Molecular Biology of the Cell

Papers
(The median citation count of Molecular Biology of the Cell is 2. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Role of 2-hydroxy acyl-CoA lyase HACL2 in odd-chain fatty acid production via α-oxidation in vivo121
A role for Nup153 in nuclear assembly reveals differential requirements for targeting of nuclear envelope constituents86
The Toxoplasma gondii homolog of ATPase inhibitory factor 1 is critical for mitochondrial cristae maintenance and stress response65
Roles for the canonical polarity machinery in the de novo establishment of polarity in budding yeast spores56
Optogenetic control of receptor-mediated growth cone dynamics in neurons55
TUDCA modulates drug bioavailability to regulate resistance to acute ER stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae53
Adaptive protein synthesis in genetic models of copper deficiency and childhood neurodegeneration48
Analysis of the roles of phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate and individual subunits in assembly, localization, and function of Saccharomyces cerevisiae target of rapamycin complex 241
Cardiac inducing colonies halt fibroblast activation and induce cardiac/endothelial cells to move and expand via paracrine signaling38
The mitochondrial RNA granule modulates manganese-dependent cell toxicity38
Preprint Highlight: Distinct regions of Helicobacter pylori's bactofilin CcmA regulate protein-protein interactions to control helical cell shape36
Preprint Highlight: Mitotic clustering of pulverized chromosomes from micronuclei35
Whi5 is diluted and protein synthesis does not dramatically increase in pre-Start G133
Inclusion: an individual pursuit requiring organization-level investment to sustain it32
Yeast Nst1 is a novel component of P-bodies and is a specific suppressor of proteasome base assembly defects32
Laser ablation reveals the impact of Cdc15p on the stiffness of the contractile ring31
Depicting a cellular space occupied by condensates29
Dynamics of intracellular neonatal Fc receptor–ligand interactions in primary macrophages using biophysical fluorescence techniques29
Centromere proteins are asymmetrically distributed between newly divided germline stem and daughter cells and maintain a balanced niche in Drosophila males28
2021 ASCB Annual Meeting abstracts28
Correction26
Inner-nuclear-membrane–associated degradation employs Dfm1-independent retrotranslocation and alleviates misfolded transmembrane-protein toxicity25
Results from the MBoC Preprint Highlight experiment25
ALK1 regulates the internalization of endoglin and the type III TGF-β receptor25
A WICB 50th Favorite: Rapid lytic granule convergence to the MTOC in natural killer cells is dependent on dynein but not cytolytic commitment25
CANVS: an easy-to-use application for the analysis and visualization of mass spectrometry–based protein–protein interaction/association data24
2020 in 20/20 hindsight23
Modulating RhoA effectors induces transitions to oscillatory and more wavelike RhoA dynamics in Caenorhabditis elegans zygotes23
A conundrum in 3-D genome organization and expression?23
Science: priceless, but costly23
Newfound features of meiotic chromosome organization that promote efficient congression and segregation in Caenorhabditis elegans oocytes23
Calcineurin promotes adaptation to chronic stress through two distinct mechanisms22
E2F4’s cytoplasmic role in multiciliogenesis is mediated via an N-terminal domain that binds two components of the centriole replication machinery, Deup1 and SAS622
A fine balance among key biophysical factors is required for recovery of bipolar mitotic spindle from monopolar and multipolar abnormalities22
The ARF GAPs ELMOD1 and ELMOD3 act at the Golgi and cilia to regulate ciliogenesis and ciliary protein traffic22
Modeling the dynamic behaviors of the COPI vesicle formation regulators, the small GTPase Arf1 and its activating Sec7 guanine nucleotide exchange factor GBF1 on Golgi membranes22
p52Shc regulates the sustainability of ERK activation in a RAF-independent manner22
Preprint Highlight: Multiplexed bioluminescence microscopy via phasor analysis21
Preprint Highlight: Shelterin components modulate nucleic acids condensation and phase separation in the context of telomeric DNA21
Dimerization activates the Inversin complex in C. elegans21
Preprint Highlight: PGC1α regulates the endothelial response to fluid shear stress via telomerase reverse transcriptase control of heme oxygenase‐121
The tubulin structure, a quarter of a century later21
Preprint Highlight: Hyphal compartmentalization and sporulation in Streptomyces require the conserved cell division protein SepX21
Preprint Highlight: All-optical visualization of specific molecules in the ultrastructural context of brain tissue21
Suppression of chromosome instability by targeting a DNA helicase in budding yeast21
Deciphering the roles of cell shape and Fat and Dachsous planar polarity in arranging the Drosophila apical microtubule network through quantitative image analysis20
Preprint Highlight: Disentangling cadherin-mediated cell-cell interactions in collective cancer cell migration20
F-actin–rich territories coordinate apoptosome assembly and caspase activation during DNA damage–induced intrinsic apoptosis20
STMND1 is a phylogenetically ancient stathmin which localizes to motile cilia and exhibits nuclear translocation that is inhibited when soluble tubulin concentration increases19
The outer kinetochore components KNL-1 and Ndc80 complex regulate axon and neuronal cell body positioning in the C. elegans nervous system19
Regulation of neurofilament length and transport by a dynamic cycle of phospho-dependent polymer severing and annealing19
The roles of yeast formins and their regulators Bud6 and Bil2 in the pheromone response19
BioID2 screening identifies KIAA1671 as an EPS8 proximal factor that marks sites of microvillus growth18
Identification of a Golgi-localized peptide reveals a minimal Golgi-targeting motif18
SET levels contribute to cohesion fatigue18
Scaling of nuclear numbers and their spatial arrangement in skeletal muscle cell size regulation18
An approach for quantitative mapping of synaptic periactive zone architecture and organization17
The ring saga: looking back at the discovery of γ-tubulin and γ-tubulin ring complexes17
Proteomic analysis of microtubule inner proteins (MIPs) in Rib72 null Tetrahymena cells reveals functional MIPs17
Recruitment of PI4KIIIβ to the Golgi by ACBD3 is dependent on an upstream pathway of a SNARE complex and golgins17
Preprint Highlight: Lateral and longitudinal compaction of PRC1 overlap zones drives stabilization of interzonal microtubules17
Preprint Highlight: A lysosomal lipid transport pathway that enables cell survival under choline limitation16
Disruption of a ∼23–24 nucleotide small RNA pathway elevates DNA damage responses inTetrahymena thermophila16
Preprint Highlight: LRRK2 Suppresses Lysosome Degradative Activity in Macrophages and Microglia via Transcription Factor E3 Inhibition16
Plasma membrane protrusions mediate host cell–cell fusion induced by Burkholderia thailandensis16
Preprint Highlight: Dodecaploid Xenopus longipes provides insight into the emergence of size scaling relationships during development16
Load adaptation by endocytic actin networks16
You are the most valuable reagent in the lab: mental health before and during the pandemic16
The N-terminal tail of C. elegans CENP-A interacts with KNL-2 and is essential for centromeric chromatin assembly15
Axonal transport of Frizzled5 by Alcadein α-containing vesicles is associated with kinesin-115
Polymer models reveal how chromatin modification can modulate force at the kinetochore15
A model of actin-driven endocytosis explains differences of endocytic motility in budding and fission yeast15
Coordinated efforts of different actin filament populations are needed for optimal cell wound repair15
Cdc7-mediated phosphorylation of Cse4 regulates high-fidelity chromosome segregation in budding yeast15
A novel tool for the unbiased characterization of epithelial monolayer development in culture15
p97/VCP Promotes the Recycling of Endocytic Cargo15
The cell-end protein Tea4 spatially regulates hyphal branch initiation and appressorium remodeling in the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae15
Interactions between TULP3 tubby domain and ARL13B amphipathic helix promote lipidated protein transport to cilia15
Evidence for low-level translation in human erythrocytes15
BROMI/TBC1D32 together with CCRK/CDK20 and FAM149B1/JBTS36 contributes to intraflagellar transport turnaround involving ICK/CILK115
Integrin-linked kinase tunes cell–cell and cell-matrix adhesions to regulate the switch between apoptosis and EMT downstream of TGFβ115
Spatial variation of microtubule depolymerization in large asters14
Caveola mechanotransduction reinforces the cortical cytoskeleton to promote epithelial resilience14
Sequestration of the exocytic SNARE Psy1 into multiprotein nodes reinforces polarized morphogenesis in fission yeast14
Tip60 acetylation of histone H3K4 temporally controls chromosome passenger complex localization14
Improved tools for live imaging of F-actin structures in yeast13
Tracheal motile cilia in mice require CAMSAP3 for the formation of central microtubule pair and coordinated beating13
Divergent regulation of α-arrestin ARRDC3 function by ubiquitination13
BORC-ARL8-HOPS ensemble is required for lysosomal cholesterol egress through NPC213
The biochemical composition of the actomyosin network sets the magnitude of cellular traction forces13
Suppression of α-catenin and adherens junctions enhances epithelial cell proliferation and motility via TACE-mediated TGF-α autocrine/paracrine signaling13
Identification of defined structural elements within TOR2 kinase required for TOR complex 2 assembly and function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae13
Calcium signaling mediates a biphasic mechanoadaptive response of endothelial cells to cyclic mechanical stretch13
Cross talk-dependent cortical patterning of Rho GTPases during cell repair13
Systematic analysis of microtubule plus-end networks defines EB-cargo complexes critical for mitosis in budding yeast13
Differential nuclear import regulates nuclear RNA inheritance following mitosis13
After wounding, a G-protein coupled receptor promotes the restoration of tension in epithelial cells13
Time-varying mobility and turnover of actomyosin ring components during cytokinesis inSchizosaccharomyces pombe13
Landmarks in the discovery of a role for actin in cell locomotion13
Interface extension is a continuum property suggesting a linkage between AP contractile and DV lengthening processes13
Improved imaging and preservation of lysosome dynamics using silver nanoparticle-enhanced fluorescence13
Superresolution light microscopy of the Drosophila histone locus body reveals a core–shell organization associated with expression of replication–dependent histone genes13
Trisomy 21 increases microtubules and disrupts centriolar satellite localization13
Modeling a disease-correlated tubulin mutation in budding yeast reveals insight into MAP-mediated dynein function12
Image-based discrimination of the early stages of mesenchymal stem cell differentiation12
TFG regulates inner COPII coat recruitment to facilitate anterograde secretory protein transport12
In pancreatic β-cells myosin 1b regulates glucose-stimulated insulin secretion by modulating an early step in insulin granule trafficking from the Golgi12
The ciliary lumen accommodates passive diffusion and vesicle-assisted trafficking in cytoplasm–ciliary transport12
An invariant C-terminal tryptophan in McdB mediates its interaction and positioning function with carboxysomes12
Mutation of the PEBP-like domain of the mitoribosomal MrpL35/mL38 protein results in production of nascent chains with impaired capacity to assemble into OXPHOS complexes12
Phylogenetic profiling and cellular analyses of ARL16 reveal roles in traffic of IFT140 and INPP5E12
Sec18 binds the tethering/SM complex HOPS to engage the Qc-SNARE for membrane fusion12
K-fiber bundles in the mitotic spindle are mechanically reinforced by Kif1512
From pixels to phenotypes: Integrating image-based profiling with cell health data as BioMorph features improves interpretability12
Nucleoli and the nucleoli–centromere association are dynamic during normal development and in cancer12
Synaptobrevin-2 dependent regulation of single synaptic vesicle endocytosis11
L-bodies are RNA–protein condensates driving RNA localization in Xenopus oocytes11
Nanotopography modulates cytoskeletal organization and dynamics during T cell activation11
The Arp2/3 complex enhances cell migration on elastic substrates11
A defined tubby domain β-barrel surface region of TULP3 mediates ciliary trafficking of diverse cargoes11
Fluorescence complementation-based FRET imaging reveals centromere assembly dynamics11
Centrosomal enrichment and proteasomal degradation of SYS-1/β-catenin requires the microtubule motor dynein11
The ASCB andMBoC: Our cell biology power couple11
How many authors does it take to publish a high profile or classic paper?11
Survey of cancer cell anatomy in nonadhesive confinement reveals a role for filamin-A and fascin-1 in leader bleb–based migration11
Breast cancer cells promote osteoclast differentiation in an MRTF-dependent paracrine manner11
On the role of myosin-induced actin depolymerization during cell migration11
Divergent polo boxes in KKT2 bind KKT1 to initiate the kinetochore assembly cascade in Trypanosoma brucei11
Endosomal actin branching, fission, and receptor recycling require FCHSD2 recruitment by MICAL-L111
Actin contraction controls nuclear blebbing and rupture independent of actin confinement11
Depletion of COPI in cancer cells: the role of reactive oxygen species in the induction of lipid accumulation, noncanonical lipophagy and apoptosis11
Cytoplasmic redox imbalance in the thioredoxin system activates Hsf1 and results in hyperaccumulation of the sequestrase Hsp42 with misfolded proteins11
Paxillin promotes breast tumor collective cell invasion through maintenance of adherens junction integrity11
The receptor subunit Tom20 is dynamically associated with the TOM complex in mitochondria of human cells10
Activation of CWI pathway through high hydrostatic pressure, enhancing glycerol efflux via the aquaglyceroporin Fps1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae10
Violin SuperPlots: visualizing replicate heterogeneity in large data sets10
α–Catenin-dependent vinculin recruitment to adherens junctions is antagonistic to focal adhesions10
ER-localized phosphatidylethanolamine synthase plays a conserved role in lipid droplet formation10
In vivo imaging reveals independent intraflagellar transport of the nexin–dynein regulatory complex subunits DRC2 and DRC410
The kinesin-5 tail and bipolar minifilament domains are the origin of its microtubule crosslinking and sliding activity10
Evaluation of cell segmentation methods without reference segmentations10
CDK signaling via nonconventional CDK phosphorylation sites10
Branched microtubule nucleation and dynein transport organize RanGTP asters in Xenopus laevis egg extract10
Docosahexanoic acid signals through the Nrf2–Nqo1 pathway to maintain redox balance and promote neurite outgrowth10
Mannose receptor (MRC1) mediates uptake of dextran by bone marrow–derived macrophages10
Lithium-induced ciliary lengthening sparks Arp2/3 complex–dependent endocytosis10
Cell adaptation to aneuploidy by the environmental stress response dampens induction of the cytosolic unfolded-protein response10
CDK11 facilitates centromeric transcription to maintain centromeric cohesion during mitosis10
Occludin and tricellulin facilitate formation of anastomosing tight-junction strand network to improve barrier function10
We need to address ableism in science10
Plakophilin 3 and Par3 facilitate desmosomes’ association with the apical junctional complex10
The p24-family and COPII subunit SEC24C facilitate the clearance of alpha1-antitrypsin Z from the endoplasmic reticulum to lysosomes10
Arf1 orchestrates Rab GTPase conversion at the trans-Golgi network10
Calcium-binding Cab45 regulates the polarized apical secretion of soluble proteins in epithelial cells9
Calcium flow at ER-TGN contact sites facilitates secretory cargo export9
The story of science: successes, failures, luck, privilege, and bias9
Quantitative biophysical metrics for rapid evaluation of ovarian cancer metastatic potential9
PI(3)P and DFCP1 regulate the biogenesis of lipid droplets9
Multiple quality control mechanisms monitor yeast chitin synthase folding in the endoplasmic reticulum9
Katnip is needed to maintain microtubule function and lysosomal delivery to autophagosomes and phagosomes9
Mechanobiology: forcing the second act9
Zooming in on the cell biology of disease9
Tepsin binds LC3B to promote ATG9A trafficking and delivery9
DNA damage–induced EMT controlled by the PARP-dependent chromatin remodeler ALC1 promotes DNA repair efficiency through RAD51 in tumor cells9
Valosin-containing protein p97 extracts capping protein CP110 from the mother centriole to promote ciliogenesis9
Preprint Highlight: Contractile ring mechanosensation and its anillin-dependent tuning during early embryogenesis9
Calcium dynamics of skin-resident macrophages during homeostasis and tissue injury9
Loss of the HOPS complex disrupts early-to-late endosome transition, impairs endosomal recycling and induces accumulation of amphisomes9
Loss of major nutrient sensing and signaling pathways suppresses starvation lethality in electron transport chain mutants9
LIN-10 can promote LET-23 EGFR signaling and trafficking independently of LIN-2 and LIN-79
SARS-CoV-2 down-regulates ACE2 through lysosomal degradation9
Bistability in the polarity circuit of yeast9
Preprint Highlight: Self‐supervised deep learning encodes high-resolution features of protein subcellular localization8
Endosomal cargo recycling mediated by Gpa1 and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase is inhibited by glucose starvation8
Selective destabilization of polypeptides synthesized from NMD-targeted transcripts8
Preprint Highlight: Dynamic interplay of protrusive microtubule and contractile actomyosin forces drive tissue extension8
VASP localization to lipid bilayers induces polymerization driven actin bundle formation8
Gβγ regulates mitotic Golgi fragmentation and G2/M cell cycle progression8
Paradigms Lost Perspectives: revisiting well-worn models and concepts8
Nanoscale dynamics of actin filaments in the red blood cell membrane skeleton8
KIF18B is a cell type–specific regulator of spindle orientation in the epidermis8
Preprint Highlight: Polarized Disheveled dissolution and condensation drives embryonic axis specification in oocytes8
A modified motor-clutch model reveals that neuronal growth cones respond faster to soft substrates8
Large-scale mapping of positional changes of hypoxia-responsive genes upon activation8
Preprint Highlight: A motor-based approach to induce chromosome-specific mis-segregations in human cells8
A practical guide to expert learner skills in the research environment8
Maximizing Access to Cell Biology for PEERS: Retracting the term minority in favor of a more inclusive lexicon8
Preprint Highlight: Transcriptomic changes highly similar to Alzheimer's disease are observed in a subpopulation of individuals during normal brain aging8
Signaling pathways regulating the extracellular digestion of lipoprotein aggregates by macrophages8
Preprint Highlight: Collagen remodeling dictates pancreatic cancer bioenergetics and outcome through DDR1 activation or degradation8
The short-chain fatty acid acetate modulates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition8
Evolutionary divergence of anaphase spindle mechanics in nematode embryos constrained by antagonistic pulling and viscous forces8
Preprint Highlight: Vimentin intermediate filaments organize organellar ER architecture in response to stress8
Evidence for a nuclear role for Drosophila Dlg as a regulator of the NURF complex8
HSPA8 inhibitors augment cancer chemotherapeutic effectiveness via potentiating necroptosis8
Preprint Highlight: Pressure and curvature control of contact inhibition in epithelia growing under spherical confinement8
PLK1 depletion alters homologous recombination and synaptonemal complex disassembly events during mammalian spermatogenesis8
Preprint Highlight: Kinesin-binding protein remodels the kinesin motor to prevent microtubule binding8
Myosin II isoforms promote internalization of spatially distinct clathrin-independent endocytosis cargoes through modulation of cortical tension downstream of ROCK27
Preprint Highlight: ERK-mediated curvature feedback regulates branching morphogenesis in lung epithelial tissue7
Acute ethanol stress induces sumoylation of conserved chromatin structural proteins inSaccharomyces cerevisiae7
Single-molecule imaging of IQGAP1 regulating actin filament dynamics7
Role of intraflagellar transport in transcriptional control during flagellar regeneration in Chlamydomonas7
GpsB interacts with FtsZ in multiple species and may serve as an accessory Z-ring anchor7
Preprint Highlight: A synthetic signaling network imitating the action of immune cells in response to bacterial metabolism7
Correction7
Regulation ofBlos1by IRE1 prevents the accumulation of Huntingtin protein aggregates7
Basal body organization and cell geometry during the cell cycle in Tetrahymena thermophila7
Preprint Highlight: Detyrosination enrichment on microtubule subsets is established by the interplay between a stochastically acting enzyme and microtubule stability7
Lysosome docking to WIPI1 rings and ER-connected phagophores occurs during DNAJB12- and GABARAP-dependent selective autophagy of misfolded P23H-rhodopsin7
Career advice from my father: “Go where you are loved”7
Direct observation of the conformational states of formin mDia1 at actin filament barbed ends and along the filament7
GRASP55 Regulates Sorting and Maturation of the Lysosomal Enzyme β-Hexosaminidase A7
Evidence that tissue recoil in the early Drosophila embryo is a passive not active process7
Pannexin 2 is expressed in murine skin and promotes UVB-induced apoptosis of keratinocytes7
EHD2 regulates plasma membrane integrity and downstream insulin receptor signaling events7
Spatiotemporal analysis of axonal autophagosome–lysosome dynamics reveals limited fusion events and slow maturation7
Chaperone requirements for de novo folding of Saccharomyces cerevisiae septins7
Membrane lipids couple synaptotagmin to SNARE-mediated granule fusion in insulin-secreting cells7
Preprint Highlight: ATR protects centromere identity by promoting DAXX association with PML nuclear bodies7
Preprint Highlight: Actomyosin cables position cell cohorts during Drosophila germband retraction by entraining their morphodynamic and mechanical properties7
Nir1 constitutively localizes at ER–PM junctions and promotes Nir2 recruitment for PIP2 homeostasis7
The Golgi-associated retrograde protein (GARP) complex plays an essential role in the maintenance of the Golgi glycosylation machinery7
Superresolution microscopy reveals actomyosin dynamics in medioapical arrays7
The Kinesin Kar3 is Required for Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation7
A year since George Floyd7
VAMP5 promotes Fcγ receptor-mediated phagocytosis and regulates phagosome maturation in macrophages7
Nascent adhesions shorten the period of lamellipodium protrusion through the Brownian ratchet mechanism7
The nuclear isoforms of the Fragile X mental retardation RNA-binding protein associate with genomic DNA bridges7
Endoplasmic Reticulum Exit Sites scale with somato-dendritic size in neurons7
Quantitative live-cell PALM reveals nanoscopic Faa4 redistributions and dynamics on lipid droplets during metabolic transitions of yeast7
Preprint Highlight: Functional and spatial proteomics profiling reveals intra- and intercellular signaling crosstalk in colorectal cancer7
Cdk1 phosphorylation of fission yeast paxillin inhibits its cytokinetic ring localization7
Inclusivity in cell biology: cultural identity and the power of authenticity6
Baculovirus actin-rearrangement-inducing factor ARIF-1 induces the formation of dynamic invadosome clusters6
Membrane fusion by Drosophila atlastin does not require GTP hydrolysis6
Extracellular matrix regulates force transduction at VE-cadherin junctions6
Dishevelled controls bulk cadherin dynamics and the stability of individual cadherin clusters during convergent extension6
Damage–repair events increase the instability of cortical microtubules in Arabidopsis6
Rpgrip1l controls ciliary gating by ensuring the proper amount of Cep290 at the vertebrate transition zone6
Quantitative visualization of endocytic trafficking through photoactivation of fluorescent proteins6
New signaling kid on the block: the role of the postmitotic midbody in polarity, stemness, and proliferation6
From pipette to palette: Bridging science and art at MBoC6
Phosphorylation of the small heat shock protein HspB1 regulates cytoskeletal recruitment and cell motility6
Germ fate determinants protect germ precursor cell division by reducing septin and anillin levels at the cell division plane6
A methodology for specific disruption of microtubule polymerization into dendritic spines6
Myosin light chain kinase-driven myosin II turnover regulates actin cortex contractility during mitosis6
Agent-based modeling predicts RAC1 is critical for ovarian cancer metastasis6
A mathematical model of calcium signals around laser-induced epithelial wounds6
Modeling and analysis of the macronutrient signaling network in budding yeast6
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