Journal of Cell Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Cell Biology is 15. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Differential metabolism of arsenicals regulates Fps1-mediated arsenite transport342
LUBAC regulates ciliogenesis by promoting CP110 removal from the mother centriole299
Distinct roles of two homologous kinesins in mammalian motile cilia275
A function of TPL/TBL1-type corepressors is to nucleate the assembly of the preinitiation complex238
A collective strategy to promote the dissemination of single cancer cells142
The α-Catenin mechanosensing M region is required for cell adhesion during tissue morphogenesis126
Developmental pruning of sensory neurites by mechanical tearing in Drosophila125
Sugar-free synapses run on mitochondrial Sirtuin 3111
Tld1 is a regulator of triglyceride lipolysis that demarcates a lipid droplet subpopulation99
Diverse microtubule-binding repeats regulate TPX2 activities at distinct locations within the spindle93
WDR62 localizes katanin at spindle poles to ensure synchronous chromosome segregation82
PP6 regulation of Aurora A–TPX2 limits NDC80 phosphorylation and mitotic spindle size77
Chromosome oscillation promotes Aurora A–dependent Hec1 phosphorylation and mitotic fidelity73
ESCRT-I and PTPN23 mediate microautophagy of ubiquitylated tau aggregates70
Tubulin isotypes optimize distinct spindle positioning mechanisms during yeast mitosis66
DBF4, not DRF1, is the crucial regulator of CDC7 kinase at replication forks64
Conformational transitions of the Spindly adaptor underlie its interaction with Dynein and Dynactin62
Microtubule-driven cell shape changes and actomyosin flow synergize to position the centrosome61
Reticulons promote formation of ER-derived double-membrane vesicles that facilitate SARS-CoV-2 replication59
VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A159
GxcM-Fbp17/RacC-WASP signaling regulates polarized cortex assembly in migrating cells via Arp2/357
Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER56
Rac1 promotes kidney collecting duct integrity by limiting actomyosin activity56
Kinetochores grip microtubules with directionally asymmetric strength56
Rab GTPases as “eat me” signals for selective autophagy54
Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage54
SARS-CoV-2 specific adaptations in N protein inhibit NF-κB activation and alter pathogenesis54
TIMP-1 is a novel ligand of Amyloid Precursor Protein and triggers a proinflammatory phenotype in human monocytes54
Migratory autolysosome disposal mitigates lysosome damage54
Centriole structural integrity defects are a crucial feature of hydrolethalus syndrome53
Astral microtubule cross-linking safeguards uniform nuclear distribution in the Drosophila syncytium53
Liquid–liquid phase separation facilitates the biogenesis of secretory storage granules53
FGFR2 residence in primary cilia is necessary for epithelial cell signaling52
PD-LI promotes rear retraction during persistent cell migration by altering integrin β4 dynamics52
Bill Weis (1959–2023): Pioneering structural biologist and biochemist who revolutionized our understanding of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling51
Organization of a cytoskeletal superstructure in the apical domain of intestinal tuft cells51
C17orf80 binds the mitochondrial genome to promote its replication51
Migrasomes: Biogenesis, physiological roles, and therapeutic potentials51
A gene duplication of a septin reveals a developmentally regulated filament length control mechanism49
Fast-evolving cofactors regulate the role of HEATR5 complexes in intra-Golgi trafficking49
ARHGEF17/TEM4 regulates the cell cycle through control of G1 progression49
PtdIns(3,4)P2, Lamellipodin, and VASP coordinate actin dynamics during phagocytosis in macrophages48
Refining S-acylation: Structure, regulation, dynamics, and therapeutic implications48
Crosstalk within and beyond the Polycomb repressive system48
Phollow the phosphoinositol: Actin dynamics at the B cell immune synapse48
CYRI-A limits invasive migration through macropinosome formation and integrin uptake regulation48
The phospholipids cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine differentially regulate MDC biogenesis47
Cryo-EM reveals how the mastigoneme assembles and responds to environmental signal changes45
USP19 promotes hypoxia-induced mitochondrial division via FUNDC1 at ER-mitochondria contact sites45
E3 ubiquitin ligase Wwp1 regulates ciliary dynamics of the Hedgehog receptor Smoothened45
StableMARK-decorated microtubules in cells have expanded lattices45
The WAVE complex associates with sites of saddle membrane curvature44
Nano-scale resolution of native retinal rod disk membranes reveals differences in lipid composition44
A complex of the lipid transport ER proteins TMEM24 and C2CD2 with band 4.1 at cell–cell contacts44
The IQGAP scaffolds: Critical nodes bridging receptor activation to cellular signaling44
Paxillin phase separation promotes focal adhesion assembly and integrin signaling44
Wnt signaling establishes the microtubule polarity in neurons through regulation of Kinesin-1343
TRIM37 prevents formation of condensate-organized ectopic spindle poles to ensure mitotic fidelity43
Eps15/Pan1p is a master regulator of the late stages of the endocytic pathway43
A guide to membrane atg8ylation and autophagy with reflections on immunity43
Induced nanoscale membrane curvature bypasses the essential endocytic function of clathrin43
Bidirectional regulation of calcium release–activated calcium (CRAC) channel by SARAF42
New editorial board members42
Microtubule-binding domains in Katanin p80 subunit are essential for severing activity inC. elegans41
Human atlastin-3 is a constitutive ER membrane fusion catalyst41
Spatially coordinated cell cycle activity and motility govern bifurcation of mammary branches41
Hatched and starved: Two chromatin compaction mechanisms join forces to silence germ cell genome41
Competition for calnexin binding regulates secretion and turnover of misfolded GPI-anchored proteins40
Force tuning through regulation of clathrin-dependent integrin endocytosis40
Genome-wide conditional degron libraries for functional genomics40
Septin-mediated RhoA activation engages the exocyst complex to recruit the cilium transition zone40
Repression of CENP-A assembly in metaphase requires HJURP phosphorylation and inhibition by M18BP140
How the vacuole ESCRTs its own proteins to their final destination40
Vav independently regulates synaptic growth and plasticity through distinct actin-based processes40
Putting the DOT on IL1A39
In situ cryo-electron tomography reveals local cellular machineries for axon branch development39
Newborn daughters get a fresh start through PI(3,5)P2-mediated vacuolar acidification39
DeepContact: High-throughput quantification of membrane contact sites based on electron microscopy imaging39
LC3B is a cofactor for LMX1B-mediated transcription of autophagy genes in dopaminergic neurons37
Correction: Netrins and neogenin promote myotube formation37
DISCO is key to successful centriole maturation36
Plan your trip before you leave: The neutrophils’ search-and-run journey36
A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo36
Hyperstabilization of T cell microvilli contacts by chimeric antigen receptors35
Endosomal recycling defects link Huntington’s disease with McLeod syndrome35
ER-localized Shr3 is a selective co-translational folding chaperone necessary for amino acid permease biogenesis35
A covalently linked probe to monitor local membrane properties surrounding plasma membrane proteins35
A fluorogenic complementation tool kit for interrogating lipid droplet–organelle interaction34
SUMOylation at the inner nuclear membrane facilitates nuclear envelope biogenesis during mitosis34
Reticular adhesions are assembled at flat clathrin lattices and opposed by active integrin α5β133
Coronin 1C restricts endosomal branched actin to organize ER contact and endosome fission33
A membrane-sensing mechanism links lipid metabolism to protein degradation at the nuclear envelope32
Axonal transport of autophagosomes is regulated by dynein activators JIP3/JIP4 and ARF/RAB GTPases32
Autolysosomal exocytosis of lipids protect neurons from ferroptosis31
Efficient progranulin exit from the ER requires its interaction with prosaposin, a Surf4 cargo31
The low-density lipoprotein receptor–mTORC1 axis coordinates CD8+ T cell activation31
Mitochondria–ER–PM contacts regulate mitochondrial division and PI(4)P distribution31
ATG9A facilitates the closure of mammalian autophagosomes30
Interphase microtubule disassembly is a signaling cue that drives cell rounding at mitotic entry30
SAMM50 acts with p62 in piecemeal basal- and OXPHOS-induced mitophagy of SAM and MICOS components30
A polarized anchor for hematopoietic stem cells: Synapse between stem cells and their niche?30
The role of midbody-associated mRNAs in regulating abscission30
RAB3 phosphorylation by pathogenic LRRK2 impairs trafficking of synaptic vesicle precursors30
Opposing functions for retromer and Rab11 in extracellular vesicle traffic at presynaptic terminals30
Sequential dynein effectors regulate axonal autophagosome motility in a maturation-dependent pathway30
T cells use focal adhesions to pull themselves through confined environments30
Centralspindlin proteins Pavarotti and Tumbleweed along with WASH regulate nuclear envelope budding29
Mitochondrial regulation of ferroptosis29
A proteome-wide yeast degron collection for the dynamic study of protein function29
Visualizing ER-phagy and ER architecture in vivo28
A farnesyl-dependent structural role for CENP-E in expansion of the fibrous corona28
PEAK1 Y635 phosphorylation regulates cell migration through association with Tensin3 and integrins28
The bioenergetics of nucleocytoplasmic transport28
Fusion pore dynamics of large secretory vesicles define a distinct mechanism of exocytosis28
Sara Wickström: The forces controlling our cell fate28
Periodic changes of cyclin D1 mRNA stability are regulated by PC4 modifications in the cell cycle28
Centrosome age breaks spindle size symmetry even in cells thought to divide symmetrically28
Not just protons: Chloride also activates lysosomal acidic hydrolases28
OMA1 clears traffic jam in TOM tunnel in mammals28
ESCRT, not intralumenal fragments, sorts ubiquitinated vacuole membrane proteins for degradation27
Super-resolution microscopy: Insights into mitochondria–lysosome crosstalk in health and disease27
Lactylation stabilizes TFEB to elevate autophagy and lysosomal activity27
Inhibition of endolysosome fusion increases exosome secretion27
Nuclear pore complexes mediate subtelomeric gene silencing by regulating PCNA levels on chromatin27
Composition and organization of kinetochores show plasticity in apicomplexan chromosome segregation27
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
Endothelial depletion of Atg7 triggers astrocyte–microvascular disassociation at blood–brain barrier27
New insights into IRE1α activation and function in anti-tumor immunity27
Faa1 membrane binding drives positive feedback in autophagosome biogenesis via fatty acid activation27
Subunit cooperation in the Get1/2 receptor promotes tail-anchored membrane protein insertion27
Kinesin-1 autoinhibition facilitates the initiation of dynein cargo transport26
Structural characterization and inhibition of the interaction between ch-TOG and TACC326
Extracellular vesicles adhere to cells primarily by interactions of integrins and GM1 with laminin26
Tailored assemblies of COPII proteins in secretion26
Meiotic nuclear pore complex remodeling provides key insights into nuclear basket organization26
Lena Ho: Micropeptides under the spotlight26
Mechanical competition alters the cellular interpretation of an endogenous genetic program25
Clathrin: Bender or bystander?25
A plant-specific bridging adaptor for amphisome biogenesis25
Cell death leaves a new TRAIL25
Prolonged depletion of profilin 1 or F-actin causes an adaptive response in microtubules25
α-Catenin force-sensitive binding and sequestration of LZTS2 leads to cytokinesis failure25
Making lipids very unhappy to discover how they bind to proteins25
An interaction between β′-COP and the ArfGAP, Glo3, maintains post-Golgi cargo recycling25
Rickettsia parkeri forms extensive, stable contacts with the rough endoplasmic reticulum25
MICAL2 enhances branched actin network disassembly by oxidizing Arp3B-containing Arp2/3 complexes24
NuMA is a mitotic adaptor protein that activates dynein and connects it to microtubule minus ends24
Integration of cell wall synthesis and chromosome segregation during cell division in Caulobacter24
Atg39 links and deforms the outer and inner nuclear membranes in selective autophagy of the nucleus24
Splicing under stress: A matter of time and place24
Binucleated human hepatocytes arise through late cytokinetic regression during endomitosis M phase24
The autophagy protein ATG-9 regulates lysosome function and integrity24
Karyopherin enrichment and compensation fortifies the nuclear pore complex against nucleocytoplasmic leakage24
Engineered synaptic tools reveal localized cAMP signaling in synapse assembly23
Nuclear poly-glutamine aggregates rupture the nuclear envelope and hinder its repair23
Directed stochasticity: Building biomolecular condensates in the right place23
p24 family Tango(1) at the endoplasmic reticulum exit site to organize cargo exit23
Active RB causes visible changes in nuclear organization23
Sarm1 activation produces cADPR to increase intra-axonal Ca++ and promote axon degeneration in PIPN23
Ubiquitin ligase MARCH5 localizes to peroxisomes to regulate pexophagy23
Elimination of nurse cell nuclei that shuttle into oocytes during oogenesis23
CEP97 phosphorylation by Dyrk1a is critical for centriole separation during multiciliogenesis23
Cell polarity changes in cancer initiation and progression23
Lineage tracing clarifies the cellular origin of tissue-resident macrophages in the developing heart23
Murine glial protrusion transcripts predict localized Drosophila glial mRNAs involved in plasticity23
Painting lysosomes to study organelle heterogeneity23
Tension-induced suppression of allosteric conformational changes coordinates kinesin-1 stepping23
mTORC2 suppresses cell death induced by hypo-osmotic stress by promoting sphingomyelin transport22
ARHGAP17 regulates the spatiotemporal activity of Cdc42 at invadopodia22
Establishing spatial control over TORC1 signaling22
Correction: Stressed-out yeast do not pass GO22
Structural response of microtubule and actin cytoskeletons to direct intracellular load22
Poly(ADP-ribose) binding and macroH2A mediate recruitment and functions of KDM5A at DNA lesions22
Long live lamins22
Fission-independent compartmentalization of mitochondria during budding yeast cell division22
PI(4,5)P2 diffuses freely in the plasma membrane even within high-density effector protein complexes22
NME3 binds to phosphatidic acid and mediates PLD6-induced mitochondrial tethering22
LYSMD proteins promote activation of Rab32-family GTPases for lysosome-related organelle biogenesis22
IRSp53 promotes postsynaptic density formation and actin filament bundling22
Ubiquitinating the way to T cell metabolism22
Centriole growth is limited by the Cdk/Cyclin-dependent phosphorylation of Ana2/STIL22
The emerging roles of non-canonical ubiquitination in proteostasis and beyond21
Rab40–Cullin5 complex regulates EPLIN and actin cytoskeleton dynamics during cell migration21
APOE traffics to astrocyte lipid droplets and modulates triglyceride saturation and droplet size21
ER as master regulator of membrane trafficking and organelle function21
Plasticity of mitotic cyclins in promoting the G2–M transition21
Ist2 recruits the lipid transporters Osh6/7 to ER–PM contacts to maintain phospholipid metabolism21
Determining how many cells to average for statistical testing of microscopy experiments21
A specialized tyrosine-based endocytosis signal in MR1 controls antigen presentation to MAIT cells21
Bridging condensins mediate compaction of mitotic chromosomes21
The minus-end depolymerase KIF2A drives flux-like treadmilling of γTuRC-uncapped microtubules21
RFWD3 promotes ZRANB3 recruitment to regulate the remodeling of stalled replication forks21
Glypican 4 mediates Wnt transport between germ layers via signaling filopodia21
Angulin-1 seals tricellular contacts independently of tricellulin and claudins20
ARF3 weights the balance for prostate cancer metastasis20
Nanoscale architect: Illuminating the key organizer of the fruit fly’s sensory world20
iASPP contributes to cell cortex rigidity, mitotic cell rounding, and spindle positioning20
Unveiling the TRAPP: The role of plant TRAPPII in adaptive growth decisions20
Molding a PI(3,5)P2 biosensor20
Vinculin is required for interkinetic nuclear migration (INM) and cell cycle progression20
RAB-10 cooperates with EHBP-1 to capture vesicular carriers during post-Golgi exocytic trafficking20
The Ndc80-Cdt1-Ska1 complex is a central processive kinetochore–microtubule coupling unit20
Ca2+ binding to Esyt modulates membrane contact site density in Drosophila photoreceptors20
Expanded directly binds conserved regions of Fat to restrain growth via the Hippo pathway20
ISWI chromatin remodeling complexes recruit NSD2 and H3K36me2 in pericentromeric heterochromatin20
Tweaking neural organoids to model human reactive astrocytes20
One step 4× and 12× 3D-ExM enables robust super-resolution microscopy of nanoscale cellular structures20
SIR telomere silencing depends on nuclear envelope lipids and modulates sensitivity to a lysolipid19
VASH1–SVBP and VASH2–SVBP generate different detyrosination profiles on microtubules19
Balancing cell polarity PARts through dephosphorylation19
LGI3/2–ADAM23 interactions cluster Kv1 channels in myelinated axons to regulate refractory period19
Oiling the wheels of nuclear division: SUMOylation regulates the expansion of the mitotic nuclear membrane19
Ribbon boosts ribosomal protein gene expression to coordinate organ form and function18
Extracellular vesicles from neurons promote neural induction of stem cells through cyclin D118
Zn2+ decoration of microtubules arrests axonal transport and displaces tau, doublecortin, and MAP2C18
Early proteostasis of caveolins synchronizes trafficking, degradation, and oligomerization to prevent toxic aggregation18
Mechanosensitive calcium flashes promote sustained RhoA activation during tight junction remodeling18
Claudin 7 suppresses invasion and metastasis through repression of a smooth muscle actin program18
AMPK regulates phagophore-to-autophagosome maturation18
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
A collagen IV fluorophore knock-in toolkit reveals trimer diversity in C. elegans basement membranes18
Centrosome-organized plasma membrane infoldings linked to growth of a cortical actin domain18
Liquid–liquid phase separation mediates the formation of herpesvirus assembly compartments18
JIP3 interacts with dynein and kinesin-1 to regulate bidirectional organelle transport18
Deep learning techniques and mathematical modeling allow 3D analysis of mitotic spindle dynamics18
The septin cytoskeleton: Heteromer composition defines filament function17
A second chance at yeast early endosomes17
Robustness and innovation along the endocytic route: Lessons from darkness17
Regulation of Cajal bodies: Unexpected connection to 60S ribosomes17
α-Catenin links integrin adhesions to F-actin to regulate ECM mechanosensing and rigidity dependence17
RTN3 and RTN4: Architects of SARS-CoV-2 replication organelles17
Fascin-induced bundling protects actin filaments from disassembly by cofilin17
The nature of cell division forces in epithelial monolayers17
An S-acylated N-terminus and a conserved loop regulate the activity of the ABHD17 deacylase17
Chasing the right tail: How the ER membrane complex recognizes its substrates17
ER export via SURF4 uses diverse mechanisms of both client and coat engagement17
WDR62 regulates spindle dynamics as an adaptor protein between TPX2/Aurora A and katanin17
Postsynaptic BMP signaling regulates myonuclear properties in Drosophila larval muscles17
IFT trains overcome an NPHP module barrier at the transition zone17
Acetic acid–induced stress granules function as scaffolding complexes for Hog1 activation by Pbs217
A PI(3,5)P2 reporter reveals PIKfyve activity and dynamics on macropinosomes and phagosomes17
Endomembranes promote chromosome missegregation by ensheathing misaligned chromosomes17
Loss of centromeric RNA activates the spindle assembly checkpoint in mammalian female meiosis I16
Laura Feltri: Of Schwann cells, matrix, and family16
The HERCulean task of recognizing, ubiquitinating, and shielding misfolded integral membrane proteins16
Torques within and outside the human spindle balance twist at anaphase16
Quantitative correlative microscopy reveals the ultrastructural distribution of endogenous endosomal proteins16
PINK1 drives production of mtDNA-containing extracellular vesicles to promote invasiveness16
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