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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
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Advisory Board and Contents560
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Conserved signaling gears that sustain circadian clock robustness157
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Adding post-translational modifications and protein–protein interactions to protein schematics145
Harnessing the power of peptides: advances and collaborations in biochemistry145
CRISPR/Cas9 boosts wheat yield by reducing brassinosteroid signaling144
Engineered protein inhibitors for precise targeting of matrix metalloproteinases130
Multiplayer virtual reality for understanding biomolecular structures130
Parallels and crosstalk of ADP-ribosylation and ubiquitination128
Did circular DNA shape the evolution of mammalian genomes?115
Strengthening the philosophical basis of graduate science education107
Cap in hand: giant viruses, stolen translation, and a road to endosymbiosis?102
Intrinsically disordered regions in eukaryotic mRNA decay pathways93
Intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of Aux/IAA protein degradation dynamics91
Novel machine learning approaches revolutionize protein knowledge89
Understanding peptide hormones: from precursor proteins to bioactive molecules85
Decoding ceramide function: how localization shapes cellular fate and how to study it82
Fragment-based drug discovery supports drugging ‘undruggable’ protein–protein interactions81
From lead to market: chemical approaches to transform peptides into therapeutics80
Cellular oxidants and the proteostasis network: balance between activation and destruction80
Subconductance states add complexity to Piezo1 gating model75
Bacterial transformation72
Challenges of biomolecular science education in Africa and the way forward72
Using graphs and charts in scientific figures71
The transition phase: preparing to launch a laboratory70
Determining and interpreting protein lifetimes in mammalian tissues69
Structural diversity of the CE-clan proteases in bacteria to disarm host ubiquitin defenses66
Activation, decommissioning, and dememorization: enhancers in a life cycle64
Mobile peptide and receptor complex mediates systemic stomatal immunity60
Transcription-coupled nucleosome assembly60
Transcription-coupled global genomic repair in E. coli58
Glucokinase: from allosteric glucose sensing to disease variants57
Transcription factor IID parks and drives preinitiation complexes at sharp or broad promoters57
Microtubule nucleation for spindle assembly: one molecule at a time56
Small RNA and Toll-like receptor interactions: origins and disease mechanisms55
Exploring membrane asymmetry and its effects on membrane proteins54
Diverse heterochromatin states restricting cell identity and reprogramming54
Proteasome-derived peptides: separating the trash from the recycling53
Mitochondrial dynamics and pore formation in regulated cell death pathways53
Cotranslational sorting and processing of newly synthesized proteins in eukaryotes52
Orthogonal regulation of protein abundance51
Biochemistry at scale: Seeing both the forest and the trees51
The HIF axes in cancer: angiogenesis, metabolism, and immune-modulation48
Autophagy regulation by phase separation, avidity, and wetting48
Creative approaches using proximity labeling to gain new biological insights47
A metabolon channels nicotine biosynthesis47
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Pyruvylation: a link bridging metabolic disorders and impaired antiviral immunity46
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A plant immune protein fights against cancer43
Engineering RiPP pathways: strategies for generating complex bioactive peptides43
Thiol dioxygenases: from structures to functions42
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Making ends meet: a universal driver of large ribosomal subunit biogenesis42
Making nucleic acid structures and schematics42
The RNA tether model for human chromosomal translocation fragile zones42
An outreach activity to enhance biochemistry pedagogy41
Two hearts beat as one: the debate over RAS dimers continues40
Tandem repeats matter for the functional versatility of giant proteins39
Control of chloroplast degradation and cell death in response to stress39
Adenosine signals an imbalance between activity and supply in privileged cells39
The metabolic code of ferroptosis: nutritional regulators of cell death39
Just bypass it: mechanisms of DNA damage tolerance38
Mitochondrial tRNA processing: a neutral evolutionary ratchet innovation37
Functional modulation of chemical mediators in microbial communities37
Structural insights into membrane adenylyl cyclases, initiators of cAMP signaling37
Balancing act: lipid-to-protein ratios steer the aggregation fate of α-synuclein36
The expanding landscape of canonical and non-canonical protein phosphorylation36
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Innovations in the electron transport chain fuel archaeal methane metabolism36
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Double-duty isomerases: a case study of isomerization-coupled enzymatic catalysis35
Rethinking transcription factor dynamics and transcription regulation in eukaryotes34
Zn2+ transients and signaling in mammalian systems34
Molecular regulation of the salicylic acid hormone pathway in plants under changing environmental conditions34
Metamorphic protein folding as evolutionary adaptation34
Liquid–liquid phase separation in presynaptic nerve terminals34
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Decoding disease-relevant variants with base and prime editors at scale33
Non-histone binding functions of PHD fingers33
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TiBS at 5032
Journey to the past: molecular de-extinction enables the discovery of ancient β-defensins and highlights their evolutionary history31
Multifaceted control of T cell differentiation by STIM131
CryoEM shows the active dynein complex on microtubules30
Orange carotenoid proteins: structural understanding of evolution and function29
Forging a path toward a more sustainable laboratory29
Cooperative assembly of the mitochondrial respiratory chain29
Programmable protein editing29
Does chromatin function as a metabolite reservoir?29
The rapamycin sTORy: 50-year journey from Easter Island to the frontiers of biology and medicine28
Recent advances in enzymes active on lignin-derived aromatic compounds28
Time-resolved serial crystallography to reveal protein structural changes28
Functional insights into the nitrogenase-like enzyme superfamily28
The crosstalk of m6A-modified RNA with DNA damage repair28
Proteostasis in cellular dormancy: lessons from yeast to oocytes28
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Advances, challenges, and opportunities in structural biology27
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Powerful polymerases synthesize labeled RNA better, faster, stronger25
PhD journey25
Monitoring subcellular NADP redox state with NAPstar biosensors25
Drugging the proteome via large-scale chemoproteomics25
Advances in understanding aryl hydrocarbon receptor structure, function, and modulation25
Advancing nanopore technology toward protein identification and sequencing24
TRAPs: the ‘elevator-with-an-operator’ mechanism24
Computationally guided AAV engineering for enhanced gene delivery24
Structural mechanisms of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 regulation in thermogenesis23
FN3K: the (un)sweetest kinase23
E3 ubiquitin ligases in signaling, disease, and therapeutics23
Decoding anaphylatoxins: unveiling the molecular mechanisms of complement receptor activation and signaling23
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SRC homology 3 domains: multifaceted binding modules22
PTMs as molecular encoders: reprogramming chaperones into epichaperomes for network control in disease22
Wrapping up a special series on scientific figure development22
Endogenous plant nitroxyl, a new component of nitric oxide biology22
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How to compile different types of structural visualizations in one panel22
Protein SUMOylation and phase separation: partners in stress?22
Ligand-independent receptor clustering modulates transmembrane signaling: a new paradigm22
Oxytocin and vasopressin signaling in health and disease21
Voices across Asia and Oceania: Biochemistry across borders21
Synaptoneurolipidomics: lipidomics in the study of synaptic function21
Discordant skeletal muscle gene and protein responses to exercise20
Discovering riboswitches: the past and the future20
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To Ub or not to Ub: a regulatory question in TGF-β signaling20
SLiM-binding pockets: an attractive target for broad-spectrum antivirals20
Spray-type modifications: an emerging paradigm in post-translational modifications19
Protein Termini 2022: central roles of protein ends19
Enlightening epigenetics: optochemical tools illuminate the path19
The CENP-A nucleosome: where and when it happens during the inner kinetochore’s assembly18
Maximizing grant funding: strategies for negotiating laboratory pricing18
Structural transitions modulate the chaperone activities of Grp9418
Voices across Africa: from local challenges to global impact18
Regulation of plant NLRs by post-translational modifications18
Emerging structural insights into PRC2 function in development and disease18
Biomolecules capturing live bacteria from clinical samples18
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The past, present, and future of RNA biochemistry and mitochondrial research18
Cytoplasmic gene expression: lessons from poxviruses18
Exploring nondegrading molecular glues for protein–protein interactions17
Mass spectrometry-based single-cell proteomics technologies, trends, and biological insights17
Creating accessibility in academic negotiations17
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Thermal proteome profiling of protein-centric interactions and modifications16
Understanding the dynamic design of the spliceosome16
Emerging roles and regulatory mechanisms involved in glutamine metabolism16
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Oxidative protein folding fidelity and redoxtasis in the endoplasmic reticulum16
Mitoxyperilysis: fasting-induced cell death in immunometabolism and disease16
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Integrated approaches for discovery and functional annotation of proteins of unknown function15
Cytosolic AcCoA: a metabolic signal bridging nutrient sensing and mitophagy15
Substrate and phosphorylation site selection by phosphoprotein phosphatases15
Histone-mediated chromatin organization in prokaryotes and viruses15
Inspiring discovery through reviews and visualization in biochemistry15
The role of glycan modifications in health and disease15
News about amino acid metabolism in plant–microbe interactions15
A vigilant gliding bird protects plants15
Using light to drive energy transduction in metazoan aging15
Adenosylhomocysteinase–adenosine complex links m6A and cancer lipid metabolism15
Mitochondria in disease: changes in shapes and dynamics15
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Post-translational modifications as key regulators of proline metabolism14
The intersection of viral mimicry and nuclear entry14
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How do plants feel the heat and survive?14
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Ancestral ribonucleases back in motion for evolutionary-dynamics guided protein design14
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Unlocking the protein code: how our organs age across a lifetime14
From transcription to export: mRNA’s winding path to the cytoplasm14
Modifying the modifiers: ubiquitination of ADP-ribosylation in human cells13
Principles for the design of multispecific proteins13
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The Integrator–PP2A complex integrates promoter-proximal premature termination with chromatin context and genome maintenance13
Microtubule specialization by +TIP networks: from mechanisms to functional implications13
The metabolic cross-talk between cancer and T cells12
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Unlocking translational machinery for antitubercular drug development12
Confluence and convergence of Dscam and Pcdh cell-recognition codes12
Giant variations in giant virus genome packaging12
LncRNAs: the missing link to senescence nuclear architecture12
The quest to identify ADP-ribosylation readers: methodological advances12
The physiological relevance of autophagosome morphogenesis12
Structural transport and inhibition mechanism of the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier11
Looking lively: emerging principles of pseudokinase signaling11
Mechanisms and rationales of SAM homeostasis11
Guanylate-binding proteins: mechanisms of pattern recognition and antimicrobial functions11
Mining the gut microbiota for defluorination activity11
Mitochondrial heat production: the elephant in the lab…11
Systems-level modeling: Capturing the true complexity of disease11
Important questions and future directions in plant biochemistry10
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Building a laboratory and networks during the COVID-19 pandemic10
Assembling the jigsaw puzzle of life10
Biosensor for monitoring PTEN activity in biological systems10
Keeping neuronal activity in check: a novel role for α-synuclein serine-129 phosphorylation in the healthy brain10
Ensembles of synthetic polymers mimic biological fluids10
ERK-dependent protein phosphorylation in KRAS-mutant cancer: a mix of the expected and surprising10
Biogenesis and engineering of interleukin 12 family cytokines9
Functional diversity, evolution, and translational potential of isoprenoids in eukaryotic membranes9
The COP9 signalosome: A versatile regulatory hub of Cullin-RING ligases9
Anti-type VI tactics: bacterial defenses against type VI secretion system attacks9
Back on the chain gang: polyphosphate modification of proteins9
The interplay of the cGAS–STING pathway with the lysosome9
Textbook oxidative phosphorylation needs to be rewritten9
RNA catalysis moving towards metabolic reactions: progress with ribozyme catalyzed alkyl transfer9
cAMP signaling: a remarkably regional affair8
Molecular determinants of protein evolvability8
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Two for one: regulatory RNAs that encode small proteins8
Insights into mitoribosomal biogenesis from recent structural studies8
Coenzyme Q biochemistry and biosynthesis8
Insights into 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase-inhibitor interactions from comparative structural biology8
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Diverse lineages and adaptations of oxygen-adapted hydrogenases7
Trials and tribulations of statistical significance in biochemistry and omics7
Mitochondrial-to-nuclear communication in aging: an epigenetic perspective7
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Molecular design drives nanoarchitecture in self-assembling antimicrobial peptides7
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Fine-tuning the connection between photorespiration and one-carbon metabolism7
Creating overview and summary figures7
Membranes as targets and modifiers of mutant huntingtin aggregation7
Chemical probes for imaging cellular compartmentalization7
Exploring protein conformations with limited proteolysis coupled to mass spectrometry7
The multifunctional, stress-sensitive ribonuclease angiogenin cross-regulates different gene expression processes6
The multilayered regulation of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis in plants6
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Joan J. Guinovart (1947–2025)6
Musings of a lab janitor: AI shenanigans6
Z-DNA at the crossroads: untangling its role in genome dynamics6
Histone variants: expanding the epigenetic potential of neurons one amino acid at a time6
Chaperone-dependent and chaperone-independent functions of carboxylate clamp tetratricopeptide repeat (CC-TPR) proteins6
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Understanding mitochondrial protein import: a revised model of the presequence translocase6
Epigenetic regulation of circadian clocks by chromatin dynamics from fungi to mammals6
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The evolving landscape of protein structure and molecular recognition6
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