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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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Advisory Board and Contents515
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System reset: topoisomerase 1 clears mitotic DNA for transcriptional memory217
Conserved signaling gears that sustain circadian clock robustness140
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Harnessing the power of peptides: advances and collaborations in biochemistry135
Adding post-translational modifications and protein–protein interactions to protein schematics133
CRISPR/Cas9 boosts wheat yield by reducing brassinosteroid signaling122
Did circular DNA shape the evolution of mammalian genomes?117
Novel machine learning approaches revolutionize protein knowledge111
Understanding peptide hormones: from precursor proteins to bioactive molecules105
Intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of Aux/IAA protein degradation dynamics104
Multiplayer virtual reality for understanding biomolecular structures99
Engineered protein inhibitors for precise targeting of matrix metalloproteinases86
Parallels and crosstalk of ADP-ribosylation and ubiquitination85
Decoding ceramide function: how localization shapes cellular fate and how to study it79
Cellular oxidants and the proteostasis network: balance between activation and destruction76
Fragment-based drug discovery supports drugging ‘undruggable’ protein–protein interactions76
From lead to market: chemical approaches to transform peptides into therapeutics72
Subconductance states add complexity to Piezo1 gating model70
Microtubule nucleation for spindle assembly: one molecule at a time69
Proteasome-derived peptides: separating the trash from the recycling67
Bacterial transformation66
Challenges of biomolecular science education in Africa and the way forward66
Using graphs and charts in scientific figures63
The transition phase: preparing to launch a laboratory63
Exploring membrane asymmetry and its effects on membrane proteins61
Transcription-coupled global genomic repair in E. coli61
Mobile peptide and receptor complex mediates systemic stomatal immunity59
Cotranslational sorting and processing of newly synthesized proteins in eukaryotes57
Transcription factor IID parks and drives preinitiation complexes at sharp or broad promoters55
Structural diversity of the CE-clan proteases in bacteria to disarm host ubiquitin defenses55
Glucokinase: from allosteric glucose sensing to disease variants55
Determining and interpreting protein lifetimes in mammalian tissues55
Activation, decommissioning, and dememorization: enhancers in a life cycle53
Transcription-coupled nucleosome assembly52
Diverse heterochromatin states restricting cell identity and reprogramming52
The HIF axes in cancer: angiogenesis, metabolism, and immune-modulation51
Autophagy regulation by phase separation, avidity, and wetting51
Mitochondrial dynamics and pore formation in regulated cell death pathways51
Creative approaches using proximity labeling to gain new biological insights50
Small RNA and Toll-like receptor interactions: origins and disease mechanisms49
Orthogonal regulation of protein abundance46
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Making ends meet: a universal driver of large ribosomal subunit biogenesis44
Seeing the forest through the trees: characterizing the glycoproteome44
Mitochondrial tRNA processing: a neutral evolutionary ratchet innovation44
An outreach activity to enhance biochemistry pedagogy43
Thiol dioxygenases: from structures to functions43
Making nucleic acid structures and schematics42
A plant immune protein fights against cancer42
Advisory Board and Contents41
Engineering RiPP pathways: strategies for generating complex bioactive peptides39
Just bypass it: mechanisms of DNA damage tolerance39
The metabolic code of ferroptosis: nutritional regulators of cell death38
The RNA tether model for human chromosomal translocation fragile zones38
Adenosine signals an imbalance between activity and supply in privileged cells37
Functional modulation of chemical mediators in microbial communities37
Control of chloroplast degradation and cell death in response to stress37
Tandem repeats matter for the functional versatility of giant proteins36
Pyruvylation: a link bridging metabolic disorders and impaired antiviral immunity36
Innovations in the electron transport chain fuel archaeal methane metabolism36
Two hearts beat as one: the debate over RAS dimers continues35
Structural insights into membrane adenylyl cyclases, initiators of cAMP signaling35
Balancing act: lipid-to-protein ratios steer the aggregation fate of α-synuclein34
The expanding landscape of canonical and non-canonical protein phosphorylation34
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Decoding disease-relevant variants with base and prime editors at scale33
Rethinking transcription factor dynamics and transcription regulation in eukaryotes33
Convergent evolution in two bacterial replicative helicase loaders33
Double-duty isomerases: a case study of isomerization-coupled enzymatic catalysis33
Non-histone binding functions of PHD fingers33
Zn2+ transients and signaling in mammalian systems32
Metamorphic protein folding as evolutionary adaptation32
Liquid–liquid phase separation in presynaptic nerve terminals32
Advisory Board and Contents31
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TiBS at 5031
Molecular regulation of the salicylic acid hormone pathway in plants under changing environmental conditions31
CryoEM shows the active dynein complex on microtubules30
Journey to the past: molecular de-extinction enables the discovery of ancient β-defensins and highlights their evolutionary history30
Orange carotenoid proteins: structural understanding of evolution and function29
The rapamycin sTORy: 50-year journey from Easter Island to the frontiers of biology and medicine29
Recent advances in enzymes active on lignin-derived aromatic compounds29
Programmable protein editing29
Functional insights into the nitrogenase-like enzyme superfamily29
Time-resolved serial crystallography to reveal protein structural changes29
Proteostasis in cellular dormancy: lessons from yeast to oocytes28
Forging a path toward a more sustainable laboratory27
Cooperative assembly of the mitochondrial respiratory chain27
Multifaceted control of T cell differentiation by STIM127
Does chromatin function as a metabolite reservoir?27
The crosstalk of m6A-modified RNA with DNA damage repair26
Advances, challenges, and opportunities in structural biology25
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Computationally guided AAV engineering for enhanced gene delivery25
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E3 ubiquitin ligases in signaling, disease, and therapeutics24
Advancing nanopore technology toward protein identification and sequencing24
Advances in understanding aryl hydrocarbon receptor structure, function, and modulation24
Powerful polymerases synthesize labeled RNA better, faster, stronger24
TRAPs: the ‘elevator-with-an-operator’ mechanism24
Structural mechanisms of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 regulation in thermogenesis24
Monitoring subcellular NADP redox state with NAPstar biosensors24
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Discordant skeletal muscle gene and protein responses to exercise23
SLiM-binding pockets: an attractive target for broad-spectrum antivirals23
FN3K: the (un)sweetest kinase23
Wrapping up a special series on scientific figure development23
Decoding anaphylatoxins: unveiling the molecular mechanisms of complement receptor activation and signaling23
How to compile different types of structural visualizations in one panel23
Oxytocin and vasopressin signaling in health and disease22
Synaptoneurolipidomics: lipidomics in the study of synaptic function22
Ligand-independent receptor clustering modulates transmembrane signaling: a new paradigm22
Protein SUMOylation and phase separation: partners in stress?22
To Ub or not to Ub: a regulatory question in TGF-β signaling22
Endogenous plant nitroxyl, a new component of nitric oxide biology22
SRC homology 3 domains: multifaceted binding modules22
Discovering riboswitches: the past and the future21
Enlightening epigenetics: optochemical tools illuminate the path21
PTMs as molecular encoders: reprogramming chaperones into epichaperomes for network control in disease21
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Creating accessibility in academic negotiations20
Maximizing grant funding: strategies for negotiating laboratory pricing20
Protein Termini 2022: central roles of protein ends20
Structural transitions modulate the chaperone activities of Grp9420
The CENP-A nucleosome: where and when it happens during the inner kinetochore’s assembly19
Voices across Africa: from local challenges to global impact19
Cytoplasmic gene expression: lessons from poxviruses19
Spray-type modifications: an emerging paradigm in post-translational modifications19
Mass spectrometry-based single-cell proteomics technologies, trends, and biological insights19
Emerging roles and regulatory mechanisms involved in glutamine metabolism19
The past, present, and future of RNA biochemistry and mitochondrial research19
Emerging structural insights into PRC2 function in development and disease18
Regulation of plant NLRs by post-translational modifications18
Exploring nondegrading molecular glues for protein–protein interactions18
Understanding the dynamic design of the spliceosome18
Oxidative protein folding fidelity and redoxtasis in the endoplasmic reticulum18
Biomolecules capturing live bacteria from clinical samples17
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Advisory Board and Contents16
A vigilant gliding bird protects plants16
Adenosylhomocysteinase–adenosine complex links m6A and cancer lipid metabolism16
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Thermal proteome profiling of protein-centric interactions and modifications16
Using light to drive energy transduction in metazoan aging16
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Cytosolic AcCoA: a metabolic signal bridging nutrient sensing and mitophagy16
Principles for the design of multispecific proteins15
Integrated approaches for discovery and functional annotation of proteins of unknown function15
Substrate and phosphorylation site selection by phosphoprotein phosphatases15
Histone-mediated chromatin organization in prokaryotes and viruses15
Mitochondria in disease: changes in shapes and dynamics15
Inspiring discovery through reviews and visualization in biochemistry15
From transcription to export: mRNA’s winding path to the cytoplasm15
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Mitoxyperilysis: fasting-induced cell death in immunometabolism and disease15
News about amino acid metabolism in plant–microbe interactions15
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The intersection of viral mimicry and nuclear entry14
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Post-translational modifications as key regulators of proline metabolism14
Unlocking the protein code: how our organs age across a lifetime14
Microtubule specialization by +TIP networks: from mechanisms to functional implications14
Ancestral ribonucleases back in motion for evolutionary-dynamics guided protein design14
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The metabolic cross-talk between cancer and T cells13
Consequences of telomere replication failure: the other end-replication problem13
The quest to identify ADP-ribosylation readers: methodological advances13
Mechanisms and rationales of SAM homeostasis13
How do plants feel the heat and survive?13
Modifying the modifiers: ubiquitination of ADP-ribosylation in human cells13
Systems-level modeling: Capturing the true complexity of disease13
Mining the gut microbiota for defluorination activity12
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LncRNAs: the missing link to senescence nuclear architecture12
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Looking lively: emerging principles of pseudokinase signaling12
The Integrator–PP2A complex integrates promoter-proximal premature termination with chromatin context and genome maintenance12
Structural transport and inhibition mechanism of the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier12
Confluence and convergence of Dscam and Pcdh cell-recognition codes12
Guanylate-binding proteins: mechanisms of pattern recognition and antimicrobial functions12
Keeping neuronal activity in check: a novel role for α-synuclein serine-129 phosphorylation in the healthy brain12
Giant variations in giant virus genome packaging12
Unlocking translational machinery for antitubercular drug development12
The physiological relevance of autophagosome morphogenesis12
Mitochondrial heat production: the elephant in the lab…12
Important questions and future directions in plant biochemistry12
Biogenesis and engineering of interleukin 12 family cytokines11
ERK-dependent protein phosphorylation in KRAS-mutant cancer: a mix of the expected and surprising11
Insights into mitoribosomal biogenesis from recent structural studies11
Biosensor for monitoring PTEN activity in biological systems11
Assembling the jigsaw puzzle of life11
The COP9 signalosome: A versatile regulatory hub of Cullin-RING ligases10
Insights into 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase-inhibitor interactions from comparative structural biology10
Textbook oxidative phosphorylation needs to be rewritten10
RNA catalysis moving towards metabolic reactions: progress with ribozyme catalyzed alkyl transfer10
The interplay of the cGAS–STING pathway with the lysosome10
Anti-type VI tactics: bacterial defenses against type VI secretion system attacks10
Molecular determinants of protein evolvability10
Building a laboratory and networks during the COVID-19 pandemic9
Functional diversity, evolution, and translational potential of isoprenoids in eukaryotic membranes9
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cAMP signaling: a remarkably regional affair9
Back on the chain gang: polyphosphate modification of proteins9
Creating overview and summary figures9
Ensembles of synthetic polymers mimic biological fluids9
Two for one: regulatory RNAs that encode small proteins9
Coenzyme Q biochemistry and biosynthesis9
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Z-DNA at the crossroads: untangling its role in genome dynamics8
The multifunctional, stress-sensitive ribonuclease angiogenin cross-regulates different gene expression processes8
Exploring protein conformations with limited proteolysis coupled to mass spectrometry8
Mitochondrial-to-nuclear communication in aging: an epigenetic perspective8
Musings of a lab janitor: AI shenanigans8
Fine-tuning the connection between photorespiration and one-carbon metabolism8
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Molecular design drives nanoarchitecture in self-assembling antimicrobial peptides8
Chemical probes for imaging cellular compartmentalization8
Membranes as targets and modifiers of mutant huntingtin aggregation8
The multilayered regulation of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis in plants7
Mps1 kinase functions in mitotic spindle assembly and error correction7
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Joan J. Guinovart (1947–2025)7
Trials and tribulations of statistical significance in biochemistry and omics7
Diverse lineages and adaptations of oxygen-adapted hydrogenases7
Histone variants: expanding the epigenetic potential of neurons one amino acid at a time7
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Assembly and function of branched ubiquitin chains7
Understanding mitochondrial protein import: a revised model of the presequence translocase7
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Chaperone-dependent and chaperone-independent functions of carboxylate clamp tetratricopeptide repeat (CC-TPR) proteins7
Machine learning and protein allostery6
Advancing sustainable biotechnology through protein engineering6
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mRNA accessibility within mRNPs as a determinant of gene expression6
Expanding enzyme functionality through site-specific incorporation of noncanonical amino acids6
Cell surface RNA biology: new roles for RNA binding proteins6
Mapping rRNA, tRNA, and mRNA modifications in ribosomes at high resolution6
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