Molecular Cell

Papers
(The TQCC of Molecular Cell is 34. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Meet the authors: Mei-Sheng Xiao, Arun Prasath Damodaran, and Thomas Gonatopoulos-Pournatzis939
Meet the authors: Shouqiao Hou and Daichao Xu587
Hydrogen sulfide: A whiff of trouble for cancer cell survival567
FUBP1 is a general splicing factor facilitating 3′ splice site recognition and splicing of long introns521
CRAMP1-dependent histone H1 biogenesis is essential for topoisomerase II inhibitor tolerance359
Gene architecture directs splicing outcome in separate nuclear spatial regions326
Structural determinants of DANGEROUS MIX 3, an alpha/beta hydrolase that triggers NLR-mediated genetic incompatibility in plants316
The power of two: Combining imaging and sequencing as readouts for in vivo pooled genetic screens315
eIF4G as a switch for heat shock mRNA translation298
Sticky business: Rationalizing CRBN’s zinc-finger targeting by molecular glues293
TIGR on the loose: A dual-guide RNA system for DNA targeting260
RNA polymerase and ppGpp deliver a one-two punch to antibiotics248
STING: Stay near to STIM(1) neuroprotection243
SARS-CoV-2 RNA stabilizes host mRNAs to elicit immunopathogenesis240
Pooled tagging and hydrophobic targeting of endogenous proteins for unbiased mapping of unfolded protein responses229
Sister chromatid cohesion halts DNA loop expansion202
HelR is a helicase-like protein that protects RNA polymerase from rifamycin antibiotics200
MLL::AF9 degradation induces rapid changes in transcriptional elongation and subsequent loss of an active chromatin landscape198
HSP90 buffers deleterious genetic variations in BRCA1198
Mapping subcellular localizations of unannotated microproteins and alternative proteins with MicroID194
Cryo-EM structure of the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 complex reveals the molecular mechanism of scaffolding functions190
The GATOR2 complex maintains lysosomal-autophagic function by inhibiting the protein degradation of MiT/TFEs187
You shall not pass! Unveiling the barriers for cohesin-mediated loop extrusion187
Mitochondria: A “pacemaker” for species-specific development179
A DNA helicase remodeling proteins: How DNA-protein crosslink repair unfolds via FANCJ178
Meet the authors: Meiling Wang, Wenjing Li, and Weixing Zhao176
S6K1 Regulates GSK3 under Conditions of mTOR-Dependent Feedback Inhibition of Akt169
Loss of TAX1BP1-Directed Autophagy Results in Protein Aggregate Accumulation in the Brain163
TADs do not stay in the loop162
POLθ prevents MRE11-NBS1-CtIP-dependent fork breakage in the absence of BRCA2/RAD51 by filling lagging-strand gaps161
Glycerophosphodiesters inhibit lysosomal phospholipid catabolism in Batten disease160
RNA:DNA hybrids from Okazaki fragments contribute to establish the Ku-mediated barrier to replication-fork degradation154
Developmental and housekeeping transcriptional programs in Drosophila require distinct chromatin remodelers150
Targeted pseudouridylation: An approach for suppressing nonsense mutations in disease genes150
SLC4A7 and mTORC1 raise nucleotide synthesis with bicarbonate143
NSD1 mediates antagonism between SWI/SNF and polycomb complexes and is required for transcriptional activation upon EZH2 inhibition141
Nucleosomes specify co-factor access to p53140
Now open: Evolving insights to the roles of lysine acetylation in chromatin organization and function137
Balancing of mitochondrial translation through METTL8-mediated m3C modification of mitochondrial tRNAs137
Spatial control of m6A deposition on enhancer and promoter RNAs through co-acetylation of METTL3 and H3K27 on chromatin136
DNA damage promotes HLA class I presentation by stimulating a pioneer round of translation-associated antigen production132
Mitochondrial protein transport: Versatility of translocases and mechanisms128
Altered nucleocytoplasmic export of adenosine-rich circRNAs by PABPC1 contributes to neuronal function127
Structural basis of SARM1 activation, substrate recognition, and inhibition by small molecules125
ZBP1 senses spliceosome stress through Z-RNA:DNA hybrid recognition119
Citrulline depletion by ASS1 is required for proinflammatory macrophage activation and immune responses118
Liquid phase separation of NEMO induced by polyubiquitin chains activates NF-κB118
The molecular basis of tRNA selectivity by human pseudouridine synthase 3118
The phosphatase PP1 sustains global transcription by promoting RNA polymerase II pause release117
Viperin triggers ribosome collision-dependent translation inhibition to restrict viral replication117
Energy sensor AMPK gamma regulates translation via phosphatase PPP6C independent of AMPK alpha116
Discovery of a large-scale, cell-state-responsive allosteric switch in the 7SK RNA using DANCE-MaP115
INTAC endonuclease and phosphatase modules differentially regulate transcription by RNA polymerase II115
Silent silencers: Leave no trace114
A di-acetyl-decorated chromatin signature couples liquid condensation to suppress DNA end synapsis113
A domain of all trades: The enzymatic versatility of the NiRAN domain113
Using SPIDRs to map the RNA-protein web113
Molecular basis of promiscuous chemokine binding and structural mimicry at the C-X-C chemokine receptor, CXCR2110
An orphan no more: SLC25A45 controls mitochondrial import of methylated amino acids109
Structural snapshots of R-loop formation by a type I-C CRISPR Cascade109
Meet the authors: Emily R. Feierman and Erica Korb108
The human SKI complex regulates channeling of ribosome-bound RNA to the exosome via an intrinsic gatekeeping mechanism108
Excessive MYC-topoisome activity triggers acute DNA damage, MYC degradation, and replacement by a p53-topoisome107
A fluorophore-conjugated reagent enabling rapid detection, isolation and live tracking of senescent cells107
Targeted citrullination enables p53 binding to non-canonical sites107
Are nanopore technologies ready for the proteomic challenge primetime?105
Meet the authors: Irene Beusch and Hiten Madhani104
A new chromatin flavor to cap chromosomes: Where structure, function, and evolution meet104
Introducing new group leaders: Wen Zhou103
Hepatic micropeptide modulates mitochondrial RNA processing machinery in hepatocellular carcinoma103
Structural insights into caspase ADPR deacylization catalyzed by a bacterial effector and host calmodulin102
Profiling transcriptome composition and dynamics within nuclear compartments using SLAM-RT&Tag101
A new horizon unfolding for insulin signaling in health and disease101
Dual allosteric modulation of voltage and calcium sensitivities of the Slo1-LRRC channel complex101
FBXL12 degrades FANCD2 to regulate replication recovery and promote cancer cell survival under conditions of replication stress99
Mammalian DNA N6-methyladenosine: Challenges and new insights99
The γ-secretase substrate proteome and its role in cell signaling regulation98
Structural basis for promoter recognition and transcription factor binding and release in human mitochondria97
BRCA2 C-terminal clamp restructures RAD51 dimers to bind B-DNA for replication fork stability97
Mycobacterium abscessus HelR interacts with RNA polymerase to confer intrinsic rifamycin resistance96
Universal features of Nsp1-mediated translational shutdown by coronaviruses95
Bacterial ligases reveal fundamental principles of polyubiquitin specificity94
A disordered linker in the Polycomb protein Polyhomeotic tunes phase separation and oligomerization94
Senescence suppresses the integrated stress response and activates a stress-remodeled secretory phenotype91
A new UCP1-independent thermogenic mechanism in peroxisomes91
Structural basis for product specificities of MLL family methyltransferases90
The Hippo pathway noncanonically drives autophagy and cell survival in response to energy stress90
Cryo-EM reveals open and closed Asgard chromatin assemblies88
Putative looping factor ZNF143/ZFP143 is an essential transcriptional regulator with no looping function88
Heat shock induces premature transcript termination and reconfigures the human transcriptome88
UDP-GlcUA triggers PKR kinase activity to promote liquid-liquid phase separation of TOP2A and enhances radioimmunotherapy resistance88
A tRF nucleator for Nucleolin in cancer metastasis87
Oncogenic signals prime cancer cells for toxic cell overgrowth during a G1 cell cycle arrest87
POLQ seals post-replicative ssDNA gaps to maintain genome stability in BRCA-deficient cancer cells86
Bacterial Shedu immune nucleases share a common enzymatic core regulated by diverse sensor domains86
Head-on and co-directional RNA polymerase collisions orchestrate bidirectional transcription termination86
PLEKHS1 drives PI3Ks and remodels pathway homeostasis in PTEN-null prostate85
Tuning insulin receptor signaling using de novo-designed agonists84
Cohesin mediates DNA loop extrusion and sister chromatid cohesion by distinct mechanisms84
ZC3H14 facilitates backsplicing by binding to exon-intron boundary and 3′ UTR84
Filament formation activates protease and ring nuclease activities of CRISPR Lon-SAVED84
Palmitoylation licenses RIPK1 kinase activity and cytotoxicity in the TNF pathway84
IL-1β-associated NNT acetylation orchestrates iron-sulfur cluster maintenance and cancer immunotherapy resistance84
VPS4A is the selective receptor for lipophagy in mice and humans84
NLRP12 senses heme and PAMPs to drive necrotic cell death and inflammation83
ATR promotes clearance of damaged DNA and damaged cells by rupturing micronuclei83
Kynurenine importation by SLC7A11 propagates anti-ferroptotic signaling82
Hijacking the powerhouse: Mitochondrial transfer and mitophagy as emerging mechanisms of immune evasion81
Exquisite exposure: Formaldehyde as a metabolic regulator81
Chaperonins, collaborations, and challenging dogmas: An interview with Dr. Arthur L. Horwich81
Planes, trains, and automobiles: How cells localize their molecules80
Meet the authors: Adam De Jesus and Hossein Ardehali80
Metabolic-scale gene activation screens identify SLCO2B1 as a heme transporter that enhances cellular iron availability80
DUF4297 and HerA form abortosome to mediate bacterial immunity against phage infection79
Mapping replication forks, one replicon at a time79
The nucleolar granular component mediates genome-nucleolus interactions and establishes their repressive chromatin states77
A PARylation-phosphorylation cascade promotes TOPBP1 loading and RPA-RAD51 exchange in homologous recombination77
Sequence and chromatin features guide DNA double-strand break resection initiation75
Phosphorylation by JNK switches BRD4 functions74
The lncRNA ALPHA specifically targets chikungunya virus to control infection74
Proton perception and activation of a proton-sensing GPCR74
Resolution of transcription-induced hexasome-nucleosome complexes by Chd1 and FACT74
Cryo-EM reveals mechanistic insights into lipid-facilitated polyamine export by human ATP13A274
Structural dynamics of human ribosomes in situ reconstructed by exhaustive high-resolution template matching73
Next generation single-molecule techniques: Imaging, labeling, and manipulation in vitro and in cellulo73
TMUB1 is an endoplasmic reticulum-resident escortase that promotes the p97-mediated extraction of membrane proteins for degradation72
PEX5 translocation into and out of peroxisomes drives matrix protein import72
PARP1 auto-modification promotes faithful Okazaki fragment processing and limits replication fork speed72
Genome homeostasis defects drive enlarged cells into senescence72
Transcription-replication conflict resolution by nuclear RNA interference72
IDR-targeting compounds suppress HPV genome replication via disruption of phospho-BRD4 association with DNA damage response factors71
Active DNA damage eviction by HLTF stimulates nucleotide excision repair71
Basis of gene-specific transcription regulation by the Integrator complex71
Micronuclei induced by radiation, replication stress, or chromosome segregation errors do not activate cGAS-STING71
HSP70 binds to specific non-coding RNA and regulates human RNA polymerase III71
Stressful steps: Progress and challenges in understanding stress-induced mRNA condensation and accumulation in stress granules70
Mitochondrial degradation: Mitophagy and beyond70
Functional analysis of a random-sequence chromosome reveals a high level and the molecular nature of transcriptional noise in yeast cells70
Chromatin-bound RB targets promoters, enhancers, and CTCF-bound loci and is redistributed by cell-cycle progression70
Histone methylation antagonism drives tumor immune evasion in squamous cell carcinomas70
Systematic mapping of nuclear domain-associated transcripts reveals speckles and lamina as hubs of functionally distinct retained introns69
Swi/Snf chromatin remodeling regulates transcriptional interference and gene repression69
Emerging mechanisms underlying formaldehyde toxicity and response69
Transcription elongation factor ELOF1 is required for efficient somatic hypermutation and class switch recombination69
OPA1 promotes ferroptosis by augmenting mitochondrial ROS and suppressing an integrated stress response68
Hydrogen sulfide-mediated persulfidation regulates homocysteine metabolism and enhances ferroptosis in non-small cell lung cancer68
Exploring patterns in molecular biology68
Parp1 promotes sleep, which enhances DNA repair in neurons68
The Cupid shuffle: Do enhancers prefer specific promoters?67
Unlocking the EGFR-mediated epitranscriptome: A pathway to novel therapies67
RASopathy mutations open new insights into the mechanism of BRAF activation67
Meet the author: Itay Koren67
Dual-specificity RNA aptamers: A sweet new tool for studying O-GlcNAc biology66
Meet the authors: Yu Zhou, Ting Shan, and Feiyan Liu66
Now you see me, now you don’t: What and how viral RNAs are detected by cytoplasmic pattern-recognition receptors66
The picky mTORC1 in metabolic enzyme degradation66
Cellular metabolite sensors: Arginine? It’s in the bag!66
A methyltransferase-independent role for METTL1 in tRNA aminoacylation and oncogenic transformation65
Synaptic activity causes minute-scale changes in BAF complex composition and function64
Structural mechanism of LIN28B nucleosome targeting by OCT464
Alphavirus infection triggers selective cytoplasmic translocation of nuclear RBPs with moonlighting antiviral roles63
Mechanistic insight into allosteric activation of human pyruvate carboxylase by acetyl-CoA63
Reconciling competing models on the roles of condensates and soluble complexes in transcription factor function63
ZNF574 is a quality control factor for defective ribosome biogenesis intermediates63
Active growth signaling promotes senescence and cancer cell sensitivity to CDK7 inhibition63
Dual modes of ZFC3H1 confer selectivity in nuclear RNA sorting62
Structure of a backtracked hexasomal intermediate of nucleosome transcription62
Too big not to fail: Different paths lead to senescence of enlarged cells62
PRC2-RNA interactions: Viewpoint from YongWoo Lee and Jeannie T. Lee62
On the covalent nature of lysine polyphosphorylation62
SOSS-INTAC: a new gatekeeper of genomic integrity at the interface of transcription and R-loops62
N6-methyladenosine in 5′ UTR does not promote translation initiation61
Pcf11/Spt5 condensates stall RNA polymerase II to facilitate termination and piRNA-guided heterochromatin formation61
Proteasome resides in and dismantles plant heat stress granules constitutively61
Integrated multi-omics analysis of zinc-finger proteins uncovers roles in RNA regulation61
Decoding the end of message: PASTA provides food for thought on mechanisms of alternative polyadenylation61
Compendium of human transcription factor effector domains61
Dynamic control of RNA-DNA hybrid formation orchestrates DNA2 activation at stalled forks by RNAPII and DDX39A60
MFN2-driven mitochondria-to-nucleus tethering allows a non-canonical nuclear entry pathway of the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex60
The hidden bacterial microproteome60
Small proteins modulate ion-channel-like ACD6 to regulate immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana60
A journey from phosphotyrosine to phosphohistidine and beyond60
Mitochondria-organelle crosstalk in establishing compartmentalized metabolic homeostasis59
Modulation of fungal phosphate homeostasis by the plant hormone strigolactone59
Structural and functional basis of mammalian microRNA biogenesis by Dicer59
RETRACTED: A FBXO7/EYA2-SCFFBXW7 axis promotes AXL-mediated maintenance of mesenchymal and immune evasion phenotypes of cancer cells58
Lactate fuels mitosis58
Chaperones in concert: Orchestrating co-translational protein folding in the cell58
Tracking the folding of RNA at its birth58
Disordered protein regions partner up the cBAF remodeler for a chromatin dance58
Targeted high-throughput mutagenesis of the human spliceosome reveals its in vivo operating principles58
SnapShot: Chromosome organization58
Meet the author: Kavitha Sarma57
Meet the authors: Lizhen Chen, Shasha Chong, and Zhijie “Jason” Liu57
Poly(m6A) tails stabilize transcripts57
Structural insights into DNMT5-mediated ATP-dependent high-fidelity epigenome maintenance57
Reducing the stress of revisions: A chat with Scott W. Hiebert57
Three-step mechanism of promoter escape by RNA polymerase II56
Non-canonical PRC1.1 licenses transcriptional response to enable Treg plasticity in immune adaptation56
The RIG-I-like receptor family of immune proteins56
Increased ACTL6A occupancy within mSWI/SNF chromatin remodelers drives human squamous cell carcinoma56
Uracil-induced replication stress drives mutations, genome instability, anti-cancer treatment efficacy, and resistance56
Keeping cGAS in check: SPSB3 promotes nuclear cGAS degradation for maintaining immune homeostasis56
Ends end it via mitochondria: A telomere-dependent tumor suppressive mechanism acts during replicative crisis56
Calcineurin dephosphorylates topoisomerase IIβ and regulates the formation of neuronal-activity-induced DNA breaks56
Multilayered regulation of autophagy by the Atg1 kinase orchestrates spatial and temporal control of autophagosome formation56
Condensin II activation by M18BP156
Detection of alternative DNA structures and its implications for human disease55
Translation—A tug of war during viral infection55
Chimeric CRISPR-CasX enzymes and guide RNAs for improved genome editing activity55
Functional coordination between transcription factor clustering and gene activity55
Structural basis of transcription reduction by a promoter-proximal +1 nucleosome55
Identification and functional characterization of transcriptional activators in human cells55
A breathless brake on ferroptosis55
RANK ligand converts the NCoR/HDAC3 co-repressor to a PGC1β- and RNA-dependent co-activator of osteoclast gene expression54
HOXDeRNA activates a cancerous transcription program and super enhancers via genome-wide binding54
3D chromatin hubs as regulatory units of identity and survival in human acute leukemia54
Members of an array of zinc-finger proteins specify distinct Hox chromatin boundaries54
Evolutionary origins and interactomes of human, young microproteins and small peptides translated from short open reading frames54
Biased allosteric activation of ketone body receptor HCAR2 suppresses inflammation53
Deciphering the multi-scale, quantitative cis-regulatory code53
Endogenous ligand recognition and structural transition of a human PTH receptor53
Allosteric interactions prime androgen receptor dimerization and activation53
LDB1 establishes multi-enhancer networks to regulate gene expression53
Histone phosphorylation integrates the hepatic glucagon-PKA-CREB gluconeogenesis program in response to fasting53
An NADH-controlled gatekeeper of ATP synthase53
Mechanisms underlying ubiquitin-driven selective mitochondrial and bacterial autophagy53
Saturation of the mitochondrial NADH shuttles drives aerobic glycolysis in proliferating cells52
Cryo-EM reveals that iRhom2 restrains ADAM17 protease activity to control the release of growth factor and inflammatory signals52
Right on target: Chromatin jets arise from targeted cohesin loading in wild-type cells52
Modulation of protein activity by small RNA base pairing internal to coding sequences52
Tunable metastability of condensates reconciles their dual roles in amyloid fibril formation52
Oncogenic IDH mutations increase heterochromatin-related replication stress without impacting homologous recombination52
Integrating the response to stressed mitochondria51
RAPIDASH: Tag-free enrichment of ribosome-associated proteins reveals composition dynamics in embryonic tissue, cancer cells, and macrophages51
At the end, it is POT1 again: Phosphorylation allows human telomeric protein POT1 to recruit the C-rich strand end replication machinery51
G3BP-driven RNP granules promote inhibitory RNA-RNA interactions resolved by DDX3X to regulate mRNA translatability51
What repeat expansion disorders can teach us about the Central Dogma51
Proteome-wide discovery of phage anti-defense proteins by Alphafold251
GABAA receptor π forms channels that stimulate ERK through a G-protein-dependent pathway51
Identification of TMEM126A as OXA1L-interacting protein reveals cotranslational quality control in mitochondria50
Assembly mechanism of Integrator’s RNA cleavage module50
Internal mRNA 2′-O-methyl mapping by nanopore sequencing and consequence on mRNA stability and role in cancer50
Multiprotein bridging factor 1 is required for robust activation of the integrated stress response on collided ribosomes50
RNA polymerases reshape chromatin architecture and couple transcription on individual fibers50
S-nitrosylation is required for β2AR desensitization and experimental asthma50
Distinct specificity and functions of PRC2 subcomplexes in human stem cells and cardiac differentiation50
Phages gain the upper hand in the metabolic arms race for NAD+49
β-catenin functions as a molecular adapter for disordered cBAF interactions49
A small molecule that reshapes the chromatin dynamics of FOXA149
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