Nature Cell Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Cell Biology is 28. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Unravelling the endoplasmic reticulum–Golgi intermediate compartment in plant cells971
Keeping membraneless organelles apart364
tRNA flux and consistency in differentiation358
COPIng with senescence302
Restoring placental methylome233
Dynamic regulation of integrin β1 phosphorylation supports invasion of breast cancer cells230
Finding a chaperone for TDP-43218
Dynein upsizes under load202
ATFS-1 counteracts mitochondrial DNA damage by promoting repair over transcription191
The guinea pig serves as an alternative model to study human preimplantation development190
Criteria for the standardization of stem-cell-based embryo models183
Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived salivary gland organoids model SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication181
SLC33A1 exports oxidized glutathione to maintain endoplasmic reticulum redox homeostasis179
Designing protein-based artificial kinetochores as decoys to prevent meiotic errors in oocytes170
Reinvigorating COTL1high NK cells via GITR signalling overcomes immune checkpoint blockade resistance in tsMHC-I-impaired tumours170
Ectosomes step forward in α-synuclein spread164
Atlas of amnion development during the first trimester of human pregnancy163
Mechanical forces across compartments coordinate cell shape and fate transitions to generate tissue architecture158
ER-associated RNA silencing promotes ER quality control158
Hepatocellular senescence induces multi-organ senescence and dysfunction via TGFβ147
Creatine kinase B suppresses ferroptosis by phosphorylating GPX4 through a moonlighting function146
Compression-dependent microtubule reinforcement enables cells to navigate confined environments145
Spatial and functional separation of mTORC1 signalling in response to different amino acid sources138
How a ribosomal protein avoids mixed signals136
A guideline on the molecular ecosystem regulating ferroptosis136
Regenerating the academic pipeline133
A serendipitous discovery of a family of membrane remodelling proteins133
Implementing sustainable science in the lab132
PRC2 shields the potency of human stem cells131
HSF1 renders NK cells too stressed to respond130
The Polycomb system sustains promoters in a deep OFF state by limiting pre-initiation complex formation to counteract transcription128
Hyaluronic acid–GPRC5C signalling promotes dormancy in haematopoietic stem cells126
Nuclear class 3 PI3K coactivates circadian clock124
MAPL regulates gasdermin-mediated release of mtDNA from lysosomes to drive pyroptotic cell death123
Dapl1 controls NFATc2 activation to regulate CD8+ T cell exhaustion and responses in chronic infection and cancer123
IL-2 delivery by engineered mesenchymal stem cells re-invigorates CD8+ T cells to overcome immunotherapy resistance in cancer116
The nuclear periphery confers repression on H3K9me2-marked genes and transposons to shape cell fate114
Ras suppression potentiates rear actomyosin contractility-driven cell polarization and migration110
STAM and Hrs interact sequentially with IFN-α Receptor to control spatiotemporal JAK–STAT endosomal activation105
Synthetic ZFTA fusions pinpoint disordered protein domain acquisition as a mechanism of brain tumorigenesis105
Acidic niche sugar shield blocks ferroptosis100
Real-time and programmable transcriptome sequencing with PROFIT-seq94
Metabolic regulation of chemoresistance and immuno-surveillance in AML by SHP-192
Mitoxyperilysis as a distinct cell death type91
Mechanisms and functions of large extracellular vesicle biogenesis90
Single-nucleus multi-omics of human stem cell-derived islets identifies deficiencies in lineage specification89
The MARCHF6 E3 ubiquitin ligase acts as an NADPH sensor for the regulation of ferroptosis89
Nuclear proteasomes buffer cytoplasmic proteins during autophagy compromise88
Lymphotoxin-β promotes breast cancer bone metastasis colonization and osteolytic outgrowth87
TCF3, TCF12 and distinct enhancers regulate oocyte transcription87
A lysosomal surveillance response to stress extends healthspan86
VAMP2 chaperones α-synuclein in synaptic vesicle co-condensates85
Host extracellular vesicles confer cytosolic access to systemic LPS licensing non-canonical inflammasome sensing and pyroptosis84
A cell biological perspective on Singapore’s scientific growth83
Spermidine is essential for fasting-mediated autophagy and longevity83
Waste management and cell death in T cells82
Intron-encoded cistronic transcripts for minimally invasive monitoring of coding and non-coding RNAs81
ETV4 is a mechanical transducer linking cell crowding dynamics to lineage specification81
It started with a western81
Assessing gene loss after gene editing80
Deep-learning for microscopy80
Telomeres are a life-extending gift80
A model for propagation of RNA structural memory through biomolecular condensates79
Fat bolsters tumours against ferroptosis79
Time for lipid cell biology79
Atypical nuclear envelope condensates linked to neurological disorders reveal nucleoporin-directed chaperone activities78
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1 functions as a protein phosphatase to dephosphorylate histone H3 and suppresses PPARα-regulated gene transcription and tumour growth78
p300 nucleocytoplasmic shuttling underlies mTORC1 hyperactivation in Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome77
Tissue memory relies on stem cell priming in distal undamaged areas77
Escape from X inactivation is directly modulated by Xist noncoding RNA75
p16-dependent increase of PD-L1 stability regulates immunosurveillance of senescent cells74
Malonyl-CoA is a conserved endogenous ATP-competitive mTORC1 inhibitor72
Zippering against the beat72
Caveolin-1 dolines form a distinct and rapid caveolae-independent mechanoadaptation system72
The role of PINK1–Parkin in mitochondrial quality control72
Coupling of cell shape, matrix and tissue dynamics ensures embryonic patterning robustness71
p53 increases phospholipid headgroup scavenging in senescence71
Endogenous aldehyde-induced DNA–protein crosslinks are resolved by transcription-coupled repair69
Publisher Correction: SLC2A1+ tumour-associated macrophages spatially control CD8+ T cell function and drive resistance to immunotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer69
Phase separation of EB1 guides microtubule plus-end dynamics68
Cellular mechanisms of brain lipid metabolism in health and disease68
Programmed mitophagy at the oocyte-to-zygote transition promotes lineage endurance68
Solid tumour-induced systemic immunosuppression involves dichotomous myeloid–B cell interactions66
SEL1L–HRD1 endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation controls STING-mediated innate immunity by limiting the size of the activable STING pool66
CTCF–CTCF loops and intra-TAD interactions show differential dependence on cohesin ring integrity66
SHP-1 inhibition targets leukaemia stem cells to restore immunosurveillance and enhance chemosensitivity by metabolic reprogramming65
ATM counteracts chromatin-bound cGAS during DNA replication65
Aberrant amino acid-sensing promotes immunotherapy resistance via the inflammatory cytokine–ZBTB5–mTORC1 axis64
Cell-intrinsic and microenvironmental determinants of metastatic colonization64
MFSD1 with its accessory subunit GLMP functions as a general dipeptide uniporter in lysosomes63
Proliferation-driven mechanical compression induces signalling centre formation during mammalian organ development63
Autophagy-regulated mitochondrial inheritance controls early CD8+ T cell fate commitment63
A quantitative ultrastructural timeline of nuclear autophagy reveals a role for dynamin-like protein 1 at the nuclear envelope63
Trafficking circuit of CD8+ T cells between the intestine and bone marrow governs antitumour immunity62
Stromal niche inflammation mediated by IL-1 signalling is a targetable driver of haematopoietic ageing62
The transcription factor GABPA is a master regulator of naive pluripotency62
FSP1-mediated lipid droplet quality control prevents neutral lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis61
Keeping up with the Rag GTPases61
A foundation for tomorrow’s discoveries in cell biology60
Author Correction: Elongator stabilizes microtubules to control central spindle asymmetry and polarized trafficking of cell fate determinants60
CoCo-ST detects global and local biological structures in spatial transcriptomics datasets59
Author Correction: Single-nucleus multi-omics of human stem cell-derived islets identifies deficiencies in lineage specification59
Retraction Note: Tumour microenvironment programming by an RNA–RNA-binding protein complex creates a druggable vulnerability in IDH-wild-type glioblastoma59
Publisher Correction: m6A RNA methylation orchestrates transcriptional dormancy during paused pluripotency59
Active size control of condensates by a kinase-based mechanism58
A milestone in epithelial–mesenchymal transition58
A guide to using embedded ethics in human stem-cell-based embryo model research58
CAF heterogeneity and dynamics58
Young secretory proteins go through a phase58
Revealing the order of chromatin reorganization events with Dam&ChIC57
Mitochondrial YME1L1 governs unoccupied protein translocase channels57
Peripheral neural stem cells from the neural tube contribute to multi-organ neurogenesis57
The intrinsically disordered regions of organellophagy receptors are interchangeable and control organelle fragmentation, ER-phagy and mitophagy flux57
DNA nanodevices detect an acidic nanolayer on the lysosomal surface57
Mitochondria contact lipid droplets through the mitochondrial import complex binding to lipid metabolism enzyme Ayr156
Loss of WIPI4 in neurodegeneration causes autophagy-independent ferroptosis56
Curved adhesions mediate cell attachment to soft matrix fibres in three dimensions56
A group 3 medulloblastoma stem cell program is maintained by OTX2-mediated alternative splicing56
Autophagy-targeted NBR1–p62/SQSTM1 complexes promote breast cancer metastasis by sequestering ITCH55
A topographic atlas defines developmental origins of cell heterogeneity in the human embryonic lung55
ER-to-Golgi trafficking through a dynamic intermediate cis-Golgi tubular network in Arabidopsis55
Proximal proteomics reveals a landscape of human nuclear condensates54
Polarized branched Actin modulates cortical mechanics to produce unequal-size daughters during asymmetric division54
Phase separation of initiation hubs on cargo is a trigger switch for selective autophagy54
RBFOX2 recognizes N6-methyladenosine to suppress transcription and block myeloid leukaemia differentiation53
CD63 sorts cholesterol into endosomes for storage and distribution via exosomes53
The molecular basis of human transcription-coupled DNA repair53
Multi-omics identify hallmark protein and lipid features of small extracellular vesicles circulating in human plasma53
Endothelin signalling drives dermal sheath smooth muscle contraction for hair follicle regression52
Mapping T cell landscapes in B cell lymphomas52
From phage genetics to chromosomes as mechanical objects52
Conference accessibility should be a universal concern51
Long life depends on open communication51
A nucleolar mechanism suppresses organismal proteostasis by modulating TGFβ/ERK signalling51
Cell origin of BRCA2-mutant breast cancer51
Author Correction: Reprogramming of H3K9me3-dependent heterochromatin during mammalian embryo development51
Multimodal and spatially resolved profiling identifies distinct patterns of T cell infiltration in nodal B cell lymphoma entities50
Drosophila TMEM63 and mouse TMEM63A are lysosomal mechanosensory ion channels49
Modelling co-development between the somites and neural tube in human trunk-like structures49
Perturbing TET2 condensation promotes aberrant genome-wide DNA methylation and curtails leukaemia cell growth49
Endoplasmic reticulum disruption stimulates nuclear membrane mechanotransduction49
ERCC6L2–CtIP condensation tunes end resection49
Heat-shock chaperone HSPB1 regulates cytoplasmic TDP-43 phase separation and liquid-to-gel transition48
Shaping the composition of the mitochondrial outer membrane48
Nuclear and cytoplasmic spatial protein quality control is coordinated by nuclear–vacuolar junctions and perinuclear ESCRT48
The proteomic landscape and temporal dynamics of human and mouse gastruloid development48
Differentiation, ageing and leukaemia alter the metabolic profile of human bone marrow haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells48
Tumour acidosis remodels the glycocalyx to control lipid scavenging and ferroptosis48
Spermidine mediates acetylhypusination of RIPK1 to suppress diabetes onset and progression47
ADSL-generated fumarate binds and inhibits STING to promote tumour immune evasion47
Fuelling basement membrane invasion47
Endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria contacts are prime hotspots of phospholipid peroxidation driving ferroptosis47
Cancer-associated fibroblasts regulate DNA repair in pancreatic cancer through NDRG1-mediated R-loop processing47
Diet and longevity46
Arginyl-tRNA synthetase in inflammation46
Worrying through the ECM46
Spatial transcriptomic characterization of a Carnegie stage 7 human embryo46
A bridge-like lipid transport protein controls plasma membrane lipid composition and fluidity45
From fallout to renewal45
OASL phase condensation induces amyloid-like fibrillation of RIPK3 to promote virus-induced necroptosis44
Author Correction: A Rag GTPase dimer code defines the regulation of mTORC1 by amino acids44
Cracking glioblastoma core regulatory codes44
Author Correction: Stiff matrix induces exosome secretion to promote tumour growth44
Navigating human embryogenesis through tailored model selection44
Target cell cortical tension regulates macrophage trogocytosis44
Metabolites in tumour interstitial fluid directly suppress T cells44
The spectrin cytoskeleton integrates endothelial mechanoresponses43
Ribophagy relies on Rpl1243
The glutathione S-transferase Gstt1 drives survival and dissemination in metastases43
Nuclear mechanics as a determinant of nuclear pore complex plasticity43
Harnessing introns to monitor gene expression43
Karyopherins remodel the dynamic organization of the nuclear pore complex transport barrier42
Adherens junctions organize size-selective proteolytic hotspots critical for Notch signalling42
m6A RNA methylation orchestrates transcriptional dormancy during paused pluripotency42
An expanding repertoire of E3 ligases in membrane Atg8ylation42
Visualizing suborganellar lipid distribution using correlative light and electron microscopy41
Polyamines sustain epithelial regeneration in aged intestines by modulating protein homeostasis41
Stiff matrix induces exosome secretion to promote tumour growth40
C-to-G editing generates double-strand breaks causing deletion, transversion and translocation40
In situ architecture of the human prohibitin complex40
RNA sequestration in P-bodies sustains myeloid leukaemia40
Astrocyte-induced Cdk5 expedites breast cancer brain metastasis by suppressing MHC-I expression to evade immune recognition40
Membrane bridges and nanodomain partitioning govern membrane protein targeting to lipid droplets40
CD160 dictates anti-PD-1 immunotherapy resistance by regulating CD8+ T cell exhaustion in colorectal cancer40
Evidence for widespread cytoplasmic structuring into mesoscale condensates40
Order and disorder in clathrin-mediated endocytosis40
Pausing pluripotency via RNA methylation39
Transcription-coupled DNA–protein crosslink repair by CSB and CRL4CSA-mediated degradation39
METTL3 restrains autoimmunity in β-cells39
Author Correction: SERRATE drives phase separation behaviours to regulate m6A modification and miRNA biogenesis39
Intrinsically disordered CO2 sensors39
FUS maintains TAZ fluidity and function39
Breaking up translation condensates in cancer38
Morula-derived trophectoderm stem cells38
Remote control of AMPK via extracellular adenosine controls tissue growth38
Forcing cell fate38
Lipidomes define immune cell identity38
Celebrating 25 years of cell biology38
Identification of aberrant luminal progenitors and mTORC1 as a potential breast cancer prevention target in BRCA2 mutation carriers38
A transgene-free, human peri-gastrulation embryo model presents trilaminar embryonic disc-, amnion- and yolk sac-like structures37
Ex vivo imaging reveals the spatiotemporal control of ovulation37
Neutrophil-derived migrasomes are an essential part of the coagulation system37
Tracking the fates of cystine in tumours37
Lysosome lipid signalling from the periphery to neurons regulates longevity37
Programmable macromolecule delivery via engineered trogocytosis37
RNA-specific local translation is patterned by condensates for multinucleate cell growth37
Crossover patterning through condensation and coarsening of pro-crossover factors36
Nuclear pores safeguard the integrity of the nuclear envelope36
Single-cell analysis reveals transcriptomic and epigenomic impacts on the maternal–fetal interface following SARS-CoV-2 infection35
Boosting cargo turnover with receptor mobility35
A beta cell subset with enhanced insulin secretion and glucose metabolism is reduced in type 2 diabetes35
A new cell in an old tactile sensory organ35
H3K27 dimethylation dynamics reveal stepwise establishment of facultative heterochromatin in early mouse embryos35
Role of vinculin in metabolism34
RNA-binding proteins pull in chromatin loops34
Sperm miRNAs exercise benefits34
Sperm bud mitochondria to adjust the numbers34
Gender equity: toward redefining values34
Sugar unmasking for trafficking34
Harnessing lysohormesis for healthy ageing33
TDP-43 skein-like inclusions are formed by BAG3- and HSP70-guided co-aggregation with actin-binding proteins33
Retinoic acid induces human gastruloids with posterior embryo-like structures33
Antagonistic stem cell fates under stress govern decisions between hair greying and melanoma33
Alu RNAs organize transcription at speckles33
Targeting a key disulfide linkage to regulate RIG-I condensation and cytosolic RNA-sensing33
Non-canonical MLL1 activity regulates centromeric phase separation and genome stability33
NAD+ regulates nucleotide metabolism and genomic DNA replication33
RNA scaffolds the Golgi ribbon by forming condensates with GM13032
In situ cryo-ET defines the ultrastructure of ER exit sites in human cells32
Electrophilic compound screening identifies GPX4-dependent ferroptosis as a senescence vulnerability32
A comprehensive tRNA pseudouridine map uncovers targets dependent on human stand-alone pseudouridine synthases32
Massively parallel genomic perturbations with multi-target CRISPR interrogates Cas9 activity and DNA repair at endogenous sites32
A general approach to identify cell-permeable and synthetic anti-CRISPR small molecules32
Biomolecular condensation orchestrates clathrin-mediated endocytosis in plants32
Diffusing caveolin-1 scaffolds regulate mechanosignalling32
Characterizing the metabolomes of microglia, astrocytes and neurons in ageing and Alzheimer’s brains32
Lessons from infrastructure and research advocacy in India31
Cytoplasmic control of spindle architecture31
Now is the greatest time to be in it31
In vivo models bring FSP1 inhibitors to life31
Host protection by two memory-like MAIT subsets31
Grow up, beta cells31
Profiling cell death in COVID-19 pathology31
How condensates tune syncytial translation31
Combinatorial selective ER-phagy remodels the ER during neurogenesis31
NRF2 mediates melanoma addiction to GCDH by modulating apoptotic signalling31
Retrospective and multifactorial single-cell profiling reveals sequential chromatin reorganization during X inactivation31
Reaffirming the value of model organisms in training scientific minds31
PTEN checkMAITs type-17 innate-like T cells31
A maternally programmed intergenerational mechanism enables male offspring to make piRNAs from Y-linked precursor RNAs in Drosophila30
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