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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
PP6 regulation of Aurora A–TPX2 limits NDC80 phosphorylation and mitotic spindle size354
LUBAC regulates ciliogenesis by promoting CP110 removal from the mother centriole146
Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER137
Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage125
A conserved role for centriolar satellites in translation of centrosomal and ciliary proteins96
Microtubule-driven cell shape changes and actomyosin flow synergize to position the centrosome83
Lipid droplets: Open questions and conceptual advances around a unique organelle82
Kinetochores grip microtubules with directionally asymmetric strength80
The PAX3-FOXO1 fusion gene reduces cell–ECM interactions and TGFβ signaling in rhabdomyosarcoma79
DBF4, not DRF1, is the crucial regulator of CDC7 kinase at replication forks73
Tubulin isotypes optimize distinct spindle positioning mechanisms during yeast mitosis73
Conformational transitions of the Spindly adaptor underlie its interaction with Dynein and Dynactin72
Sugar-free synapses run on mitochondrial Sirtuin 371
RIM and MUNC13 membrane–binding domains are essential for neuropeptide secretion69
Distinct roles of two homologous kinesins in mammalian motile cilia67
Developmental pruning of sensory neurites by mechanical tearing in Drosophila66
VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A166
A collective strategy to promote the dissemination of single cancer cells66
ESCRT-I and PTPN23 mediate microautophagy of ubiquitylated tau aggregates64
Mechanisms of genome instability from cellular folate stress63
Differential metabolism of arsenicals regulates Fps1-mediated arsenite transport62
GxcM-Fbp17/RacC-WASP signaling regulates polarized cortex assembly in migrating cells via Arp2/362
A function of TPL/TBL1-type corepressors is to nucleate the assembly of the preinitiation complex62
The α-Catenin mechanosensing M region is required for cell adhesion during tissue morphogenesis61
Reticulons promote formation of ER-derived double-membrane vesicles that facilitate SARS-CoV-2 replication61
Diverse microtubule-binding repeats regulate TPX2 activities at distinct locations within the spindle61
Tld1 is a regulator of triglyceride lipolysis that demarcates a lipid droplet subpopulation59
A gene duplication of a septin reveals a developmentally regulated filament length control mechanism58
SARS-CoV-2 specific adaptations in N protein inhibit NF-κB activation and alter pathogenesis57
C17orf80 binds the mitochondrial genome to promote its replication57
Organization of a cytoskeletal superstructure in the apical domain of intestinal tuft cells56
PtdIns(3,4)P2, Lamellipodin, and VASP coordinate actin dynamics during phagocytosis in macrophages55
Rab GTPases as “eat me” signals for selective autophagy55
Bill Weis (1959–2023): Pioneering structural biologist and biochemist who revolutionized our understanding of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling54
Stu2 performs an essential kinetochore function independent of its microtubule polymerase activity51
Taperin bundles F-actin at stereocilia pivot points enabling optimal lifelong mechanosensitivity51
Astral microtubule cross-linking safeguards uniform nuclear distribution in the Drosophila syncytium51
Fast-evolving cofactors regulate the role of HEATR5 complexes in intra-Golgi trafficking51
The phospholipids cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine differentially regulate MDC biogenesis49
Cryo-EM reveals how the mastigoneme assembles and responds to environmental signal changes49
Refining S-acylation: Structure, regulation, dynamics, and therapeutic implications48
Centriole structural integrity defects are a crucial feature of hydrolethalus syndrome47
Phollow the phosphoinositol: Actin dynamics at the B cell immune synapse47
Mechanisms of nuclear segregation in a multinucleate multibudding yeast47
Crosstalk within and beyond the Polycomb repressive system46
Allocation of resources among multiple daughter cells45
FGFR2 residence in primary cilia is necessary for epithelial cell signaling45
PD-LI promotes rear retraction during persistent cell migration by altering integrin β4 dynamics43
Migrasomes: Biogenesis, physiological roles, and therapeutic potentials42
ARHGEF17/TEM4 regulates the cell cycle through control of G1 progression42
Tubulin regulates stability and localization of STMN2 by binding preferentially to its soluble form42
Migratory autolysosome disposal mitigates lysosome damage42
Newborn daughters get a fresh start through PI(3,5)P2-mediated vacuolar acidification41
TIMP-1 is a novel ligand of Amyloid Precursor Protein and triggers a proinflammatory phenotype in human monocytes41
Liquid–liquid phase separation facilitates the biogenesis of secretory storage granules41
Competition for calnexin binding regulates secretion and turnover of misfolded GPI-anchored proteins40
Human atlastin-3 is a constitutive ER membrane fusion catalyst40
New editorial board members39
A complex of the lipid transport ER proteins TMEM24 and C2CD2 with band 4.1 at cell–cell contacts39
Microtubule-binding domains in Katanin p80 subunit are essential for severing activity inC. elegans39
A biotin-HaloTag ligand enables efficient affinity capture of protein variants from live cells38
Paxillin phase separation promotes focal adhesion assembly and integrin signaling38
Induced nanoscale membrane curvature bypasses the essential endocytic function of clathrin37
In situ cryo-electron tomography reveals local cellular machineries for axon branch development36
Eps15/Pan1p is a master regulator of the late stages of the endocytic pathway36
DeepContact: High-throughput quantification of membrane contact sites based on electron microscopy imaging35
Genome-wide conditional degron libraries for functional genomics35
Spatially coordinated cell cycle activity and motility govern bifurcation of mammary branches35
The IQGAP scaffolds: Critical nodes bridging receptor activation to cellular signaling34
Vav independently regulates synaptic growth and plasticity through distinct actin-based processes34
Repression of CENP-A assembly in metaphase requires HJURP phosphorylation and inhibition by M18BP134
Septin-mediated RhoA activation engages the exocyst complex to recruit the cilium transition zone34
Understanding microtubule dynamics: The synergy of technology, theory, and experiment34
Force tuning through regulation of clathrin-dependent integrin endocytosis34
StableMARK-decorated microtubules in cells have expanded lattices34
A fluorogenic complementation tool kit for interrogating lipid droplet–organelle interaction33
Reticular adhesions are assembled at flat clathrin lattices and opposed by active integrin α5β133
Mitochondrial fission controls astrocyte morphogenesis and organization in the cortex33
Centralspindlin proteins Pavarotti and Tumbleweed along with WASH regulate nuclear envelope budding33
Correction: Netrins and neogenin promote myotube formation33
ER-localized Shr3 is a selective co-translational folding chaperone necessary for amino acid permease biogenesis33
A guide to membrane atg8ylation and autophagy with reflections on immunity33
A covalently linked probe to monitor local membrane properties surrounding plasma membrane proteins32
LC3B is a cofactor for LMX1B-mediated transcription of autophagy genes in dopaminergic neurons32
Spindle morphology changes between meiosis and mitosis driven by CK2 regulation of the Ran pathway32
Plan your trip before you leave: The neutrophils’ search-and-run journey32
Hyperstabilization of T cell microvilli contacts by chimeric antigen receptors32
A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo32
Coronin 1C restricts endosomal branched actin to organize ER contact and endosome fission32
The role of midbody-associated mRNAs in regulating abscission32
A membrane-sensing mechanism links lipid metabolism to protein degradation at the nuclear envelope32
Mitochondria–ER–PM contacts regulate mitochondrial division and PI(4)P distribution31
Irg1l regulates neuromast size via metabolic reprogramming to promote supporting cell proliferation31
SUMOylation at the inner nuclear membrane facilitates nuclear envelope biogenesis during mitosis31
T cells use focal adhesions to pull themselves through confined environments31
Interphase microtubule disassembly is a signaling cue that drives cell rounding at mitotic entry31
Axonal transport of autophagosomes is regulated by dynein activators JIP3/JIP4 and ARF/RAB GTPases30
ATG9A facilitates the closure of mammalian autophagosomes30
The low-density lipoprotein receptor–mTORC1 axis coordinates CD8+ T cell activation30
RAB3 phosphorylation by pathogenic LRRK2 impairs trafficking of synaptic vesicle precursors30
Autolysosomal exocytosis of lipids protect neurons from ferroptosis30
The bioenergetics of nucleocytoplasmic transport29
Endosomal recycling defects link Huntington’s disease with McLeod syndrome29
Sara Wickström: The forces controlling our cell fate29
Efficient progranulin exit from the ER requires its interaction with prosaposin, a Surf4 cargo29
Synaptotagmin-1 in phase: Condensate biology reveals new insights into the synaptic calcium sensor29
Microtubule-associated proteins promote microtubule generation in the absence of γ-tubulin in human colon cancer cells28
Faa1 membrane binding drives positive feedback in autophagosome biogenesis via fatty acid activation28
Periodic changes of cyclin D1 mRNA stability are regulated by PC4 modifications in the cell cycle28
New insights into IRE1α activation and function in anti-tumor immunity28
A proteome-wide yeast degron collection for the dynamic study of protein function28
OMA1 clears traffic jam in TOM tunnel in mammals28
A farnesyl-dependent structural role for CENP-E in expansion of the fibrous corona27
Composition and organization of kinetochores show plasticity in apicomplexan chromosome segregation27
PEAK1 Y635 phosphorylation regulates cell migration through association with Tensin3 and integrins27
Lactylation stabilizes TFEB to elevate autophagy and lysosomal activity27
Mechanical control of osteoclast fusion by membrane-cortex attachment and BAR proteins27
How do trypanosome IFT trains choose special tracks?26
Inhibition of endolysosome fusion increases exosome secretion26
Fusion pore dynamics of large secretory vesicles define a distinct mechanism of exocytosis26
Not just protons: Chloride also activates lysosomal acidic hydrolases25
Kinesin-1 autoinhibition facilitates the initiation of dynein cargo transport25
Nodal modulator (NOMO) is a force-bearing transmembrane protein required for muscle differentiation25
Centrosome age breaks spindle size symmetry even in cells thought to divide symmetrically25
Meiotic nuclear pore complex remodeling provides key insights into nuclear basket organization25
Super-resolution microscopy: Insights into mitochondria–lysosome crosstalk in health and disease25
Extracellular vesicles adhere to cells primarily by interactions of integrins and GM1 with laminin25
A plant-specific bridging adaptor for amphisome biogenesis24
Endothelial depletion of Atg7 triggers astrocyte–microvascular disassociation at blood–brain barrier24
Engineered synaptic tools reveal localized cAMP signaling in synapse assembly24
Visualizing ER-phagy and ER architecture in vivo24
Prolonged depletion of profilin 1 or F-actin causes an adaptive response in microtubules24
The p97 ATPase and its adaptor UBXD8 maintain peroxisome pools by preventing pexophagy24
Nuclear pore complexes mediate subtelomeric gene silencing by regulating PCNA levels on chromatin24
NuMA is a mitotic adaptor protein that activates dynein and connects it to microtubule minus ends24
Cell polarity changes in cancer initiation and progression23
Integration of cell wall synthesis and chromosome segregation during cell division in Caulobacter23
The autophagy protein ATG-9 regulates lysosome function and integrity23
Tailored assemblies of COPII proteins in secretion23
Karyopherin enrichment and compensation fortifies the nuclear pore complex against nucleocytoplasmic leakage23
Splicing under stress: A matter of time and place23
Lena Ho: Micropeptides under the spotlight22
Making lipids very unhappy to discover how they bind to proteins22
JIP4 and RILPL1 utilize opposing motor force to dynamically regulate lysosomal tubulation22
Tension-induced suppression of allosteric conformational changes coordinates kinesin-1 stepping22
Structural characterization and inhibition of the interaction between ch-TOG and TACC322
Atg39 links and deforms the outer and inner nuclear membranes in selective autophagy of the nucleus21
Sarm1 activation produces cADPR to increase intra-axonal Ca++ and promote axon degeneration in PIPN21
Phosphoproteomic identification of Mos–MAPK targets in meiotic cell cycle and asymmetric oocyte divisions21
Ubiquitin ligase MARCH5 localizes to peroxisomes to regulate pexophagy21
Rickettsia parkeri forms extensive, stable contacts with the rough endoplasmic reticulum21
Lineage tracing clarifies the cellular origin of tissue-resident macrophages in the developing heart21
Ca2+ binding to Esyt modulates membrane contact site density in Drosophila photoreceptors21
Painting lysosomes to study organelle heterogeneity21
Active RB causes visible changes in nuclear organization21
α-Catenin force-sensitive binding and sequestration of LZTS2 leads to cytokinesis failure21
CDR2 is a dynein adaptor recruited by kinectin to regulate ER sheet organization21
Clathrin: Bender or bystander?21
Ubiquitinating the way to T cell metabolism21
LYSMD proteins promote activation of Rab32-family GTPases for lysosome-related organelle biogenesis21
Binucleated human hepatocytes arise through late cytokinetic regression during endomitosis M phase21
An interaction between β′-COP and the ArfGAP, Glo3, maintains post-Golgi cargo recycling21
Tubulin isotypes contribute opposing properties to balance anaphase spindle morphogenesis21
Establishing spatial control over TORC1 signaling20
RFWD3 promotes ZRANB3 recruitment to regulate the remodeling of stalled replication forks20
ER as master regulator of membrane trafficking and organelle function20
CEP97 phosphorylation by Dyrk1a is critical for centriole separation during multiciliogenesis20
Plasticity of mitotic cyclins in promoting the G2–M transition20
p24 family Tango(1) at the endoplasmic reticulum exit site to organize cargo exit20
Centriole growth is limited by the Cdk/Cyclin-dependent phosphorylation of Ana2/STIL20
Correction: Stressed-out yeast do not pass GO20
PI(4,5)P2 diffuses freely in the plasma membrane even within high-density effector protein complexes20
Structural response of microtubule and actin cytoskeletons to direct intracellular load20
Directed stochasticity: Building biomolecular condensates in the right place20
Murine glial protrusion transcripts predict localized Drosophila glial mRNAs involved in plasticity20
APOE traffics to astrocyte lipid droplets and modulates triglyceride saturation and droplet size20
The emerging roles of non-canonical ubiquitination in proteostasis and beyond20
PEX14 acts as a molecular link between optineurin and the autophagic machinery to induce pexophagy20
Fission-independent compartmentalization of mitochondria during budding yeast cell division20
Determining how many cells to average for statistical testing of microscopy experiments20
mTORC2 suppresses cell death induced by hypo-osmotic stress by promoting sphingomyelin transport19
The minus-end depolymerase KIF2A drives flux-like treadmilling of γTuRC-uncapped microtubules19
Long live lamins19
Centrosome-organized plasma membrane infoldings linked to growth of a cortical actin domain19
Tepsin and AP4 mediate transport from the trans-Golgi to the plant-like vacuole in toxoplasma19
A specialized tyrosine-based endocytosis signal in MR1 controls antigen presentation to MAIT cells19
Bridging condensins mediate compaction of mitotic chromosomes19
NME3 binds to phosphatidic acid and mediates PLD6-induced mitochondrial tethering19
CLASPs stabilize the pre-catastrophe intermediate state between microtubule growth and shrinkage19
ARHGAP17 regulates the spatiotemporal activity of Cdc42 at invadopodia19
Nuclear poly-glutamine aggregates rupture the nuclear envelope and hinder its repair19
IRSp53 promotes postsynaptic density formation and actin filament bundling19
Deep learning techniques and mathematical modeling allow 3D analysis of mitotic spindle dynamics19
Early proteostasis of caveolins synchronizes trafficking, degradation, and oligomerization to prevent toxic aggregation19
Unveiling the TRAPP: The role of plant TRAPPII in adaptive growth decisions18
Claudin 7 suppresses invasion and metastasis through repression of a smooth muscle actin program18
Balancing cell polarity PARts through dephosphorylation18
RTN3 and RTN4: Architects of SARS-CoV-2 replication organelles18
ARF3 weights the balance for prostate cancer metastasis18
Oiling the wheels of nuclear division: SUMOylation regulates the expansion of the mitotic nuclear membrane18
Tweaking neural organoids to model human reactive astrocytes18
ISWI chromatin remodeling complexes recruit NSD2 and H3K36me2 in pericentromeric heterochromatin18
The Ndc80-Cdt1-Ska1 complex is a central processive kinetochore–microtubule coupling unit18
Mechanosensitive calcium flashes promote sustained RhoA activation during tight junction remodeling18
Molding a PI(3,5)P2 biosensor18
One step 4× and 12× 3D-ExM enables robust super-resolution microscopy of nanoscale cellular structures18
Ribbon boosts ribosomal protein gene expression to coordinate organ form and function18
Nanoscale architect: Illuminating the key organizer of the fruit fly’s sensory world18
Liquid–liquid phase separation mediates the formation of herpesvirus assembly compartments18
Vinculin is required for interkinetic nuclear migration (INM) and cell cycle progression18
SIR telomere silencing depends on nuclear envelope lipids and modulates sensitivity to a lysolipid17
Protein Kinase C promotes peroxisome biogenesis and peroxisome–endoplasmic reticulum interaction17
Vacuolar pH regulates clathrin-mediated endocytosis through TORC1 signaling during replicative aging17
AMPK regulates phagophore-to-autophagosome maturation17
JIP3 interacts with dynein and kinesin-1 to regulate bidirectional organelle transport17
SHIP164 is a chorein motif lipid transfer protein that controls endosome–Golgi membrane traffic17
WAVE complex forms linear arrays at negative membrane curvature to instruct lamellipodia formation17
RAB-10 cooperates with EHBP-1 to capture vesicular carriers during post-Golgi exocytic trafficking17
Zn2+ decoration of microtubules arrests axonal transport and displaces tau, doublecortin, and MAP2C17
LGI3/2–ADAM23 interactions cluster Kv1 channels in myelinated axons to regulate refractory period17
Chasing the right tail: How the ER membrane complex recognizes its substrates17
A collagen IV fluorophore knock-in toolkit reveals trimer diversity in C. elegans basement membranes17
FUT8-mediated core fucosylation stabilizes TMEM67 to promote ciliogenesis17
VASH1–SVBP and VASH2–SVBP generate different detyrosination profiles on microtubules17
Expanded directly binds conserved regions of Fat to restrain growth via the Hippo pathway17
Postsynaptic BMP signaling regulates myonuclear properties in Drosophila larval muscles17
Multifaceted modes of γ-tubulin complex recruitment and microtubule nucleation at mitotic centrosomes16
A versatile cortical pattern-forming circuit based on Rho, F-actin, Ect2, and RGA-3/416
Kinetochores get a grip!16
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
Small lipid droplets are rigid enough to indent a nucleus, dilute the lamina, and cause rupture16
Senataxin deficiency disrupts proteostasis through nucleolar ncRNA-driven protein aggregation16
Cargo adaptors use a handhold mechanism to engage with myosin V for organelle transport16
Fascin-induced bundling protects actin filaments from disassembly by cofilin16
Successful 3D imaging of cleared biological samples with light sheet fluorescence microscopy16
An S-acylated N-terminus and a conserved loop regulate the activity of the ABHD17 deacylase16
A substrate-interacting region of Parkin directs ubiquitination of the mitochondrial GTPase Miro116
α-Catenin links integrin adhesions to F-actin to regulate ECM mechanosensing and rigidity dependence16
The atlastin paralogs: The complexity in the tails16
Ubiquitin chain variability directs substrates of the Tul1 ubiquitin ligase complex to different degradation pathways16
The C10orf76–PI4KB axis orchestrates CERT-mediated ceramide trafficking to the distal Golgi16
SEPTIN9 locally activates the RhoGEF ARHGEF18 to promote early stages of mitochondrial fission16
IFT trains overcome an NPHP module barrier at the transition zone16
Regulation of Cajal bodies: Unexpected connection to 60S ribosomes16
Endomembranes promote chromosome missegregation by ensheathing misaligned chromosomes16
A pyrophosphatase that regulates lipid precursors of N-glycosylation16
The septin cytoskeleton: Heteromer composition defines filament function16
A second chance at yeast early endosomes16
Acetic acid–induced stress granules function as scaffolding complexes for Hog1 activation by Pbs216
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