Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Papers
(The median citation count of Trends in Biochemical Sciences is 3. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Advisory Board and Contents370
Decoding ceramide function: how localization shapes cellular fate and how to study it206
The CYTOLD and ERTOLD pathways for lipid droplet–protein targeting182
From lead to market: chemical approaches to transform peptides into therapeutics171
Did circular DNA shape the evolution of mammalian genomes?108
Intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of Aux/IAA protein degradation dynamics107
Understanding peptide hormones: from precursor proteins to bioactive molecules104
Adding post-translational modifications and protein–protein interactions to protein schematics102
Multiplayer virtual reality for understanding biomolecular structures97
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System reset: topoisomerase 1 clears mitotic DNA for transcriptional memory89
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Exploiting enzyme evolution for computational protein design82
Harnessing the power of peptides: advances and collaborations in biochemistry81
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Engineered protein inhibitors for precise targeting of matrix metalloproteinases79
Conserved signaling gears that sustain circadian clock robustness75
Fragment-based drug discovery supports drugging ‘undruggable’ protein–protein interactions74
CRISPR/Cas9 boosts wheat yield by reducing brassinosteroid signaling68
Molecular mechanisms of heat shock factor 1 regulation67
Cellular oxidants and the proteostasis network: balance between activation and destruction67
Novel machine learning approaches revolutionize protein knowledge64
Subconductance states add complexity to Piezo1 gating model63
Structural diversity of the CE-clan proteases in bacteria to disarm host ubiquitin defenses63
Transcription factor IID parks and drives preinitiation complexes at sharp or broad promoters62
The HIF axes in cancer: angiogenesis, metabolism, and immune-modulation61
Glucokinase: from allosteric glucose sensing to disease variants60
Structural parasitology of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum59
Microtubule nucleation for spindle assembly: one molecule at a time59
Using graphs and charts in scientific figures57
The transition phase: preparing to launch a laboratory57
Transcription-coupled global genomic repair in E. coli56
Diverse heterochromatin states restricting cell identity and reprogramming53
Mitochondrial dynamics and pore formation in regulated cell death pathways51
Activation, decommissioning, and dememorization: enhancers in a life cycle50
Transcription-coupled nucleosome assembly50
Determining and interpreting protein lifetimes in mammalian tissues49
Proteasome-derived peptides: separating the trash from the recycling49
Creative approaches using proximity labeling to gain new biological insights48
Small RNA and Toll-like receptor interactions: origins and disease mechanisms48
Cotranslational sorting and processing of newly synthesized proteins in eukaryotes48
Exploring membrane asymmetry and its effects on membrane proteins45
Mitochondrial tRNA processing: a neutral evolutionary ratchet innovation45
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Two hearts beat as one: the debate over RAS dimers continues42
Functional modulation of chemical mediators in microbial communities42
Protein structure and aggregation: a marriage of necessity ruled by aggregation gatekeepers42
The expanding landscape of canonical and non-canonical protein phosphorylation41
Engineering RiPP pathways: strategies for generating complex bioactive peptides41
An outreach activity to enhance biochemistry pedagogy41
The RNA tether model for human chromosomal translocation fragile zones41
A plant immune protein fights against cancer41
Thiol dioxygenases: from structures to functions41
Apart, together41
Structural insights into membrane adenylyl cyclases, initiators of cAMP signaling39
Making nucleic acid structures and schematics39
Control of chloroplast degradation and cell death in response to stress38
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Making ends meet: a universal driver of large ribosomal subunit biogenesis37
The metabolic code of ferroptosis: nutritional regulators of cell death36
Seeing the forest through the trees: characterizing the glycoproteome36
Just bypass it: mechanisms of DNA damage tolerance36
Double-duty isomerases: a case study of isomerization-coupled enzymatic catalysis34
Innovations in the electron transport chain fuel archaeal methane metabolism34
Mitochondrial compartmentalization: emerging themes in structure and function34
Balancing act: lipid-to-protein ratios steer the aggregation fate of α-synuclein33
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Cloud computing platforms to support cryo-EM structure determination32
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Liquid–liquid phase separation in presynaptic nerve terminals30
Metamorphic protein folding as evolutionary adaptation30
Non-histone binding functions of PHD fingers30
Rethinking transcription factor dynamics and transcription regulation in eukaryotes30
Zn2+ transients and signaling in mammalian systems30
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Convergent evolution in two bacterial replicative helicase loaders29
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Molecular regulation of the salicylic acid hormone pathway in plants under changing environmental conditions29
Journey to the past: molecular de-extinction enables the discovery of ancient β-defensins and highlights their evolutionary history28
Time-resolved serial crystallography to reveal protein structural changes28
Multifaceted control of T cell differentiation by STIM128
Orange carotenoid proteins: structural understanding of evolution and function28
Circular RNAs in physiology and non-immunological diseases27
Proteostasis in cellular dormancy: lessons from yeast to oocytes27
Recent advances in enzymes active on lignin-derived aromatic compounds27
CryoEM shows the active dynein complex on microtubules26
Programmable protein editing26
Cooperative assembly of the mitochondrial respiratory chain26
The crosstalk of m6A-modified RNA with DNA damage repair26
Forging a path toward a more sustainable laboratory26
Does chromatin function as a metabolite reservoir?26
Structural mechanisms of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 regulation in thermogenesis25
Monitoring subcellular NADP redox state with NAPstar biosensors25
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E3 ubiquitin ligases in signaling, disease, and therapeutics24
Advancing nanopore technology toward protein identification and sequencing24
TRAPs: the ‘elevator-with-an-operator’ mechanism24
Computationally guided AAV engineering for enhanced gene delivery24
Lysines and cysteines: partners in stress?24
Advances, challenges, and opportunities in structural biology23
FN3K: the (un)sweetest kinase23
Discovering riboswitches: the past and the future23
Hallmarks of icosahedral virus capsids emerged during laboratory evolution of a bacterial enzyme23
Decoding anaphylatoxins: unveiling the molecular mechanisms of complement receptor activation and signaling23
PTMs as molecular encoders: reprogramming chaperones into epichaperomes for network control in disease22
SRC homology 3 domains: multifaceted binding modules22
Ligand-independent receptor clustering modulates transmembrane signaling: a new paradigm22
To Ub or not to Ub: a regulatory question in TGF-β signaling22
SLiM-binding pockets: an attractive target for broad-spectrum antivirals21
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Wrapping up a special series on scientific figure development21
Synaptoneurolipidomics: lipidomics in the study of synaptic function20
Endogenous plant nitroxyl, a new component of nitric oxide biology20
How integrin phosphorylations regulate cell adhesion and signaling20
Discordant skeletal muscle gene and protein responses to exercise20
How to compile different types of structural visualizations in one panel20
Oxytocin and vasopressin signaling in health and disease19
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Protein SUMOylation and phase separation: partners in stress?19
Enlightening epigenetics: optochemical tools illuminate the path18
Maximizing grant funding: strategies for negotiating laboratory pricing18
Spray-type modifications: an emerging paradigm in post-translational modifications18
Structural transitions modulate the chaperone activities of Grp9418
Uncovering viral RNA–host cell interactions on a proteome-wide scale18
Cytoplasmic gene expression: lessons from poxviruses18
Creating accessibility in academic negotiations18
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Oxidative protein folding fidelity and redoxtasis in the endoplasmic reticulum17
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The CENP-A nucleosome: where and when it happens during the inner kinetochore’s assembly17
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Exploring nondegrading molecular glues for protein–protein interactions17
Protein Termini 2022: central roles of protein ends17
Biomolecules capturing live bacteria from clinical samples17
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Understanding the dynamic design of the spliceosome17
News about amino acid metabolism in plant–microbe interactions16
A vigilant gliding bird protects plants16
Film-like organelles equip cells with multiple genetic codes16
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Using light to drive energy transduction in metazoan aging16
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Substrate and phosphorylation site selection by phosphoprotein phosphatases16
Thermal proteome profiling of protein-centric interactions and modifications15
Ancestral ribonucleases back in motion for evolutionary-dynamics guided protein design15
The intersection of viral mimicry and nuclear entry15
The lysosome as a master regulator of iron metabolism15
Mitochondria in disease: changes in shapes and dynamics15
From transcription to export: mRNA’s winding path to the cytoplasm15
Coupling lipid synthesis with nuclear envelope remodeling15
Structural advances in sterol-sensing domain-containing proteins15
Histone-mediated chromatin organization in prokaryotes and viruses15
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Advisory Board and Contents14
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Consequences of telomere replication failure: the other end-replication problem14
Regulation of Dishevelled protein activity and stability by post-translational modifications and autophagy14
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Translational control through ribosome heterogeneity and functional specialization14
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The Integrator–PP2A complex integrates promoter-proximal premature termination with chromatin context and genome maintenance13
LncRNAs: the missing link to senescence nuclear architecture13
Mining the gut microbiota for defluorination activity13
How do plants feel the heat and survive?13
Microtubule specialization by +TIP networks: from mechanisms to functional implications13
The metabolic cross-talk between cancer and T cells13
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Unlocking translational machinery for antitubercular drug development12
Post-translational modifications on RNA-binding proteins: accelerators, brakes, or passengers in neurodegeneration?12
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The enzymes for genome size increase and maintenance of large (+)RNA viruses12
ERK-dependent protein phosphorylation in KRAS-mutant cancer: a mix of the expected and surprising12
Mechanisms and rationales of SAM homeostasis12
Looking lively: emerging principles of pseudokinase signaling12
Confluence and convergence of Dscam and Pcdh cell-recognition codes12
The quest to identify ADP-ribosylation readers: methodological advances12
Textbook oxidative phosphorylation needs to be rewritten12
Guanylate-binding proteins: mechanisms of pattern recognition and antimicrobial functions12
Molecular determinants of protein evolvability12
Giant variations in giant virus genome packaging12
Mitochondrial heat production: the elephant in the lab…12
Modifying the modifiers: ubiquitination of ADP-ribosylation in human cells12
The physiological relevance of autophagosome morphogenesis12
RNA catalysis moving towards metabolic reactions: progress with ribozyme catalyzed alkyl transfer12
Assembling the jigsaw puzzle of life11
Insights into mitoribosomal biogenesis from recent structural studies11
Keeping neuronal activity in check: a novel role for α-synuclein serine-129 phosphorylation in the healthy brain11
Important questions and future directions in plant biochemistry11
Back on the chain gang: polyphosphate modification of proteins11
Ensembles of synthetic polymers mimic biological fluids11
The interplay of the cGAS–STING pathway with the lysosome11
Advisory Board and Contents10
Biosensor for monitoring PTEN activity in biological systems10
Biogenesis and engineering of interleukin 12 family cytokines10
Molecular design drives nanoarchitecture in self-assembling antimicrobial peptides10
Building a laboratory and networks during the COVID-19 pandemic10
Two for one: regulatory RNAs that encode small proteins10
Coenzyme Q biochemistry and biosynthesis10
cAMP signaling: a remarkably regional affair10
The COP9 signalosome: A versatile regulatory hub of Cullin-RING ligases10
Insights into 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase-inhibitor interactions from comparative structural biology10
Chemical probes for imaging cellular compartmentalization10
Membranes as targets and modifiers of mutant huntingtin aggregation9
Chemical genetic methodologies for identifying protein substrates of PARPs9
The multilayered regulation of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis in plants9
Mapping histone modification-dependent protein interactions with chemical proteomics9
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Diverse lineages and adaptations of oxygen-adapted hydrogenases9
Contributions of single-particle cryoelectron microscopy toward fighting COVID-199
Assembly and function of branched ubiquitin chains8
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Mps1 kinase functions in mitotic spindle assembly and error correction8
Trials and tribulations of statistical significance in biochemistry and omics8
The emerging roles of S-acylation in autophagy8
Creating overview and summary figures8
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Mitochondrial-to-nuclear communication in aging: an epigenetic perspective8
Exploring protein conformations with limited proteolysis coupled to mass spectrometry8
Understanding mitochondrial protein import: a revised model of the presequence translocase8
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Size does matter: piRNA and miRNA targeting8
Frozen motion: how cryo-EM changes the way we look at ABC transporters8
Z-DNA at the crossroads: untangling its role in genome dynamics8
Histone variants: expanding the epigenetic potential of neurons one amino acid at a time7
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PML isoforms: a molecular basis for PML pleiotropic functions7
Machine learning and protein allostery7
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Chaperone-dependent and chaperone-independent functions of carboxylate clamp tetratricopeptide repeat (CC-TPR) proteins7
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IUBMB Trainee Initiative: supporting emerging biochemists and molecular biologists around the world7
Endomembrane GPCR signaling: 15 years on, the quest continues7
Structural basis of torque generation in the bi-directional bacterial flagellar motor7
Joan J. Guinovart (1947–2025)7
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Mammalian viral suppressors of RNA interference7
Protein–membrane interactions: sensing and generating curvature6
Cell surface RNA biology: new roles for RNA binding proteins6
Broadening access to cryoEM through centralized facilities6
Type III CRISPR-Cas: beyond the Cas10 effector complex6
BRCA1/BARD1 is a nucleosome reader and writer6
Methods for the directed evolution of biomolecular interactions6
How does p53 work? Regulation by the intrinsically disordered domains6
Mapping rRNA, tRNA, and mRNA modifications in ribosomes at high resolution6
mRNA accessibility within mRNPs as a determinant of gene expression6
Recent structural advances towards understanding of the bacterial type III secretion injectisome6
Actin finally matures: uncovering machinery and impact5
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