OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Essays in Biochemistry is 18. 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.)

Article	Citations
Use of electroconductive biomaterials for engineering tissues by 3D printing and 3D bioprinting	386
CRISPR screening in cancer stem cells	113
Harnessing the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the production of fungal secondary metabolites	103
Ligands and DNA in the allosteric control of retinoid receptors function	103
3D Bioprinting for fabrication of tissue models of COVID-19 infection	88
Butyrate-producing colonic clostridia: picky glycan utilization specialists	88
Phase separation of the microtubule-associated protein tau	76
CaMKK2: bridging the gap between Ca2+ signaling and energy-sensing	75
How viral proteins bind short linear motifs and intrinsically disordered domains	72
Salicylic acid and jasmonic acid crosstalk in plant immunity	68
The role of methionine synthases in fungal metabolism and virulence	58
Comparative genomics in the search for conserved long noncoding RNAs	57
Advances in metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum to produce high-value active ingredients for food, feed, human health, and well-being	55
Astrocytes in memory formation and maintenance	55
DNA sensing in cancer: Pro-tumour and anti-tumour functions of cGAS–STING signalling	55
Perspective on pros and cons of microlearning in health education	53
Apoplastic and vascular defences	50
Plant long non-coding RNAs in the regulation of transcription	48
Can changes in 3D genome architecture create new regulatory landscapes that contribute to phenotypic evolution?	45
Malate dehydrogenase: a story of diverse evolutionary radiation	45
Mineralocorticoid receptor actions in cardiovascular development and disease	41
O-Mucin-degrading carbohydrate-active enzymes and their possible implication in inflammatory bowel diseases	40
Mass spectrometric insights into protein aggregation	39
The cGAS-STING pathway in cancer immunity: dual roles, therapeutic strategies, and clinical challenges	38
A special issue of Essays in Biochemistry on evolutionary developmental biology	38

Branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis in fungi	38
Plant peroxisome proteostasis—establishing, renovating, and dismantling the peroxisomal proteome	38
Prostate cancer as a dedifferentiated organ: androgen receptor, cancer stem cells, and cancer stemness	35
Shapeshifting proteins: the role of structural disorder and conformational plasticity in physiology and disease	35
Established tools and emerging trends for the production of recombinant proteins and metabolites in Pichia pastoris	35
Nitrification in acidic and alkaline environments	34
SINEUPs: a novel toolbox for RNA therapeutics	32
Harnessing extremophilic carboxylesterases for applications in polyester depolymerisation and plastic waste recycling	31
Functional amyloid in a lipid-like environment: a merry dance of many steps	31
Systemic acquired resistance-associated transport and metabolic regulation of salicylic acid and glycerol-3-phosphate	30
Hemicellulolytic enzymes in lignocellulose processing	30
Astrocytes regulate inhibitory neurotransmission through GABA uptake, metabolism, and recycling	29
The molecular basis of cereal grain proteostasis	29
RNA-binding protein dysfunction in neurodegeneration	28
Phase separation and other forms of α-Synuclein self-assemblies	28
Lipids and the cancer stemness regulatory system in acute myeloid leukemia	27
The road less travelled? Exploring the nuanced evolutionary consequences of duplicated genes	26
Insight into the structure and molecular mode of action of plant paired NLR immune receptors	26
Vesicular dysfunction and pathways to neurodegeneration	26
Membrane lipid raft homeostasis is directly linked to neurodegeneration	25
Strategies for inclusion of growth factors into 3D printed bone grafts	25
Long non-coding RNA and ribosomal protein genes in a yeast ageing model: an investigation for undergraduate research-based learning	25
Nuclear receptor Nur77: its role in chronic inflammatory diseases	24
Plant proteostasis: a proven and promising target for crop improvement	24
Astroglial CB1 receptors, energy metabolism, and gliotransmission: an integrated signaling system?	24
Estrogen receptors and the aging brain	24
Long non-coding RNAs and splicing	24
Long non-coding RNAs associated with infection and vaccine-induced immunity	23
Harnessing neutrophil plasticity for HCC immunotherapy	23
Laser-based bioprinting for multilayer cell patterning in tissue engineering and cancer research	23
Functional annotation of lncRNA in high-throughput screening	22
Evolution of resistance (R) gene specificity	22
Astrocyte heterogeneity and interactions with local neural circuits	22
Crossroads between copper ions and amyloid formation in Parkinson’s disease	21
Acetylation, ADP-ribosylation and methylation of malate dehydrogenase	21
The non-coding genome in genetic brain disorders: new targets for therapy?	21
Sulfate: a neglected (but potentially highly relevant) anion	21
The new age of the phage	21
WNT signaling and cancer stemness	20
Insights into the regulation of malate dehydrogenase: inhibitors, activators, and allosteric modulation by small molecules	20
Mitochondrial Ca2+ handling as a cell signaling hub: lessons from astrocyte function	20
Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains used industrially for bioethanol production	20
Malate dehydrogenase (MDH) in cancer: a promiscuous enzyme, a redox regulator, and a metabolic co-conspirator	20
Evo-devo perspectives on cancer	20
How phosphorylation impacts intrinsically disordered proteins and their function	19
Shaping Hox gene activity to generate morphological diversity across vertebrate phylogeny	18
The role of the Mediator complex in fungal pathogenesis and response to antifungal agents	18
Immunotherapy for hypertensive end-organ damage: a new therapeutic strategy	18
Quantification of persulfidation on specific proteins: are we nearly there yet?	18
3D cell aggregate printing technology and its applications	18

Molecular divergence with major morphological consequences: development and evolution of organ size and shape	18
Immunologically relevant effects of radiation therapy on the tumor microenvironment	18
The interplay between lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases and glycoside hydrolases	18