Cell Death and Differentiation

Papers
(The TQCC of Cell Death and Differentiation is 23. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
NKAP acts with HDAC3 to prevent R-loop associated genome instability773
A novel CDC25A/DYRK2 regulatory switch modulates cell cycle and survival456
Retraction Note to: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase plays a crucial role in protection from redox-stress-induced apoptosis443
Disruption of GMNC-MCIDAS multiciliogenesis program is critical in choroid plexus carcinoma development376
Cullin 4b-RING ubiquitin ligase targets IRGM1 to regulate Wnt signaling and intestinal homeostasis281
PML at mitochondria-associated membranes governs a trimeric complex with NLRP3 and P2X7R that modulates the tumor immune microenvironment279
An atlas of inter- and intra-tumor heterogeneity of apoptosis competency in colorectal cancer tissue at single-cell resolution273
PIN1 and CDK1 cooperatively govern pVHL stability and suppressive functions239
Age-related p53 SUMOylation accelerates senescence and tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease229
A novel hypoxia-induced lncRNA, SZT2-AS1, boosts HCC progression by mediating HIF heterodimerization and histone trimethylation under a hypoxic microenvironment223
The Smad4-MYO18A-PP1A complex regulates β-catenin phosphorylation and pemigatinib resistance by inhibiting PAK1 in cholangiocarcinoma217
NAT10 regulates mitotic cell fate by acetylating Eg5 to control bipolar spindle assembly and chromosome segregation199
USP51 facilitates colorectal cancer stemness and chemoresistance by forming a positive feed-forward loop with HIF1A198
Ferroptosis is a targetable detrimental factor in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease172
The scramblases VMP1 and TMEM41B are required for primitive endoderm specification by targeting WNT signaling158
Long Covid: where we stand and challenges ahead153
Glycoprotein PTGDS promotes tumorigenesis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma by MYH9-mediated regulation of Wnt–β-catenin–STAT3 signaling145
HKDC1 functions as a glucose sensor and promotes metabolic adaptation and cancer growth via interaction with PHB2144
Transcription factor Zhx2 is a checkpoint that programs macrophage polarization and antitumor response144
USP2 promotes tumor immune evasion via deubiquitination and stabilization of PD-L1139
The birth of death, 30 years ago132
CD63 acts as a functional marker in maintaining hematopoietic stem cell quiescence through supporting TGFβ signaling in mice128
Ubiquitin-binding domain in ABIN1 is critical for regulating cell death and inflammation during development128
Galectin-7 reprograms skin carcinogenesis by fostering innate immune evasive programs125
Exploring the genetic and molecular basis of differences in multiple myeloma of individuals of African and European descent120
Disrupting CCDC137-mediated LZTS2 and β-TrCP interaction in the nucleus inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma development via β-catenin and AKT120
MLKL post-translational modifications: road signs to infection, inflammation and unknown destinations109
Cullin-associated and neddylation-dissociated protein 1 (CAND1) promotes cardiomyocyte proliferation and heart regeneration by enhancing the ubiquitinated degradation of Mps one binder kinase activato107
miR-125a-5p attenuates macrophage-mediated vascular dysfunction by targeting Ninjurin1107
A chromosome-coupled ubiquitin-proteasome pathway is required for meiotic surveillance104
KRAS mutation increases histone H3 lysine 9 lactylation (H3K9la) to promote colorectal cancer progression by facilitating cholesterol transporter GRAMD1A expression104
USP38 functions as an oncoprotein by downregulating the p53 pathway through deubiquitination and stabilization of MDM2102
NEMO- and RelA-dependent NF-κB signaling promotes small cell lung cancer99
The bone–liver interaction modulates immune and hematopoietic function through Pinch-Cxcl12-Mbl2 pathway98
Interplay of ferroptotic and apoptotic cell death and its modulation by BH3-mimetics97
USP19 potentiates autophagic cell death via inhibiting mTOR pathway through deubiquitinating NEK9 in pancreatic cancer95
CD-NTase family member MB21D2 promotes cGAS-mediated antiviral and antitumor immunity93
Chromosomal 3p loss and 8q gain drive vasculogenic mimicry via HIF-2α and VE-cadherin activation in uveal melanoma90
Daniel Aberdam, the legacy of a mentor86
Blockage of PPARγ T166 phosphorylation enhances the inducibility of beige adipocytes and improves metabolic dysfunctions82
Sub-lethal signals in the mitochondrial apoptosis apparatus: pernicious by-product or physiological event?80
Dying in self-defense: cell death signaling in animals and plants80
SIRT5-mediated ME2 desuccinylation promotes cancer growth by enhancing mitochondrial respiration78
Mapping the hotspots for DNA repair synthesis in human brain organoids74
The USP43/RNF2 axis negatively regulates antiviral innate immunity by promoting TBK1 ubiquitination and degradation72
Loss of TRP53 reduces but does not overcome dependency of lymphoma cells on MCL-172
Aberrant activation of p53/p66Shc-mInsc axis increases asymmetric divisions and attenuates proliferation of aged mammary stem cells72
Correction: NF-κB regulated expression of A20 controls IKK dependent repression of RIPK1 induced cell death in activated T cells68
Correction: The deubiquitinase USP10 regulates KLF4 stability and suppresses lung tumorigenesis67
Post-transcriptional dynamics and RNA homeostasis in autophagy and cancer66
Repurposing the estrogen receptor modulator raloxifene to treat SARS-CoV-2 infection65
Epigenetic regulation of autophagy by histone-modifying enzymes under nutrient stress64
Loss of RBMS1 promotes anti-tumor immunity through enabling PD-L1 checkpoint blockade in triple-negative breast cancer64
Targeting necroptosis prevents viral-induced lung damage62
lncRNA THAP7-AS1, transcriptionally activated by SP1 and post-transcriptionally stabilized by METTL3-mediated m6A modification, exerts oncogenic properties by improving CUL4B entry into the nucleus60
Targeting N-glycosylation of 4F2hc mediated by glycosyltransferase B3GNT3 sensitizes ferroptosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma60
DDHD2, whose mutations cause spastic paraplegia type 54, enhances lipophagy via engaging ATG8 family proteins60
The multifaceted role of ferroptosis in liver disease60
A viral interferon regulatory factor degrades RNA-binding protein hnRNP Q1 to enhance aerobic glycolysis via recruiting E3 ubiquitin ligase KLHL3 and decaying GDPD1 mRNA58
TIN2 modulates FOXO1 mitochondrial shuttling to enhance oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in retinal pigment epithelium under hyperglycemia57
AF9 targets acetyl-modified STAT6 to diminish purine metabolism and accelerate cell apoptosis during metastasis57
Phosphorylation of OTUB1 at Tyr 26 stabilizes the mTORC1 component, Raptor56
A truncating variant of RAD51B associated with primary ovarian insufficiency provides insights into its meiotic and somatic functions55
Single cell-derived spheroids capture the self-renewing subpopulations of metastatic ovarian cancer55
SARS-CoV-2 N501Y variants of concern and their potential transmission by mouse54
Correction to: Prostate-specific oncogene OTUD6A promotes prostatic tumorigenesis via deubiquitinating and stabilizing c-Myc53
Crosstalk between GLTSCR1-deficient endothelial cells and tumour cells promotes colorectal cancer development by activating the Notch pathway53
SPOP mutations promote p62/SQSTM1-dependent autophagy and Nrf2 activation in prostate cancer52
Decoding p53 tumor suppression: a crosstalk between genomic stability and epigenetic control?50
GSK3β mediates the spatiotemporal dynamics of NLRP3 inflammasome activation50
ERK1/2 inhibits Cullin 3/SPOP-mediated PrLZ ubiquitination and degradation to modulate prostate cancer progression48
Targeting lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 triggers autophagic program in esophageal cancer48
SOCS2-enhanced ubiquitination of SLC7A11 promotes ferroptosis and radiosensitization in hepatocellular carcinoma48
Deer antlers: the fastest growing tissue with least cancer occurrence48
A novel HIF-2α targeted inhibitor suppresses hypoxia-induced breast cancer stemness via SOD2-mtROS-PDI/GPR78-UPRER axis47
Lymphoma cells lacking pro-apoptotic BAX are highly resistant to BH3-mimetics targeting pro-survival MCL-1 but retain sensitivity to conventional DNA-damaging drugs47
Autophagy-competent mitochondrial translation elongation factor TUFM inhibits caspase-8-mediated apoptosis45
BAX and BAK dynamics control mitochondrial DNA release during apoptosis45
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 evolution45
TRIM21 regulates pyroptotic cell death by promoting Gasdermin D oligomerization44
Human skin specific long noncoding RNA HOXC13-AS regulates epidermal differentiation by interfering with Golgi-ER retrograde transport44
Apoptotic priming is defined by the dynamic exchange of Bcl-2 proteins between mitochondria and cytosol44
Mechanosensitive turnover of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetases regulates nucleotide metabolism43
Regulation of Semaphorin3A in the process of cutaneous wound healing43
Correction: Inhibition of ferroptosis counteracts the advanced maternal age-induced oocyte deterioration43
The cGAS-Ku80 complex regulates the balance between two end joining subpathways42
Harnessing TRAIL-induced cell death for cancer therapy: a long walk with thrilling discoveries42
Cell cycle regulation: p53-p21-RB signaling42
Publisher Correction: Cell death as an architect of adult skin stem cell niches41
Functional recovery of the germ line following splicing collapse41
CRISPR screens identify novel regulators of cFLIP dependency and ligand-independent, TRAIL-R1-mediated cell death40
HRK downregulation and augmented BCL-xL binding to BAK confer apoptotic protection to therapy-induced senescent melanoma cells40
Oligomeric CHMP7 mediates three-way ER junctions and ER-mitochondria interactions40
CRL4B complex-mediated H2AK119 monoubiquitination restrains Th1 and Th2 cell differentiation39
DEPTOR suppresses lymphomagenesis by promoting EGFR degradation via HUWE1 E3 ligase39
Cockayne syndrome mice reflect human kidney disease and are defective in de novo NAD biosynthesis39
The PML1-WDR5 axis regulates H3K4me3 marks and promotes stemness of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer39
ARID1A loss enhances sensitivity to c-MET inhibition by dual targeting of GPX4 and iron homeostasis, inducing ferroptosis39
Therapeutic potential of Nlrp1 inflammasome, Caspase-1, or Caspase-6 against Alzheimer disease cognitive impairment39
Correction to: S100 family proteins are linked to organoid morphology and EMT in pancreatic cancer38
C9orf72 functions in the nucleus to regulate DNA damage repair38
Gelsolin alleviates rheumatoid arthritis by negatively regulating NLRP3 inflammasome activation38
Activating the NFE2L1-ubiquitin-proteasome system by DDI2 protects from ferroptosis38
E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM31 alleviates dopaminergic neurodegeneration by promoting proteasomal degradation of VDAC1 in Parkinson’s Disease model38
E2F and STAT3 provide transcriptional synergy for histone variant H2AZ activation to sustain glioblastoma chromatin accessibility and tumorigenicity37
Dual roles for LUBAC signaling in thymic epithelial cell development and survival37
Non-coding small nucleolar RNA SNORD17 promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma through a positive feedback loop upon p53 inactivation37
Pathologically high intraocular pressure disturbs normal iron homeostasis and leads to retinal ganglion cell ferroptosis in glaucoma37
SLC25A51 promotes tumor growth through sustaining mitochondria acetylation homeostasis and proline biogenesis37
Transcriptional regulation of autophagy and its implications in human disease37
The evolutionary history of the polyQ tract in huntingtin sheds light on its functional pro-neural activities37
MTH1 as a target to alleviate T cell driven diseases by selective suppression of activated T cells36
SPY1 inhibits neuronal ferroptosis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by reducing lipid peroxidation through regulation of GCH1 and TFR136
p53 at the crossroad of DNA replication and ribosome biogenesis stress pathways36
KCTD13-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of GluN1 regulates excitatory synaptic transmission and seizure susceptibility36
The Caspase-Activated DNase drives inflammation and contributes to defense against viral infection35
TREM2 macrophage promotes cardiac repair in myocardial infarction by reprogramming metabolism via SLC25A5335
Correction to: RIPK1 prevents TRADD-driven, but TNFR1 independent, apoptosis during development34
Hepatic factor MANF drives hepatocytes reprogramming by detaining cytosolic CK19 in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma34
Chlamydia trachomatis inhibits apoptosis in infected cells by targeting the pro-apoptotic proteins Bax and Bak34
Activation of Ca2+ phosphatase Calcineurin regulates Parkin translocation to mitochondria and mitophagy in flies33
Atg7 autophagy-independent role on governing neural stem cell fate could be potentially applied for regenerative medicine33
SNORD88C guided 2′-O-methylation of 28S rRNA regulates SCD1 translation to inhibit autophagy and promote growth and metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer32
Telomerase deficiency and dysfunctional telomeres in the lung tumor microenvironment impair tumor progression in NSCLC mouse models and patient-derived xenografts32
Senolysis by ABT-263 is associated with inherent apoptotic dependence of cancer cells derived from the non-senescent state32
Cancer-intrinsic Cxcl5 orchestrates a global metabolic reprogramming for resistance to oxidative cell death in 3D32
E3 ligase RNF99 negatively regulates TLR-mediated inflammatory immune response via K48-linked ubiquitination of TAB232
GCLC desuccinylation regulated by oxidative stress protects human cancer cells from ferroptosis32
Mechanisms controlling plant proteases and their substrates32
Repression of p53 function by SIRT5-mediated desuccinylation at Lysine 120 in response to DNA damage31
Disease-associated KBTBD4 mutations in medulloblastoma elicit neomorphic ubiquitylation activity to promote CoREST degradation31
Sirtuin 4 activates autophagy and inhibits tumorigenesis by upregulating the p53 signaling pathway31
RIPK3 cleavage is dispensable for necroptosis inhibition but restricts NLRP3 inflammasome activation31
Externalized phosphatidylinositides on apoptotic cells are eat-me signals recognized by CD1430
RhoA signaling increases mitophagy and protects cardiomyocytes against ischemia by stabilizing PINK1 protein and recruiting Parkin to mitochondria30
GPX4-AUTAC induces ferroptosis in breast cancer by promoting the selective autophagic degradation of GPX4 mediated by TRAF6-p6229
WTAP-mediated m6A modification of lncRNA DIAPH1-AS1 enhances its stability to facilitate nasopharyngeal carcinoma growth and metastasis29
Deficiency of cancer/testis antigen gene CT55 causes male infertility in humans and mice29
LncRNA NEAT1 controls the lineage fates of BMSCs during skeletal aging by impairing mitochondrial function and pluripotency maintenance29
Mutant p53 reactivation restricts the protumorigenic consequences of wild type p53 loss of heterozygosity in Li-Fraumeni syndrome patient-derived fibroblasts29
O-GlcNAcylation and stablization of SIRT7 promote pancreatic cancer progression by blocking the SIRT7-REGγ interaction29
The tRNA Gm18 methyltransferase TARBP1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via metabolic reprogramming of glutamine28
Correction: Global deletion of optineurin results in altered type I IFN signaling and abnormal bone remodeling in a model of Paget’s disease28
Deubiquitinase USP7 stabilizes KDM5B and promotes tumor progression and cisplatin resistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma through the ZBTB16/TOP2A axis28
Oxoglutarate dehydrogenase-like inhibits the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by inducing DNA damage through non-canonical function28
Correction: Loss of ferroportin induces memory impairment by promoting ferroptosis in Alzheimer’s disease28
MS4A15 drives ferroptosis resistance through calcium-restricted lipid remodeling27
The TRAF2-p62 axis promotes proliferation and survival of liver cancer by activating mTORC1 pathway27
The role(s) of NF-Y in development and differentiation27
LUBAC enables tumor-promoting LTβ receptor signaling by activating canonical NF-κB27
A BAK subdomain that binds mitochondrial lipids selectively and releases cytochrome C27
Ubiquitin ligase E3 HUWE1/MULE targets transferrin receptor for degradation and suppresses ferroptosis in acute liver injury27
EBV infection-induced GPX4 promotes chemoresistance and tumor progression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma27
Correction to: M6A RNA methylation-mediated RMRP stability renders proliferation and progression of non-small cell lung cancer through regulating TGFBR1/SMAD2/SMAD3 pathway27
Transient targeting of BIM-dependent adaptive MCL1 preservation enhances tumor response to molecular therapeutics in non-small cell lung cancer26
Exploring the future of research in the Tp53 field26
Correction to: Brf1 loss and not overexpression disrupts tissues homeostasis in the intestine, liver and pancreas26
iASPP suppression mediates terminal UPR and improves BRAF-inhibitor sensitivity of colon cancers26
Synergistic apoptotic effect of miR-183-5p and Polo-Like kinase 1 inhibitor NMS-P937 in breast cancer cells26
DJ-1 binds to Rubicon to Impair LC-3 Associated Phagocytosis26
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 th26
Exploring fructose metabolism as a potential therapeutic approach for pancreatic cancer25
Small extracellular vesicles delivering lncRNA WAC-AS1 aggravate renal allograft ischemia‒reperfusion injury by inducing ferroptosis propagation25
USP28 controls SREBP2 and the mevalonate pathway to drive tumour growth in squamous cancer25
Redox regulation of TRIM28 facilitates neuronal ferroptosis by promoting SUMOylation and inhibiting OPTN-selective autophagic degradation of ACSL425
Histone deacetylase 6 deacetylates and ubiquitinates ATG3 to regulate autophagy25
IKAROS: from chromatin organization to transcriptional elongation control25
Visualization of BOK pores independent of BAX and BAK reveals a similar mechanism with differing regulation25
Hypoxia-activated XBP1s recruits HDAC2-EZH2 to engage epigenetic suppression of ΔNp63α expression and promote breast cancer metastasis independent of HIF1α25
Targeting KAT8 alleviates self-RNA-driven skin inflammation by modulating histone H4 lysine 16 acetylation in psoriasis25
PDLIM3 supports hedgehog signaling in medulloblastoma by facilitating cilia formation25
N6-Methyladenosine-modified circSAV1 triggers ferroptosis in COPD through recruiting YTHDF1 to facilitate the translation of IREB224
ARID2 mitigates hepatic steatosis via promoting the ubiquitination of JAK224
Localized release of muscle-generated BDNF regulates the initial formation of postsynaptic apparatus at neuromuscular synapses24
Collagen I-DDR1 signaling promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell stemness via Hippo signaling repression24
The transcription factor LHX2 mediates and enhances oncogenic BMP signaling in medulloblastoma24
MARCH5 regulates mitotic apoptosis through MCL1-dependent and independent mechanisms23
Current and novel approaches in yeast cell death research23
Lineage tracing of mutant granulosa cells reveals in vivo protective mechanisms that prevent granulosa cell tumorigenesis23
Collaborative orchestration of BH3-only proteins governs Bak/Bax-dependent hepatocyte apoptosis under antiapoptotic protein-deficiency in mice23
Methionine-driven YTHDF1 expression facilitates bladder cancer progression by attenuating RIG-I-modulated immune responses and enhancing the eIF5B-PD-L1 axis23
Mitochondria in the line of fire23
Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase signaling stabilizes SLC3A2 expression via MARCH11 to promote neuroblastoma cell growth23
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