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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
HKDC1 functions as a glucose sensor and promotes metabolic adaptation and cancer growth via interaction with PHB2900
Cullin 4b-RING ubiquitin ligase targets IRGM1 to regulate Wnt signaling and intestinal homeostasis513
Disruption of GMNC-MCIDAS multiciliogenesis program is critical in choroid plexus carcinoma development417
Retraction Note to: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase plays a crucial role in protection from redox-stress-induced apoptosis340
TRIM11 potentiates antitumor immunity via inhibition of the IFN-γ/PD-L1 axis328
NKAP acts with HDAC3 to prevent R-loop associated genome instability288
Non-pyroptotic caspase-11 activity regulates osteoclastogenesis and pathological bone loss282
Long Covid: where we stand and challenges ahead261
A novel hypoxia-induced lncRNA, SZT2-AS1, boosts HCC progression by mediating HIF heterodimerization and histone trimethylation under a hypoxic microenvironment243
Age-related p53 SUMOylation accelerates senescence and tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease240
The scramblases VMP1 and TMEM41B are required for primitive endoderm specification by targeting WNT signaling229
USP51 facilitates colorectal cancer stemness and chemoresistance by forming a positive feed-forward loop with HIF1A207
PIN1 and CDK1 cooperatively govern pVHL stability and suppressive functions185
PML at mitochondria-associated membranes governs a trimeric complex with NLRP3 and P2X7R that modulates the tumor immune microenvironment173
NAT10 regulates mitotic cell fate by acetylating Eg5 to control bipolar spindle assembly and chromosome segregation167
HERP constrains white adipose expansion and inflammation by STEAP4 stabilization151
Transcription factor Zhx2 is a checkpoint that programs macrophage polarization and antitumor response150
USP2 promotes tumor immune evasion via deubiquitination and stabilization of PD-L1149
Ferroptosis is a targetable detrimental factor in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease140
The birth of death, 30 years ago139
Disrupting CCDC137-mediated LZTS2 and β-TrCP interaction in the nucleus inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma development via β-catenin and AKT134
USP13 depletion sensitizes colorectal cancer cells to necroptosis by destabilizing cIAP2 proteins132
miR-125a-5p attenuates macrophage-mediated vascular dysfunction by targeting Ninjurin1131
Uridine 5’-monophosphate (UMP) synthesis connects nucleotide metabolism to programmed cell death in C. elegans120
Exploring the genetic and molecular basis of differences in multiple myeloma of individuals of African and European descent120
A chromosome-coupled ubiquitin-proteasome pathway is required for meiotic surveillance119
The bone–liver interaction modulates immune and hematopoietic function through Pinch-Cxcl12-Mbl2 pathway119
MLKL post-translational modifications: road signs to infection, inflammation and unknown destinations118
NEMO- and RelA-dependent NF-κB signaling promotes small cell lung cancer114
Interplay of ferroptotic and apoptotic cell death and its modulation by BH3-mimetics113
Ubiquitin-binding domain in ABIN1 is critical for regulating cell death and inflammation during development112
KRAS mutation increases histone H3 lysine 9 lactylation (H3K9la) to promote colorectal cancer progression by facilitating cholesterol transporter GRAMD1A expression109
Galectin-7 reprograms skin carcinogenesis by fostering innate immune evasive programs109
USP38 functions as an oncoprotein by downregulating the p53 pathway through deubiquitination and stabilization of MDM2105
Cullin-associated and neddylation-dissociated protein 1 (CAND1) promotes cardiomyocyte proliferation and heart regeneration by enhancing the ubiquitinated degradation of Mps one binder kinase activato100
The USP43/RNF2 axis negatively regulates antiviral innate immunity by promoting TBK1 ubiquitination and degradation95
Daniel Aberdam, the legacy of a mentor91
Loss of TRP53 reduces but does not overcome dependency of lymphoma cells on MCL-182
Dying in self-defense: cell death signaling in animals and plants79
Aberrant activation of p53/p66Shc-mInsc axis increases asymmetric divisions and attenuates proliferation of aged mammary stem cells78
Correction: NF-κB regulated expression of A20 controls IKK dependent repression of RIPK1 induced cell death in activated T cells76
TIN2 modulates FOXO1 mitochondrial shuttling to enhance oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in retinal pigment epithelium under hyperglycemia74
Correction: The deubiquitinase USP10 regulates KLF4 stability and suppresses lung tumorigenesis74
Post-transcriptional dynamics and RNA homeostasis in autophagy and cancer74
Targeting necroptosis prevents viral-induced lung damage71
A viral interferon regulatory factor degrades RNA-binding protein hnRNP Q1 to enhance aerobic glycolysis via recruiting E3 ubiquitin ligase KLHL3 and decaying GDPD1 mRNA71
NEDD4L-mediated Gasdermin D and E ubiquitination regulates cell death and tissue injury68
Blockage of PPARγ T166 phosphorylation enhances the inducibility of beige adipocytes and improves metabolic dysfunctions67
Loss of RBMS1 promotes anti-tumor immunity through enabling PD-L1 checkpoint blockade in triple-negative breast cancer67
USP19 potentiates autophagic cell death via inhibiting mTOR pathway through deubiquitinating NEK9 in pancreatic cancer65
AF9 targets acetyl-modified STAT6 to diminish purine metabolism and accelerate cell apoptosis during metastasis65
DDHD2, whose mutations cause spastic paraplegia type 54, enhances lipophagy via engaging ATG8 family proteins65
The multifaceted role of ferroptosis in liver disease63
SIRT5-mediated ME2 desuccinylation promotes cancer growth by enhancing mitochondrial respiration62
Phosphorylation of OTUB1 at Tyr 26 stabilizes the mTORC1 component, Raptor61
CD-NTase family member MB21D2 promotes cGAS-mediated antiviral and antitumor immunity60
Epigenetic regulation of autophagy by histone-modifying enzymes under nutrient stress60
Targeting N-glycosylation of 4F2hc mediated by glycosyltransferase B3GNT3 sensitizes ferroptosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma58
Sub-lethal signals in the mitochondrial apoptosis apparatus: pernicious by-product or physiological event?58
Chromosomal 3p loss and 8q gain drive vasculogenic mimicry via HIF-2α and VE-cadherin activation in uveal melanoma57
MAML1 drives Notch and Hedgehog oncogenic pathways by inhibiting Itch activity in triple-negative breast cancer56
Correction to: Prostate-specific oncogene OTUD6A promotes prostatic tumorigenesis via deubiquitinating and stabilizing c-Myc56
SPOP mutations promote p62/SQSTM1-dependent autophagy and Nrf2 activation in prostate cancer56
Crosstalk between GLTSCR1-deficient endothelial cells and tumour cells promotes colorectal cancer development by activating the Notch pathway56
GSK3β mediates the spatiotemporal dynamics of NLRP3 inflammasome activation54
Decoding p53 tumor suppression: a crosstalk between genomic stability and epigenetic control?54
SOCS2-enhanced ubiquitination of SLC7A11 promotes ferroptosis and radiosensitization in hepatocellular carcinoma53
A truncating variant of RAD51B associated with primary ovarian insufficiency provides insights into its meiotic and somatic functions53
A novel feedback loop between DYRK2 and USP28 regulates cancer homeostasis and DNA damage signaling52
Regulation of Semaphorin3A in the process of cutaneous wound healing51
The cGAS-Ku80 complex regulates the balance between two end joining subpathways50
RNF220 mediates K63-linked polyubiquitination of STAT3 and aggravates pathological cardiac hypertrophy50
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 evolution49
Correction: Inhibition of ferroptosis counteracts the advanced maternal age-induced oocyte deterioration49
Deer antlers: the fastest growing tissue with least cancer occurrence49
Cell death in multiple sclerosis49
ERK1/2 inhibits Cullin 3/SPOP-mediated PrLZ ubiquitination and degradation to modulate prostate cancer progression48
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
Human skin specific long noncoding RNA HOXC13-AS regulates epidermal differentiation by interfering with Golgi-ER retrograde transport48
Apoptotic priming is defined by the dynamic exchange of Bcl-2 proteins between mitochondria and cytosol48
HDAC1 has intrinsic protease activity and regulates transcription through clipping histone H3 N-terminal tail48
PSMD14-mediated PFKFB2 deubiquitination activates H3K27 lactylation to drive cancer stemness in gastric adenocarcinoma47
Harnessing TRAIL-induced cell death for cancer therapy: a long walk with thrilling discoveries46
Publisher Correction: Cell death as an architect of adult skin stem cell niches45
A novel HIF-2α targeted inhibitor suppresses hypoxia-induced breast cancer stemness via SOD2-mtROS-PDI/GPR78-UPRER axis45
Cell cycle regulation: p53-p21-RB signaling45
BAX and BAK dynamics control mitochondrial DNA release during apoptosis45
Oligomeric CHMP7 mediates three-way ER junctions and ER-mitochondria interactions43
CRL4B complex-mediated H2AK119 monoubiquitination restrains Th1 and Th2 cell differentiation43
Correction to: S100 family proteins are linked to organoid morphology and EMT in pancreatic cancer43
E2F and STAT3 provide transcriptional synergy for histone variant H2AZ activation to sustain glioblastoma chromatin accessibility and tumorigenicity43
ARID1A loss enhances sensitivity to c-MET inhibition by dual targeting of GPX4 and iron homeostasis, inducing ferroptosis43
A positive feedback loop between SERPINH1 and MMP-9/TGF-β1 promotes lung adenocarcinoma progression43
C9orf72 functions in the nucleus to regulate DNA damage repair43
Cockayne syndrome mice reflect human kidney disease and are defective in de novo NAD biosynthesis42
CRISPR screens identify novel regulators of cFLIP dependency and ligand-independent, TRAIL-R1-mediated cell death42
DEPTOR suppresses lymphomagenesis by promoting EGFR degradation via HUWE1 E3 ligase42
Activating the NFE2L1-ubiquitin-proteasome system by DDI2 protects from ferroptosis42
Gelsolin alleviates rheumatoid arthritis by negatively regulating NLRP3 inflammasome activation41
Transcriptional regulation of autophagy and its implications in human disease41
The evolutionary history of the polyQ tract in huntingtin sheds light on its functional pro-neural activities40
TREM2 macrophage promotes cardiac repair in myocardial infarction by reprogramming metabolism via SLC25A5340
KCTD13-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of GluN1 regulates excitatory synaptic transmission and seizure susceptibility39
Non-coding small nucleolar RNA SNORD17 promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma through a positive feedback loop upon p53 inactivation39
p53 at the crossroad of DNA replication and ribosome biogenesis stress pathways39
Pathologically high intraocular pressure disturbs normal iron homeostasis and leads to retinal ganglion cell ferroptosis in glaucoma38
SLC25A51 promotes tumor growth through sustaining mitochondria acetylation homeostasis and proline biogenesis38
The PML1-WDR5 axis regulates H3K4me3 marks and promotes stemness of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer37
SPY1 inhibits neuronal ferroptosis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by reducing lipid peroxidation through regulation of GCH1 and TFR136
HRK downregulation and augmented BCL-xL binding to BAK confer apoptotic protection to therapy-induced senescent melanoma cells36
E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM31 alleviates dopaminergic neurodegeneration by promoting proteasomal degradation of VDAC1 in Parkinson’s Disease model36
Hepatic factor MANF drives hepatocytes reprogramming by detaining cytosolic CK19 in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma35
Correction to: RIPK1 prevents TRADD-driven, but TNFR1 independent, apoptosis during development35
Senolysis by ABT-263 is associated with inherent apoptotic dependence of cancer cells derived from the non-senescent state35
Mechanisms controlling plant proteases and their substrates35
Cancer-intrinsic Cxcl5 orchestrates a global metabolic reprogramming for resistance to oxidative cell death in 3D35
Disease-associated KBTBD4 mutations in medulloblastoma elicit neomorphic ubiquitylation activity to promote CoREST degradation34
Chlamydia trachomatis inhibits apoptosis in infected cells by targeting the pro-apoptotic proteins Bax and Bak34
The Caspase-Activated DNase drives inflammation and contributes to defense against viral infection34
Activation of Ca2+ phosphatase Calcineurin regulates Parkin translocation to mitochondria and mitophagy in flies33
GCLC desuccinylation regulated by oxidative stress protects human cancer cells from ferroptosis33
Atg7 autophagy-independent role on governing neural stem cell fate could be potentially applied for regenerative medicine33
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 cancer32
Sirtuin 4 activates autophagy and inhibits tumorigenesis by upregulating the p53 signaling pathway32
E3 ligase RNF99 negatively regulates TLR-mediated inflammatory immune response via K48-linked ubiquitination of TAB232
RhoA signaling increases mitophagy and protects cardiomyocytes against ischemia by stabilizing PINK1 protein and recruiting Parkin to mitochondria32
A BAK subdomain that binds mitochondrial lipids selectively and releases cytochrome C31
RIPK3 cleavage is dispensable for necroptosis inhibition but restricts NLRP3 inflammasome activation31
O-GlcNAcylation and stablization of SIRT7 promote pancreatic cancer progression by blocking the SIRT7-REGγ interaction31
Externalized phosphatidylinositides on apoptotic cells are eat-me signals recognized by CD1431
Telomerase deficiency and dysfunctional telomeres in the lung tumor microenvironment impair tumor progression in NSCLC mouse models and patient-derived xenografts31
The role(s) of NF-Y in development and differentiation30
Deficiency of cancer/testis antigen gene CT55 causes male infertility in humans and mice30
Correction: Global deletion of optineurin results in altered type I IFN signaling and abnormal bone remodeling in a model of Paget’s disease30
Mutant p53 reactivation restricts the protumorigenic consequences of wild type p53 loss of heterozygosity in Li-Fraumeni syndrome patient-derived fibroblasts30
A STING for necroptosis30
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 tRNA Gm18 methyltransferase TARBP1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via metabolic reprogramming of glutamine30
Correction: Loss of ferroportin induces memory impairment by promoting ferroptosis in Alzheimer’s disease30
Oxoglutarate dehydrogenase-like inhibits the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by inducing DNA damage through non-canonical function30
The TRAF2-p62 axis promotes proliferation and survival of liver cancer by activating mTORC1 pathway29
LUBAC enables tumor-promoting LTβ receptor signaling by activating canonical NF-κB29
Ubiquitin ligase E3 HUWE1/MULE targets transferrin receptor for degradation and suppresses ferroptosis in acute liver injury29
Extrinsic apoptosis and necroptosis in telencephalic development: a single-cell mass cytometry study29
Deubiquitinase USP7 stabilizes KDM5B and promotes tumor progression and cisplatin resistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma through the ZBTB16/TOP2A axis29
TRIM24-mediated K27-linked ubiquitination of ULK1 alleviates energy stress-induced autophagy and promote prostate cancer growth in the context of SPOP mutation28
Correction to: Brf1 loss and not overexpression disrupts tissues homeostasis in the intestine, liver and pancreas28
iASPP suppression mediates terminal UPR and improves BRAF-inhibitor sensitivity of colon cancers28
MARCH8/NSUN6/ROS-mediated DNA damage positive feedback loop regulates cisplatin resistance in osteosarcoma28
EBV infection-induced GPX4 promotes chemoresistance and tumor progression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma28
Targeting KAT8 alleviates self-RNA-driven skin inflammation by modulating histone H4 lysine 16 acetylation in psoriasis28
NLRP3 autophagic degradation disruption in melanocytes contributes to vitiligo development28
GPX4-AUTAC induces ferroptosis in breast cancer by promoting the selective autophagic degradation of GPX4 mediated by TRAF6-p6228
DJ-1 binds to Rubicon to Impair LC-3 Associated Phagocytosis28
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 th28
USP28 controls SREBP2 and the mevalonate pathway to drive tumour growth in squamous cancer27
PDLIM3 supports hedgehog signaling in medulloblastoma by facilitating cilia formation27
Exploring the future of research in the Tp53 field27
Exploring fructose metabolism as a potential therapeutic approach for pancreatic cancer27
Histone deacetylase 6 deacetylates and ubiquitinates ATG3 to regulate autophagy27
IKAROS: from chromatin organization to transcriptional elongation control27
N6-Methyladenosine-modified circSAV1 triggers ferroptosis in COPD through recruiting YTHDF1 to facilitate the translation of IREB226
Transient targeting of BIM-dependent adaptive MCL1 preservation enhances tumor response to molecular therapeutics in non-small cell lung cancer26
Visualization of BOK pores independent of BAX and BAK reveals a similar mechanism with differing regulation26
Hypoxia-activated XBP1s recruits HDAC2-EZH2 to engage epigenetic suppression of ΔNp63α expression and promote breast cancer metastasis independent of HIF1α26
Redox regulation of TRIM28 facilitates neuronal ferroptosis by promoting SUMOylation and inhibiting OPTN-selective autophagic degradation of ACSL426
Collaborative orchestration of BH3-only proteins governs Bak/Bax-dependent hepatocyte apoptosis under antiapoptotic protein-deficiency in mice25
Collagen I-DDR1 signaling promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell stemness via Hippo signaling repression25
CSTF2-impeded innate αβ T cell infiltration and activation exacerbate immune evasion of pancreatic cancer25
Small extracellular vesicles delivering lncRNA WAC-AS1 aggravate renal allograft ischemia‒reperfusion injury by inducing ferroptosis propagation25
circTGFBR2(3-6) acts as an assembly platform for RNA-binding protein IGF2BP3 and TGFBR1 mRNA to enhance breast cancer cell plasticity25
The transcription factor LHX2 mediates and enhances oncogenic BMP signaling in medulloblastoma24
127aa encoded by circSpdyA promotes FA synthesis and NK cell repression in breast cancers24
Lineage tracing of mutant granulosa cells reveals in vivo protective mechanisms that prevent granulosa cell tumorigenesis24
AMBRA1 promotes intestinal inflammation by antagonizing PP4R1/PP4c mediated IKK dephosphorylation in an autophagy-independent manner24
Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase signaling stabilizes SLC3A2 expression via MARCH11 to promote neuroblastoma cell growth24
Methionine-driven YTHDF1 expression facilitates bladder cancer progression by attenuating RIG-I-modulated immune responses and enhancing the eIF5B-PD-L1 axis24
MARCH5 regulates mitotic apoptosis through MCL1-dependent and independent mechanisms24
ARID2 mitigates hepatic steatosis via promoting the ubiquitination of JAK224
Mitochondria in the line of fire24
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