OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Journal of Cell Biology is 11. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Septin-dependent defense mechanisms against Pseudomonas aeruginosa are stalled in cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelial cells	105
Stable laminar shear stress induces G1 cell cycle arrest and autophagy in urothelial carcinoma by a torque sensor-coupled cone-and-plate device	82
Gq/G11 oncogenic mutations promote PD-L1 expression and suppress tumor immunity	75
Considerations for developing CYP induction assays in hepatocytes: Insights from a multilaboratory study	68
Self-organization and applications of neural organoids	67
StarD13 negatively regulates invadopodia formation and invasion in high-grade serous (HGS) ovarian adenocarcinoma cells by inhibiting Cdc42	63
Immunotherapeutic approaches in Hepatocellular carcinoma: Building blocks of hope in near future	63
Tri-culture model of intestinal epithelial cell, macrophage, and bacteria for the triggering of inflammatory bowel disease on a microfluidic device	60
Cannabidiol activates PINK1-Parkin-dependent mitophagy and mitochondrial-derived vesicles	53
Mechanical forces: The missing link between idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer	49
The impact of physical, biochemical, and electrical signaling on Schwann cell plasticity	48
ING1 inhibits Twist1 expression to block EMT and is antagonized by the HDAC inhibitor vorinostat	47
Investigating human monocyte adhesion, migration and transmigration and their modulation by Zika virus	46
Cryo-EM structures of cardiac muscle α-actin mutants M305L and A331P give insights into the structural mechanisms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	45
Visualizing the subcellular localization of RHOB-GTP and GTPase-Effector complexes using a split-GFP/nanobody labelling assay	41
Controling the cytoskeleton during CEACAM3-mediated phagocytosis	35
A bacterial effector protein promotes nuclear translocation of Stat3 to induce IL-10	34
RhoB as a tumor suppressor: It’s all about localization	33
Novel insights into the pharmacological modulation of human periodontal ligament stem cells by the amino-bisphosphonate Alendronate	32
From fundamental biology to the search for innovation: The story of fungal extracellular vesicles	31
Mechanical stress regulates the mechanotransduction and metabolism of cardiac fibroblasts in fibrotic cardiac diseases	30
MitoTracker: A useful tool in need of better alternatives	29
Innovations in intestinal organoid technology featuring an open apical surface	28
Ropivacaine and lidocaine inhibit SaOS-2 osteosarcoma cell proliferation and invasion via mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis	27
microRNA-183–5p induces cell density-dependent apoptosis through the regulation of Presenilin 2	26

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing assists protein dynamics studies in live cells	25
Commonly used methods for extracellular vesicles’ enrichment: Implications in downstream analyses and use	24
In situ visualization of a simple bipartite kinetochore with a single microtubule attachment in Giardia intestinalis (Metamonada)	24
Regulation of integrin α5β1-mediated Staphylococcus aureus cellular invasion by the septin cytoskeleton	22
Differential gene expression and protein-protein interaction networks of human periodontal ligament stromal cells under mechanical tension	22
Proteomic analysis of the mouse sperm acrosome - towards an understanding of an organelle with diverse functionality	22
Inhibiting CDK4/6 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma via microRNA-21	21
Damage control of epithelial barrier function in dynamic environments	20
The Role of non-muscle actin paralogs in cell cycle progression and proliferation	20
Traction-regulated persistence governs durotaxis across cell types	20
RhoB promotes Salmonella survival by regulating autophagy	19
HIV-1 gp120 and tobacco smoke synergistically disrupt the integrity of the blood-brain barrier	19
Holotomographic microscopy reveals label-free quantitative dynamics of endothelial cells during endothelialization	19
Mitochondria transfer reverses the inhibitory effects of low stiffness on osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells	19
Vitronectin regulates focal adhesion turnover and migration of human placenta-derived MSCs under nutrient stress	18
The double deficiency of the SNARE proteins vti1a and vti1b affects neurite outgrowth and signaling in N1E-115 neuroblastoma cells	18
Paneth cells drive intestinal stem cell competition and clonality in aging and calorie restriction	17
Microscopic characterization reveals the diversity of EVs secreted by GFP-HAS3 expressing MCF7 cells	17
Mutations in the Rab33b protein that lead to the skeletal disease Smith-McCort dysplasia result in unstable proteins and altered autophagy function	17
Transmembrane signaling through single-spanning receptors modulated by phase separation at the cell surface	17
Mechanotransduction in stem cells	17
Redundant mechanisms in division plane positioning	17
Cholesterol-dependent molecular mechanisms contribute to cationic amphiphilic drugs’ prevention of silica-induced inflammation	16
Helical motors and formins synergize to compact chiral filopodial bundles: A theoretical perspective	16
Reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton during the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)	16
The NDR/LATS protein kinases in neurobiology: Key regulators of cell proliferation, differentiation and migration in the ocular and central nervous system	16
Metabolic regulation and dysregulation of endothelial small conductance calcium activated potassium channels	16
Osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament fibroblasts inhibits osteoclast formation	16
Nonmuscle myosin IIA dynamically guides regulatory light chain phosphorylation and assembly of nonmuscle myosin IIB	16
Get a grip: Podosomes as potential players in phagocytosis	15
Exploring optimal protocols for generating and preserving glucose-responsive insulin-secreting progenitor cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells	15
Nitric oxide-dependent cell death in glioblastoma and squamous cell carcinoma via prodeath mitochondrial clustering	15
Multiple roles for basement membrane proteins in cancer progression and EMT	15
Target lysis by cholesterol extraction is a rate limiting step in the resolution of phagolysosomes	14
A diverse interactome of the molecular chaperone CCT/TRiC monomers	14
Retraction notice to “LncRNA GAS6-AS1 facilitates the progression of breast cancer by targeting the miR-324-3p/SETD1A axis to activate the PI3K/AKT pathway” [Eur. J. Cell Biol. 99 (2020) 151124]	14
Editorial - In vitro reconstitution of cytoskeletal processes	14
Advances in modeling the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived Schwann cells harboring SH3TC2 variants	14
VASP boosts protrusive activity of macroendocytic cups and drives phagosome rocketing after internalization	14
Role of L-lactate as an energy substrate in primary rat podocytes under physiological and glucose deprivation conditions	14
PSTPIP1 and pyrin, two key regulators of macrophage differentiation	14
Vitamin D3 protects against respiratory syncytial virus-induced barrier dysfunction in airway epithelial cells via PKA signaling pathway	14
Nuclear receptor Nur77 regulates immunomechanics of macrophages	14
Cancer’s camouflage: Microvesicle shedding from cholesterol-rich tumor plasma membranes might blindfold first-responder immunosurveillance strategies	13
Role of the plant-specific calcium-binding C2-DOMAIN ABSCISIC ACID-RELATED (CAR) protein family in environmental signaling	13
Iron metabolism in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum: A role for ferric chelate reductases	13
Cadmium exposure triggers vimentin phosphorylation via SIRT6-regulated AKT/PI3K signaling pathway in COPD	12
Mechanoresponsive ETS1 causes endothelial dysfunction and arterialization in varicose veins via NOTCH4/DLL4 signaling	12
Melatonin finely tunes proliferation and senescence in hematopoietic stem cells	12
A point-of-research decision in synovial tissue engineering: Mesenchymal stromal cells, tissue derived fibroblast or CTGF-mediated mesenchymal-to-fibroblast transition	12

Fixing the GAP: The role of RhoGAPs in cancer	11
Myosins 1e/f at the podosome base regulate podosome dynamics and promote macrophage migration	11
Androgen receptor activation inhibits endothelial cell migration in vitro and angiogenesis in vivo	11
Riluzole treatment modulates KCC2 and EAAT-2 receptor expression and Ca2+ accumulation following ventral root avulsion injury	11
Mutual dependence between tropomodulin and tropomyosin in the regulation of sarcomeric actin assembly in Caenorhabditis elegans striated muscle	11
Comprehensive in silico analyses of keratin heterodimerisation	11
Zinc transporter Slc30a1 regulates melanocyte development by interacting with mt2 in zebrafish	11
RAS isoform specific activities are disrupted by disease associated mutations during cell differentiation	11
Isl1 promotes gene transcription through physical interaction with Set1/Mll complexes	11
Impact of Sr2+ and hypoxia on 3D triple cultures of primary human osteoblasts, osteocytes and osteoclasts	11
Inter-relationship of Histone Deacetylase-6 with Tau-cytoskeletal organization and remodeling	11