Journal of Cell Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Cell Biology is 16. 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
LNCcation: lncRNA localization and function701
Mitochondrial regulation of ferroptosis233
Lysosome biogenesis: Regulation and functions194
The cell biology of synapse formation169
Paradoxical roles of caspase-3 in regulating cell survival, proliferation, and tumorigenesis141
Mitophagy pathways in health and disease127
SARM1 acts downstream of neuroinflammatory and necroptotic signaling to induce axon degeneration105
TMEM41B and VMP1 are scramblases and regulate the distribution of cholesterol and phosphatidylserine102
Cancer cells educate natural killer cells to a metastasis-promoting cell state98
STING induces LC3B lipidation onto single-membrane vesicles via the V-ATPase and ATG16L1-WD40 domain97
Lipid droplets in the nervous system97
VPS13D bridges the ER to mitochondria and peroxisomes via Miro94
FUS-dependent liquid–liquid phase separation is important for DNA repair initiation94
The RNA binding protein FMR1 controls selective exosomal miRNA cargo loading during inflammation90
Mechanisms of nonvesicular lipid transport90
The NLRP3–inflammasome as a sensor of organelle dysfunction89
The cell biology of Parkinson’s disease84
Recognition of RNA by the S9.6 antibody creates pervasive artifacts when imaging RNA:DNA hybrids82
Who’s in control? Principles of Rab GTPase activation in endolysosomal membrane trafficking and beyond80
Sequential dynein effectors regulate axonal autophagosome motility in a maturation-dependent pathway74
CDK4/6 regulate lysosome biogenesis through TFEB/TFE373
3D FIB-SEM reconstruction of microtubule–organelle interaction in whole primary mouse β cells69
Endosomal escape of delivered mRNA from endosomal recycling tubules visualized at the nanoscale67
The proline-rich domain promotes Tau liquid–liquid phase separation in cells66
COPII collar defines the boundary between ER and ER exit site and does not coat cargo containers65
Phospholipid ebb and flow makes mitochondria go65
Similarities and interplay between senescent cells and macrophages64
Pathogenic mutations in the kinesin-3 motor KIF1A diminish force generation and movement through allosteric mechanisms63
Secretory autophagy maintains proteostasis upon lysosome inhibition63
Phase separation of Axin organizes the β-catenin destruction complex62
V-ATPase is a universal regulator of LC3-associated phagocytosis and non-canonical autophagy60
Evolving models for assembling and shaping clathrin-coated pits60
High-fidelity reconstitution of stress granules and nucleoli in mammalian cellular lysate58
Time-resolved proteomics profiling of the ciliary Hedgehog response57
PINK1 drives production of mtDNA-containing extracellular vesicles to promote invasiveness56
ECM deposition is driven by caveolin-1–dependent regulation of exosomal biogenesis and cargo sorting56
The long journey to bring a Myc inhibitor to the clinic56
High-content imaging-based pooled CRISPR screens in mammalian cells55
Nuclear lipid droplets form in the inner nuclear membrane in a seipin-independent manner54
Ubiquitin chains earmark GPCRs for BBSome-mediated removal from cilia53
Role of the early secretory pathway in SARS-CoV-2 infection50
Image-based pooled whole-genome CRISPRi screening for subcellular phenotypes50
Transmembrane phospholipid translocation mediated by Atg9 is involved in autophagosome formation50
VPS13D promotes peroxisome biogenesis50
Polo-like kinase 1 independently controls microtubule-nucleating capacity and size of the centrosome46
Adherens junction regulates cryptic lamellipodia formation for epithelial cell migration45
Sarm1 activation produces cADPR to increase intra-axonal Ca++ and promote axon degeneration in PIPN45
Binding and transport of SFPQ-RNA granules by KIF5A/KLC1 motors promotes axon survival44
Catalytically inactive, purified RNase H1: A specific and sensitive probe for RNA–DNA hybrid imaging44
Direct binding of ESCRT protein Chm7 to phosphatidic acid–rich membranes at nuclear envelope herniations43
Phagosome resolution regenerates lysosomes and maintains the degradative capacity in phagocytes42
High-speed single-molecule imaging reveals signal transduction by induced transbilayer raft phases42
CDC42EP5/BORG3 modulates SEPT9 to promote actomyosin function, migration, and invasion42
ER as master regulator of membrane trafficking and organelle function42
SAMM50 acts with p62 in piecemeal basal- and OXPHOS-induced mitophagy of SAM and MICOS components42
Regulation of Golgi turnover by CALCOCO1-mediated selective autophagy41
ER-lysosome lipid transfer protein VPS13C/PARK23 prevents aberrant mtDNA-dependent STING signaling40
Synaptic activity controls autophagic vacuole motility and function in dendrites40
mTORC1 activity is supported by spatial association with focal adhesions39
NCOA4 drives ferritin phase separation to facilitate macroferritinophagy and microferritinophagy39
DOT1L modulates the senescence-associated secretory phenotype through epigenetic regulation of IL1A39
Computational analyses reveal spatial relationships between nuclear pore complexes and specific lamins39
Structural and biochemical insights into lipid transport by VPS13 proteins39
Mechanosensitive calcium flashes promote sustained RhoA activation during tight junction remodeling38
HDAC6 regulates microtubule stability and clustering of AChRs at neuromuscular junctions38
Tyramide signal amplification mass spectrometry (TSA-MS) ratio identifies nuclear speckle proteins38
FIT2 is an acyl–coenzyme A diphosphatase crucial for endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis38
Rapid degradation of GRASP55 and GRASP65 reveals their immediate impact on the Golgi structure38
Caveolin-1 and cavin1 act synergistically to generate a unique lipid environment in caveolae37
High-precision targeting workflow for volume electron microscopy37
The modified mitochondrial outer membrane carrier MTCH2 links mitochondrial fusion to lipogenesis37
Analysis of copy number alterations reveals the lncRNA ALAL-1 as a regulator of lung cancer immune evasion36
Ubiquitin ligase MARCH5 localizes to peroxisomes to regulate pexophagy36
Quantitative correlative microscopy reveals the ultrastructural distribution of endogenous endosomal proteins36
FHL2 anchors mitochondria to actin and adapts mitochondrial dynamics to glucose supply36
Label-retention expansion microscopy35
The WAVE complex associates with sites of saddle membrane curvature35
PI4P/PS countertransport by ORP10 at ER–endosome membrane contact sites regulates endosome fission35
Angulin-1 seals tricellular contacts independently of tricellulin and claudins35
A cryo-ET survey of microtubules and intracellular compartments in mammalian axons35
USP19 promotes hypoxia-induced mitochondrial division via FUNDC1 at ER-mitochondria contact sites35
Long-lived mitochondrial cristae proteins in mouse heart and brain35
NBR1: The archetypal selective autophagy receptor34
XMAP215 promotes microtubule catastrophe by disrupting the growing microtubule end34
Lipid droplets and the host–pathogen dynamic: FATal attraction?34
Intracellular wetting mediates contacts between liquid compartments and membrane-bound organelles34
GOLPH3 and GOLPH3L are broad-spectrum COPI adaptors for sorting into intra-Golgi transport vesicles34
Nesprins are mechanotransducers that discriminate epithelial–mesenchymal transition programs33
Telomerase treatment prevents lung profibrotic pathologies associated with physiological aging33
Specific KIF1A–adaptor interactions control selective cargo recognition33
Alternative splicing of clathrin heavy chain contributes to the switch from coated pits to plaques33
Kinetochore-bound Mps1 regulates kinetochore–microtubule attachments via Ndc80 phosphorylation33
Cnm1 mediates nucleus–mitochondria contact site formation in response to phospholipid levels33
A non-canonical Hedgehog pathway initiates ciliogenesis and autophagy33
A guide to membrane atg8ylation and autophagy with reflections on immunity33
The Rab7 effector WDR91 promotes autophagy-lysosome degradation in neurons by regulating lysosome fusion33
MICAL2 enhances branched actin network disassembly by oxidizing Arp3B-containing Arp2/3 complexes33
Optogenetic activators of apoptosis, necroptosis, and pyroptosis33
Neuronal endolysosomal transport and lysosomal functionality in maintaining axonostasis33
Parkin-independent mitophagy via Drp1-mediated outer membrane severing and inner membrane ubiquitination32
Capture and delivery of tail-anchored proteins to the endoplasmic reticulum32
Opposing functions for retromer and Rab11 in extracellular vesicle traffic at presynaptic terminals32
MICOS subcomplexes assemble independently on the mitochondrial inner membrane in proximity to ER contact sites32
ORP5 and ORP8 orchestrate lipid droplet biogenesis and maintenance at ER–mitochondria contact sites32
ER–mitochondria contacts promote mitochondrial-derived compartment biogenesis32
Plectin-mediated cytoskeletal crosstalk controls cell tension and cohesion in epithelial sheets31
PLCγ1 promotes phase separation of T cell signaling components31
mRNA localization mediates maturation of cytoplasmic cilia in Drosophila spermatogenesis31
Phosphorylation of SNX27 by MAPK11/14 links cellular stress–signaling pathways with endocytic recycling31
A mitochondrial contribution to anti-inflammatory shear stress signaling in vascular endothelial cells31
The UPRmt preserves mitochondrial import to extend lifespan31
Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER31
A ciliopathy complex builds distal appendages to initiate ciliogenesis30
Liquid–liquid phase separation facilitates the biogenesis of secretory storage granules30
Notch2 complements Notch1 to mediate inductive signaling that initiates early T cell development30
Atg39 links and deforms the outer and inner nuclear membranes in selective autophagy of the nucleus30
CRISPR screens for lipid regulators reveal a role for ER-bound SNX13 in lysosomal cholesterol export30
ANO5 ensures trafficking of annexins in wounded myofibers30
Subcellular localization of the J-protein Sis1 regulates the heat shock response30
MyD88 oligomer size functions as a physical threshold to trigger IL1R Myddosome signaling29
GTP-dependent formation of straight tubulin oligomers leads to microtubule nucleation29
CENP-A overexpression promotes aneuploidy with karyotypic heterogeneity29
WASP integrates substrate topology and cell polarity to guide neutrophil migration29
Induction of spontaneous human neocentromere formation and long-term maturation29
Dendritic cell actin dynamics control contact duration and priming efficiency at the immunological synapse29
C-ferroptosis is an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death in cyanobacteria29
Cell migration orchestrates migrasome formation by shaping retraction fibers29
Cell division requires RNA eviction from condensing chromosomes28
Vps13D functions in a Pink1-dependent and Parkin-independent mitophagy pathway28
Regulating peroxisome–ER contacts via the ACBD5-VAPB tether by FFAT motif phosphorylation and GSK3β28
Centriole-independent mitotic spindle assembly relies on the PCNT–CDK5RAP2 pericentriolar matrix28
ATG9 vesicles comprise the seed membrane of mammalian autophagosomes28
Deorphanizing FAM19A proteins as pan-neurexin ligands with an unusual biosynthetic binding mechanism28
Kinetochore phosphatases suppress autonomous Polo-like kinase 1 activity to control the mitotic checkpoint28
A septin GTPase scaffold of dynein–dynactin motors triggers retrograde lysosome transport27
p53 deficiency triggers dysregulation of diverse cellular processes in physiological oxygen27
Effector-mediated ERM activation locally inhibits RhoA activity to shape the apical cell domain27
Evidence for anaphase pulling forces during C. elegans meiosis27
Consensus nomenclature for dyneins and associated assembly factors27
Atlastin 2/3 regulate ER targeting of the ULK1 complex to initiate autophagy27
Mitochondrial dysfunction compromises ciliary homeostasis in astrocytes27
VMP1 and TMEM41B are essential for DMV formation during β-coronavirus infection27
TDP-43 mediates SREBF2-regulated gene expression required for oligodendrocyte myelination26
Stochastic combinations of actin regulatory proteins are sufficient to drive filopodia formation26
Biochemical reconstitutions reveal principles of human γ-TuRC assembly and function26
Twinfilin bypasses assembly conditions and actin filament aging to drive barbed end depolymerization26
SARS-CoV-2 ORF10 impairs cilia by enhancing CUL2ZYG11B activity26
NUCKS1 promotes RAD54 activity in homologous recombination DNA repair26
The ER cholesterol sensor SCAP promotes CARTS biogenesis at ER–Golgi membrane contact sites26
An antibody toolbox to track complex I assembly defines AIF’s mitochondrial function26
Myelination generates aberrant ultrastructure that is resolved by microglia25
Teasing out function from morphology: Similarities between primary cilia and immune synapses25
JIP3 interacts with dynein and kinesin-1 to regulate bidirectional organelle transport25
STING controls energy stress-induced autophagy and energy metabolism via STX1725
Genetically encoded live-cell sensor for tyrosinated microtubules25
CDKD-dependent activation of CDKA;1 controls microtubule dynamics and cytokinesis during meiosis25
Live imaging of transcription sites using an elongating RNA polymerase II–specific probe25
FIT2 organizes lipid droplet biogenesis with ER tubule-forming proteins and septins25
Quantitative analysis of autophagy reveals the role of ATG9 and ATG2 in autophagosome formation25
Conserved actin machinery drives microtubule-independent motility and phagocytosis in Naegleria25
Retinyl esters form lipid droplets independently of triacylglycerol and seipin24
E3 ubiquitin ligase Wwp1 regulates ciliary dynamics of the Hedgehog receptor Smoothened24
Shared and specific functions of Arfs 1–5 at the Golgi revealed by systematic knockouts24
Collective invasion induced by an autocrine purinergic loop through connexin-43 hemichannels24
Autophagy facilitates mitochondrial rebuilding after acute heat stress via a DRP-1–dependent process24
ER membrane contact sites support endosomal small GTPase conversion for exosome secretion24
Plk4 triggers autonomous de novo centriole biogenesis and maturation24
The cell biology of fertilization: Gamete attachment and fusion24
Nano-scale resolution of native retinal rod disk membranes reveals differences in lipid composition24
Regulation of membrane NMDA receptors by dynamics and protein interactions24
Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage24
Tricellulin secures the epithelial barrier at tricellular junctions by interacting with actomyosin23
CYRI-A limits invasive migration through macropinosome formation and integrin uptake regulation23
Dual spindles assemble in bovine zygotes despite the presence of paternal centrosomes23
Tension promotes kinetochore–microtubule release by Aurora B kinase23
Stable inheritance of CENP-A chromatin: Inner strength versus dynamic control23
A versatile cortical pattern-forming circuit based on Rho, F-actin, Ect2, and RGA-3/423
Extracellular vesicles from neurons promote neural induction of stem cells through cyclin D123
Per1/Per2–Igf2 axis–mediated circadian regulation of myogenic differentiation23
Centriole and PCM cooperatively recruit CEP192 to spindle poles to promote bipolar spindle assembly23
Quality control of 40S ribosome head assembly ensures scanning competence23
ZNF416 is a pivotal transcriptional regulator of fibroblast mechanoactivation23
Poly(ADP-ribose) binding and macroH2A mediate recruitment and functions of KDM5A at DNA lesions23
Object detection networks and augmented reality for cellular detection in fluorescence microscopy23
A loop extrusion–independent mechanism contributes to condensin I–mediated chromosome shaping23
Mechanical competition alters the cellular interpretation of an endogenous genetic program22
Zc3h10 regulates adipogenesis by controlling translation and F-actin/mitochondria interaction22
WDR60-mediated dynein-2 loading into cilia powers retrograde IFT and transition zone crossing22
An APEX2 proximity ligation method for mapping interactions with the nuclear lamina22
Phase separation and toxicity of C9orf72 poly(PR) depends on alternate distribution of arginine22
Cavin4 interacts with Bin1 to promote T-tubule formation and stability in developing skeletal muscle22
Mitochondria on the move: Horizontal mitochondrial transfer in disease and health22
Combinatorial multivalent interactions drive cooperative assembly of the COPII coat22
An asymmetric junctional mechanoresponse coordinates mitotic rounding with epithelial integrity22
Intersection of TKS5 and FGD1/CDC42 signaling cascades directs the formation of invadopodia22
Fyn and TOM1L1 are recruited to clathrin-coated pits and regulate Akt signaling22
EGFR-mediated epidermal stem cell motility drives skin regeneration through COL17A1 proteolysis21
Signaling by the integrated stress response kinase PKR is fine-tuned by dynamic clustering21
Anisotropic expansion of hepatocyte lumina enforced by apical bulkheads21
c entrocortin RNA localization to centrosomes is regulated by FMRP and facilitates error-free mitosis21
Quality assessment in light microscopy for routine use through simple tools and robust metrics21
Karyopherin enrichment and compensation fortifies the nuclear pore complex against nucleocytoplasmic leakage21
ESCRT, not intralumenal fragments, sorts ubiquitinated vacuole membrane proteins for degradation21
The HSPG syndecan is a core organizer of cholinergic synapses21
A conserved myotubularin-related phosphatase regulates autophagy by maintaining autophagic flux21
Centromeric transcription maintains centromeric cohesion in human cells21
Reduced insulin/IGF1 signaling prevents immune aging via ZIP-10/bZIP–mediated feedforward loop21
Detection and quantification of the vacuolar H+ATPase using the Legionella effector protein SidK21
Sterol and oxysterol synthases near the ciliary base activate the Hedgehog pathway21
Triglyceride lipolysis triggers liquid crystalline phases in lipid droplets and alters the LD proteome21
Stress-responsive regulation of extracellular proteostasis21
Mechanosensitive collaboration between integrins and connexins allows nutrient and antioxidant transport into the lens20
Mechanism of p38 MAPK–induced EGFR endocytosis and its crosstalk with ligand-induced pathways20
Superresolution characterization of core centriole architecture20
Lymphocyte egress signal sphingosine-1-phosphate promotes ERM-guided, bleb-based migration20
Novel phospho-switch function of delta-catenin in dendrite development20
O-GlcNAc modification of nuclear pore complexes accelerates bidirectional transport20
Leep1 interacts with PIP3 and the Scar/WAVE complex to regulate cell migration and macropinocytosis20
Senescent cells suppress macrophage-mediated corpse removal via upregulation of the CD47-QPCT/L axis20
Induced nanoscale membrane curvature bypasses the essential endocytic function of clathrin20
Pex30-like proteins function as adaptors at distinct ER membrane contact sites20
The deubiquitylase USP9X controls ribosomal stalling20
Composition and organization of kinetochores show plasticity in apicomplexan chromosome segregation20
Myeloid-derived growth factor regulates neutrophil motility in interstitial tissue damage20
Aurora A kinase activation: Different means to different ends20
Multivalent interactions make adherens junction–cytoskeletal linkage robust during morphogenesis20
Inhibition of class I PI3K enhances chaperone-mediated autophagy20
Lysine acetylation of cytoskeletal proteins: Emergence of an actin code19
Filament organization of the bacterial actin MreB is dependent on the nucleotide state19
CAMSAPs organize an acentrosomal microtubule network from basal varicosities in radial glial cells19
Material properties of phase-separated TFEB condensates regulate the autophagy-lysosome pathway19
EPH/EPHRIN regulates cellular organization by actomyosin contractility effects on cell contacts19
Chromosome oscillation promotes Aurora A–dependent Hec1 phosphorylation and mitotic fidelity19
Chromosome compartmentalization alterations in prostate cancer cell lines model disease progression19
Nucleoplasmic lamin C rapidly accumulates at sites of nuclear envelope rupture with BAF and cGAS19
Parallel phospholipid transfer by Vps13 and Atg2 determines autophagosome biogenesis dynamics19
In situ cryo-electron tomography reveals local cellular machineries for axon branch development19
Kinetoplastid kinetochore proteins KKT2 and KKT3 have unique centromere localization domains19
High-throughput single-cell epigenomic profiling by targeted insertion of promoters (TIP-seq)19
Crippling life support for SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses through synthetic lethality19
The LTB4–BLT1 axis regulates actomyosin and β2-integrin dynamics during neutrophil extravasation19
EGFR-RAS-MAPK signaling is confined to the plasma membrane and associated endorecycling protrusions19
DNA damage promotes microtubule dynamics through a DNA-PK-AKT axis for enhanced repair19
Want to leave the ER? We offer vesicles, tubules, and tunnels18
WDR62 regulates spindle dynamics as an adaptor protein between TPX2/Aurora A and katanin18
Lipid anchoring and electrostatic interactions target NOT-LIKE-DAD to pollen endo-plasma membrane18
Mitotic phosphorylation of Pex14p regulates peroxisomal import machinery18
Atg39 selectively captures inner nuclear membrane into lumenal vesicles for delivery to the autophagosome18
High-efficacy subcellular micropatterning of proteins using fibrinogen anchors18
KIF13A drives AMPA receptor synaptic delivery for long-term potentiation via endosomal remodeling18
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