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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A1321
Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER142
Distinct roles of two homologous kinesins in mammalian motile cilia130
Developmental pruning of sensory neurites by mechanical tearing in Drosophila122
Tld1 is a regulator of triglyceride lipolysis that demarcates a lipid droplet subpopulation95
Kinetochores grip microtubules with directionally asymmetric strength87
The PAX3-FOXO1 fusion gene reduces cell–ECM interactions and TGFβ signaling in rhabdomyosarcoma78
Tubulin isotypes optimize distinct spindle positioning mechanisms during yeast mitosis77
A collective strategy to promote the dissemination of single cancer cells76
Microtubule-driven cell shape changes and actomyosin flow synergize to position the centrosome69
Diverse microtubule-binding repeats regulate TPX2 activities at distinct locations within the spindle68
Conformational transitions of the Spindly adaptor underlie its interaction with Dynein and Dynactin67
Rac1 promotes kidney collecting duct integrity by limiting actomyosin activity67
Sugar-free synapses run on mitochondrial Sirtuin 366
GxcM-Fbp17/RacC-WASP signaling regulates polarized cortex assembly in migrating cells via Arp2/363
RIM and MUNC13 membrane–binding domains are essential for neuropeptide secretion62
DBF4, not DRF1, is the crucial regulator of CDC7 kinase at replication forks61
Differential metabolism of arsenicals regulates Fps1-mediated arsenite transport61
ESCRT-I and PTPN23 mediate microautophagy of ubiquitylated tau aggregates61
A conserved role for centriolar satellites in translation of centrosomal and ciliary proteins60
A function of TPL/TBL1-type corepressors is to nucleate the assembly of the preinitiation complex60
The α-Catenin mechanosensing M region is required for cell adhesion during tissue morphogenesis60
PP6 regulation of Aurora A–TPX2 limits NDC80 phosphorylation and mitotic spindle size60
Mechanisms of genome instability from cellular folate stress59
Reticulons promote formation of ER-derived double-membrane vesicles that facilitate SARS-CoV-2 replication57
LUBAC regulates ciliogenesis by promoting CP110 removal from the mother centriole57
Crosstalk within and beyond the Polycomb repressive system57
Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage57
Migrasomes: Biogenesis, physiological roles, and therapeutic potentials55
TIMP-1 is a novel ligand of Amyloid Precursor Protein and triggers a proinflammatory phenotype in human monocytes55
Astral microtubule cross-linking safeguards uniform nuclear distribution in the Drosophila syncytium55
Migratory autolysosome disposal mitigates lysosome damage53
Cryo-EM reveals how the mastigoneme assembles and responds to environmental signal changes53
A gene duplication of a septin reveals a developmentally regulated filament length control mechanism52
Centriole structural integrity defects are a crucial feature of hydrolethalus syndrome52
SARS-CoV-2 specific adaptations in N protein inhibit NF-κB activation and alter pathogenesis51
Fast-evolving cofactors regulate the role of HEATR5 complexes in intra-Golgi trafficking51
ARHGEF17/TEM4 regulates the cell cycle through control of G1 progression51
C17orf80 binds the mitochondrial genome to promote its replication50
FGFR2 residence in primary cilia is necessary for epithelial cell signaling50
The phospholipids cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine differentially regulate MDC biogenesis49
Organization of a cytoskeletal superstructure in the apical domain of intestinal tuft cells49
Refining S-acylation: Structure, regulation, dynamics, and therapeutic implications48
PtdIns(3,4)P2, Lamellipodin, and VASP coordinate actin dynamics during phagocytosis in macrophages47
Phollow the phosphoinositol: Actin dynamics at the B cell immune synapse46
Rab GTPases as “eat me” signals for selective autophagy46
PD-LI promotes rear retraction during persistent cell migration by altering integrin β4 dynamics45
Bill Weis (1959–2023): Pioneering structural biologist and biochemist who revolutionized our understanding of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling44
Liquid–liquid phase separation facilitates the biogenesis of secretory storage granules42
Force tuning through regulation of clathrin-dependent integrin endocytosis42
Taperin bundles F-actin at stereocilia pivot points enabling optimal lifelong mechanosensitivity42
Mechanisms of nuclear segregation in a multinucleate multibudding yeast42
Competition for calnexin binding regulates secretion and turnover of misfolded GPI-anchored proteins41
Repression of CENP-A assembly in metaphase requires HJURP phosphorylation and inhibition by M18BP140
Microtubule-binding domains in Katanin p80 subunit are essential for severing activity inC. elegans40
Paxillin phase separation promotes focal adhesion assembly and integrin signaling40
Septin-mediated RhoA activation engages the exocyst complex to recruit the cilium transition zone40
Bidirectional regulation of calcium release–activated calcium (CRAC) channel by SARAF38
A complex of the lipid transport ER proteins TMEM24 and C2CD2 with band 4.1 at cell–cell contacts38
In situ cryo-electron tomography reveals local cellular machineries for axon branch development37
Genome-wide conditional degron libraries for functional genomics37
Newborn daughters get a fresh start through PI(3,5)P2-mediated vacuolar acidification36
Human atlastin-3 is a constitutive ER membrane fusion catalyst36
Eps15/Pan1p is a master regulator of the late stages of the endocytic pathway35
A biotin-HaloTag ligand enables efficient affinity capture of protein variants from live cells35
New editorial board members35
A guide to membrane atg8ylation and autophagy with reflections on immunity34
Induced nanoscale membrane curvature bypasses the essential endocytic function of clathrin34
Spatially coordinated cell cycle activity and motility govern bifurcation of mammary branches34
Vav independently regulates synaptic growth and plasticity through distinct actin-based processes34
The IQGAP scaffolds: Critical nodes bridging receptor activation to cellular signaling33
Coronin 1C restricts endosomal branched actin to organize ER contact and endosome fission33
DeepContact: High-throughput quantification of membrane contact sites based on electron microscopy imaging33
Correction: Netrins and neogenin promote myotube formation33
StableMARK-decorated microtubules in cells have expanded lattices33
RAB3 phosphorylation by pathogenic LRRK2 impairs trafficking of synaptic vesicle precursors33
Spindle morphology changes between meiosis and mitosis driven by CK2 regulation of the Ran pathway33
Plan your trip before you leave: The neutrophils’ search-and-run journey32
SUMOylation at the inner nuclear membrane facilitates nuclear envelope biogenesis during mitosis32
Efficient progranulin exit from the ER requires its interaction with prosaposin, a Surf4 cargo31
ATG9A facilitates the closure of mammalian autophagosomes31
Centralspindlin proteins Pavarotti and Tumbleweed along with WASH regulate nuclear envelope budding31
Endosomal recycling defects link Huntington’s disease with McLeod syndrome31
ER-localized Shr3 is a selective co-translational folding chaperone necessary for amino acid permease biogenesis31
The role of midbody-associated mRNAs in regulating abscission31
Interphase microtubule disassembly is a signaling cue that drives cell rounding at mitotic entry31
Mitochondria–ER–PM contacts regulate mitochondrial division and PI(4)P distribution30
A polarized anchor for hematopoietic stem cells: Synapse between stem cells and their niche?30
Autolysosomal exocytosis of lipids protect neurons from ferroptosis30
Axonal transport of autophagosomes is regulated by dynein activators JIP3/JIP4 and ARF/RAB GTPases30
LC3B is a cofactor for LMX1B-mediated transcription of autophagy genes in dopaminergic neurons30
A membrane-sensing mechanism links lipid metabolism to protein degradation at the nuclear envelope30
A covalently linked probe to monitor local membrane properties surrounding plasma membrane proteins30
Reticular adhesions are assembled at flat clathrin lattices and opposed by active integrin α5β130
Hyperstabilization of T cell microvilli contacts by chimeric antigen receptors30
A fluorogenic complementation tool kit for interrogating lipid droplet–organelle interaction29
A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo29
The low-density lipoprotein receptor–mTORC1 axis coordinates CD8+ T cell activation29
Visualizing ER-phagy and ER architecture in vivo28
Super-resolution microscopy: Insights into mitochondria–lysosome crosstalk in health and disease28
New insights into IRE1α activation and function in anti-tumor immunity28
A proteome-wide yeast degron collection for the dynamic study of protein function28
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
Not just protons: Chloride also activates lysosomal acidic hydrolases28
T cells use focal adhesions to pull themselves through confined environments28
Centrosome age breaks spindle size symmetry even in cells thought to divide symmetrically27
OMA1 clears traffic jam in TOM tunnel in mammals27
Meiotic nuclear pore complex remodeling provides key insights into nuclear basket organization27
Extracellular vesicles adhere to cells primarily by interactions of integrins and GM1 with laminin27
The bioenergetics of nucleocytoplasmic transport27
Fusion pore dynamics of large secretory vesicles define a distinct mechanism of exocytosis27
Synaptotagmin-1 in phase: Condensate biology reveals new insights into the synaptic calcium sensor27
Sara Wickström: The forces controlling our cell fate27
Subunit cooperation in the Get1/2 receptor promotes tail-anchored membrane protein insertion27
Periodic changes of cyclin D1 mRNA stability are regulated by PC4 modifications in the cell cycle27
Kinesin-1 autoinhibition facilitates the initiation of dynein cargo transport26
Composition and organization of kinetochores show plasticity in apicomplexan chromosome segregation26
Nodal modulator (NOMO) is a force-bearing transmembrane protein required for muscle differentiation26
Mechanical control of osteoclast fusion by membrane-cortex attachment and BAR proteins25
Inhibition of endolysosome fusion increases exosome secretion25
Endothelial depletion of Atg7 triggers astrocyte–microvascular disassociation at blood–brain barrier25
Lactylation stabilizes TFEB to elevate autophagy and lysosomal activity25
Nuclear pore complexes mediate subtelomeric gene silencing by regulating PCNA levels on chromatin25
Tubulin isotypes contribute opposing properties to balance anaphase spindle morphogenesis25
Faa1 membrane binding drives positive feedback in autophagosome biogenesis via fatty acid activation25
Microtubule-associated proteins promote microtubule generation in the absence of γ-tubulin in human colon cancer cells25
The p97 ATPase and its adaptor UBXD8 maintain peroxisome pools by preventing pexophagy25
Lena Ho: Micropeptides under the spotlight24
Active RB causes visible changes in nuclear organization24
An interaction between β′-COP and the ArfGAP, Glo3, maintains post-Golgi cargo recycling24
CDR2 is a dynein adaptor recruited by kinectin to regulate ER sheet organization24
Tension-induced suppression of allosteric conformational changes coordinates kinesin-1 stepping24
Atg39 links and deforms the outer and inner nuclear membranes in selective autophagy of the nucleus24
Clathrin: Bender or bystander?24
Tailored assemblies of COPII proteins in secretion24
Rickettsia parkeri forms extensive, stable contacts with the rough endoplasmic reticulum24
Ubiquitin ligase MARCH5 localizes to peroxisomes to regulate pexophagy24
Making lipids very unhappy to discover how they bind to proteins23
The autophagy protein ATG-9 regulates lysosome function and integrity23
Cell death leaves a new TRAIL23
Prolonged depletion of profilin 1 or F-actin causes an adaptive response in microtubules23
Structural characterization and inhibition of the interaction between ch-TOG and TACC323
Sarm1 activation produces cADPR to increase intra-axonal Ca++ and promote axon degeneration in PIPN23
Karyopherin enrichment and compensation fortifies the nuclear pore complex against nucleocytoplasmic leakage23
Binucleated human hepatocytes arise through late cytokinetic regression during endomitosis M phase22
A plant-specific bridging adaptor for amphisome biogenesis22
Engineered synaptic tools reveal localized cAMP signaling in synapse assembly22
α-Catenin force-sensitive binding and sequestration of LZTS2 leads to cytokinesis failure22
Splicing under stress: A matter of time and place22
Lineage tracing clarifies the cellular origin of tissue-resident macrophages in the developing heart22
Cell polarity changes in cancer initiation and progression22
Integration of cell wall synthesis and chromosome segregation during cell division in Caulobacter22
NuMA is a mitotic adaptor protein that activates dynein and connects it to microtubule minus ends22
mTORC2 suppresses cell death induced by hypo-osmotic stress by promoting sphingomyelin transport22
Ca2+ binding to Esyt modulates membrane contact site density in Drosophila photoreceptors21
Structural response of microtubule and actin cytoskeletons to direct intracellular load21
Nuclear poly-glutamine aggregates rupture the nuclear envelope and hinder its repair21
Fission-independent compartmentalization of mitochondria during budding yeast cell division21
Ubiquitinating the way to T cell metabolism21
IRSp53 promotes postsynaptic density formation and actin filament bundling21
The minus-end depolymerase KIF2A drives flux-like treadmilling of γTuRC-uncapped microtubules20
Establishing spatial control over TORC1 signaling20
CEP97 phosphorylation by Dyrk1a is critical for centriole separation during multiciliogenesis20
Directed stochasticity: Building biomolecular condensates in the right place20
Centriole growth is limited by the Cdk/Cyclin-dependent phosphorylation of Ana2/STIL20
Determining how many cells to average for statistical testing of microscopy experiments20
Murine glial protrusion transcripts predict localized Drosophila glial mRNAs involved in plasticity20
p24 family Tango(1) at the endoplasmic reticulum exit site to organize cargo exit20
Correction: Stressed-out yeast do not pass GO20
Bridging condensins mediate compaction of mitotic chromosomes19
Glypican 4 mediates Wnt transport between germ layers via signaling filopodia19
PI(4,5)P2 diffuses freely in the plasma membrane even within high-density effector protein complexes19
Deep learning techniques and mathematical modeling allow 3D analysis of mitotic spindle dynamics19
The emerging roles of non-canonical ubiquitination in proteostasis and beyond19
ER as master regulator of membrane trafficking and organelle function19
LYSMD proteins promote activation of Rab32-family GTPases for lysosome-related organelle biogenesis19
A specialized tyrosine-based endocytosis signal in MR1 controls antigen presentation to MAIT cells19
Zn2+ decoration of microtubules arrests axonal transport and displaces tau, doublecortin, and MAP2C19
Painting lysosomes to study organelle heterogeneity19
RFWD3 promotes ZRANB3 recruitment to regulate the remodeling of stalled replication forks19
ARHGAP17 regulates the spatiotemporal activity of Cdc42 at invadopodia19
Long live lamins19
Plasticity of mitotic cyclins in promoting the G2–M transition19
APOE traffics to astrocyte lipid droplets and modulates triglyceride saturation and droplet size19
Early proteostasis of caveolins synchronizes trafficking, degradation, and oligomerization to prevent toxic aggregation19
NME3 binds to phosphatidic acid and mediates PLD6-induced mitochondrial tethering19
Ribbon boosts ribosomal protein gene expression to coordinate organ form and function18
Vinculin is required for interkinetic nuclear migration (INM) and cell cycle progression18
Expanded directly binds conserved regions of Fat to restrain growth via the Hippo pathway18
Molding a PI(3,5)P2 biosensor18
Liquid–liquid phase separation mediates the formation of herpesvirus assembly compartments18
ARF3 weights the balance for prostate cancer metastasis18
Tweaking neural organoids to model human reactive astrocytes18
Claudin 7 suppresses invasion and metastasis through repression of a smooth muscle actin program18
One step 4× and 12× 3D-ExM enables robust super-resolution microscopy of nanoscale cellular structures18
Balancing cell polarity PARts through dephosphorylation18
RTN3 and RTN4: Architects of SARS-CoV-2 replication organelles18
VASH1–SVBP and VASH2–SVBP generate different detyrosination profiles on microtubules18
The Ndc80-Cdt1-Ska1 complex is a central processive kinetochore–microtubule coupling unit18
Oiling the wheels of nuclear division: SUMOylation regulates the expansion of the mitotic nuclear membrane18
Nanoscale architect: Illuminating the key organizer of the fruit fly’s sensory world18
iASPP contributes to cell cortex rigidity, mitotic cell rounding, and spindle positioning17
A collagen IV fluorophore knock-in toolkit reveals trimer diversity in C. elegans basement membranes17
FUT8-mediated core fucosylation stabilizes TMEM67 to promote ciliogenesis17
CLASPs stabilize the pre-catastrophe intermediate state between microtubule growth and shrinkage17
Unveiling the TRAPP: The role of plant TRAPPII in adaptive growth decisions17
WAVE complex forms linear arrays at negative membrane curvature to instruct lamellipodia formation17
Centrosome-organized plasma membrane infoldings linked to growth of a cortical actin domain17
ISWI chromatin remodeling complexes recruit NSD2 and H3K36me2 in pericentromeric heterochromatin17
SHIP164 is a chorein motif lipid transfer protein that controls endosome–Golgi membrane traffic17
Protein Kinase C promotes peroxisome biogenesis and peroxisome–endoplasmic reticulum interaction17
SIR telomere silencing depends on nuclear envelope lipids and modulates sensitivity to a lysolipid17
A second chance at yeast early endosomes16
Anillin mediates unilateral furrowing during cytokinesis by limiting RhoA binding to its effectors16
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
Quantitative correlative microscopy reveals the ultrastructural distribution of endogenous endosomal proteins16
Cytoplasmic ribosomes on mitochondria alter the local membrane environment for protein import16
LGI3/2–ADAM23 interactions cluster Kv1 channels in myelinated axons to regulate refractory period16
XAF1 promotes colorectal cancer metastasis via VCP–RNF114–JUP axis16
Acetic acid–induced stress granules function as scaffolding complexes for Hog1 activation by Pbs216
Multifaceted modes of γ-tubulin complex recruitment and microtubule nucleation at mitotic centrosomes16
The septin cytoskeleton: Heteromer composition defines filament function16
An S-acylated N-terminus and a conserved loop regulate the activity of the ABHD17 deacylase16
A versatile cortical pattern-forming circuit based on Rho, F-actin, Ect2, and RGA-3/416
AMPK regulates phagophore-to-autophagosome maturation16
Mechanosensitive calcium flashes promote sustained RhoA activation during tight junction remodeling16
ER export via SURF4 uses diverse mechanisms of both client and coat engagement16
The atlastin paralogs: The complexity in the tails16
Kinetochores get a grip!16
Regulation of Cajal bodies: Unexpected connection to 60S ribosomes16
Postsynaptic BMP signaling regulates myonuclear properties in Drosophila larval muscles16
A PI(3,5)P2 reporter reveals PIKfyve activity and dynamics on macropinosomes and phagosomes16
Synaptotagmin-1 undergoes phase separation to regulate its calcium-sensitive oligomerization16
RAB-10 cooperates with EHBP-1 to capture vesicular carriers during post-Golgi exocytic trafficking16
The C10orf76–PI4KB axis orchestrates CERT-mediated ceramide trafficking to the distal Golgi16
JIP3 interacts with dynein and kinesin-1 to regulate bidirectional organelle transport16
MR1: An unconventional twist in the tail15
Laura Feltri: Of Schwann cells, matrix, and family15
Subversion of the host endocytic pathway by Legionella pneumophila–mediated ubiquitination of Rab515
BEACH domain proteins in membrane trafficking and disease15
Identification of coilin interactors reveals coordinated control of Cajal body number and structure15
Good things come in threes: Distinct C. elegans basement membranes utilize novel collagen IV trimers15
Histone H4 acetylation differentially modulates proliferation in adult oligodendrocyte progenitors15
The deubiquitinase USP45 inhibits autophagy through actin regulation by Coronin 1B15
Lysosomal solute and water transport15
Loss of ARL13 impedes BBSome-dependent cargo export from Chlamydomonas cilia15
The HERCulean task of recognizing, ubiquitinating, and shielding misfolded integral membrane proteins15
Torques within and outside the human spindle balance twist at anaphase15
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