EMBO Journal

Papers
(The median citation count of EMBO Journal is 22. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Unbiased assessment of genome integrity and purging of adverse outcomes at the target locus upon editing of CD4+ T‐cells for the treatment of Hyper IgM1180
Diversity matters — extending sound intensity coding by inner hair cells via heterogeneous synapses164
A mitochondrial EglN1‐AMPKα axis drives breast cancer progression by enhancing metabolic adaptation to hypoxic stress156
SOX9 maintains human foetal lung tip progenitor state by enhancing WNT and RTK signalling144
PGE2‐EP3 axis promotes brown adipose tissue formation through stabilization of WTAP RNA methyltransferase117
Cryo‐EM structure of the chain‐elongating E3 ubiquitin ligase UBR5115
The plant noncoding transcriptome: a versatile environmental sensor110
Regulation of LRRK2 mRNA stability by ATIC and its substrate AICAR through ARE‐mediated mRNA decay in Parkinson's disease109
Brassinosteroid signals cooperate with katanin‐mediated microtubule severing to control stamen filament elongation107
The phagosomal solute transporter SLC15A4 promotes inflammasome activity via mTORC1 signaling and autophagy restraint in dendritic cells106
Convergent dopamine and ALK4 signaling to PCBP1 controls FosB alternative splicing and cocaine behavioral sensitization106
A multifunctional locus controls motor neuron differentiation through short and long noncoding RNAs105
Tunnelling nanotube formation is driven by Eps8/IRSp53‐dependent linear actin polymerization103
The lysosomal Ragulator complex activates NLRP3 inflammasome in vivo via HDAC698
A sterol‐PI(4)P exchanger modulates the Tel1/ATM axis of the DNA damage response95
TDAG51 promotes transcription factor FoxO1 activity during LPS‐induced inflammatory responses92
In vivo reduction of RAD51‐mediated homologous recombination triggers aging but impairs oncogenesis86
Presynaptic targeting of botulinum neurotoxin type A requires a tripartite PSG‐Syt1‐SV2 plasma membrane nanocluster for synaptic vesicle entry86
Bidirectional interplay between metabolism and epigenetics in hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia86
The SMC5/6 complex recruits the PAF1 complex to facilitate DNA double‐strand break repair in Arabidopsis85
IDH2 stabilizes HIF‐1α‐induced metabolic reprogramming and promotes chemoresistance in urothelial cancer84
cIAPs control RIPK1 kinase activity‐dependent and ‐independent cell death and tissue inflammation83
RZZ‐Spindly and CENP‐E form an integrated platform to recruit dynein to the kinetochore corona81
An extended Tudor domain within Vreteno interconnects Gtsf1L and Ago3 for piRNA biogenesis in Bombyx mori80
A network of small RNAs regulates sporulation initiation in Clostridioides difficile79
Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF‐G paralog lacking GTPase activity76
Evolutionary adaptation of the protein folding pathway for secretability75
Uptake‐independent killing of macrophages by extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis aggregates73
Characterization of the REC114‐MEI4‐IHO1 complex regulating meiotic DNA double‐strand break formation73
MARCH5‐dependent NLRP3 ubiquitination is required for mitochondrial NLRP3‐NEK7 complex formation and NLRP3 inflammasome activation72
EGFR signaling controls directionality of epithelial multilayer formation upon loss of cell polarity72
Interferon‐inducible phospholipids govern IFITM3‐dependent endosomal antiviral immunity70
Eating your mitochondria—when too much of a good thing turns bad69
Structure of cytosine transport protein CodB provides insight into nucleobase‐cation symporter 1 mechanism68
Strigolactones promote plant freezing tolerance by releasing the WRKY41‐mediated inhibition of CBF/DREB1 expression67
The Hippo pathway drives the cellular response to hydrostatic pressure67
Cristae formation is a mechanical buckling event controlled by the inner mitochondrial membrane lipidome67
Ribosome biogenesis factors—from names to functions65
The birth of a giant: evolutionary insights into the origin of auxin responses in plants65
The CTLA‐4 immune checkpoint protein regulates PD‐L1:PD‐1 interaction via transendocytosis of its ligand CD8064
Single‐cell transcriptomics stratifies organoid models of metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease64
Modified Messengers: flatworm stem cells and regeneration are guarded by RNA methylation63
Lineage commitment of dermal fibroblast progenitors is controlled by Kdm6b‐mediated chromatin demethylation62
Dynamic “Cap”‐abilities of P‐bodies and the XRN1‐EDC4 axis59
Assembly and function of the amyloid‐like translational repressor Rim4 is coupled with nutrient conditions58
A conserved complex of microneme proteins mediates rhoptry discharge in Toxoplasma58
PTEN deficiency exposes a requirement for an ARF GTPase module for integrin‐dependent invasion in ovarian cancer58
Structure of a bacterial ribonucleoprotein complex central to the control of cell envelope biogenesis58
ARF2‐PIF5 interaction controls transcriptional reprogramming in the ABS3‐mediated plant senescence pathway58
Extracellular vesicles from Zika virus‐infected cells display viral E protein that binds ZIKV‐neutralizing antibodies to prevent infection enhancement57
Elp3‐mediated codon‐dependent translation promotes mTORC2 activation and regulates macrophage polarization57
PIF7‐mediated epigenetic reprogramming promotes the transcriptional response to shade in Arabidopsis57
Phosphorylation of phase‐separated p62 bodies by ULK1 activates a redox‐independent stress response56
Erratum To: A rare human centenarian variant of SIRT6 enhances genome stability and interaction with Lamin A54
Circadian time‐ and sleep‐dependent modulation of cortical parvalbumin‐positive inhibitory neurons53
IκB kinase‐α coordinates BRD4 and JAK/STAT signaling to subvert DNA damage‐based anticancer therapy53
Shuffled ATG8 interacting motifs form an ancestral bridge between UFMylation and autophagy53
Histone retention preserves epigenetic marks during heat stress‐induced transcriptional memory in plants52
Evidence for existence of an apoptosis‐inducing BH3‐only protein, sayonara, in Drosophila52
Coronaviral ORF6 protein mediates inter‐organelle contacts and modulates host cell lipid flux for virus production52
Cryo‐EM structure of the polyphosphate polymerase VTC reveals coupling of polymer synthesis to membrane transit51
Die another day: phytosulfokine at the molecular trade‐off between growth and defense in plants51
Immune surveillance of brain metastatic cancer cells is mediated by IFITM150
Living a longer life: unique lessons from the naked mole‐rat blood system50
Salicylic acid‐activated BIN2 phosphorylation of TGA3 promotes Arabidopsis PR gene expression and disease resistance49
Stress‐dependent macromolecular crowding in the mitochondrial matrix49
TECPR1 conjugates LC3 to damaged endomembranes upon detection of sphingomyelin exposure48
Structure and mechanism of a eukaryotic ceramide synthase complex48
Gruffi: an algorithm for computational removal of stressed cells from brain organoid transcriptomic datasets48
DNA sensing via the cGAS/STING pathway activates the immunoproteasome and adaptive T‐cell immunity47
Endosome maturation links PI3Kα signaling to lysosome repopulation during basal autophagy47
Plant YTHDF proteins are direct effectors of antiviral immunity against an N6‐methyladenosine‐containing RNA virus47
Single‐cell analysis of lymphatic endothelial cell fate specification and differentiation during zebrafish development47
LUBAC and NF‐κB trigger a nuclear response from mitochondria45
CRIP1 suppresses BBOX1‐mediated carnitine metabolism to promote stemness in hepatocellular carcinoma45
Extra centrosomes induce PIDD1‐mediated inflammation and immunosurveillance45
R‐spondin signaling in the stomach: isthmal Lgr4 rules45
TFEB‐dependent lysosome biogenesis is required for senescence44
Nix interacts with WIPI2 to induce mitophagy44
A critical period of prehearing spontaneous Ca2+ spiking is required for hair‐bundle maintenance in inner hair cells43
E‐cadherin mediates apical membrane initiation site localisation during de novo polarisation of epithelial cavities43
Single‐cell dissection of cervical cancer reveals key subsets of the tumor immune microenvironment43
Binary organization of epidermal basal domains highlights robustness to environmental exposure43
Antitumor T‐cell function requires CPEB4‐mediated adaptation to chronic endoplasmic reticulum stress43
Synergistic prostaglandin E synthesis by myeloid and endothelial cells promotes fetal hematopoietic stem cell expansion in vertebrates43
Acetate is a beneficial nutrient for E. coli at low glycolytic flux42
A lipid hydrolase and a ubiquitin ligase play hide‐and‐seek in the ER membrane42
Splicing factor YBX1 regulates bone marrow stromal cell fate during aging42
Inhibition of ATP synthase reverse activity restores energy homeostasis in mitochondrial pathologies41
Mitochondria and peroxisomes are NIXed for clearance41
SHP‐1 dephosphorylates histone H2B to facilitate its ubiquitination during transcription41
The eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF4E reprograms alternative splicing40
A salt stress‐activated GSO1‐SOS2‐SOS1 module protects the Arabidopsis root stem cell niche by enhancing sodium ion extrusion40
NALCN‐mediated sodium influx confers metastatic prostate cancer cell invasiveness39
Varicella‐Zoster virus ORF9 is an antagonist of the DNA sensor cGAS39
The cell cycle and cell size influence the rates of global cellular translation and transcription in fission yeast39
Microglia‐synapse engulfment via PtdSer‐TREM2 ameliorates neuronal hyperactivity in Alzheimer's disease models39
Structural and biochemical basis of interdependent FANCI‐FANCD2 ubiquitination39
ZAKβ is activated by cellular compression and mediates contraction‐induced MAP kinase signaling in skeletal muscle39
A sudden collapse: the disaggregation of amyloid fibres39
EZH2 inhibition stimulates repetitive element expression and viral mimicry in resting splenic B cells38
Erratum To: Cyclin D1 controls development of cerebellar granule cell progenitors through phosphorylation and stabilization of ATOH138
The cryo‐EM structure of the CENP‐A nucleosome in complex with ggKNL237
The ribosomal chaperone NACA recruits PHD2 to cotranslationally modify HIF‐α37
Hold the fold: how delayed folding aids protein secretion37
When yeast cells change their mind: cell cycle “Start” is reversible under starvation37
Hypoxia promotes osteogenesis by facilitating acetyl‐CoA‐mediated mitochondrial–nuclear communication37
Quorum sensing componentry opens new lines of communication37
MST2 methylation by PRMT5 inhibits Hippo signaling and promotes pancreatic cancer progression37
TFEB and TFE3 control glucose homeostasis by regulating insulin gene expression36
Erratum To: Maternal immune activation leads to defective brain blood vessels and intracerebral hemorrhages in male offspring36
Phosphatidic acid–regulated SOS2 controls sodium and potassium homeostasis in Arabidopsis under salt stress36
Fuel oxidation under the control of mitochondrial shape and dynamics36
Local coordination of mRNA storage and degradation near mitochondria modulates C. elegans ageing36
An arrayed genome‐wide perturbation screen identifies the ribonucleoprotein Hnrnpk as rate‐limiting for prion propagation36
AIFM1 is a component of the mitochondrial disulfide relay that drives complex I assembly through efficient import of NDUFS536
Bld10p/Cep135 determines the number of triplets in the centriole independently of the cartwheel36
Pathogenic fungi neutralize plant‐derived ROS via Srpk1 deacetylation36
Targeted assembly of ectopic kinetochores to induce chromosome‐specific segmental aneuploidies36
STAT1 is required to establish but not maintain interferon‐γ‐induced transcriptional memory36
Stable kinetochore‐microtubule attachment requires loop‐dependent Ndc80‐Ndc80 binding35
Got PIDD1? Natural killer cells clear polyploid cells to ensure a balanced genome35
Single‐molecule imaging reveals Tau trapping at nanometer‐sized dynamic hot spots near the plasma membrane that persists after microtubule perturbation and cholesterol depletion35
Two Hippo signaling modules orchestrate liver size and tumorigenesis35
Fecal microbiota transplantation enhances cell therapy in a rat model of hypoganglionosis by SCFA‐induced MEK1/2 signaling pathway35
The disulfide catalyst QSOX1 maintains the colon mucosal barrier by regulating Golgi glycosyltransferases35
Spo13/MEIKIN ensures a Two‐Division meiosis by preventing the activation of APC/CAma1 at meiosis I35
You can “tail” them apart: paralog‐specific functions of CRL4B ubiquitin ligases during mitosis and brain development34
Plasma membrane topography governs the 3D dynamic localization of IgM B cell antigen receptor clusters34
Sweet‐talk in the time of cholera: host mucin negotiates peace with Vibrio cholerae34
Autophagy regulates neuronal excitability by controlling cAMP/protein kinase A signaling at the synapse34
LncRNA LITATS1 suppresses TGF‐β‐induced EMT and cancer cell plasticity by potentiating TβRI degradation34
Effector‐dependent activation and oligomerization of plant NRC class helper NLRs by sensor NLR immune receptors Rpi‐amr3 and Rpi‐amr134
microRNAs slow translating ribosomes to prevent protein misfolding in eukaryotes34
Retromer oligomerization drives SNX‐BAR coat assembly and membrane constriction33
Host cell egress of Brucella abortus requires BNIP3L‐mediated mitophagy33
Cryo‐EM structure of antibacterial efflux transporter QacA from Staphylococcus aureus reveals a novel extracellular loop with allosteric role33
Recycling of the actin monomer pool limits the lifetime of network turnover32
Translational regulation by Hfq–Crc assemblies emerges from polymorphic ribonucleoprotein folding32
An accessory prefrontal cortex–thalamus circuit sculpts maternal behavior in virgin female mice32
Caspase‐8‐driven apoptotic and pyroptotic crosstalk causes cell death and IL‐1β release in X‐linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) deficiency32
Creativity as an antidote to research becoming too predictable32
Mitotic checkpoint gene expression is tuned by codon usage bias32
Anti‐hsa‐miR‐59 alleviates premature senescence associated with Hutchinson‐Gilford progeria syndrome in mice32
High‐throughput morphometric and transcriptomic profiling uncovers composition of naïve and sensory‐deprived cortical cholinergic VIP/CHAT neurons31
A phylogenetic profiling approach identifies novel ciliogenesis genes in Drosophila and C. elegans31
Nucleoporin foci are stress‐sensitive condensates dispensable for C. elegans nuclear pore assembly31
Tau target identification reveals NSF‐dependent effects on AMPA receptor trafficking and memory formation31
Auxin‐dependent regulation of cell division rates governs root thermomorphogenesis31
Termination of STING responses is mediated via ESCRT‐dependent degradation31
Regulation of mitochondrial proteostasis by the proton gradient31
Thiol reductive stress activates the hypoxia response pathway30
T‐cell antigen recognition: catch‐as‐catch‐can or catch‐22?30
Vaginal bacterium Prevotella timonensis turns protective Langerhans cells into HIV‐1 reservoirs for virus dissemination30
RNase H2 degrades toxic RNA:DNA hybrids behind stalled forks to promote replication restart30
Malignant currents: sodium leak channel NALCN propels prostate cancer aggressiveness30
The BCL‐2 family member BID plays a role during embryonic development in addition to its BH3‐only protein function by acting in parallel to BAX, BAK and BOK30
Acetylation coordinates the crosstalk between carbon metabolism and ammonium assimilation in Salmonella enterica30
Epigenetic regulation limits competence of pluripotent stem cell‐derived oocytes30
A systematic proximity ligation approach to studying protein‐substrate specificity identifies the substrate spectrum of the Ssh1 translocon30
m6A is required for resolving progenitor identity during planarian stem cell differentiation29
Regulation of membrane fluidity by RNF145‐triggered degradation of the lipid hydrolase ADIPOR229
The mitochondrial ATP synthase as an ATP consumer—a surprising therapeutic target29
The ASC‐1 complex promotes translation initiation by scanning ribosomes29
Macrophage‐derived insulin antagonist ImpL2 induces lipoprotein mobilization upon bacterial infection29
Adaptive pathfinding by nucleokinesis during amoeboid migration29
The adaptive strategies of cells in the face of CIN29
Promoter‐pervasive transcription causes RNA polymerase II pausing to boost DOG1 expression in response to salt29
Erratum To: Two Hippo signaling modules orchestrate liver size and tumorigenesis29
Condensin pinches a short negatively supercoiled DNA loop during each round of ATP usage29
Making liver cancer cells go ARGh!29
Infection and inflammation stimulate expansion of a CD74+ Paneth cell subset to regulate disease progression28
Role of PCIF1‐mediated 5′‐cap N6‐methyladeonsine mRNA methylation in colorectal cancer and anti‐PD‐1 immunotherapy28
NME6: ribonucleotide salvage sustains mitochondrial transcription28
ARFs get the BioID treatment: what have we been missing?28
Phospholipid scramblase Xkr8 is required for developmental axon pruning via phosphatidylserine exposure28
Nucleic acid–protein condensates in innate immune signaling28
Structure and functional mapping of the KRAB‐KAP1 repressor complex27
A Zn‐dependent structural transition of SOD1 modulates its ability to undergo phase separation27
Erratum To: Herpes simplex virus ICP27 protein provides viral mRNAs with access to the cellular mRNA export pathway27
ER exit sites take the strain27
Extracellular vesicles and co‐isolated endogenous retroviruses from murine cancer cells differentially affect dendritic cells27
A tale of two Hippo pathway modules27
Nicotinamide N‐methyltransferase sustains a core epigenetic program that promotes metastatic colonization in breast cancer27
Actin network architecture can ensure robust centering or sensitive decentering of the centrosome27
A rare human centenarian variant of SIRT6 enhances genome stability and interaction with Lamin A27
The CUL4B‐based E3 ubiquitin ligase regulates mitosis and brain development by recruiting phospho‐specific DCAFs26
Suppression of Ca2+ signaling enhances melanoma progression26
TRIM27 cooperates with STK38L to inhibit ULK1‐mediated autophagy and promote tumorigenesis26
Dieter Wolf (1941–2023): a life dedicated to understanding protein quality control and the ubiquitin‐proteasome system26
The MASTL/PP2A cell cycle kinase‐phosphatase module restrains PI3K‐Akt activity in an mTORC1‐dependent manner26
AATF/Che‐1 localizes to paraspeckles and suppresses R‐loops accumulation and interferon activation in Multiple Myeloma26
Functionally distinct promoter classes initiate transcription via different mechanisms reflected in focused versus dispersed initiation patterns26
A non‐canonical scaffold‐type E3 ligase complex mediates protein UFMylation26
Cell line authentication: a necessity for reproducible biomedical research26
YAP/BRD4‐controlled ROR1 promotes tumor‐initiating cells and hyperproliferation in pancreatic cancer25
eIF3 mRNA selectivity profiling reveals eIF3k as a cancer‐relevant regulator of ribosome content25
Damage‐induced regeneration of the intestinal stem cell pool through enteroblast mitosis in the Drosophila midgut25
Phosphorylation controls spatial and temporal activities of motor‐PRC1 complexes to complete mitosis25
Long noncoding RNA‐mediated epigenetic regulation of auxin‐related genes controls shade avoidance syndrome in Arabidopsis25
Neuron‐specific translational control shift ensures proteostatic resilience during ER stress25
Chromatin remodeling is required for sRNA‐guided DNA elimination in Paramecium25
Epigenetic escape of immunosurveillance by malignant cell precursors25
Mechanical forces impair antigen discrimination by reducing differences in T‐cell receptor/peptide–MHC off‐rates25
Centrosome linker diversity and its function in centrosome clustering and mitotic spindle formation25
Barley GRIK1‐SnRK1 kinases subvert a viral virulence protein to upregulate antiviral RNAi and inhibit infection25
Impaired disassembly of the axon initial segment restricts mitochondrial entry into damaged axons25
USP8 promotes cancer progression and extracellular vesicle‐mediated CD8+ T cell exhaustion by deubiquitinating the TGF‐β receptor TβRII25
GPNMB+Gal‐3+ hepatic parenchymal cells promote immunosuppression and hepatocellular carcinogenesis25
Condensate functionalization with microtubule motors directs their nucleation in space and allows manipulating RNA localization25
Attenuation of SARS‐CoV‐2 replication and associated inflammation by concomitant targeting of viral and host cap 2'‐O‐ribose methyltransferases25
Prohibitin 1 regulates mtDNA release and downstream inflammatory responses24
Adaptation to high rates of chromosomal instability and aneuploidy through multiple pathways in budding yeast24
The notorious R.N.A.24
Aberrant DNA N6‐methyladenine incorporation via adenylate kinase 1 is suppressed by ADAL deaminase‐dependent 2′‐deoxynucleotide pool sanitation24
Gut microbiota regulates blood‐cerebrospinal fluid barrier function and Aβ pathology24
TSG101 associates with PARP1 and is essential for PARylation and DNA damage‐induced NF‐κB activation24
An ERK1/2‐driven RNA‐binding switch in nucleolin drives ribosome biogenesis and pancreatic tumorigenesis downstream of RAS oncogene24
Rap1 prevents fusions between long telomeres in fission yeast24
Cell fragmentation in mouse preimplantation embryos induced by ectopic activation of the polar body extrusion pathway24
Neil J. Bulleid (1960–2023), a virtuoso of protein folding and redox biology24
High air humidity dampens salicylic acid pathway and NPR1 function to promote plant disease24
C. elegans molting requires rhythmic accumulation of the Grainyhead/LSF transcription factor GRH‐123
LncRNA NRON promotes tumorigenesis by enhancing MDM2 activity toward tumor suppressor substrates23
HERC3 promotes YAP/TAZ stability and tumorigenesis independently of its ubiquitin ligase activity23
WRKY transcription factors and OBERON histone‐binding proteins form complexes to balance plant growth and stress tolerance23
A tryptophan metabolite made by a gut microbiome eukaryote induces pro‐inflammatory T cells23
A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes23
YTHDF2/m6A/NF‐κB axis controls anti‐tumor immunity by regulating intratumoral Tregs22
Mammalian CDC14 phosphatases control exit from stemness in pluripotent cells22
Phase separation of Hippo signalling complexes22
RNA‐based medicine: from molecular mechanisms to therapy22
Chemogenetic profiling reveals PP2A‐independent cytotoxicity of proposed PP2A activators iHAP1 and DT‐06122
Nuclear pore complex acetylation regulates mRNA export and cell cycle commitment in budding yeast22
RNF26 binds perinuclear vimentin filaments to integrate ER and endolysosomal responses to proteotoxic stress22
TOR acts as a metabolic gatekeeper for auxin‐dependent lateral root initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana22
Structural basis of ubiquitin‐independent PP1 complex disassembly by p9722
Mammalian adipogenesis regulator (Areg) cells use retinoic acid signalling to be non‐ and anti‐adipogenic in age‐dependent manner22
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