OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Journal of Cell Biology is 8. 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
Advances in understanding N-glycosylation structure, function, and regulation in health and disease	91
PGAM5: A crucial role in mitochondrial dynamics and programmed cell death	75
Oxidation and reduction of actin: Origin, impact in vitro and functional consequences in vivo	41
Multiple roles for basement membrane proteins in cancer progression and EMT	38
Commonly used methods for extracellular vesicles’ enrichment: Implications in downstream analyses and use	36
Reproducibility of extracellular vesicle research	36
ROS-Nrf2 pathway mediates the development of TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition through the activation of Notch signaling	35
Mitochondrial and metabolic alterations in cancer cells	34
Ceramides and ceramide synthases in cancer: Focus on apoptosis and autophagy	30
Cannabidiol activates PINK1-Parkin-dependent mitophagy and mitochondrial-derived vesicles	28
WASP family proteins: Molecular mechanisms and implications in human disease	25
Fixing the GAP: The role of RhoGAPs in cancer	25
Lipopolysaccharide induces vascular endothelial cell pyroptosis via the SP1/RCN2/ROS signaling pathway	25
Collagen gel contraction assays: From modelling wound healing to quantifying cellular interactions with three-dimensional extracellular matrices	24
Mechanical forces: The missing link between idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer	23
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) in cell migration	20
Cell function and identity revealed by comparative scRNA-seq analysis in human nasal, bronchial and epididymis epithelia	19
Call to action to properly utilize electron microscopy to measure organelles to monitor disease	19
Role of actin-binding proteins in the regulation of cellular mechanics	19
Extracellular vesicles: Mediators of embryo-maternal crosstalk during pregnancy and a new weapon to fight against infertility	18
Revisiting the multiple roles of T-cadherin in health and disease	18
Biochemical characterization of actin assembly mechanisms with ALS-associated profilin variants	17
Inhibition of extracellular regulated kinase (ERK)-1/2 signaling pathway in the prevention of ALS: Target inhibitors and influences on neurological dysfunctions	17
Tetraspanins interweave EV secretion, endosomal network dynamics and cellular metabolism	16
VASP boosts protrusive activity of macroendocytic cups and drives phagosome rocketing after internalization	15

The role of macrophage in regulating tumour microenvironment and the strategies for reprogramming tumour-associated macrophages in antitumour therapy	14
RETRACTED: LncRNA GAS6-AS1 facilitates the progression of breast cancer by targeting the miR-324-3p/SETD1A axis to activate the PI3K/AKT pathway	14
Frameshift mutation S368fs in the gene encoding cytoskeletal β-actin leads to ACTB-associated syndromic thrombocytopenia by impairing actin dynamics	14
G-protein coupled purinergic P2Y12 receptor interacts and internalizes TauRD-mediated by membrane-associated actin cytoskeleton remodeling in microglia	14
Pathophysiological relationship between hypoxia associated oxidative stress, Epithelial-mesenchymal transition, stemness acquisition and alteration of Shh/ Gli-1 axis during oral sub-mucous fibrosis a	14
Branching out in different directions: Emerging cellular functions for the Arp2/3 complex and WASP-family actin nucleation factors	13
Cell-substratum and cell-cell adhesion forces and single-cell mechanical properties in mono- and multilayer assemblies from robotic fluidic force microscopy	13
SMAD proteins: Mediators of diverse outcomes during infection	13
Specific subdomain localization of ER resident proteins and membrane contact sites resolved by electron microscopy	13
Forskolin affects proliferation, migration and Paclitaxel-mediated cytotoxicity in non-small-cell lung cancer cell lines via adenylyl cyclase/cAMP axis	12
Disease association of cyclase-associated protein (CAP): Lessons from gene-targeted mice and human genetic studies	12
In vitro differentiation of ciliated cells in ALI-cultured human airway epithelium – The framework for functional studies on airway differentiation in ciliopathies	11
Inter-relationship of Histone Deacetylase-6 with Tau-cytoskeletal organization and remodeling	11
DIAPH1 regulates chromosomal instability of cancer cells by controlling microtubule dynamics	11
Mechanical stress regulates the mechanotransduction and metabolism of cardiac fibroblasts in fibrotic cardiac diseases	11
Stress-induced senescence in mesenchymal stem cells: Triggers, hallmarks, and current rejuvenation approaches	11
MeCP2 and transcriptional control of eukaryotic gene expression	10
Immunotherapeutic approaches in Hepatocellular carcinoma: Building blocks of hope in near future	10
Scaffold-free 3D culturing enhance pluripotency, immunomodulatory factors, and differentiation potential of Wharton’s jelly-mesenchymal stem cells	10
The circle of life: Phases of podosome formation, turnover and reemergence	10
Sperm centriole assessment identifies male factor infertility in couples with unexplained infertility – a pilot study	10
From fundamental biology to the search for innovation: The story of fungal extracellular vesicles	10
Metabolic regulation and dysregulation of endothelial small conductance calcium activated potassium channels	9
The mammalian endocytic cytoskeleton	9
OxLDL sensitizes platelets for increased formation of extracellular vesicles capable of finetuning macrophage gene expression	9
Phagocytosis is coupled to the formation of phagosome-associated podosomes and a transient disruption of podosomes in human macrophages	9
Evolution of wound-activated regeneration pathways in the plant kingdom	9
Nonmuscle myosin IIA dynamically guides regulatory light chain phosphorylation and assembly of nonmuscle myosin IIB	9
Changes in expression of signal transduction-related genes, and formation of aggregates of GPER1 and OXTR receptors in mucopolysaccharidosis cells	9
Understanding cancer stem cells and plasticity: Towards better therapeutics	9
The transcriptional profile of adipose-derived stromal cells (ASC) mirrors the whitening of adipose tissue with age	8
Capturing actin assemblies in cells using in situ cryo-electron tomography	8
The Role of non-muscle actin paralogs in cell cycle progression and proliferation	8
Hsp90 chaperone facilitates E2F1/2-dependent gene transcription in human breast cancer cells	8
Craniofacial sutures: Signaling centres integrating mechanosensation, cell signaling, and cell differentiation	8
Roles of Hopx in the differentiation and functions of immune cells	8
MitoTracker: A useful tool in need of better alternatives	8
The endocytic protein machinery as an actin-driven membrane-remodeling machine	8
Models behind the mystery of establishing enhancer-promoter interactions	8
The interface between biochemical signaling and cell mechanics shapes T lymphocyte migration and activation	8
Cancer cell-specific cGAS/STING Signaling pathway in the era of advancing cancer cell biology	8
Ecdysone receptor isoform specific regulation of secretory granule acidification in the larval Drosophila salivary gland	8