Journal of Cell Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Cell Biology is 14. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Reticulons promote formation of ER-derived double-membrane vesicles that facilitate SARS-CoV-2 replication308
VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A1137
Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER135
Differential metabolism of arsenicals regulates Fps1-mediated arsenite transport126
Kinetochores grip microtubules with directionally asymmetric strength118
The PAX3-FOXO1 fusion gene reduces cell–ECM interactions and TGFβ signaling in rhabdomyosarcoma92
Tubulin isotypes optimize distinct spindle positioning mechanisms during yeast mitosis84
Conformational transitions of the Spindly adaptor underlie its interaction with Dynein and Dynactin74
DBF4, not DRF1, is the crucial regulator of CDC7 kinase at replication forks74
Rac1 promotes kidney collecting duct integrity by limiting actomyosin activity73
PP6 regulation of Aurora A–TPX2 limits NDC80 phosphorylation and mitotic spindle size69
Sugar-free synapses run on mitochondrial Sirtuin 366
Developmental pruning of sensory neurites by mechanical tearing in Drosophila64
GxcM-Fbp17/RacC-WASP signaling regulates polarized cortex assembly in migrating cells via Arp2/363
A conserved role for centriolar satellites in translation of centrosomal and ciliary proteins63
RIM and MUNC13 membrane–binding domains are essential for neuropeptide secretion60
ESCRT-I and PTPN23 mediate microautophagy of ubiquitylated tau aggregates60
The α-Catenin mechanosensing M region is required for cell adhesion during tissue morphogenesis60
Microtubule-driven cell shape changes and actomyosin flow synergize to position the centrosome59
A collective strategy to promote the dissemination of single cancer cells59
Diverse microtubule-binding repeats regulate TPX2 activities at distinct locations within the spindle59
Distinct roles of two homologous kinesins in mammalian motile cilia59
LUBAC regulates ciliogenesis by promoting CP110 removal from the mother centriole58
A function of TPL/TBL1-type corepressors is to nucleate the assembly of the preinitiation complex57
Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage57
TIMP-1 is a novel ligand of Amyloid Precursor Protein and triggers a proinflammatory phenotype in human monocytes56
Tld1 is a regulator of triglyceride lipolysis that demarcates a lipid droplet subpopulation56
Centriole structural integrity defects are a crucial feature of hydrolethalus syndrome54
A gene duplication of a septin reveals a developmentally regulated filament length control mechanism54
ARHGEF17/TEM4 regulates the cell cycle through control of G1 progression53
Crosstalk within and beyond the Polycomb repressive system53
Fast-evolving cofactors regulate the role of HEATR5 complexes in intra-Golgi trafficking53
SARS-CoV-2 specific adaptations in N protein inhibit NF-κB activation and alter pathogenesis53
The phospholipids cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine differentially regulate MDC biogenesis51
C17orf80 binds the mitochondrial genome to promote its replication51
FGFR2 residence in primary cilia is necessary for epithelial cell signaling51
Organization of a cytoskeletal superstructure in the apical domain of intestinal tuft cells50
Migrasomes: Biogenesis, physiological roles, and therapeutic potentials50
Refining S-acylation: Structure, regulation, dynamics, and therapeutic implications49
PtdIns(3,4)P2, Lamellipodin, and VASP coordinate actin dynamics during phagocytosis in macrophages49
Astral microtubule cross-linking safeguards uniform nuclear distribution in the Drosophila syncytium49
Rab GTPases as “eat me” signals for selective autophagy48
Phollow the phosphoinositol: Actin dynamics at the B cell immune synapse48
PD-LI promotes rear retraction during persistent cell migration by altering integrin β4 dynamics47
Bill Weis (1959–2023): Pioneering structural biologist and biochemist who revolutionized our understanding of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling47
Taperin bundles F-actin at stereocilia pivot points enabling optimal lifelong mechanosensitivity46
Cryo-EM reveals how the mastigoneme assembles and responds to environmental signal changes45
Liquid–liquid phase separation facilitates the biogenesis of secretory storage granules45
Migratory autolysosome disposal mitigates lysosome damage45
Bidirectional regulation of calcium release–activated calcium (CRAC) channel by SARAF44
Force tuning through regulation of clathrin-dependent integrin endocytosis43
Human atlastin-3 is a constitutive ER membrane fusion catalyst42
Hatched and starved: Two chromatin compaction mechanisms join forces to silence germ cell genome42
Competition for calnexin binding regulates secretion and turnover of misfolded GPI-anchored proteins41
Spatially coordinated cell cycle activity and motility govern bifurcation of mammary branches41
Newborn daughters get a fresh start through PI(3,5)P2-mediated vacuolar acidification41
A guide to membrane atg8ylation and autophagy with reflections on immunity40
Eps15/Pan1p is a master regulator of the late stages of the endocytic pathway39
Repression of CENP-A assembly in metaphase requires HJURP phosphorylation and inhibition by M18BP139
Vav independently regulates synaptic growth and plasticity through distinct actin-based processes38
New editorial board members38
The IQGAP scaffolds: Critical nodes bridging receptor activation to cellular signaling38
Genome-wide conditional degron libraries for functional genomics37
In situ cryo-electron tomography reveals local cellular machineries for axon branch development37
Microtubule-binding domains in Katanin p80 subunit are essential for severing activity inC. elegans36
Induced nanoscale membrane curvature bypasses the essential endocytic function of clathrin35
A complex of the lipid transport ER proteins TMEM24 and C2CD2 with band 4.1 at cell–cell contacts34
DeepContact: High-throughput quantification of membrane contact sites based on electron microscopy imaging34
Paxillin phase separation promotes focal adhesion assembly and integrin signaling34
StableMARK-decorated microtubules in cells have expanded lattices34
Autolysosomal exocytosis of lipids protect neurons from ferroptosis33
Septin-mediated RhoA activation engages the exocyst complex to recruit the cilium transition zone33
A polarized anchor for hematopoietic stem cells: Synapse between stem cells and their niche?33
A covalently linked probe to monitor local membrane properties surrounding plasma membrane proteins33
ER-localized Shr3 is a selective co-translational folding chaperone necessary for amino acid permease biogenesis33
T cells use focal adhesions to pull themselves through confined environments33
A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo32
Axonal transport of autophagosomes is regulated by dynein activators JIP3/JIP4 and ARF/RAB GTPases32
LC3B is a cofactor for LMX1B-mediated transcription of autophagy genes in dopaminergic neurons32
A membrane-sensing mechanism links lipid metabolism to protein degradation at the nuclear envelope31
The low-density lipoprotein receptor–mTORC1 axis coordinates CD8+ T cell activation31
Spindle morphology changes between meiosis and mitosis driven by CK2 regulation of the Ran pathway31
SUMOylation at the inner nuclear membrane facilitates nuclear envelope biogenesis during mitosis31
Plan your trip before you leave: The neutrophils’ search-and-run journey31
ATG9A facilitates the closure of mammalian autophagosomes31
DISCO is key to successful centriole maturation30
Hyperstabilization of T cell microvilli contacts by chimeric antigen receptors30
Endosomal recycling defects link Huntington’s disease with McLeod syndrome30
Mitochondria–ER–PM contacts regulate mitochondrial division and PI(4)P distribution30
Correction: Netrins and neogenin promote myotube formation30
The role of midbody-associated mRNAs in regulating abscission30
Reticular adhesions are assembled at flat clathrin lattices and opposed by active integrin α5β130
Centralspindlin proteins Pavarotti and Tumbleweed along with WASH regulate nuclear envelope budding30
Efficient progranulin exit from the ER requires its interaction with prosaposin, a Surf4 cargo30
Interphase microtubule disassembly is a signaling cue that drives cell rounding at mitotic entry30
Coronin 1C restricts endosomal branched actin to organize ER contact and endosome fission30
A proteome-wide yeast degron collection for the dynamic study of protein function29
New insights into IRE1α activation and function in anti-tumor immunity29
Synaptotagmin-1 in phase: Condensate biology reveals new insights into the synaptic calcium sensor29
RAB3 phosphorylation by pathogenic LRRK2 impairs trafficking of synaptic vesicle precursors29
PEAK1 Y635 phosphorylation regulates cell migration through association with Tensin3 and integrins29
Nodal modulator (NOMO) is a force-bearing transmembrane protein required for muscle differentiation29
A fluorogenic complementation tool kit for interrogating lipid droplet–organelle interaction29
Periodic changes of cyclin D1 mRNA stability are regulated by PC4 modifications in the cell cycle28
The bioenergetics of nucleocytoplasmic transport28
Microtubule-associated proteins promote microtubule generation in the absence of γ-tubulin in human colon cancer cells28
Subunit cooperation in the Get1/2 receptor promotes tail-anchored membrane protein insertion28
OMA1 clears traffic jam in TOM tunnel in mammals27
Kinesin-1 autoinhibition facilitates the initiation of dynein cargo transport27
Faa1 membrane binding drives positive feedback in autophagosome biogenesis via fatty acid activation27
Centrosome age breaks spindle size symmetry even in cells thought to divide symmetrically27
Super-resolution microscopy: Insights into mitochondria–lysosome crosstalk in health and disease27
Extracellular vesicles adhere to cells primarily by interactions of integrins and GM1 with laminin27
Endothelial depletion of Atg7 triggers astrocyte–microvascular disassociation at blood–brain barrier27
Mechanical control of osteoclast fusion by membrane-cortex attachment and BAR proteins27
Not just protons: Chloride also activates lysosomal acidic hydrolases27
Visualizing ER-phagy and ER architecture in vivo27
A farnesyl-dependent structural role for CENP-E in expansion of the fibrous corona27
Lactylation stabilizes TFEB to elevate autophagy and lysosomal activity26
Composition and organization of kinetochores show plasticity in apicomplexan chromosome segregation26
Fusion pore dynamics of large secretory vesicles define a distinct mechanism of exocytosis26
Meiotic nuclear pore complex remodeling provides key insights into nuclear basket organization26
Sara Wickström: The forces controlling our cell fate26
Nuclear pore complexes mediate subtelomeric gene silencing by regulating PCNA levels on chromatin26
Karyopherin enrichment and compensation fortifies the nuclear pore complex against nucleocytoplasmic leakage25
Tailored assemblies of COPII proteins in secretion25
Inhibition of endolysosome fusion increases exosome secretion25
Structural characterization and inhibition of the interaction between ch-TOG and TACC325
The p97 ATPase and its adaptor UBXD8 maintain peroxisome pools by preventing pexophagy25
Rickettsia parkeri forms extensive, stable contacts with the rough endoplasmic reticulum25
CDR2 is a dynein adaptor recruited by kinectin to regulate ER sheet organization25
A plant-specific bridging adaptor for amphisome biogenesis24
Tension-induced suppression of allosteric conformational changes coordinates kinesin-1 stepping24
Binucleated human hepatocytes arise through late cytokinetic regression during endomitosis M phase24
Cell death leaves a new TRAIL24
Lena Ho: Micropeptides under the spotlight24
An interaction between β′-COP and the ArfGAP, Glo3, maintains post-Golgi cargo recycling24
Mechanical competition alters the cellular interpretation of an endogenous genetic program24
Engineered synaptic tools reveal localized cAMP signaling in synapse assembly24
Clathrin: Bender or bystander?24
Active RB causes visible changes in nuclear organization24
Lineage tracing clarifies the cellular origin of tissue-resident macrophages in the developing heart24
Sarm1 activation produces cADPR to increase intra-axonal Ca++ and promote axon degeneration in PIPN23
The autophagy protein ATG-9 regulates lysosome function and integrity23
Integration of cell wall synthesis and chromosome segregation during cell division in Caulobacter23
Making lipids very unhappy to discover how they bind to proteins23
Splicing under stress: A matter of time and place23
α-Catenin force-sensitive binding and sequestration of LZTS2 leads to cytokinesis failure23
Prolonged depletion of profilin 1 or F-actin causes an adaptive response in microtubules23
Cell polarity changes in cancer initiation and progression22
The minus-end depolymerase KIF2A drives flux-like treadmilling of γTuRC-uncapped microtubules22
ARHGAP17 regulates the spatiotemporal activity of Cdc42 at invadopodia22
NuMA is a mitotic adaptor protein that activates dynein and connects it to microtubule minus ends22
Ubiquitin ligase MARCH5 localizes to peroxisomes to regulate pexophagy22
Centriole growth is limited by the Cdk/Cyclin-dependent phosphorylation of Ana2/STIL22
Atg39 links and deforms the outer and inner nuclear membranes in selective autophagy of the nucleus22
Murine glial protrusion transcripts predict localized Drosophila glial mRNAs involved in plasticity22
Ubiquitinating the way to T cell metabolism21
Bridging condensins mediate compaction of mitotic chromosomes21
Structural response of microtubule and actin cytoskeletons to direct intracellular load21
Plasticity of mitotic cyclins in promoting the G2–M transition21
NME3 binds to phosphatidic acid and mediates PLD6-induced mitochondrial tethering21
mTORC2 suppresses cell death induced by hypo-osmotic stress by promoting sphingomyelin transport21
ER as master regulator of membrane trafficking and organelle function20
Determining how many cells to average for statistical testing of microscopy experiments20
Glypican 4 mediates Wnt transport between germ layers via signaling filopodia20
p24 family Tango(1) at the endoplasmic reticulum exit site to organize cargo exit20
Painting lysosomes to study organelle heterogeneity20
APOE traffics to astrocyte lipid droplets and modulates triglyceride saturation and droplet size20
Nuclear poly-glutamine aggregates rupture the nuclear envelope and hinder its repair20
CEP97 phosphorylation by Dyrk1a is critical for centriole separation during multiciliogenesis20
Long live lamins20
LYSMD proteins promote activation of Rab32-family GTPases for lysosome-related organelle biogenesis20
Liquid–liquid phase separation mediates the formation of herpesvirus assembly compartments19
The emerging roles of non-canonical ubiquitination in proteostasis and beyond19
Claudin 7 suppresses invasion and metastasis through repression of a smooth muscle actin program19
JIP3 interacts with dynein and kinesin-1 to regulate bidirectional organelle transport19
Establishing spatial control over TORC1 signaling19
IRSp53 promotes postsynaptic density formation and actin filament bundling19
Protein Kinase C promotes peroxisome biogenesis and peroxisome–endoplasmic reticulum interaction19
FUT8-mediated core fucosylation stabilizes TMEM67 to promote ciliogenesis19
Ribbon boosts ribosomal protein gene expression to coordinate organ form and function19
RAB-10 cooperates with EHBP-1 to capture vesicular carriers during post-Golgi exocytic trafficking19
PI(4,5)P2 diffuses freely in the plasma membrane even within high-density effector protein complexes19
Fission-independent compartmentalization of mitochondria during budding yeast cell division19
Correction: Stressed-out yeast do not pass GO19
SHIP164 is a chorein motif lipid transfer protein that controls endosome–Golgi membrane traffic19
Directed stochasticity: Building biomolecular condensates in the right place19
RTN3 and RTN4: Architects of SARS-CoV-2 replication organelles19
AMPK regulates phagophore-to-autophagosome maturation19
A specialized tyrosine-based endocytosis signal in MR1 controls antigen presentation to MAIT cells19
Ca2+ binding to Esyt modulates membrane contact site density in Drosophila photoreceptors19
RFWD3 promotes ZRANB3 recruitment to regulate the remodeling of stalled replication forks19
Early proteostasis of caveolins synchronizes trafficking, degradation, and oligomerization to prevent toxic aggregation18
One step 4× and 12× 3D-ExM enables robust super-resolution microscopy of nanoscale cellular structures18
ISWI chromatin remodeling complexes recruit NSD2 and H3K36me2 in pericentromeric heterochromatin18
Oiling the wheels of nuclear division: SUMOylation regulates the expansion of the mitotic nuclear membrane18
Zn2+ decoration of microtubules arrests axonal transport and displaces tau, doublecortin, and MAP2C18
Molding a PI(3,5)P2 biosensor18
Expanded directly binds conserved regions of Fat to restrain growth via the Hippo pathway18
Centrosome-organized plasma membrane infoldings linked to growth of a cortical actin domain18
The Ndc80-Cdt1-Ska1 complex is a central processive kinetochore–microtubule coupling unit18
Nanoscale architect: Illuminating the key organizer of the fruit fly’s sensory world18
Balancing cell polarity PARts through dephosphorylation18
VASH1–SVBP and VASH2–SVBP generate different detyrosination profiles on microtubules17
Deep learning techniques and mathematical modeling allow 3D analysis of mitotic spindle dynamics17
ARF3 weights the balance for prostate cancer metastasis17
Ubiquitin chain variability directs substrates of the Tul1 ubiquitin ligase complex to different degradation pathways17
LGI3/2–ADAM23 interactions cluster Kv1 channels in myelinated axons to regulate refractory period17
Unveiling the TRAPP: The role of plant TRAPPII in adaptive growth decisions17
CLASPs stabilize the pre-catastrophe intermediate state between microtubule growth and shrinkage17
A collagen IV fluorophore knock-in toolkit reveals trimer diversity in C. elegans basement membranes17
Multifaceted modes of γ-tubulin complex recruitment and microtubule nucleation at mitotic centrosomes17
Tweaking neural organoids to model human reactive astrocytes17
Mechanosensitive calcium flashes promote sustained RhoA activation during tight junction remodeling17
Vinculin is required for interkinetic nuclear migration (INM) and cell cycle progression17
SIR telomere silencing depends on nuclear envelope lipids and modulates sensitivity to a lysolipid17
iASPP contributes to cell cortex rigidity, mitotic cell rounding, and spindle positioning17
ER export via SURF4 uses diverse mechanisms of both client and coat engagement16
A PI(3,5)P2 reporter reveals PIKfyve activity and dynamics on macropinosomes and phagosomes16
Postsynaptic BMP signaling regulates myonuclear properties in Drosophila larval muscles16
The septin cytoskeleton: Heteromer composition defines filament function16
Anillin mediates unilateral furrowing during cytokinesis by limiting RhoA binding to its effectors16
Endomembranes promote chromosome missegregation by ensheathing misaligned chromosomes16
A second chance at yeast early endosomes16
Successful 3D imaging of cleared biological samples with light sheet fluorescence microscopy16
Cargo adaptors use a handhold mechanism to engage with myosin V for organelle transport16
XAF1 promotes colorectal cancer metastasis via VCP–RNF114–JUP axis16
Regulation of Cajal bodies: Unexpected connection to 60S ribosomes16
The atlastin paralogs: The complexity in the tails16
Acetic acid–induced stress granules function as scaffolding complexes for Hog1 activation by Pbs216
PINK1 drives production of mtDNA-containing extracellular vesicles to promote invasiveness16
A substrate-interacting region of Parkin directs ubiquitination of the mitochondrial GTPase Miro116
Chasing the right tail: How the ER membrane complex recognizes its substrates16
Cytoplasmic ribosomes on mitochondria alter the local membrane environment for protein import15
Lysosomal chloride transporter CLH-6 protects lysosome membrane integrity via cathepsin activation15
Translation of unspliced retroviral genomic RNA in the host cell is regulated in both space and time15
Quantitative correlative microscopy reveals the ultrastructural distribution of endogenous endosomal proteins15
Loss of centromeric RNA activates the spindle assembly checkpoint in mammalian female meiosis I15
A versatile cortical pattern-forming circuit based on Rho, F-actin, Ect2, and RGA-3/415
Senataxin deficiency disrupts proteostasis through nucleolar ncRNA-driven protein aggregation15
Small lipid droplets are rigid enough to indent a nucleus, dilute the lamina, and cause rupture15
Microglial TNFα controls daily changes in synaptic GABAARs and sleep slow waves15
STIM-IP3R crosstalk regulates migration of breast cancer cells15
The C10orf76–PI4KB axis orchestrates CERT-mediated ceramide trafficking to the distal Golgi15
An S-acylated N-terminus and a conserved loop regulate the activity of the ABHD17 deacylase15
The HERCulean task of recognizing, ubiquitinating, and shielding misfolded integral membrane proteins15
Visualizing nuclear pore complex plasticity with pan-expansion microscopy15
The Unkempt RNA-binding protein reveals a local translation program in centriole overduplication15
Fascin-induced bundling protects actin filaments from disassembly by cofilin15
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