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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Preprint Highlight: Multiplexed bioluminescence microscopy via phasor analysis63
Landmarks in the discovery of a role for actin in cell locomotion55
You are the most valuable reagent in the lab: mental health before and during the pandemic45
Dynamics of intracellular neonatal Fc receptor–ligand interactions in primary macrophages using biophysical fluorescence techniques43
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
p97/VCP Promotes the Recycling of Endocytic Cargo40
Sequestration of the exocytic SNARE Psy1 into multiprotein nodes reinforces polarized morphogenesis in fission yeast38
Improved imaging and preservation of lysosome dynamics using silver nanoparticle-enhanced fluorescence37
Preprint Highlight: Mitotic clustering of pulverized chromosomes from micronuclei36
Interactions between TULP3 tubby domain and ARL13B amphipathic helix promote lipidated protein transport to cilia35
The ARF GAPs ELMOD1 and ELMOD3 act at the Golgi and cilia to regulate ciliogenesis and ciliary protein traffic33
Load adaptation by endocytic actin networks33
Image-based discrimination of the early stages of mesenchymal stem cell differentiation32
The outer kinetochore components KNL-1 and Ndc80 complex regulate axon and neuronal cell body positioning in the C. elegans nervous system32
STMND1 is a phylogenetically ancient stathmin which localizes to motile cilia and exhibits nuclear translocation that is inhibited when soluble tubulin concentration increases31
Actin contraction controls nuclear blebbing and rupture independent of actin confinement29
Mitotic spindle membranes28
Sec18 binds the tethering/SM complex HOPS to engage the Qc-SNARE for membrane fusion28
After wounding, a G-protein coupled receptor promotes the restoration of tension in epithelial cells27
Preprint Highlight: Contractile ring mechanosensation and its anillin-dependent tuning during early embryogenesis27
Membrane lipids couple synaptotagmin to SNARE-mediated granule fusion in insulin-secreting cells26
Preprint Highlight: Self‐supervised deep learning encodes high-resolution features of protein subcellular localization25
New signaling kid on the block: the role of the postmitotic midbody in polarity, stemness, and proliferation25
A troponin T variant linked with pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy reduces the coupling of thin filament activation to myosin and calcium binding25
The initiation and early development of the tubulin-containing cytoskeleton in the human parasite Toxoplasma gondii25
The story of science: successes, failures, luck, privilege, and bias25
Calcium-binding Cab45 regulates the polarized apical secretion of soluble proteins in epithelial cells25
Preprint Highlight: Dynamic interplay of protrusive microtubule and contractile actomyosin forces drive tissue extension25
Preprint Highlight: Vimentin intermediate filaments organize organellar ER architecture in response to stress24
Negative-sense RNA viruses: An underexplored platform for examining virus–host lipid interactions24
A modified motor-clutch model reveals that neuronal growth cones respond faster to soft substrates24
Osh-dependent and -independent Regulation of PI4P Levels During Polarized Growth ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae23
Nir1 constitutively localizes at ER–PM junctions and promotes Nir2 recruitment for PIP2 homeostasis23
Big1 is a newly identified autophagy regulator that is critical for a fully functional V-ATPase23
SUMO paralogue–specific functions revealed through systematic analysis of human knockout cell lines and gene expression data22
EHD2 regulates plasma membrane integrity and downstream insulin receptor signaling events22
Cell type- and transcription-independent spatial proximity between enhancers and promoters22
Chaperone requirements for de novo folding of Saccharomyces cerevisiae septins21
A mathematical model of calcium signals around laser-induced epithelial wounds21
DAmFRET measures saturating concentrations and toxicities of protein phase transitions in vivo21
From pipette to palette: Bridging science and art at MBoC21
FHOD-1 and profilin protect sarcomeres against contraction-induced deformation> in C. elegans21
Insights into the role of Nup62 and Nup93 in assembling cytoplasmic ring and central transport channel of the nuclear pore complex20
The nuclear isoforms of the Fragile X mental retardation RNA-binding protein associate with genomic DNA bridges20
Phosphorylation of the small heat shock protein HspB1 regulates cytoskeletal recruitment and cell motility19
HSPA8 inhibitors augment cancer chemotherapeutic effectiveness via potentiating necroptosis19
LYSET facilitates integration of both the N- and C-terminal transmembrane helices/cytoplasmic domains of GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase19
Genetic inactivation of essential HSF1 reveals an isolated transcriptional stress response selectively induced by protein misfolding19
Heterologous expression of Dictyostelium discoideum NE81 in mouse embryo fibroblasts reveals conserved mechanoprotective roles of lamins18
Cell Painting predicts impact of lung cancer variants18
The SNARE-associated protein Sft2 functions in Imh1-mediated SNARE recycling transport upon ER stress18
Scaling of biosynthesis and metabolism with cell size18
LGN loss randomizes spindle orientation and accelerates tumorigenesis in PTEN-deficient epidermis17
Spatiotemporal analysis of F-actin polymerization with micropillar arrays reveals synchronization between adhesion sites17
Visualization of the three-dimensional structure of the human centromere in mitotic chromosomes by superresolution microscopy17
Mff oligomerization is required for Drp1 activation and synergy with actin filaments during mitochondrial division17
Mechanisms underlying Myosin 10′s contribution to the maintenance of mitotic spindle bipolarity17
Regulation of mitochondrial fission by GIPC-mediated Drp1 retrograde transport17
MotiQ: an open-source toolbox to quantify the cell motility and morphology of microglia17
Keratin 19 interacts with GSK3β to regulate its nuclear accumulation and degradation of cyclin D317
Postmitotic centriole disengagement and maturation leads to centrosome amplification in polyploid trophoblast giant cells17
Orchestrating nonmuscle myosin II filament assembly at the onset of cytokinesis17
Preexisting tissue mechanical hypertension at adherens junctions disrupts apoptotic extrusion in epithelia17
Nucleoli in epithelial cell collectives respond to tumorigenic, spatial, and mechanical cues17
Myosin II proteins are required for organization of calcium-induced actin networks upstream of mitochondrial division16
The Rab11-family interacting proteins reveal selective interaction of mammalian recycling endosomes with theToxoplasmaparasitophorous vacuole in a Rab11- and Arf6-dependent manner16
Intracellular diffusion in the cytoplasm increases with cell size in fission yeast16
Lgd regulates ESCRT-III complex accumulation at multivesicular endosomes to control intralumenal vesicle formation16
Serotonin 5-HT7 receptor slows down the Gs protein: a single molecule perspective16
Cell segregation via differential collision modes between heterotypic cell populations16
Plectin linkages are mechanosensitive and required for the nuclear piston mechanism of three-dimensional cell migration16
Cytoplasmic preassembly of the flagellar outer dynein arm complex in Trypanosoma brucei16
Atypical and distinct microtubule radial symmetries in the centriole and the axoneme of Lecudina tuzetae16
Regulation of membrane scission in yeast endocytosis16
Regulation of misfolded protein aggregation and degradation by SUMOylation in budding yeast15
Outer-arm dynein light chain LC1 is required for normal motor assembly kinetics, ciliary stability, and motility15
Preprint Highlight: Real-time denoising of fluorescence time-lapse imaging enables high-sensitivity observations of biological dynamics beyond the shot-noise limit15
Interaction of the sorting nexin 25 homologue Snazarus with Rab11 balances endocytic and secretory transport and maintains the ultrafiltration diaphragm in nephrocytes15
Distinct peroxisome populations differentially respond to alcohol-associated hepatic injury15
Multiple tethers of organelle contact sites are involved in α-synuclein toxicity in yeast15
Modification of the neck-linker of KIF18A alters Microtubule subpopulation preference14
Ninein domains required for its localization, association with partners dynein and ensconsin, and microtubule organization14
The scaffold RhoGAP protein ARHGAP8/BPGAP1 synchronizes Rac and Rho signaling to facilitate cell migration14
Remodeling of cytoskeleton, chromatin, and gene expression during mechanical rejuvenation of aged human dermal fibroblasts14
FOXO nuclear shuttling dynamics are stimulus-dependent and correspond with cell fate14
p115RhoGEF activates RhoA to support tight junction maintenance and remodeling14
Bistability in the polarity circuit of yeast14
Tools for live-cell imaging of cytoskeletal and nuclear behavior in the unconventional yeast, Aureobasidium pullulans14
Combining multiple fluorescence imaging techniques in biology: when one microscope is not enough14
A role for the kinetochore protein, NUF2, in ribosome biogenesis13
Complex state transitions of the bacterial cell division protein FtsZ13
Drosophila Fog/Cta and T48 pathways have overlapping and distinct contributions to mesoderm invagination13
The transcriptional response to oxidative stress is independent of stress-granule formation13
An updated SYSCILIA gold standard (SCGSv2) of known ciliary genes, revealing the vast progress that has been made in the cilia research field13
Neuronal membrane proteasome-derived peptides modulate NMDAR-dependent neuronal signaling to promote changes in gene expression13
Loss of intermicrovillar adhesion factor CDHR2 impairs basolateral junctional complexes in transporting epithelia13
DLC-1 facilitates germ granule assembly in Caenorhabditis elegans embryo13
Imaging-based screen identifies novel natural compounds that perturb cell and chloroplast division in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii13
2022 ASCB Annual Meeting abstracts13
Antiparallel microtubule bundling supports KIF15-driven mitotic spindle assembly13
The role of neurofilament transport in the radial growth of myelinated axons13
Phospholipase D1 produces phosphatidic acid at sites of secretory vesicle docking and fusion13
A multiparametric activity profiling platform for neuron disease phenotyping and drug screening13
Regulatory roles of fibronectin and integrin α5 in reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton and completion of adipogenesis12
Endothelial tip/stalk cell selection requires BMP9-induced βIV-spectrin expression during sprouting angiogenesis12
Preprint Highlight: FLAgellum Member 8 modulates extravascular trypanosome distribution in the mammalian host12
Nucleolar structure connects with global nuclear organization12
Temporal control of contact site formation reveals a relationship between mitochondrial division and Num1-mediated mitochondrial tethering12
Coilin enhances phosphorylation and stability of DGCR8 and promotes miRNA biogenesis12
Preprint Highlight: Deciphering the tumor-specific immunopeptidome in vivo with genetically engineered mouse models12
Transient PP2A SIP complex localization to mitotic SPBs for SIN inhibition is mediated solely by the Csc1 FHA domain12
Hsp40s play distinct roles during the initial stages of apolipoprotein B biogenesis12
Multiple C2 domain–containing transmembrane proteins promote lipid droplet biogenesis and growth at specialized endoplasmic reticulum subdomains12
Preprint Highlight: Probing the rules of cell coordination in live tissues by interpretable machine learning based on graph neural networks12
WAVE facilitates polarized E-cadherin transport12
Ovarian carcinoma immunoreactive antigen–like protein 2 (OCIAD2) is a novel complex III–specific assembly factor in mitochondria12
The RabGAPs EPI64A and EPI64B regulate the apical structure of epithelial cells11
Preprint Highlight: The novel Rab5 effector FERRY links early endosomes with the translation machinery11
Quantitative analysis of morphogenesis and growth dynamics in an obligate intracellular bacterium11
A WICB 50th Favorite: Endoplasmic reticulum–endosome contact increases as endosomes traffic and mature11
RAD51 regulates eukaryotic chromatin motions in the absence of DNA damage11
Aspergillus nidulans biofilm formation modifies cellular architecture and enables light-activated autophagy11
Recruitment of the lipid kinase Mss4 to the meiotic spindle pole promotes prospore membrane formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae11
The TOG5 domain of CKAP5 is required to interact with F-actin and promote microtubule advancement in neurons11
Myomegalin regulates Hedgehog pathway by controlling PDE4D at the centrosome11
Independence of centromeric and pericentromeric chromatin stability on CCAN components11
Nkd1 functions downstream of Axin2 to attenuate Wnt signaling11
The RhoGAP RRC-1 is required for the assembly or stability of integrin adhesion complexes and is a member of the PIX pathway in muscle11
Polymer dynamics of Alp7A reveals how two critical concentrations govern assembly of dynamically unstable actin-like proteins11
The Drosophila spectraplakin Short stop regulates focal adhesion dynamics by cross-linking microtubules and actin11
CANVS: an easy-to-use application for the analysis and visualization of mass spectrometry–based protein–protein interaction/association data10
A novel tool for the unbiased characterization of epithelial monolayer development in culture10
Divergent polo boxes in KKT2 bind KKT1 to initiate the kinetochore assembly cascade in Trypanosoma brucei10
Systematic analysis of microtubule plus-end networks defines EB-cargo complexes critical for mitosis in budding yeast10
K-fiber bundles in the mitotic spindle are mechanically reinforced by Kif1510
The roles of yeast formins and their regulators Bud6 and Bil2 in the pheromone response10
WHAMM functions in kidney reabsorption and polymerizes actin to promote autophagosomal membrane closure and cargo sequestration10
Subunit exchange among endolysosomal tethering complexes is linked to contact site formation at the vacuole10
Dynein-dependent collection of membranes defines the architecture and position of microtubule asters in isolated, geometrically confined volumes of cell-free extracts10
Preprint Highlight: LRRK2 Suppresses Lysosome Degradative Activity in Macrophages and Microglia via Transcription Factor E3 Inhibition10
Plasma membrane protrusions mediate host cell–cell fusion induced by Burkholderia thailandensis10
Identification of a Golgi-localized peptide reveals a minimal Golgi-targeting motif10
The N-terminal tail of C. elegans CENP-A interacts with KNL-2 and is essential for centromeric chromatin assembly10
A WICB 50th Favorite: Rapid lytic granule convergence to the MTOC in natural killer cells is dependent on dynein but not cytolytic commitment10
The RhoGEF protein Plekhg5 regulates medioapical and junctional actomyosin dynamics of apical constriction during Xenopus gastrulation10
Catalysts for change: the cellular neurobiology of psychedelics10
Megalin, cubilin, and Dab2 drive endocytic flux in kidney proximal tubule cells10
L-bodies are RNA–protein condensates driving RNA localization in Xenopus oocytes10
How many authors does it take to publish a high profile or classic paper?10
Scaling of nuclear numbers and their spatial arrangement in skeletal muscle cell size regulation10
2021 ASCB Annual Meeting abstracts10
Preprint Highlight: PGC1α regulates the endothelial response to fluid shear stress via telomerase reverse transcriptase control of heme oxygenase‐110
Growth cone macropinocytosis of neurotrophin receptor and neuritogenesis are regulated by neuron navigator 110
Calcium signaling mediates a biphasic mechanoadaptive response of endothelial cells to cyclic mechanical stretch9
p52Shc regulates the sustainability of ERK activation in a RAF-independent manner9
Survey of cancer cell anatomy in nonadhesive confinement reveals a role for filamin-A and fascin-1 in leader bleb–based migration9
Polymer models reveal how chromatin modification can modulate force at the kinetochore9
Preprint Highlight: Actomyosin cables position cell cohorts during Drosophila germband retraction by entraining their morphodynamic and mechanical properties9
Maximizing Access to Cell Biology for PEERS: Retracting the term minority in favor of a more inclusive lexicon9
A perinuclear α-helix with amphipathic features in Brl1 promotes NPC assembly9
In vivo imaging reveals independent intraflagellar transport of the nexin–dynein regulatory complex subunits DRC2 and DRC49
Cell adaptation to aneuploidy by the environmental stress response dampens induction of the cytosolic unfolded-protein response9
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 complexes9
Recruitment of PI4KIIIβ to the Golgi by ACBD3 is dependent on an upstream pathway of a SNARE complex and golgins9
Nanotopography modulates cytoskeletal organization and dynamics during T cell activation9
Pannexin 2 is expressed in murine skin and promotes UVB-induced apoptosis of keratinocytes9
Large-scale mapping of positional changes of hypoxia-responsive genes upon activation9
A year since George Floyd9
Membrane fusion by Drosophila atlastin does not require GTP hydrolysis9
CDK11 facilitates centromeric transcription to maintain centromeric cohesion during mitosis9
A role for Nup153 in nuclear assembly reveals differential requirements for targeting of nuclear envelope constituents9
Results from the MBoC Preprint Highlight experiment9
Preprint Highlight: Transcriptomic changes highly similar to Alzheimer's disease are observed in a subpopulation of individuals during normal brain aging9
Preprint Highlight: Detyrosination enrichment on microtubule subsets is established by the interplay between a stochastically acting enzyme and microtubule stability9
Measurements of neurite extension and nucleokinesis in an iPSC-derived model system following microtubule perturbation9
A methodology for specific disruption of microtubule polymerization into dendritic spines9
Dishevelled controls bulk cadherin dynamics and the stability of individual cadherin clusters during convergent extension9
Acute ethanol stress induces sumoylation of conserved chromatin structural proteins inSaccharomyces cerevisiae8
Ultrastructure of COPII vesicle formation in yeast characterized by correlative light and electron microscopy8
Deafness mutation in the MYO3A motor domain impairs actin protrusion elongation mechanism8
FAZ assembly in bloodstream formTrypanosoma bruceirequires kinesin KIN-E8
Quantitative live-cell PALM reveals nanoscopic Faa4 redistributions and dynamics on lipid droplets during metabolic transitions of yeast8
Preprint Highlight: Learning orientation-invariant representations enables accurate and robust morphologic profiling of cells and organelles8
Cationic amphiphilic drugs induce accumulation of cytolytic lysoglycerophospholipids in the lysosomes of cancer cells and block their recycling into common membrane glycerophospholipids8
Evidence for novel mechanisms that control cell-cycle entry and cell size8
A dedicated cytoplasmic container collects extrachromosomal DNA away from the mammalian nucleus8
Superresolution microscopy reveals actomyosin dynamics in medioapical arrays8
Praja1 ubiquitin ligase facilitates degradation of polyglutamine proteins and suppresses polyglutamine-mediated toxicity8
Trafficking of K63-polyubiquitin–modified membrane proteins in a macroautophagy-independent pathway is linked to ATG9A8
Loss of major nutrient sensing and signaling pathways suppresses starvation lethality in electron transport chain mutants8
Diffusion within the synaptonemal complex can account for signal transduction along meiotic chromosomes8
The ubiquitin ligases Cbl and Cbl-b regulate macrophage growth by controlling CSF-1R import into macropinosomes8
Inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate receptor is required for spindle assembly in Xenopus oocytes8
A PACAP-activated network for secretion requires coordination of Ca2+ influx and Ca2+ mobilization8
Distinct proteostasis states drive pharmacologic chaperone susceptibility for cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator misfolding mutants8
The two-hit theory hits 508
Gβγ regulates mitotic Golgi fragmentation and G2/M cell cycle progression8
VAMP5 promotes Fcγ receptor-mediated phagocytosis and regulates phagosome maturation in macrophages8
Traveling-wave chemotaxis of neutrophil-like HL-60 cells8
Ubiquitin-mediated recruitment of the ATG9A-ATG2 lipid transfer complex drives clearance of phosphorylated p62 aggregates8
A WICB 50th Favorite: Regulation of distinct septin rings in a single cell by Elm1p and Gin4p kinases8
Enabled primarily controls filopodial morphology, not actin organization, in the TSM1 growth cone inDrosophila8
Preprint Highlight: Disruption of lactate metabolism in the peripheral nervous system leads to motor selective deficits8
VAC14 oligomerization is essential for the function of the FAB1/PIKfyve-VAC14-FIG4 complex8
Inhibition of the chromatin remodeling factor NURF rescued sterility by a clinic variant of NuRD8
Regulation of p65 nuclear localization and chromatin states by compressive force7
AP-4 regulates neuronal lysosome composition, function, and transport via regulating export of critical lysosome receptor proteins at the trans-Golgi network7
Powering morphogenesis: multiscale challenges at the interface of cell adhesion and the cytoskeleton7
Lysosomal membrane proteins LAMP1 and LIMP2 are segregated in the Golgi apparatus independently of their clathrin adaptor binding motif7
Homology-directed repair involves multiple strand invasion cycles in fission yeast7
VAMP2 and synaptotagmin mobility in chromaffin granule membranes: implications for regulated exocytosis7
Microtubule dynamics influence the retrograde biased motility of kinesin-4 motor teams in neuronal dendrites7
Quantitative fluorescence emission anisotropy microscopy for implementing homo–fluorescence resonance energy transfer measurements in living cells7
Ras-mediated activation of mTORC2 promotes breast epithelial cell migration and invasion7
Time-resolved cryogenic electron tomography for the study of transient cellular processes7
Differentiation-dependent changes in lamin B1 dynamics and lamin B receptor localization7
Myosin F controls actin organization and dynamics in Toxoplasma gondii7
FAP20 is required for flagellum assembly in Trypanosoma brucei7
Membrane stretching activates calcium permeability of a putative channel Pkd2 during fission yeast cytokinesis7
Looking back on a life of unacknowledged privilege and a call to action7
Significantly reduced, but balanced, rates of mitochondrial fission and fusion are sufficient to maintain the integrity of yeast mitochondrial DNA7
The myosin chaperone UNC-45 has an important role in maintaining the structure and function of muscle sarcomeres during adult aging7
The [PSI+] prion modulates cytochrome c oxidase deficiency caused by deletion of COX127
SPAK-dependent cotransporter activity mediates capillary adhesion and pressure during glioblastoma migration in confined spaces7
M-phase-specific generation of supernumerary centrioles in cancer cells7
The unfolded protein response of the endoplasmic reticulum supports mitochondrial biogenesis by buffering nonimported proteins7
Preprint Highlight: The mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo mediates Rho activation and actin stress fibre formation in Drosophila nephrocytes7
Heh2/Man1 may be an evolutionarily conserved sensor of NPC assembly state7
Dysregulation of ceramide metabolism causes phytoceramide-dependent induction of the unfolded protein response7
Overlapping roles of JIP3 and JIP4 in promoting axonal transport of lysosomes in human iPSC-derived neurons7
A small-molecule inhibitor and degrader of the RNF5 ubiquitin ligase7
Novel cryo-tomography workflow reveals nanometer-scale responses of epithelial cells to matrix stiffness and dimensionality7
Evidence of kinesin motors involved in stable kinetochore assembly during early meiosis6
Hedgehog-induced ciliary trafficking of kinesin-4 motor KIF7 requires intraflagellar transport but not KIF7’s microtubule binding6
Regulation of condensin II by self-suppression and release mechanisms6
Bridge-like lipid transfer protein family member 2 suppresses ciliogenesis6
F-actin organization and target constriction during primary macrophage phagocytosis is balanced by competing activity of myosin-I and myosin-II6
Dissection of the ATPase active site of McdA reveals the sequential steps essential for carboxysome distribution6
Docking of Syk to FcεRI is enhanced by Lyn but limited in duration by SHIP16
Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) promotes anaphase entry after DNA replication stress in budding yeast6
Lateral and longitudinal compaction of PRC1 overlap zones drives stabilization of interzonal microtubules6
Loss of tolerance to multiple environmental stresses due to limitation of structural diversity of complex sphingolipids6
Roles of leader and follower cells in collective cell migration6
Nuclear basket proteins regulate the distribution and mobility of nuclear pore complexes in budding yeast6
FARL-11 (STRIP1/2) is required for sarcomere and sarcoplasmic reticulum organization in C. elegans6
Efficient fusion requires a membrane anchor on the vacuolar Qa-SNARE6
Label-free single-cell live imaging reveals fast metabolic switch in T lymphocytes6
MRX8, the conserved mitochondrial YihA GTPase family member, is required for de novo Cox1 synthesis at suboptimal temperatures in Saccharomyces cerevisiae6
Cytoskeleton integrity influences XRCC1 and PCNA dynamics at DNA damage6
Matrix obstructions cause multiscale disruption in collective epithelial migration by suppressing leader cell function6
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