OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Membrane Biology is 3. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Compartmentalized GPCR Signaling from Intracellular Membranes	59
Mechanism of Membrane Fusion: Interplay of Lipid and Peptide	36
Prebiological Membranes and Their Role in the Emergence of Early Cellular Life	36
Cholesterol Stiffening of Lipid Membranes	28
Role of Cholesterol in Transmembrane Dimerization of the ErbB2 Growth Factor Receptor	22
Lipid and Lipidation in Membrane Fusion	21
Research Development on Exosome Separation Technology	21
The Antibiotic Peptide Daptomycin Functions by Reorganizing the Membrane	21
Emerging Modulators of TMEM16A and Their Therapeutic Potential	20
Insights into Membrane Curvature Sensing and Membrane Remodeling by Intrinsically Disordered Proteins and Protein Regions	19
Emerging Insights into the Molecular Architecture of Caveolin-1	18
The Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Tubule Formation in Biological Membranes	18
Cholesterol in GPCR Structures: Prevalence and Relevance	17
Membrane Proteins in Plant Salinity Stress Perception, Sensing, and Response	15
Preferential Protein Partitioning in Biological Membrane with Coexisting Liquid Ordered and Liquid Disordered Phase Behavior: Underlying Design Principles	14
Tuning of a Membrane-Perforating Antimicrobial Peptide to Selectively Target Membranes of Different Lipid Composition	14
Phospholipid Asymmetry in Biological Membranes: Is the Role of Phosphatidylethanolamine Underappreciated?	14
A Review of Mechanics-Based Mesoscopic Membrane Remodeling Methods: Capturing Both the Physics and the Chemical Diversity	13
Tracking Membrane Protein Dynamics in Real Time	13
The Role of Ferroptosis in the Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis	13
Two-Pore Domain Potassium Channel in Neurological Disorders	12
Maturation of the Na,K-ATPase in the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Health and Disease	12
Interdigitation-Induced Order and Disorder in Asymmetric Membranes	12
A Molecular Dynamics Study of Antimicrobial Peptide Interactions with the Lipopolysaccharides of the Outer Bacterial Membrane	11
Remodeling of the Plasma Membrane by Surface-Bound Protein Monomers and Oligomers: The Critical Role of Intrinsically Disordered Regions	10

Membrane Dynamics and Remodelling in Response to the Action of the Membrane-Damaging Pore-Forming Toxins	10
Hybrid Lymphatic Drug Delivery Vehicles as a New Avenue for Targeted Therapy: Lymphatic Trafficking, Applications, Challenges, and Future Horizons	10
Search for Novel Plasma Membrane Proteins as Potential Biomarkers in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Dental Pulp, Adipose Tissue, Bone Marrow, and Hair Follicle	10
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Caveolin-1 Mediated Membrane Curvature	10
The Na/K-ATPase Signaling and SGLT2 Inhibitor-Mediated Cardiorenal Protection: A Crossed Road?	9
Quercetin Mitigates Red Blood Cell Membrane Bound Na+, K+-ATPase Transporter During Human Aging	9
Research Progress on TRPA1 in Diseases	8
Molecular Characterization of the β2-like Octopamine Receptor of Helicoverpa armigera	8
Unveiling the Dynamics of KRAS4b on Lipid Model Membranes	8
Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase1 (ERK1)-Mediated Phosphorylation of Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel (VDAC) Suppresses its Conductance	7
Role of Disulphide Bonds in Membrane Partitioning of a Viral Peptide	7
Recent Insights into the Structure and Function of Mycobacterial Membrane Proteins Facilitated by Cryo-EM	7
The Remarkable Innate Resistance of Burkholderia bacteria to Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides: Insights into the Mechanism of AMP Resistance	7
High-Yield Preparation of Outer Membrane Protein Efflux Pumps by in Vitro Refolding is Concentration Dependent	7
Trans-Resveratrol Decreases Membrane Water Permeability: A Study of Cholesterol-Dependent Interactions	6
Thermodynamics and Mechanism of the Membrane Permeation of Hv1 Channel Blockers	6
Cellular Distribution Pattern of tjp1 (ZO-1) in Xenopus laevis Oocytes Heterologously Expressing Claudins	6
Measuring Membrane Penetration Depths and Conformational Changes in Membrane Peptides and Proteins	6
Influence of Nitric Oxide–Cyclic GMP and Oxidative STRESS on Amyloid-β Peptide Induced Decrease of Na,K-ATPase Activity in Rat Hippocampal Slices	6
Ratio of Hydrophobic–Hydrophilic and Positive–Negative Residues at Lipid–Water-Interface Influences Surface Expression and Channel Gating of TRPV1	6
Integrity of the Actin Cytoskeleton of Host Macrophages is Necessary for Mycobacterial Entry	6
Peptide Flexibility and the Hydrophobic Moment are Determinants to Evaluate the Clinical Potential of Magainins	6
Na,K-ATPase α4, and Not Na,K-ATPase α1, is the Main Contributor to Sperm Motility, But its High Ouabain Binding Affinity Site is Not Required for Male Fertility in Mice	6
A Protein and Membrane Integrity Study of TiO2 Nanoparticles-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Prevention by Iron Incorporation	6
Phosphatidylglyerol Lipid Binding at the Active Site of an Intramembrane Protease	6
Investigation of the Role of Hydrophobic Amino Acids on the Structure–Activity Relationship in the Antimicrobial Venom Peptide Ponericin L1	6
Liposome Permeability to Essential Oil Components: A Focus on Cholesterol Content	6
Recent Developments in Single-Virus Fusion Assay	5
Interaction of Docetaxel with Phosphatidylcholine Membranes: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study	5
Secretion of Recombinant Human Annexin V in Fusion with the Super Folder GFP for Labelling Phosphatidylserine-Exposing Membranes	5
Current Trends in GPCR Allostery	5
Phosphorylation of Na+,K+-ATPase at Tyr10 of the α1-Subunit is Suppressed by AMPK and Enhanced by Ouabain in Cultured Kidney Cells	5
Evolutionary Conservation, Variability, and Adaptation of Type III Secretion Systems	5
Expanding MPEx Hydropathy Analysis to Account for Electrostatic Contributions to Protein Interactions with Anionic Membranes	5
Lysine 101 in the CRAC Motif in Transmembrane Helix 2 Confers Cholesterol-Induced Thermal Stability to the Serotonin1A Receptor	5
Role of Plasmalemma Microdomains (Rafts) in Protection of the Plant Cell Under Osmotic Stress	5
Towards a Quantitative Understanding of Protein–Lipid Bilayer Interactions at the Single Molecule Level: Opportunities and Challenges	5
Bitter Taste and Olfactory Receptors: Beyond Chemical Sensing in the Tongue and the Nose	5
Finite-Size Effects in Simulations of Peptide/Lipid Assembly	4
DNA Nanodevices to Probe and Program Membrane Organization, Dynamics, and Applications	4
Structural Analysis and Diversity of Calmodulin-Binding Domains in Membrane and Intracellular Ca2+-ATPases	4
Finding New Ways How to Control BACE1	4
Forces of Change: Optical Tweezers in Membrane Remodeling Studies	4
A Theoretical Basis for Nanodomains	4
Inactivation of Native K Channels	4
Aspects of Biological Replication and Evolution Independent of the Central Dogma: Insights from Protein-Free Vesicular Transformations and Protein-Mediated Membrane Remodeling	4
Identification of a Potential Membrane-Targeting Sequence in the C-Terminus of the F Plasmid Segregation Protein SopA	4
Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase Acid-Like 3b is Essential for Toll-Like Receptor 3 Signaling in Human Podocytes	4
Chloride Channel-3 (ClC-3) Modifies the Trafficking of Leucine-Rich Repeat-Containing 8A (LRRC8A) Anion Channels	4
The Thermodynamic Stability of Membrane Proteins in Micelles and Lipid Bilayers Investigated with the Ferrichrom Receptor FhuA	4

Evaluation of Cardiotonic Steroid Modulation of Cellular Cholesterol and Phospholipid	4
Homocysteine-Thiolactone Modulates Gating of Mitochondrial Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel (VDAC) and Protects It from Induced Oxidative Stress	3
NMR Structure and Localization of the Host Defense Peptide ThanatinM21F in Zwitterionic Dodecylphosphocholine Micelle: Implications in Antimicrobial and Hemolytic Activity	3
Characterization of the Features of Water Inside the SecY Translocon	3
Na/K-ATPase Ion Transport and Receptor-Mediated Signaling Pathways	3
In Vitro Application of Langmuir Monolayer Model: The interfacial Behavior of Myelin Basic Protein with a Plasma Membrane Model	3
How Does Temperature Affect the Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 M Proteins? Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations	3
Phosphatidylserine Regulation of Coagulation Proteins Factor IXa and Factor VIIIa	3
Partial Reactions of the Na,K-ATPase: Determination of Activation Energies and an Approach to Mechanism	3
Aquaporins Display a Diversity in their Substrates	3
Advantages of Quantitative Analysis of Depth-Dependent Fluorescence Quenching: Case Study of BAX	3
Micromechanics of Biomembranes	3
The Effect of Cyclosporine A on Proteins Controlling Intracellular Calcium Concentration in Breast Cancer Cells	3
Grease in the Nucleus: Insights into the Dynamic Life of Nuclear Membranes	3
Implications of Synthetic Modifications of the Cardiotonic Steroid Lactone Ring on Cytotoxicity	3
An Antimicrobial Peptide-Mimetic Methacrylate Random Copolymer Induces Domain Formation in a Model Bacterial Membrane	3