mitochondria contact site formation in response to phospholipid levels37
GOLPH3 and GOLPH3L are broad-spectrum COPI adaptors for sorting into intra-Golgi transport vesicles37
Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER37
Lipid droplets and the host–pathogen dynamic: FATal attraction?37
The Rab7 effector WDR91 promotes autophagy-lysosome degradation in neurons by regulating lysosome fusion37
High-precision targeting workflow for volume electron microscopy37
A cryo-ET survey of microtubules and intracellular compartments in mammalian axons37
Neuronal endolysosomal transport and lysosomal functionality in maintaining axonostasis37
Long-lived mitochondrial cristae proteins in mouse heart and brain37
NBR1: The archetypal selective autophagy receptor36
Angulin-1 seals tricellular contacts independently of tricellulin and claudins36
MICAL2 enhances branched actin network disassembly by oxidizing Arp3B-containing Arp2/3 complexes36
Intracellular wetting mediates contacts between liquid compartments and membrane-bound organelles36
Kinetochore-bound Mps1 regulates kinetochore–microtubule attachments via Ndc80 phosphorylation36
Specific KIF1A–adaptor interactions control selective cargo recognition35
USP19 promotes hypoxia-induced mitochondrial division via FUNDC1 at ER-mitochondria contact sites35
XMAP215 promotes microtubule catastrophe by disrupting the growing microtubule end35
Optogenetic activators of apoptosis, necroptosis, and pyroptosis34
Quantitative analysis of autophagy reveals the role of ATG9 and ATG2 in autophagosome formation34
Plectin-mediated cytoskeletal crosstalk controls cell tension and cohesion in epithelial sheets34
PLCγ1 promotes phase separation of T cell signaling components34
Mitochondria on the move: Horizontal mitochondrial transfer in disease and health34
A mitochondrial contribution to anti-inflammatory shear stress signaling in vascular endothelial cells34
Subcellular localization of the J-protein Sis1 regulates the heat shock response34
VMP1 and TMEM41B are essential for DMV formation during β-coronavirus infection34
Capture and delivery of tail-anchored proteins to the endoplasmic reticulum33
A non-canonical Hedgehog pathway initiates ciliogenesis and autophagy33
C-ferroptosis is an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death in cyanobacteria33
The UPRmt preserves mitochondrial import to extend lifespan33
Parkin-independent mitophagy via Drp1-mediated outer membrane severing and inner membrane ubiquitination33
Opposing functions for retromer and Rab11 in extracellular vesicle traffic at presynaptic terminals33
Atg39 links and deforms the outer and inner nuclear membranes in selective autophagy of the nucleus32
Dendritic cell actin dynamics control contact duration and priming efficiency at the immunological synapse32
Cell migration orchestrates migrasome formation by shaping retraction fibers32
ANO5 ensures trafficking of annexins in wounded myofibers32
Centriole-independent mitotic spindle assembly relies on the PCNT–CDK5RAP2 pericentriolar matrix32
CRISPR screens for lipid regulators reveal a role for ER-bound SNX13 in lysosomal cholesterol export32
CENP-A overexpression promotes aneuploidy with karyotypic heterogeneity32
Liquid–liquid phase separation facilitates the biogenesis of secretory storage granules32
A ciliopathy complex builds distal appendages to initiate ciliogenesis31
Mitochondrial dysfunction compromises ciliary homeostasis in astrocytes31
The cell biology of fertilization: Gamete attachment and fusion31
Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage31
MyD88 oligomer size functions as a physical threshold to trigger IL1R Myddosome signaling31
Phosphorylation of SNX27 by MAPK11/14 links cellular stress–signaling pathways with endocytic recycling31
A versatile cortical pattern-forming circuit based on Rho, F-actin, Ect2, and RGA-3/430
A septin GTPase scaffold of dynein–dynactin motors triggers retrograde lysosome transport30
Regulating peroxisome–ER contacts via the ACBD5-VAPB tether by FFAT motif phosphorylation and GSK3β30
WASP integrates substrate topology and cell polarity to guide neutrophil migration30
SARS-CoV-2 ORF10 impairs cilia by enhancing CUL2ZYG11B activity30
Effector-mediated ERM activation locally inhibits RhoA activity to shape the apical cell domain29
Consensus nomenclature for dyneins and associated assembly factors29
GTP-dependent formation of straight tubulin oligomers leads to microtubule nucleation29
Induction of spontaneous human neocentromere formation and long-term maturation29
Regulation of membrane NMDA receptors by dynamics and protein interactions28
Myelination generates aberrant ultrastructure that is resolved by microglia28
Autophagy facilitates mitochondrial rebuilding after acute heat stress via a DRP-1–dependent process28
Stochastic combinations of actin regulatory proteins are sufficient to drive filopodia formation28
Twinfilin bypasses assembly conditions and actin filament aging to drive barbed end depolymerization28
JIP3 interacts with dynein and kinesin-1 to regulate bidirectional organelle transport28
STING controls energy stress-induced autophagy and energy metabolism via STX1728
Vps13D functions in a Pink1-dependent and Parkin-independent mitophagy pathway28
Atlastin 2/3 regulate ER targeting of the ULK1 complex to initiate autophagy27
Nano-scale resolution of native retinal rod disk membranes reveals differences in lipid composition27
TDP-43 mediates SREBF2-regulated gene expression required for oligodendrocyte myelination27
The ER cholesterol sensor SCAP promotes CARTS biogenesis at ER–Golgi membrane contact sites27
Senescent cells suppress macrophage-mediated corpse removal via upregulation of the CD47-QPCT/L axis27
ER membrane contact sites support endosomal small GTPase conversion for exosome secretion27
FIT2 organizes lipid droplet biogenesis with ER tubule-forming proteins and septins26
E3 ubiquitin ligase Wwp1 regulates ciliary dynamics of the Hedgehog receptor Smoothened26
EGFR-mediated epidermal stem cell motility drives skin regeneration through COL17A1 proteolysis26
Centriole and PCM cooperatively recruit CEP192 to spindle poles to promote bipolar spindle assembly26
Dual spindles assemble in bovine zygotes despite the presence of paternal centrosomes26
A loop extrusion–independent mechanism contributes to condensin I–mediated chromosome shaping26
Live imaging of transcription sites using an elongating RNA polymerase II–specific probe26
Biochemical reconstitutions reveal principles of human γ-TuRC assembly and function26
Tension promotes kinetochore–microtubule release by Aurora B kinase25
Myeloid-derived growth factor regulates neutrophil motility in interstitial tissue damage25
Poly(ADP-ribose) binding and macroH2A mediate recruitment and functions of KDM5A at DNA lesions25
Retinyl esters form lipid droplets independently of triacylglycerol and seipin25
Teasing out function from morphology: Similarities between primary cilia and immune synapses25
Cavin4 interacts with Bin1 to promote T-tubule formation and stability in developing skeletal muscle25
Plk4 triggers autonomous de novo centriole biogenesis and maturation25
Tricellulin secures the epithelial barrier at tricellular junctions by interacting with actomyosin24
Extracellular vesicles from neurons promote neural induction of stem cells through cyclin D124
Per1/Per2–Igf2 axis–mediated circadian regulation of myogenic differentiation24
Shared and specific functions of Arfs 1–5 at the Golgi revealed by systematic knockouts24
Stress-responsive regulation of extracellular proteostasis23
Phase separation and toxicity of C9orf72 poly(PR) depends on alternate distribution of arginine23
Parallel phospholipid transfer by Vps13 and Atg2 determines autophagosome biogenesis dynamics23
The HSPG syndecan is a core organizer of cholinergic synapses23
CYRI-A limits invasive migration through macropinosome formation and integrin uptake regulation23
Quality assessment in light microscopy for routine use through simple tools and robust metrics23
Reduced insulin/IGF1 signaling prevents immune aging via ZIP-10/bZIP–mediated feedforward loop23
Composition and organization of kinetochores show plasticity in apicomplexan chromosome segregation23
Detection and quantification of the vacuolar H+ATPase using the Legionella effector protein SidK23
Triglyceride lipolysis triggers liquid crystalline phases in lipid droplets and alters the LD proteome23
ZNF416 is a pivotal transcriptional regulator of fibroblast mechanoactivation23
Mechanical competition alters the cellular interpretation of an endogenous genetic program23
Signaling by the integrated stress response kinase PKR is fine-tuned by dynamic clustering23
Quantifying organellar ultrastructure in cryo-electron tomography using a surface morphometrics pipeline23
Fyn and TOM1L1 are recruited to clathrin-coated pits and regulate Akt signaling23
Material properties of phase-separated TFEB condensates regulate the autophagy-lysosome pathway22
Sterol and oxysterol synthases near the ciliary base activate the Hedgehog pathway22
O-GlcNAc modification of nuclear pore complexes accelerates bidirectional transport22
Mitoguardin-2–mediated lipid transfer preserves mitochondrial morphology and lipid droplet formation22
An asymmetric junctional mechanoresponse coordinates mitotic rounding with epithelial integrity22
Centromeric transcription maintains centromeric cohesion in human cells22
Zc3h10 regulates adipogenesis by controlling translation and F-actin/mitochondria interaction22
Induced nanoscale membrane curvature bypasses the essential endocytic function of clathrin22
WDR60-mediated dynein-2 loading into cilia powers retrograde IFT and transition zone crossing22
Karyopherin enrichment and compensation fortifies the nuclear pore complex against nucleocytoplasmic leakage22
An APEX2 proximity ligation method for mapping interactions with the nuclear lamina22
STED imaging of endogenously tagged ARF GTPases reveals their distinct nanoscale localizations22
Superresolution characterization of core centriole architecture22
c entrocortin RNA localization to centrosomes is regulated by FMRP and facilitates error-free mitosis22
Chromosome compartmentalization alterations in prostate cancer cell lines model disease progression22
Human septins organize as octamer-based filaments and mediate actin-membrane anchoring in cells22
Nucleoplasmic lamin C rapidly accumulates at sites of nuclear envelope rupture with BAF and cGAS22
Chromosome oscillation promotes Aurora A–dependent Hec1 phosphorylation and mitotic fidelity22
Plant autophagosomes mature into amphisomes prior to their delivery to the central vacuole21
Endomembranes promote chromosome missegregation by ensheathing misaligned chromosomes21
Aurora A kinase activation: Different means to different ends21
Multivalent interactions make adherens junction–cytoskeletal linkage robust during morphogenesis21
CAMSAPs organize an acentrosomal microtubule network from basal varicosities in radial glial cells21
Mechanosensitive collaboration between integrins and connexins allows nutrient and antioxidant transport into the lens21
EPH/EPHRIN regulates cellular organization by actomyosin contractility effects on cell contacts21
Development of ultrafast camera-based single fluorescent-molecule imaging for cell biology21
The deubiquitylase USP9X controls ribosomal stalling21
ESCRT, not intralumenal fragments, sorts ubiquitinated vacuole membrane proteins for degradation21
Leep1 interacts with PIP3 and the Scar/WAVE complex to regulate cell migration and macropinocytosis21
Anisotropic expansion of hepatocyte lumina enforced by apical bulkheads21
Lymphocyte egress signal sphingosine-1-phosphate promotes ERM-guided, bleb-based migration21
High-throughput single-cell epigenomic profiling by targeted insertion of promoters (TIP-seq)20
Want to leave the ER? We offer vesicles, tubules, and tunnels20
In situ cryo-electron tomography reveals local cellular machineries for axon branch development20
Lysosome damage triggers direct ATG8 conjugation and ATG2 engagement via non-canonical autophagy20
Antigen-derived peptides engage the ER stress sensor IRE1α to curb dendritic cell cross-presentation20
αv-Class integrin binding to fibronectin is solely mediated by RGD and unaffected by an RGE mutation20
Mechanism of p38 MAPK–induced EGFR endocytosis and its crosstalk with ligand-induced pathways20
mTORC1 beyond anabolic metabolism: Regulation of cell death20
Pex30-like proteins function as adaptors at distinct ER membrane contact sites20
Filament organization of the bacterial actin MreB is dependent on the nucleotide state20
Coordinated metabolic transitions and gene expression by NAD+ during adipogenesis20
EGFR-RAS-MAPK signaling is confined to the plasma membrane and associated endorecycling protrusions20
Kinetoplastid kinetochore proteins KKT2 and KKT3 have unique centromere localization domains20
DNA damage promotes microtubule dynamics through a DNA-PK-AKT axis for enhanced repair20
Rab2 regulates presynaptic precursor vesicle biogenesis at the trans-Golgi19
A membrane-sensing mechanism links lipid metabolism to protein degradation at the nuclear envelope19
Rag GTPases and phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate mediate recruitment of the AP-5/SPG11/SPG15 complex19
EpCAM proteolysis and release of complexed claudin-7 repair and maintain the tight junction barrier19
Atg39 selectively captures inner nuclear membrane into lumenal vesicles for delivery to the autophagosome19
LPHN2 inhibits vascular permeability by differential control of endothelial cell adhesion19
Lipid anchoring and electrostatic interactions target NOT-LIKE-DAD to pollen endo-plasma membrane19
WDR62 regulates spindle dynamics as an adaptor protein between TPX2/Aurora A and katanin19
Phosphorylation of PKCδ by FER tips the balance from EGFR degradation to recycling19
A novel function for the sperm adhesion protein IZUMO1 in cell–cell fusion19
KIF13A drives AMPA receptor synaptic delivery for long-term potentiation via endosomal remodeling19
RanGTP and the actin cytoskeleton keep paternal and maternal chromosomes apart during fertilization19
PI(4,5)P2 diffuses freely in the plasma membrane even within high-density effector protein complexes19
LRR1-mediated replisome disassembly promotes DNA replication by recycling replisome components18
Micronuclei in Kif18a mutant mice form stable micronuclear envelopes and do not promote tumorigenesis18
Lysosomal solute and water transport18
High-efficacy subcellular micropatterning of proteins using fibrinogen anchors18
Mechanisms of actin disassembly and turnover18
TRAIL signaling promotes entosis in colorectal cancer18
Autoinhibition of Cnn binding to γ-TuRCs prevents ectopic microtubule nucleation and cell division defects18
Seipin concentrates distinct neutral lipids via interactions with their acyl chain carboxyl esters18
An ATM–Chk2–INCENP pathway activates the abscission checkpoint18
TRPC3 channel gating by lipids requires localization at the ER/PM junctions defined by STIM118
Developing T cells form an immunological synapse for passage through the β-selection checkpoint18
SCF-Fbxo42 promotes synaptonemal complex assembly by downregulating PP2A-B5617
Ultrafast single-molecule imaging reveals focal adhesion nano-architecture and molecular dynamics17
Visualizing intra-Golgi localization and transport by side-averaging Golgi ministacks17
Giantin is required for intracellular N-terminal processing of type I procollagen17
PERK recruits E-Syt1 at ER–mitochondria contacts for mitochondrial lipid transport and respiration17
Quality control ensures fidelity in ribosome assembly and cellular health17
Programmed cortical ER collapse drives selective ER degradation and inheritance in yeast meiosis17
Phosphorylation-dependent mitotic SUMOylation drives nuclear envelope–chromatin interactions17
CEP55 promotes cilia disassembly through stabilizing Aurora A kinase17
Endoplasmic reticulum maintains ion homeostasis required for plasma membrane repair17
Ist2 recruits the lipid transporters Osh6/7 to ER–PM contacts to maintain phospholipid metabolism16
Mesenchymal-to-epithelial transitions require tissue-specific interactions with distinct laminins16
Astral microtubule cross-linking safeguards uniform nuclear distribution in the Drosophila syncytium16
Glypican 4 mediates Wnt transport between germ layers via signaling filopodia16
Signal strength controls the rate of polarization within CTLs during killing16
SHIP164 is a chorein motif lipid transfer protein that controls endosome–Golgi membrane traffic16
Persistent DNA damage signaling and DNA polymerase theta promote broken chromosome segregation16
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