EMBO Journal

Papers
(The TQCC of EMBO Journal is 27. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Cancer‐associated mutations in VAV1 trigger variegated signaling outputs and T‐cell lymphomagenesis1028
High‐resolution mapping of function and protein binding in an RNA nuclear enrichment sequence471
Lipid metabolism: new twists to the Yin and Yang of PKM2 in cancer298
Regulation of LRRK2 mRNA stability by ATIC and its substrate AICAR through ARE‐mediated mRNA decay in Parkinson's disease281
PKM2‐TMEM33 axis regulates lipid homeostasis in cancer cells by controlling SCAP stability171
PGE2‐EP3 axis promotes brown adipose tissue formation through stabilization of WTAP RNA methyltransferase170
A mitochondrial EglN1‐AMPKα axis drives breast cancer progression by enhancing metabolic adaptation to hypoxic stress164
Tunnelling nanotube formation is driven by Eps8/IRSp53‐dependent linear actin polymerization157
The phagosomal solute transporter SLC15A4 promotes inflammasome activity via mTORC1 signaling and autophagy restraint in dendritic cells153
Mutation in protein disulfide isomerase A3 causes neurodevelopmental defects by disturbing endoplasmic reticulum proteostasis142
SOX9 maintains human foetal lung tip progenitor state by enhancing WNT and RTK signalling128
The plant noncoding transcriptome: a versatile environmental sensor125
Nascent polypeptide within the exit tunnel stabilizes the ribosome to counteract risky translation120
A multifunctional locus controls motor neuron differentiation through short and long noncoding RNAs120
Diversity matters — extending sound intensity coding by inner hair cells via heterogeneous synapses103
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 IgM197
Brassinosteroid signals cooperate with katanin‐mediated microtubule severing to control stamen filament elongation97
Convergent dopamine and ALK4 signaling to PCBP1 controls FosB alternative splicing and cocaine behavioral sensitization96
Cryo‐EM structure of the chain‐elongating E3 ubiquitin ligase UBR596
PrimPol‐mediated repriming facilitates replication traverse of DNA interstrand crosslinks94
Cardiolipin remodeling enables protein crowding in the inner mitochondrial membrane93
Bidirectional interplay between metabolism and epigenetics in hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia93
TDAG51 promotes transcription factor FoxO1 activity during LPS‐induced inflammatory responses92
Torsin and NEP1R1‐CTDNEP1 phosphatase affect interphase nuclear pore complex insertion by lipid‐dependent and lipid‐independent mechanisms91
Presynaptic targeting of botulinum neurotoxin type A requires a tripartitePSG‐Syt1SV2plasma membrane nanocluster for synaptic vesicle entry89
Single‐cell transcriptomics of LepR‐positive skeletal cells reveals heterogeneous stress‐dependent stem and progenitor pools88
In vivo reduction of RAD51‐mediated homologous recombination triggers aging but impairs oncogenesis87
Do we still need animals? Surveying the role of animal‐free models in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease research86
The SMC5/6 complex recruits the PAF1 complex to facilitate DNA double‐strand break repair in Arabidopsis85
A sterol‐PI(4)P exchanger modulates the Tel1/ATM axis of the DNA damage response82
CROP: a retromer‐PROPPIN complex mediating membrane fission in the endo‐lysosomal system74
IDH2 stabilizes HIF‐1α‐induced metabolic reprogramming and promotes chemoresistance in urothelial cancer73
Distinct roles of α‐ and β‐tubulin polyglutamylation in controlling axonal transport and in neurodegeneration72
High‐resolution analysis of the conformational transition of pro‐apoptotic Bak at the lipid membrane72
The lysosomal Ragulator complex activates NLRP3 inflammasome in vivo via HDAC672
Eating your mitochondria—when too much of a good thing turns bad70
ZZ domains keep cytosol to vacuole delivery whiZZing along69
Pharmacological CDK4/6 inhibition reveals a p53‐dependent senescent state with restricted toxicity68
PRMT1 promotes the tumor suppressor function of p14 ARF and is indicative for pancreatic cancer prognosis68
The Hippo pathway drives the cellular response to hydrostatic pressure68
The birth of a giant: evolutionary insights into the origin of auxin responses in plants67
Uptake‐independent killing of macrophages by extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis aggregates66
DGAT1 activity synchronises with mitophagy to protect cells from metabolic rewiring by iron  depletion65
Cristae formation is a mechanical buckling event controlled by the inner mitochondrial membrane lipidome64
Characterization of the REC114‐MEI4‐IHO1 complex regulating meiotic DNA double‐strand break formation64
Evolutionary adaptation of the protein folding pathway for secretability64
CTCF binding modulates UV damage formation to promote mutation hot spots in melanoma63
RZZ‐Spindly and CENP‐E form an integrated platform to recruit dynein to the kinetochore corona62
Sir3 heterochromatin protein promotes non‐homologous end joining by direct inhibition of Sae261
Structure of cytosine transport protein CodB provides insight into nucleobase‐cation symporter 1 mechanism58
An extended Tudor domain within Vreteno interconnects Gtsf1L and Ago3 for piRNA biogenesis in Bombyx mori58
ArfGAP1 inhibits mTORC1 lysosomal localization and activation57
A network of small RNAs regulates sporulation initiation in Clostridioides difficile55
Regulated splicing of large exons is linked to phase‐separation of vertebrate transcription factors53
MARCH5‐dependent NLRP3 ubiquitination is required for mitochondrial NLRP3‐NEK7 complex formation and NLRP3 inflammasome activation53
Strigolactones promote plant freezing tolerance by releasing the WRKY41‐mediated inhibition of CBF/DREB1 expression53
cIAPs control RIPK1 kinase activity‐dependent and ‐independent cell death and tissue inflammation53
Dynamic EMT: a multi‐tool for tumor progression53
EGFR signaling controls directionality of epithelial multilayer formation upon loss of cell polarity53
Interferon‐inducible phospholipids govern IFITM3‐dependent endosomal antiviral immunity52
The glycine arginine‐rich domain of the RNA‐binding protein nucleolin regulates its subcellular localization52
Single‐cell transcriptomics stratifies organoid models of metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease52
Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF‐G paralog lacking GTPase activity52
Dynamic “Cap”‐abilities of P‐bodies and the XRN1‐EDC4 axis51
Structure of a bacterial ribonucleoprotein complex central to the control of cell envelope biogenesis51
Ribosome biogenesis factors—from names to functions51
A conserved complex of microneme proteins mediates rhoptry discharge in Toxoplasma50
Autophagy power expands: fuse those cells!50
Restraining CDK1–cyclin B activation: PP2A on the cUSP(7)50
Modified Messengers: flatworm stem cells and regeneration are guarded by RNA methylation50
PTEN deficiency exposes a requirement for an ARF GTPase module for integrin‐dependent invasion in ovarian cancer50
NPC1 regulates the distribution of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases at Golgi and lysosomal membranes49
Dual roles of HSP70 chaperone HSPA1 in quality control of nascent and newly synthesized proteins49
Expression of human‐specific ARHGAP11B in mice leads to neocortex expansion and increased memory flexibility49
Assembly and function of the amyloid‐like translational repressor Rim4 is coupled with nutrient conditions48
LAMTOR1 inhibition of TRPML1‐dependent lysosomal calcium release regulates dendritic lysosome trafficking and hippocampal neuronal function48
Infection and transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 depend on heparan sulfate proteoglycans48
Interactomes of SARS‐CoV‐2 and human coronaviruses reveal host factors potentially affecting pathogenesis48
Lineage commitment of dermal fibroblast progenitors is controlled by Kdm6b‐mediated chromatin demethylation47
ARF2‐PIF5 interaction controls transcriptional reprogramming in the ABS3‐mediated plant senescence pathway47
Elp3‐mediated codon‐dependent translation promotes mTORC2 activation and regulates macrophage polarization47
DRP1 interacts directly with BAX to induce its activation and apoptosis47
The CTLA‐4 immune checkpoint protein regulates PD‐L1:PD‐1 interaction via transendocytosis of its ligand CD8046
Living a longer life: unique lessons from the naked mole‐rat blood system46
BAX inhibitor‐1 regulates autophagy by controlling the IRE1α branch of the unfolded protein response46
Die another day: phytosulfokine at the molecular trade‐off between growth and defense in plants46
Exercise‐induced α‐ketoglutaric acid stimulates muscle hypertrophy and fat loss through OXGR1‐dependent adrenal activation46
Coronaviral ORF6 protein mediates inter‐organelle contacts and modulates host cell lipid flux for virus production45
DNA asymmetry promotes SUMO modification of the single‐stranded DNA‐binding protein RPA44
c‐Maf enforces cytokine production and promotes memory‐like responses in mouse and human type 2 innate lymphoid cells44
Dynamic regulation of mitotic ubiquitin ligase APC/C by coordinated Plx1 kinase and PP2A phosphatase action on a flexible Apc1 loop44
Structure and mechanism of a eukaryotic ceramide synthase complex43
IκB kinase‐α coordinates BRD4 and JAK/STAT signaling to subvert DNA damage‐based anticancer therapy43
AKT2 reduces IFNβ1 production to modulate antiviral responses and systemic lupus erythematosus43
Microglial MERTK eliminates phosphatidylserine‐displaying inhibitory post‐synapses43
Cryo‐EM structure of the polyphosphate polymerase VTC reveals coupling of polymer synthesis to membrane transit43
Histone retention preserves epigenetic marks during heat stress‐induced transcriptional memory in plants42
Cancer evolution: Darwin and beyond42
Subcellular localization of Type VI secretion system assembly in response to cell–cell contact42
Shuffled ATG8 interacting motifs form an ancestral bridge between UFMylation and autophagy42
PIF7‐mediated epigenetic reprogramming promotes the transcriptional response to shade in Arabidopsis42
Evidence for existence of an apoptosis‐inducing BH3‐only protein, sayonara, in Drosophila42
Circadian time‐ and sleep‐dependent modulation of cortical parvalbumin‐positive inhibitory neurons42
Salicylic acid‐activated BIN2 phosphorylation of TGA3 promotes Arabidopsis PR gene expression and disease resistance41
A rare human centenarian variant of SIRT6 enhances genome stability and interaction with Lamin A41
Quorum sensing governs collective dendritic cell activation in vivo41
Stress‐dependent macromolecular crowding in the mitochondrial matrix41
Phosphorylation of phase‐separated p62 bodies by ULK1 activates a redox‐independent stress response39
Extracellular vesicles from Zika virus‐infected cells display viral E protein that binds ZIKV‐neutralizing antibodies to prevent infection enhancement39
Immune surveillance of brain metastatic cancer cells is mediated by IFITM139
Disease‐linked TDP‐43 hyperphosphorylation suppresses TDP‐43 condensation and aggregation38
Structural mechanism for modulation of functional amyloid and biofilm formation by Staphylococcal Bap protein switch38
Protein synthesis control in cancer: selectivity and therapeutic targeting38
Seeing eye to eye: photoreceptors employ nanotube‐like connections for material transfer38
C9orf72 ALS/FTD dipeptide repeat protein levels are reduced by small molecules that inhibit PKA or enhance protein degradation38
The cellular modifier MOAG‐4/SERF drives amyloid formation through charge complementation37
The Spo13/Meikin pathway confines the onset of gamete differentiation to meiosis II in yeast37
LUBAC and NF‐κB trigger a nuclear response from mitochondria37
Endosome maturation links PI3Kα signaling to lysosome repopulation during basal autophagy37
Reply to “An alternative miRISC targets a cancer‐associated coding sequence mutation in FOXL2”37
R‐spondin signaling in the stomach: isthmal Lgr4 rules37
Widespread displacement of DNA‐ and RNA‐binding factors underlies toxicity of arginine‐rich cell‐penetrating peptides36
The needs of a synapse—How local organelles serve synaptic proteostasis36
Extra centrosomes induce PIDD1‐mediated inflammation and immunosurveillance36
Hypophosphorylated pRb knock‐in mice exhibit hallmarks of aging and vitamin C‐preventable diabetes36
CRIP1 suppresses BBOX1‐mediated carnitine metabolism to promote stemness in hepatocellular carcinoma36
DNA sensing via the cGAS/STING pathway activates the immunoproteasome and adaptive T‐cell immunity36
TECPR1 conjugates LC3 to damaged endomembranes upon detection of sphingomyelin exposure36
Mechanism and function of DNA replication‐independent DNA‐protein crosslink repair via the SUMO‐RNF4 pathway36
Single‐cell analysis of lymphatic endothelial cell fate specification and differentiation during zebrafish development36
Plant YTHDF proteins are direct effectors of antiviral immunity against an N6‐methyladenosine‐containing RNA virus35
Mammalian UPF3A and UPF3B can activate nonsense‐mediated mRNA decay independently of their exon junction complex binding35
TFEB‐dependent lysosome biogenesis is required for senescence35
Multi‐modal adaptor‐clathrin contacts drive coated vesicle assembly35
Nix interacts with WIPI2 to induce mitophagy35
Gruffi: an algorithm for computational removal of stressed cells from brain organoid transcriptomic datasets35
Transport unplugged: KCCs are regulated through an N‐terminal plug of the ion pathway35
Stem cells “aclymatise” to regenerate the blood system34
Synergistic prostaglandin E synthesis by myeloid and endothelial cells promotes fetal hematopoietic stem cell expansion in vertebrates34
E‐cadherin mediates apical membrane initiation site localisation duringde novopolarisation of epithelial cavities34
The nucleoporin Nup50 activates the Ran guanine nucleotide exchange factor RCC1 to promote NPC assembly at the end of mitosis34
Too much death can kill you: inhibiting intrinsic apoptosis to treat disease34
A CRMP4‐dependent retrograde axon‐to‐soma death signal in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis33
Antitumor T‐cell function requires CPEB4‐mediated adaptation to chronic endoplasmic reticulum stress33
Binary organization of epidermal basal domains highlights robustness to environmental exposure33
Topoisomerase II poisons inhibit vertebrate DNA replication through distinct mechanisms33
Single‐cell dissection of cervical cancer reveals key subsets of the tumor immune microenvironment33
A critical period of prehearing spontaneous Ca2+ spiking is required for hair‐bundle maintenance in inner hair cells33
Metabolic remodeling maintains a reducing environment for rapid activation of the yeast DNA replication checkpoint33
ER‐anchored CRTH2 antagonizes collagen biosynthesis and organ fibrosis via binding LARP633
SHP‐1 dephosphorylates histone H2B to facilitate its ubiquitination during transcription32
Mammalian antiviral RNAi is on the move32
PABP prevents the untimely decay of select mRNA populations in human cells32
Macrophage mitochondrial bioenergetics and tissue invasion are boosted by an Atossa‐Porthos axis in Drosophila32
The CRL4 DCAF1 cullin‐RING ubiquitin ligase is activated following a switch in oligomerization state32
The cell cycle and cell size influence the rates of global cellular translation and transcription in fission yeast32
A lipid hydrolase and a ubiquitin ligase play hide‐and‐seek in the ER membrane32
Msps governs acentrosomal microtubule assembly and reactivation of quiescent neural stem cells32
Mitochondria and peroxisomes are NIXed for clearance32
Keep the fate: how chromatin regulators safeguard embryonic stem cell identity32
ORP2 couples LDL‐cholesterol transport to FAK activation by endosomal cholesterol/PI(4,5)P2 exchange31
Splicing factor YBX1 regulates bone marrow stromal cell fate during aging31
Acetate is a beneficial nutrient for E. coli at low glycolytic flux31
Deciphering functional tumor states at single‐cell resolution31
Stress‐induced vesicular assemblies of dual leucine zipper kinase are signaling hubs involved in kinase activation and neurodegeneration30
Spatial and temporal control of mitochondrial H 2 O 2 release in intact human cells30
ZAKβ is activated by cellular compression and mediates contraction‐induced MAP kinase signaling in skeletal muscle30
The intrinsically disordered CARDs‐Helicase linker in RIG‐I is a molecular gate for RNA proofreading30
NALCN‐mediated sodium influx confers metastatic prostate cancer cell invasiveness30
Varicella‐Zoster virus ORF9 is an antagonist of the DNA sensor cGAS30
Structural and biochemical basis of interdependent FANCI‐FANCD2 ubiquitination30
Order through destruction: how ER‐associated protein degradation contributes to organelle homeostasis30
Microglia‐synapse engulfment via PtdSer‐TREM2 ameliorates neuronal hyperactivity in Alzheimer's disease models29
BNIP3 promotes HIF‐1α‐driven melanoma growth by curbing intracellular iron homeostasis29
Hold the fold: how delayed folding aids protein secretion29
The eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF4E reprograms alternative splicing29
Molecular basis of cross‐species ACE2 interactions with SARS‐CoV‐2‐like viruses of pangolin origin29
Oligomerization‐driven MLKL ubiquitylation antagonizes necroptosis29
Inhibition of ATP synthase reverse activity restores energy homeostasis in mitochondrial pathologies29
A salt stress‐activated GSO1‐SOS2‐SOS1 module protects the Arabidopsis root stem cell niche by enhancing sodium ion extrusion29
A sudden collapse: the disaggregation of amyloid fibres29
Some viruses need to phase‐separate to replicate28
The cryo‐EM structure of the CENP‐A nucleosome in complex with ggKNL228
EZH2 inhibition stimulates repetitive element expression and viral mimicry in resting splenic B cells28
Cyclin D1 controls development of cerebellar granule cell progenitors through phosphorylation and stabilization of ATOH128
Local coordination of mRNA storage and degradation near mitochondria modulates C. elegans ageing28
The ribosomal chaperone NACA recruits PHD2 to cotranslationally modify HIF‐α28
Quorum sensing componentry opens new lines of communication28
When yeast cells change their mind: cell cycle “Start” is reversible under starvation28
MST2 methylation by PRMT5 inhibits Hippo signaling and promotes pancreatic cancer progression27
Gut inflammation triggers C/EBPβ/δ‐secretase‐dependent gut‐to‐brain propagation of Aβ and Tau fibrils in Alzheimer’s disease27
The TOR‐dependent phosphoproteome and regulation of cellular protein synthesis27
Microglial PD‐1 stimulation by astrocytic PD‐L1 suppresses neuroinflammation and Alzheimer’s disease pathology27
Hypoxia promotes osteogenesis by facilitating acetyl‐CoA‐mediated mitochondrial–nuclear communication27
Increased levels of mitochondrial import factor Mia40 prevent the aggregation of polyQ proteins in the cytosol27
Piwi–piRNA complexes induce stepwise changes in nuclear architecture at target loci27
Caldendrin and myosin V regulate synaptic spine apparatus localization via ER stabilization in dendritic spines27
Cellular responses to halofuginone reveal a vulnerability of the GCN2 branch of the integrated stress response27
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