OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Cell Biology is 69. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-06-01 to 2023-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Signal transduction by the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) — from inflammation to development	1211
Intracellular signaling from the endoplasmic reticulum to the nucleus: the unfolded protein response in yeast and mammals	628
DNA damage checkpoints: from initiation to recovery or adaptation	553
The Ras branch of small Gtpases: Ras family members don’t fall far from the tree	310
Signal transduction from the cell surface to the nucleus through the phosphorylation of transcription factors	300
Signaling cell death from the endoplasmic reticulum stress response	292
ERM (ezrin/radixin/moesin) family: from cytoskeleton to signal transduction	277
Polo-like kinases: positive regulators of cell division from start to finish	274
The nuclear pore complex: from molecular architecture to functional dynamics	262
Role of autophagy in suppression of inflammation and cancer	233
Bivalent histone modifications in early embryogenesis	220
Guided tours: from precursor snoRNA to functional snoRNP	219
Nuclear bodies: the emerging biophysics of nucleoplasmic phases	207
Signal transduction via integrin adhesion complexes	199
Autophagosomes: biogenesis from scratch?	197
From nucleoporins to nuclear pore complexes	193
The role of protein dynamics in GPCR function: insights from the β2AR and rhodopsin	186
Protein folding and quality control in the endoplasmic reticulum: Recent lessons from yeast and mammalian cell systems	184
Microtubule-organizing centers: from the centrosome to non-centrosomal sites	175
Structure and function of the nucleolus in the spotlight	167
mRNA export: an assembly line from genes to nuclear pores	140
PML nuclear bodies: from architecture to function	139
Regulation of integrin-mediated adhesions	138
Two major mechanisms of chromosome organization	137
How to rule the nucleus: divide et impera	135

Cotranscriptional mRNP assembly: from the DNA to the nuclear pore	133
From signaling pathways to microtubule dynamics: the key players	128
Notes from some crypt watchers: regulation of renewal in the mouse intestinal epithelium	126
Mechanical guidance of cell migration: lessons from chemotaxis	125
Intermediate filament mechanics in vitro and in the cell: from coiled coils to filaments, fibers and networks	124
Fibronectin: from gene to protein	120
Polo and Aurora kinases—lessons derived from chemical biology	110
Chromatin’s physical properties shape the nucleus and its functions	109
From the membrane to the nucleus and back again: bifunctional focal adhesion proteins	106
SOX9 in cartilage development and disease	106
The caveolae dress code: structure and signaling	106
Coordination of molecular motors: from in vitro assays to intracellular dynamics	105
From instruction to output: Wnt/PCP signaling in development and cancer	103
Eukaryotic DNA replication: from pre-replication complex to initiation complex	103
Cohesin at active genes: a unifying theme for cohesin and gene expression from model organisms to humans	102
ERAD and ERAD tuning: disposal of cargo and of ERAD regulators from the mammalian ER	102
Microtubule tip-interacting proteins: a view from both ends	100
Integrins and inside-out signal transduction: converging signals from PKC and PIP3	100
Transport of messenger RNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasm	96
DNA repair defects and genome instability in Hutchinson–Gilford Progeria Syndrome	96
Nuclear transplantation: lessons from frogs and mice	93
Pancreas: how to get there from the gut?	92
Up-to-date membrane biogenesis in the autophagosome formation	92
The transcriptional regulatory code of eukaryotic cells – insights from genome-wide analysis of chromatin organization and transcription factor binding	91
Pause & go: from the discovery of RNA polymerase pausing to its functional implications	90
Inhibitors of nuclear transport	90
Illuminating breast cancer invasion: diverse roles for cell–cell interactions	89
COPII-dependent transport from the endoplasmic reticulum	88
Cancer stem cell biology: from leukemia to solid tumors	87
Dynamic chromatin organization without the 30-nm fiber	85
The ESCRT-machinery: closing holes and expanding roles	85
Mechanisms of vesicle formation: Insights from the COP system	84
Cancer associated fibroblasts: is the force the path to the dark side?	84
Role of the transcriptional coactivators YAP/TAZ in liver cancer	82
GPCR homo-oligomerization	80
Lipid unsaturation and organelle dynamics	79
Delivery of proteins and organelles to the vacuole from the cytoplasm	78
Mechanisms of protein sorting and coat assembly: insights from the clathrin-coated vesicle pathway	76
αvβ3 Integrin and tumour blood vessels—learning from the past to shape the future	75
Protein kinase regulation: insights from crystal structure analysis	75
The multifunctional nuclear pore complex: a platform for controlling gene expression	74
Assembling actin filaments for protrusion	73
Lysosome-related organelles as functional adaptations of the endolysosomal system	72
Receptor tyrosine kinase activation: From the ligand perspective	71
The SMC family: from chromosome condensation to dosage compensation	71
Plasma membrane repair: the adaptable cell life-insurance	69
Insights from yeast endosomes	69