OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Molecular Cell is 88. 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.)

Article	Citations
Meet the authors: Grazia Pellicanò and Rodrigo Bermejo	674
SLC4A7 and mTORC1 raise nucleotide synthesis with bicarbonate	638
Meet the authors: Mei-Sheng Xiao, Arun Prasath Damodaran, and Thomas Gonatopoulos-Pournatzis	470
TADs do not stay in the loop	400
S6K1 Regulates GSK3 under Conditions of mTOR-Dependent Feedback Inhibition of Akt	367
eIF4G as a switch for heat shock mRNA translation	280
Protease-mediated processing of Argonaute proteins controls small RNA association	277
Balancing of mitochondrial translation through METTL8-mediated m3C modification of mitochondrial tRNAs	273
Meet the authors: Meiling Wang, Wenjing Li, and Weixing Zhao	261
Meet the authors: Shouqiao Hou and Daichao Xu	258
Stochastic initiation of DNA replication across the human genome	250
You shall not pass! Unveiling the barriers for cohesin-mediated loop extrusion	240
BARBEKO’ing in the lab: Versatile CRISPR screens with barcoded base editors	233
Hydrogen sulfide: A whiff of trouble for cancer cell survival	232
RNA polymerase and ppGpp deliver a one-two punch to antibiotics	222
STING: Stay near to STIM(1) neuroprotection	209
A DNA helicase remodeling proteins: How DNA-protein crosslink repair unfolds via FANCJ	203
Mitochondria: A “pacemaker” for species-specific development	200
Cryo-EM structure of the periplasmic tunnel of T7 DNA-ejectosome at 2.7 Å resolution	199
Mapping subcellular localizations of unannotated microproteins and alternative proteins with MicroID	198
HelR is a helicase-like protein that protects RNA polymerase from rifamycin antibiotics	192
Developmental and housekeeping transcriptional programs in Drosophila require distinct chromatin remodelers	189
The GATOR2 complex maintains lysosomal-autophagic function by inhibiting the protein degradation of MiT/TFEs	187
Sister chromatid cohesion halts DNA loop expansion	181
INTAC endonuclease and phosphatase modules differentially regulate transcription by RNA polymerase II	167

POLθ prevents MRE11-NBS1-CtIP-dependent fork breakage in the absence of BRCA2/RAD51 by filling lagging-strand gaps	167
Viperin triggers ribosome collision-dependent translation inhibition to restrict viral replication	164
The phosphatase PP1 sustains global transcription by promoting RNA polymerase II pause release	161
MLL::AF9 degradation induces rapid changes in transcriptional elongation and subsequent loss of an active chromatin landscape	158
Energy sensor AMPK gamma regulates translation via phosphatase PPP6C independent of AMPK alpha	157
Gene architecture directs splicing outcome in separate nuclear spatial regions	156
Cryo-EM structure of the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 complex reveals the molecular mechanism of scaffolding functions	155
SARS-CoV-2 RNA stabilizes host mRNAs to elicit immunopathogenesis	152
Liquid phase separation of NEMO induced by polyubiquitin chains activates NF-κB	151
Spatial control of m6A deposition on enhancer and promoter RNAs through co-acetylation of METTL3 and H3K27 on chromatin	150
Now open: Evolving insights to the roles of lysine acetylation in chromatin organization and function	148
DNA damage promotes HLA class I presentation by stimulating a pioneer round of translation-associated antigen production	148
The molecular basis of tRNA selectivity by human pseudouridine synthase 3	147
NSD1 mediates antagonism between SWI/SNF and polycomb complexes and is required for transcriptional activation upon EZH2 inhibition	147
Pooled tagging and hydrophobic targeting of endogenous proteins for unbiased mapping of unfolded protein responses	147
Glycerophosphodiesters inhibit lysosomal phospholipid catabolism in Batten disease	146
Altered nucleocytoplasmic export of adenosine-rich circRNAs by PABPC1 contributes to neuronal function	145
Loss of TAX1BP1-Directed Autophagy Results in Protein Aggregate Accumulation in the Brain	144
Targeted pseudouridylation: An approach for suppressing nonsense mutations in disease genes	137
Structural basis of SARM1 activation, substrate recognition, and inhibition by small molecules	136
Discovery of a large-scale, cell-state-responsive allosteric switch in the 7SK RNA using DANCE-MaP	136
RNA:DNA hybrids from Okazaki fragments contribute to establish the Ku-mediated barrier to replication-fork degradation	132
FUBP1 is a general splicing factor facilitating 3′ splice site recognition and splicing of long introns	130
Mitochondrial protein transport: Versatility of translocases and mechanisms	129
Genome-wide mapping of human DNA replication by optical replication mapping supports a stochastic model of eukaryotic replication	127
BAP1 enhances Polycomb repression by counteracting widespread H2AK119ub1 deposition and chromatin condensation	126
ZBP1 senses spliceosome stress through Z-RNA:DNA hybrid recognition	125
Bacterial ligases reveal fundamental principles of polyubiquitin specificity	124
Citrulline depletion by ASS1 is required for proinflammatory macrophage activation and immune responses	124
Meet the authors: Ewelina M. Małecka and Sarah A. Woodson	123
Introducing new group leaders: Wen Zhou	121
A tRF nucleator for Nucleolin in cancer metastasis	121
Noncanonical mono(ADP-ribosyl)ation of zinc finger SZF proteins counteracts ubiquitination for protein homeostasis in plant immunity	120
Silent silencers: Leave no trace	120
Bacterial Shedu immune nucleases share a common enzymatic core regulated by diverse sensor domains	120
Palmitoylation licenses RIPK1 kinase activity and cytotoxicity in the TNF pathway	118
Profiling transcriptome composition and dynamics within nuclear compartments using SLAM-RT&Tag	117
Putative looping factor ZNF143/ZFP143 is an essential transcriptional regulator with no looping function	116
A di-acetyl-decorated chromatin signature couples liquid condensation to suppress DNA end synapsis	111
Mycobacterium abscessus HelR interacts with RNA polymerase to confer intrinsic rifamycin resistance	111
The γ-secretase substrate proteome and its role in cell signaling regulation	109
Cohesin mediates DNA loop extrusion and sister chromatid cohesion by distinct mechanisms	106
Heat shock induces premature transcript termination and reconfigures the human transcriptome	105
Filament formation activates protease and ring nuclease activities of CRISPR Lon-SAVED	105
Structural basis for product specificities of MLL family methyltransferases	105
Excessive MYC-topoisome activity triggers acute DNA damage, MYC degradation, and replacement by a p53-topoisome	103
Alternative splicing is a developmental switch for hTERT expression	103
A fluorophore-conjugated reagent enabling rapid detection, isolation and live tracking of senescent cells	102
The Hippo pathway noncanonically drives autophagy and cell survival in response to energy stress	102
PLEKHS1 drives PI3Ks and remodels pathway homeostasis in PTEN-null prostate	101

Oncogenic signals prime cancer cells for toxic cell overgrowth during a G1 cell cycle arrest	98
Distinct PRC2 subunits regulate maintenance and establishment of Polycomb repression during differentiation	97
The SARS-CoV-2 RNA interactome	96
Single-molecule studies reveal branched pathways for activator-dependent assembly of RNA polymerase II pre-initiation complexes	95
Recent technical advances in the study of nucleic acid modifications	94
Structural snapshots of R-loop formation by a type I-C CRISPR Cascade	93
A domain of all trades: The enzymatic versatility of the NiRAN domain	92
A new chromatin flavor to cap chromosomes: Where structure, function, and evolution meet	92
Are nanopore technologies ready for the proteomic challenge primetime?	91
Meet the authors: Irene Beusch and Hiten Madhani	89
ZC3H14 facilitates backsplicing by binding to exon-intron boundary and 3′ UTR	89
Head-on and co-directional RNA polymerase collisions orchestrate bidirectional transcription termination	88
Meet the authors: Emily R. Feierman and Erica Korb	88