Nature Cell Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Cell Biology is 5. 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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
Unravelling the endoplasmic reticulum–Golgi intermediate compartment in plant cells992
tRNA flux and consistency in differentiation399
COPIng with senescence384
Restoring placental methylome310
Finding a chaperone for TDP-43250
Dynein upsizes under load247
The guinea pig serves as an alternative model to study human preimplantation development225
Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived salivary gland organoids model SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication221
Reinvigorating COTL1high NK cells via GITR signalling overcomes immune checkpoint blockade resistance in tsMHC-I-impaired tumours198
Ectosomes step forward in α-synuclein spread197
ER-associated RNA silencing promotes ER quality control192
Keeping membraneless organelles apart190
SLC33A1 exports oxidized glutathione to maintain endoplasmic reticulum redox homeostasis178
Criteria for the standardization of stem-cell-based embryo models178
Designing protein-based artificial kinetochores as decoys to prevent meiotic errors in oocytes168
Spatial and functional separation of mTORC1 signalling in response to different amino acid sources166
Creatine kinase B suppresses ferroptosis by phosphorylating GPX4 through a moonlighting function155
Atlas of amnion development during the first trimester of human pregnancy155
ATFS-1 counteracts mitochondrial DNA damage by promoting repair over transcription151
Mechanical forces across compartments coordinate cell shape and fate transitions to generate tissue architecture149
Compression-dependent microtubule reinforcement enables cells to navigate confined environments148
A guideline on the molecular ecosystem regulating ferroptosis145
Hepatocellular senescence induces multi-organ senescence and dysfunction via TGFβ141
Dynamic regulation of integrin β1 phosphorylation supports invasion of breast cancer cells140
How a ribosomal protein avoids mixed signals139
Regenerating the academic pipeline134
A serendipitous discovery of a family of membrane remodelling proteins133
HSF1 renders NK cells too stressed to respond131
STAM and Hrs interact sequentially with IFN-α Receptor to control spatiotemporal JAK–STAT endosomal activation131
Implementing sustainable science in the lab131
Nuclear class 3 PI3K coactivates circadian clock131
Acidic niche sugar shield blocks ferroptosis129
Real-time and programmable transcriptome sequencing with PROFIT-seq118
Metabolic regulation of chemoresistance and immuno-surveillance in AML by SHP-1115
Lymphotoxin-β promotes breast cancer bone metastasis colonization and osteolytic outgrowth111
The nuclear periphery confers repression on H3K9me2-marked genes and transposons to shape cell fate108
Synthetic ZFTA fusions pinpoint disordered protein domain acquisition as a mechanism of brain tumorigenesis107
The Polycomb system sustains promoters in a deep OFF state by limiting pre-initiation complex formation to counteract transcription100
Nuclear proteasomes buffer cytoplasmic proteins during autophagy compromise100
TCF3, TCF12 and distinct enhancers regulate oocyte transcription97
Ras suppression potentiates rear actomyosin contractility-driven cell polarization and migration95
Single-nucleus multi-omics of human stem cell-derived islets identifies deficiencies in lineage specification94
Spermidine is essential for fasting-mediated autophagy and longevity92
A lysosomal surveillance response to stress extends healthspan92
MAPL regulates gasdermin-mediated release of mtDNA from lysosomes to drive pyroptotic cell death91
The MARCHF6 E3 ubiquitin ligase acts as an NADPH sensor for the regulation of ferroptosis90
Mechanisms and functions of large extracellular vesicle biogenesis89
Host extracellular vesicles confer cytosolic access to systemic LPS licensing non-canonical inflammasome sensing and pyroptosis88
The nuclear shredder behind PARPi resistance88
VAMP2 chaperones α-synuclein in synaptic vesicle co-condensates87
IL-2 delivery by engineered mesenchymal stem cells re-invigorates CD8+ T cells to overcome immunotherapy resistance in cancer87
A cell biological perspective on Singapore’s scientific growth85
Mitoxyperilysis as a distinct cell death type85
Waste management and cell death in T cells85
ETV4 is a mechanical transducer linking cell crowding dynamics to lineage specification83
Intron-encoded cistronic transcripts for minimally invasive monitoring of coding and non-coding RNAs82
Deep-learning for microscopy82
It started with a western82
Assessing gene loss after gene editing81
A model for propagation of RNA structural memory through biomolecular condensates80
Telomeres are a life-extending gift80
Fat bolsters tumours against ferroptosis79
Malonyl-CoA is a conserved endogenous ATP-competitive mTORC1 inhibitor77
Atypical nuclear envelope condensates linked to neurological disorders reveal nucleoporin-directed chaperone activities77
Time for lipid cell biology76
Tissue memory relies on stem cell priming in distal undamaged areas75
p16-dependent increase of PD-L1 stability regulates immunosurveillance of senescent cells75
Caveolin-1 dolines form a distinct and rapid caveolae-independent mechanoadaptation system73
Publisher Correction: Epigenetic programming by H3K23ac defines lineage fate of Meg3+ haematopoietic stem cells and drives immune ageing73
Starving and crowded in quiescence73
Escape from X inactivation is directly modulated by Xist noncoding RNA72
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1 functions as a protein phosphatase to dephosphorylate histone H3 and suppresses PPARα-regulated gene transcription and tumour growth72
p300 nucleocytoplasmic shuttling underlies mTORC1 hyperactivation in Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome71
Zippering against the beat71
The role of PINK1–Parkin in mitochondrial quality control71
MFSD1 with its accessory subunit GLMP functions as a general dipeptide uniporter in lysosomes70
Coupling of cell shape, matrix and tissue dynamics ensures embryonic patterning robustness69
ATM counteracts chromatin-bound cGAS during DNA replication69
Cellular mechanisms of brain lipid metabolism in health and disease67
Aberrant amino acid-sensing promotes immunotherapy resistance via the inflammatory cytokine–ZBTB5–mTORC1 axis67
Publisher Correction: SLC2A1+ tumour-associated macrophages spatially control CD8+ T cell function and drive resistance to immunotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer67
Solid tumour-induced systemic immunosuppression involves dichotomous myeloid–B cell interactions66
Endogenous aldehyde-induced DNA–protein crosslinks are resolved by transcription-coupled repair66
Trafficking circuit of CD8+ T cells between the intestine and bone marrow governs antitumour immunity66
CTCF–CTCF loops and intra-TAD interactions show differential dependence on cohesin ring integrity66
Proliferation-driven mechanical compression induces signalling centre formation during mammalian organ development65
Author Correction: Long-term, in toto live imaging of cardiomyocyte behaviour during mouse ventricle chamber formation at single-cell resolution65
SEL1L–HRD1 endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation controls STING-mediated innate immunity by limiting the size of the activable STING pool64
Stromal niche inflammation mediated by IL-1 signalling is a targetable driver of haematopoietic ageing64
Cell-intrinsic and microenvironmental determinants of metastatic colonization64
Phase separation of EB1 guides microtubule plus-end dynamics64
Programmed mitophagy at the oocyte-to-zygote transition promotes lineage endurance63
Autophagy-regulated mitochondrial inheritance controls early CD8+ T cell fate commitment63
SHP-1 inhibition targets leukaemia stem cells to restore immunosurveillance and enhance chemosensitivity by metabolic reprogramming62
The transcription factor GABPA is a master regulator of naive pluripotency61
p53 increases phospholipid headgroup scavenging in senescence61
A quantitative ultrastructural timeline of nuclear autophagy reveals a role for dynamin-like protein 1 at the nuclear envelope61
A foundation for tomorrow’s discoveries in cell biology60
Keeping up with the Rag GTPases60
FSP1-mediated lipid droplet quality control prevents neutral lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis60
Author Correction: Elongator stabilizes microtubules to control central spindle asymmetry and polarized trafficking of cell fate determinants60
Publisher Correction: m6A RNA methylation orchestrates transcriptional dormancy during paused pluripotency59
Author Correction: Single-nucleus multi-omics of human stem cell-derived islets identifies deficiencies in lineage specification59
A topographic atlas defines developmental origins of cell heterogeneity in the human embryonic lung58
CoCo-ST detects global and local biological structures in spatial transcriptomics datasets58
Retraction Note: Tumour microenvironment programming by an RNA–RNA-binding protein complex creates a druggable vulnerability in IDH-wild-type glioblastoma58
CAF heterogeneity and dynamics57
Young secretory proteins go through a phase57
Peripheral neural stem cells from the neural tube contribute to multi-organ neurogenesis57
Active size control of condensates by a kinase-based mechanism57
Polarized branched Actin modulates cortical mechanics to produce unequal-size daughters during asymmetric division57
Revealing the order of chromatin reorganization events with Dam&ChIC57
A guide to using embedded ethics in human stem-cell-based embryo model research57
Autophagy-targeted NBR1–p62/SQSTM1 complexes promote breast cancer metastasis by sequestering ITCH57
Proximal proteomics reveals a landscape of human nuclear condensates56
The intrinsically disordered regions of organellophagy receptors are interchangeable and control organelle fragmentation, ER-phagy and mitophagy flux56
Mitochondrial YME1L1 governs unoccupied protein translocase channels55
CD63 sorts cholesterol into endosomes for storage and distribution via exosomes55
ER-to-Golgi trafficking through a dynamic intermediate cis-Golgi tubular network in Arabidopsis55
A milestone in epithelial–mesenchymal transition55
A group 3 medulloblastoma stem cell program is maintained by OTX2-mediated alternative splicing55
RBFOX2 recognizes N6-methyladenosine to suppress transcription and block myeloid leukaemia differentiation54
Phase separation of initiation hubs on cargo is a trigger switch for selective autophagy54
Mitochondria contact lipid droplets through the mitochondrial import complex binding to lipid metabolism enzyme Ayr153
DNA nanodevices detect an acidic nanolayer on the lysosomal surface53
Loss of WIPI4 in neurodegeneration causes autophagy-independent ferroptosis52
The molecular basis of human transcription-coupled DNA repair52
Multi-omics identify hallmark protein and lipid features of small extracellular vesicles circulating in human plasma52
Curved adhesions mediate cell attachment to soft matrix fibres in three dimensions52
From phage genetics to chromosomes as mechanical objects51
Endothelin signalling drives dermal sheath smooth muscle contraction for hair follicle regression51
Mapping T cell landscapes in B cell lymphomas51
Author Correction: Reprogramming of H3K9me3-dependent heterochromatin during mammalian embryo development51
Conference accessibility should be a universal concern51
Cell origin of BRCA2-mutant breast cancer51
The proteomic landscape and temporal dynamics of human and mouse gastruloid development50
ERCC6L2–CtIP condensation tunes end resection50
Perturbing TET2 condensation promotes aberrant genome-wide DNA methylation and curtails leukaemia cell growth50
Fuelling basement membrane invasion50
Drosophila TMEM63 and mouse TMEM63A are lysosomal mechanosensory ion channels50
Nuclear and cytoplasmic spatial protein quality control is coordinated by nuclear–vacuolar junctions and perinuclear ESCRT49
Spatial transcriptomic characterization of a Carnegie stage 7 human embryo49
Heat-shock chaperone HSPB1 regulates cytoplasmic TDP-43 phase separation and liquid-to-gel transition49
Shaping the composition of the mitochondrial outer membrane49
Spermidine mediates acetylhypusination of RIPK1 to suppress diabetes onset and progression48
Modelling co-development between the somites and neural tube in human trunk-like structures48
Tumour acidosis remodels the glycocalyx to control lipid scavenging and ferroptosis47
A nucleolar mechanism suppresses organismal proteostasis by modulating TGFβ/ERK signalling47
Multimodal and spatially resolved profiling identifies distinct patterns of T cell infiltration in nodal B cell lymphoma entities47
ADSL-generated fumarate binds and inhibits STING to promote tumour immune evasion46
Endoplasmic reticulum disruption stimulates nuclear membrane mechanotransduction46
Cancer-associated fibroblasts regulate DNA repair in pancreatic cancer through NDRG1-mediated R-loop processing46
Diet and longevity45
Arginyl-tRNA synthetase in inflammation45
Differentiation, ageing and leukaemia alter the metabolic profile of human bone marrow haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells45
Worrying through the ECM45
Endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria contacts are prime hotspots of phospholipid peroxidation driving ferroptosis45
Adherens junctions organize size-selective proteolytic hotspots critical for Notch signalling44
Metabolites in tumour interstitial fluid directly suppress T cells44
A bridge-like lipid transport protein controls plasma membrane lipid composition and fluidity44
OASL phase condensation induces amyloid-like fibrillation of RIPK3 to promote virus-induced necroptosis44
m6A RNA methylation orchestrates transcriptional dormancy during paused pluripotency44
Navigating human embryogenesis through tailored model selection44
The glutathione S-transferase Gstt1 drives survival and dissemination in metastases43
Author Correction: A Rag GTPase dimer code defines the regulation of mTORC1 by amino acids43
Cracking glioblastoma core regulatory codes43
Nuclear mechanics as a determinant of nuclear pore complex plasticity43
Harnessing introns to monitor gene expression43
From fallout to renewal43
CD160 dictates anti-PD-1 immunotherapy resistance by regulating CD8+ T cell exhaustion in colorectal cancer42
Polyamines sustain epithelial regeneration in aged intestines by modulating protein homeostasis42
Karyopherins remodel the dynamic organization of the nuclear pore complex transport barrier42
Visualizing suborganellar lipid distribution using correlative light and electron microscopy42
Ribophagy relies on Rpl1242
Evidence for widespread cytoplasmic structuring into mesoscale condensates41
In situ architecture of the human prohibitin complex41
Stiff matrix induces exosome secretion to promote tumour growth41
An expanding repertoire of E3 ligases in membrane Atg8ylation41
The spectrin cytoskeleton integrates endothelial mechanoresponses41
C-to-G editing generates double-strand breaks causing deletion, transversion and translocation40
ERO1a fosters glioblastoma aggressiveness and metabolic flexibility by regulating mitochondria-associated membrane dynamics40
Author Correction: Stiff matrix induces exosome secretion to promote tumour growth40
Membrane bridges and nanodomain partitioning govern membrane protein targeting to lipid droplets40
Author Correction: Increasing the efficiency and targeting range of cytidine base editors through fusion of a single-stranded DNA-binding protein domain40
Astrocyte-induced Cdk5 expedites breast cancer brain metastasis by suppressing MHC-I expression to evade immune recognition40
METTL3 restrains autoimmunity in β-cells39
Order and disorder in clathrin-mediated endocytosis39
Intrinsically disordered CO2 sensors39
Target cell cortical tension regulates macrophage trogocytosis39
Pausing pluripotency via RNA methylation39
RNA sequestration in P-bodies sustains myeloid leukaemia39
Morula-derived trophectoderm stem cells38
Author Correction: SERRATE drives phase separation behaviours to regulate m6A modification and miRNA biogenesis38
A beta cell subset with enhanced insulin secretion and glucose metabolism is reduced in type 2 diabetes38
FUS maintains TAZ fluidity and function38
Tracking the fates of cystine in tumours37
A transgene-free, human peri-gastrulation embryo model presents trilaminar embryonic disc-, amnion- and yolk sac-like structures37
Neutrophil-derived migrasomes are an essential part of the coagulation system37
Forcing cell fate37
Identification of aberrant luminal progenitors and mTORC1 as a potential breast cancer prevention target in BRCA2 mutation carriers36
Transcription-coupled DNA–protein crosslink repair by CSB and CRL4CSA-mediated degradation36
Programmable macromolecule delivery via engineered trogocytosis36
Nuclear pores safeguard the integrity of the nuclear envelope36
Author Correction: Spatial regulation of VEGF receptor endocytosis in angiogenesis36
Author Correction: DNA nanodevices detect an acidic nanolayer on the lysosomal surface36
Celebrating 25 years of cell biology36
RNA-specific local translation is patterned by condensates for multinucleate cell growth36
Lipidomes define immune cell identity35
Remote control of AMPK via extracellular adenosine controls tissue growth35
Breaking up translation condensates in cancer35
Crossover patterning through condensation and coarsening of pro-crossover factors34
Sugar unmasking for trafficking34
Boosting cargo turnover with receptor mobility34
H3K27 dimethylation dynamics reveal stepwise establishment of facultative heterochromatin in early mouse embryos34
Ex vivo imaging reveals the spatiotemporal control of ovulation34
Sperm bud mitochondria to adjust the numbers34
Single-cell analysis reveals transcriptomic and epigenomic impacts on the maternal–fetal interface following SARS-CoV-2 infection34
A new cell in an old tactile sensory organ34
RNA-binding proteins pull in chromatin loops34
Diffusing caveolin-1 scaffolds regulate mechanosignalling33
Electrophilic compound screening identifies GPX4-dependent ferroptosis as a senescence vulnerability33
Gender equity: toward redefining values33
Retinoic acid induces human gastruloids with posterior embryo-like structures33
Role of vinculin in metabolism33
Spatial profiling in bladder cancer33
Targeting a key disulfide linkage to regulate RIG-I condensation and cytosolic RNA-sensing33
Sperm miRNAs exercise benefits33
NAD+ regulates nucleotide metabolism and genomic DNA replication32
A comprehensive tRNA pseudouridine map uncovers targets dependent on human stand-alone pseudouridine synthases32
Harnessing lysohormesis for healthy ageing32
TEAD1 condensates are transcriptionally inactive storage sites on the pericentromeric heterochromatin in cancer cells32
A general approach to identify cell-permeable and synthetic anti-CRISPR small molecules32
Massively parallel genomic perturbations with multi-target CRISPR interrogates Cas9 activity and DNA repair at endogenous sites32
Biomolecular condensation orchestrates clathrin-mediated endocytosis in plants32
Non-canonical MLL1 activity regulates centromeric phase separation and genome stability32
RNA scaffolds the Golgi ribbon by forming condensates with GM13032
Nucleophagy removes cytotoxic trapped PARP131
TDP-43 skein-like inclusions are formed by BAG3- and HSP70-guided co-aggregation with actin-binding proteins31
Alu RNAs organize transcription at speckles31
Antagonistic stem cell fates under stress govern decisions between hair greying and melanoma31
In situ cryo-ET defines the ultrastructure of ER exit sites in human cells31
Lessons from infrastructure and research advocacy in India31
Combinatorial selective ER-phagy remodels the ER during neurogenesis31
Characterizing the metabolomes of microglia, astrocytes and neurons in ageing and Alzheimer’s brains31
Grow up, beta cells30
Profiling cell death in COVID-19 pathology30
PTEN checkMAITs type-17 innate-like T cells30
Now is the greatest time to be in it30
Host protection by two memory-like MAIT subsets30
Cytoplasmic control of spindle architecture30
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