Cell Death and Differentiation

Papers
(The TQCC of Cell Death and Differentiation is 24. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
HKDC1 functions as a glucose sensor and promotes metabolic adaptation and cancer growth via interaction with PHB2853
Cullin 4b-RING ubiquitin ligase targets IRGM1 to regulate Wnt signaling and intestinal homeostasis496
NKAP acts with HDAC3 to prevent R-loop associated genome instability405
Disruption of GMNC-MCIDAS multiciliogenesis program is critical in choroid plexus carcinoma development329
Retraction Note to: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase plays a crucial role in protection from redox-stress-induced apoptosis311
PML at mitochondria-associated membranes governs a trimeric complex with NLRP3 and P2X7R that modulates the tumor immune microenvironment274
The Smad4-MYO18A-PP1A complex regulates β-catenin phosphorylation and pemigatinib resistance by inhibiting PAK1 in cholangiocarcinoma274
NAT10 regulates mitotic cell fate by acetylating Eg5 to control bipolar spindle assembly and chromosome segregation238
A novel hypoxia-induced lncRNA, SZT2-AS1, boosts HCC progression by mediating HIF heterodimerization and histone trimethylation under a hypoxic microenvironment236
Age-related p53 SUMOylation accelerates senescence and tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease232
An atlas of inter- and intra-tumor heterogeneity of apoptosis competency in colorectal cancer tissue at single-cell resolution218
The scramblases VMP1 and TMEM41B are required for primitive endoderm specification by targeting WNT signaling196
PIN1 and CDK1 cooperatively govern pVHL stability and suppressive functions178
Glycoprotein PTGDS promotes tumorigenesis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma by MYH9-mediated regulation of Wnt–β-catenin–STAT3 signaling167
Non-pyroptotic caspase-11 activity regulates osteoclastogenesis and pathological bone loss161
Transcription factor Zhx2 is a checkpoint that programs macrophage polarization and antitumor response156
USP51 facilitates colorectal cancer stemness and chemoresistance by forming a positive feed-forward loop with HIF1A148
Long Covid: where we stand and challenges ahead146
USP2 promotes tumor immune evasion via deubiquitination and stabilization of PD-L1145
Ferroptosis is a targetable detrimental factor in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease136
The birth of death, 30 years ago135
USP38 functions as an oncoprotein by downregulating the p53 pathway through deubiquitination and stabilization of MDM2132
Cullin-associated and neddylation-dissociated protein 1 (CAND1) promotes cardiomyocyte proliferation and heart regeneration by enhancing the ubiquitinated degradation of Mps one binder kinase activato130
NEMO- and RelA-dependent NF-κB signaling promotes small cell lung cancer124
Ubiquitin-binding domain in ABIN1 is critical for regulating cell death and inflammation during development119
KRAS mutation increases histone H3 lysine 9 lactylation (H3K9la) to promote colorectal cancer progression by facilitating cholesterol transporter GRAMD1A expression118
Uridine 5’-monophosphate (UMP) synthesis connects nucleotide metabolism to programmed cell death in C. elegans117
Disrupting CCDC137-mediated LZTS2 and β-TrCP interaction in the nucleus inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma development via β-catenin and AKT117
Exploring the genetic and molecular basis of differences in multiple myeloma of individuals of African and European descent113
The bone–liver interaction modulates immune and hematopoietic function through Pinch-Cxcl12-Mbl2 pathway112
Interplay of ferroptotic and apoptotic cell death and its modulation by BH3-mimetics109
A chromosome-coupled ubiquitin-proteasome pathway is required for meiotic surveillance107
MLKL post-translational modifications: road signs to infection, inflammation and unknown destinations106
USP13 depletion sensitizes colorectal cancer cells to necroptosis by destabilizing cIAP2 proteins105
Galectin-7 reprograms skin carcinogenesis by fostering innate immune evasive programs104
miR-125a-5p attenuates macrophage-mediated vascular dysfunction by targeting Ninjurin194
AF9 targets acetyl-modified STAT6 to diminish purine metabolism and accelerate cell apoptosis during metastasis87
Targeting necroptosis prevents viral-induced lung damage87
Correction: NF-κB regulated expression of A20 controls IKK dependent repression of RIPK1 induced cell death in activated T cells81
Blockage of PPARγ T166 phosphorylation enhances the inducibility of beige adipocytes and improves metabolic dysfunctions79
Loss of TRP53 reduces but does not overcome dependency of lymphoma cells on MCL-176
Aberrant activation of p53/p66Shc-mInsc axis increases asymmetric divisions and attenuates proliferation of aged mammary stem cells76
USP19 potentiates autophagic cell death via inhibiting mTOR pathway through deubiquitinating NEK9 in pancreatic cancer73
Sub-lethal signals in the mitochondrial apoptosis apparatus: pernicious by-product or physiological event?71
The USP43/RNF2 axis negatively regulates antiviral innate immunity by promoting TBK1 ubiquitination and degradation70
DDHD2, whose mutations cause spastic paraplegia type 54, enhances lipophagy via engaging ATG8 family proteins70
Daniel Aberdam, the legacy of a mentor69
CD-NTase family member MB21D2 promotes cGAS-mediated antiviral and antitumor immunity69
Correction: The deubiquitinase USP10 regulates KLF4 stability and suppresses lung tumorigenesis67
Dying in self-defense: cell death signaling in animals and plants66
Loss of RBMS1 promotes anti-tumor immunity through enabling PD-L1 checkpoint blockade in triple-negative breast cancer65
A viral interferon regulatory factor degrades RNA-binding protein hnRNP Q1 to enhance aerobic glycolysis via recruiting E3 ubiquitin ligase KLHL3 and decaying GDPD1 mRNA64
Post-transcriptional dynamics and RNA homeostasis in autophagy and cancer63
TIN2 modulates FOXO1 mitochondrial shuttling to enhance oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in retinal pigment epithelium under hyperglycemia62
SIRT5-mediated ME2 desuccinylation promotes cancer growth by enhancing mitochondrial respiration61
Epigenetic regulation of autophagy by histone-modifying enzymes under nutrient stress61
Chromosomal 3p loss and 8q gain drive vasculogenic mimicry via HIF-2α and VE-cadherin activation in uveal melanoma59
Phosphorylation of OTUB1 at Tyr 26 stabilizes the mTORC1 component, Raptor59
Targeting N-glycosylation of 4F2hc mediated by glycosyltransferase B3GNT3 sensitizes ferroptosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma58
The multifaceted role of ferroptosis in liver disease57
Crosstalk between GLTSCR1-deficient endothelial cells and tumour cells promotes colorectal cancer development by activating the Notch pathway56
Correction to: Prostate-specific oncogene OTUD6A promotes prostatic tumorigenesis via deubiquitinating and stabilizing c-Myc54
A truncating variant of RAD51B associated with primary ovarian insufficiency provides insights into its meiotic and somatic functions54
GSK3β mediates the spatiotemporal dynamics of NLRP3 inflammasome activation53
Single cell-derived spheroids capture the self-renewing subpopulations of metastatic ovarian cancer52
Decoding p53 tumor suppression: a crosstalk between genomic stability and epigenetic control?52
SPOP mutations promote p62/SQSTM1-dependent autophagy and Nrf2 activation in prostate cancer51
SOCS2-enhanced ubiquitination of SLC7A11 promotes ferroptosis and radiosensitization in hepatocellular carcinoma51
Regulation of Semaphorin3A in the process of cutaneous wound healing50
Apoptotic priming is defined by the dynamic exchange of Bcl-2 proteins between mitochondria and cytosol50
A novel feedback loop between DYRK2 and USP28 regulates cancer homeostasis and DNA damage signaling50
BAX and BAK dynamics control mitochondrial DNA release during apoptosis49
Deer antlers: the fastest growing tissue with least cancer occurrence49
Human skin specific long noncoding RNA HOXC13-AS regulates epidermal differentiation by interfering with Golgi-ER retrograde transport48
Correction: Inhibition of ferroptosis counteracts the advanced maternal age-induced oocyte deterioration48
Lymphoma cells lacking pro-apoptotic BAX are highly resistant to BH3-mimetics targeting pro-survival MCL-1 but retain sensitivity to conventional DNA-damaging drugs48
Cell death in multiple sclerosis48
The cGAS-Ku80 complex regulates the balance between two end joining subpathways47
Harnessing TRAIL-induced cell death for cancer therapy: a long walk with thrilling discoveries46
ERK1/2 inhibits Cullin 3/SPOP-mediated PrLZ ubiquitination and degradation to modulate prostate cancer progression46
A novel HIF-2α targeted inhibitor suppresses hypoxia-induced breast cancer stemness via SOD2-mtROS-PDI/GPR78-UPRER axis46
Extreme conservation of the poly-glutamine tract in huntingtin is related to neurodevelopmental functions: the “better” may become the “enemy of the good” in the course of evolution46
Publisher Correction: Cell death as an architect of adult skin stem cell niches45
Cell cycle regulation: p53-p21-RB signaling45
CRISPR screens identify novel regulators of cFLIP dependency and ligand-independent, TRAIL-R1-mediated cell death44
Correction to: S100 family proteins are linked to organoid morphology and EMT in pancreatic cancer44
Non-coding small nucleolar RNA SNORD17 promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma through a positive feedback loop upon p53 inactivation43
Activating the NFE2L1-ubiquitin-proteasome system by DDI2 protects from ferroptosis43
CRL4B complex-mediated H2AK119 monoubiquitination restrains Th1 and Th2 cell differentiation43
Transcriptional regulation of autophagy and its implications in human disease43
p53 at the crossroad of DNA replication and ribosome biogenesis stress pathways43
TREM2 macrophage promotes cardiac repair in myocardial infarction by reprogramming metabolism via SLC25A5342
The evolutionary history of the polyQ tract in huntingtin sheds light on its functional pro-neural activities42
E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM31 alleviates dopaminergic neurodegeneration by promoting proteasomal degradation of VDAC1 in Parkinson’s Disease model42
KCTD13-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of GluN1 regulates excitatory synaptic transmission and seizure susceptibility42
SPY1 inhibits neuronal ferroptosis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by reducing lipid peroxidation through regulation of GCH1 and TFR141
Oligomeric CHMP7 mediates three-way ER junctions and ER-mitochondria interactions41
DEPTOR suppresses lymphomagenesis by promoting EGFR degradation via HUWE1 E3 ligase41
Gelsolin alleviates rheumatoid arthritis by negatively regulating NLRP3 inflammasome activation41
SLC25A51 promotes tumor growth through sustaining mitochondria acetylation homeostasis and proline biogenesis40
A positive feedback loop between SERPINH1 and MMP-9/TGF-β1 promotes lung adenocarcinoma progression40
HRK downregulation and augmented BCL-xL binding to BAK confer apoptotic protection to therapy-induced senescent melanoma cells39
The PML1-WDR5 axis regulates H3K4me3 marks and promotes stemness of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer38
Pathologically high intraocular pressure disturbs normal iron homeostasis and leads to retinal ganglion cell ferroptosis in glaucoma37
Cockayne syndrome mice reflect human kidney disease and are defective in de novo NAD biosynthesis37
C9orf72 functions in the nucleus to regulate DNA damage repair37
E2F and STAT3 provide transcriptional synergy for histone variant H2AZ activation to sustain glioblastoma chromatin accessibility and tumorigenicity37
ARID1A loss enhances sensitivity to c-MET inhibition by dual targeting of GPX4 and iron homeostasis, inducing ferroptosis37
The Caspase-Activated DNase drives inflammation and contributes to defense against viral infection36
Mechanisms controlling plant proteases and their substrates36
Senolysis by ABT-263 is associated with inherent apoptotic dependence of cancer cells derived from the non-senescent state36
Correction to: RIPK1 prevents TRADD-driven, but TNFR1 independent, apoptosis during development36
GCLC desuccinylation regulated by oxidative stress protects human cancer cells from ferroptosis35
Hepatic factor MANF drives hepatocytes reprogramming by detaining cytosolic CK19 in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma35
Cancer-intrinsic Cxcl5 orchestrates a global metabolic reprogramming for resistance to oxidative cell death in 3D34
Atg7 autophagy-independent role on governing neural stem cell fate could be potentially applied for regenerative medicine34
Disease-associated KBTBD4 mutations in medulloblastoma elicit neomorphic ubiquitylation activity to promote CoREST degradation33
RhoA signaling increases mitophagy and protects cardiomyocytes against ischemia by stabilizing PINK1 protein and recruiting Parkin to mitochondria33
Chlamydia trachomatis inhibits apoptosis in infected cells by targeting the pro-apoptotic proteins Bax and Bak33
RIPK3 cleavage is dispensable for necroptosis inhibition but restricts NLRP3 inflammasome activation33
Externalized phosphatidylinositides on apoptotic cells are eat-me signals recognized by CD1433
WTAP-mediated m6A modification of lncRNA DIAPH1-AS1 enhances its stability to facilitate nasopharyngeal carcinoma growth and metastasis33
SNORD88C guided 2′-O-methylation of 28S rRNA regulates SCD1 translation to inhibit autophagy and promote growth and metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer33
E3 ligase RNF99 negatively regulates TLR-mediated inflammatory immune response via K48-linked ubiquitination of TAB232
Correction: Global deletion of optineurin results in altered type I IFN signaling and abnormal bone remodeling in a model of Paget’s disease31
O-GlcNAcylation and stablization of SIRT7 promote pancreatic cancer progression by blocking the SIRT7-REGγ interaction31
Activation of Ca2+ phosphatase Calcineurin regulates Parkin translocation to mitochondria and mitophagy in flies31
Deficiency of cancer/testis antigen gene CT55 causes male infertility in humans and mice31
Sirtuin 4 activates autophagy and inhibits tumorigenesis by upregulating the p53 signaling pathway31
Correction: Loss of ferroportin induces memory impairment by promoting ferroptosis in Alzheimer’s disease31
Telomerase deficiency and dysfunctional telomeres in the lung tumor microenvironment impair tumor progression in NSCLC mouse models and patient-derived xenografts31
A STING for necroptosis30
GPX4-AUTAC induces ferroptosis in breast cancer by promoting the selective autophagic degradation of GPX4 mediated by TRAF6-p6230
Correction to: M6A RNA methylation-mediated RMRP stability renders proliferation and progression of non-small cell lung cancer through regulating TGFBR1/SMAD2/SMAD3 pathway30
The role(s) of NF-Y in development and differentiation30
The TRAF2-p62 axis promotes proliferation and survival of liver cancer by activating mTORC1 pathway30
Deubiquitinase USP7 stabilizes KDM5B and promotes tumor progression and cisplatin resistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma through the ZBTB16/TOP2A axis30
MARCH8/NSUN6/ROS-mediated DNA damage positive feedback loop regulates cisplatin resistance in osteosarcoma30
Mutant p53 reactivation restricts the protumorigenic consequences of wild type p53 loss of heterozygosity in Li-Fraumeni syndrome patient-derived fibroblasts30
NLRP3 autophagic degradation disruption in melanocytes contributes to vitiligo development29
Oxoglutarate dehydrogenase-like inhibits the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by inducing DNA damage through non-canonical function29
TRIM24-mediated K27-linked ubiquitination of ULK1 alleviates energy stress-induced autophagy and promote prostate cancer growth in the context of SPOP mutation29
Extrinsic apoptosis and necroptosis in telencephalic development: a single-cell mass cytometry study29
LUBAC enables tumor-promoting LTβ receptor signaling by activating canonical NF-κB29
The tRNA Gm18 methyltransferase TARBP1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via metabolic reprogramming of glutamine29
Correction to: Brf1 loss and not overexpression disrupts tissues homeostasis in the intestine, liver and pancreas28
A BAK subdomain that binds mitochondrial lipids selectively and releases cytochrome C28
Ubiquitin ligase E3 HUWE1/MULE targets transferrin receptor for degradation and suppresses ferroptosis in acute liver injury28
EBV infection-induced GPX4 promotes chemoresistance and tumor progression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma28
Exploring the future of research in the Tp53 field27
Collagen I-DDR1 signaling promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell stemness via Hippo signaling repression27
Visualization of BOK pores independent of BAX and BAK reveals a similar mechanism with differing regulation27
iASPP suppression mediates terminal UPR and improves BRAF-inhibitor sensitivity of colon cancers27
DJ-1 binds to Rubicon to Impair LC-3 Associated Phagocytosis27
IKAROS: from chromatin organization to transcriptional elongation control27
Transient targeting of BIM-dependent adaptive MCL1 preservation enhances tumor response to molecular therapeutics in non-small cell lung cancer27
Correction: lncRNA THAP7-AS1, transcriptionally activated by SP1 and post-transcriptionally stabilized by METTL3-mediated m6A modification, exerts oncogenic properties by improving CUL4B entry into th27
Targeting KAT8 alleviates self-RNA-driven skin inflammation by modulating histone H4 lysine 16 acetylation in psoriasis27
Exploring fructose metabolism as a potential therapeutic approach for pancreatic cancer27
N6-Methyladenosine-modified circSAV1 triggers ferroptosis in COPD through recruiting YTHDF1 to facilitate the translation of IREB226
PDLIM3 supports hedgehog signaling in medulloblastoma by facilitating cilia formation26
Redox regulation of TRIM28 facilitates neuronal ferroptosis by promoting SUMOylation and inhibiting OPTN-selective autophagic degradation of ACSL426
Hypoxia-activated XBP1s recruits HDAC2-EZH2 to engage epigenetic suppression of ΔNp63α expression and promote breast cancer metastasis independent of HIF1α26
Histone deacetylase 6 deacetylates and ubiquitinates ATG3 to regulate autophagy26
Lineage tracing of mutant granulosa cells reveals in vivo protective mechanisms that prevent granulosa cell tumorigenesis26
Small extracellular vesicles delivering lncRNA WAC-AS1 aggravate renal allograft ischemia‒reperfusion injury by inducing ferroptosis propagation26
USP28 controls SREBP2 and the mevalonate pathway to drive tumour growth in squamous cancer26
Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase signaling stabilizes SLC3A2 expression via MARCH11 to promote neuroblastoma cell growth25
CSTF2-impeded innate αβ T cell infiltration and activation exacerbate immune evasion of pancreatic cancer25
ZNF451 collaborates with RNF8 to regulate RNF168 localization and amplify ubiquitination signaling to promote DNA damage repair and regulate radiosensitivity25
Collaborative orchestration of BH3-only proteins governs Bak/Bax-dependent hepatocyte apoptosis under antiapoptotic protein-deficiency in mice25
Remembering foods and foes: emerging principles of transcriptional memory25
Mitochondria in the line of fire25
Correction to: The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) sustains autophagy and limits apoptosis, promoting pancreatic tumor cell survival24
circTGFBR2(3-6) acts as an assembly platform for RNA-binding protein IGF2BP3 and TGFBR1 mRNA to enhance breast cancer cell plasticity24
Current and novel approaches in yeast cell death research24
METTL3 confers oxaliplatin resistance through the activation of G6PD-enhanced pentose phosphate pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma24
ARID2 mitigates hepatic steatosis via promoting the ubiquitination of JAK224
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