Nature Cell Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Cell Biology is 29. 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
Pushing chromatin to totipotency832
STING and fat crosstalk561
Enhancing T cell therapy436
Unravelling the endoplasmic reticulum–Golgi intermediate compartment in plant cells321
Keeping membraneless organelles apart253
tRNA flux and consistency in differentiation250
COPIng with senescence228
Restoring placental methylome220
ATFS-1 counteracts mitochondrial DNA damage by promoting repair over transcription207
Designing protein-based artificial kinetochores as decoys to prevent meiotic errors in oocytes205
Finding a chaperone for TDP-43187
Dynamic regulation of integrin β1 phosphorylation supports invasion of breast cancer cells179
ER-associated RNA silencing promotes ER quality control177
Criteria for the standardization of stem-cell-based embryo models170
The guinea pig serves as an alternative model to study human preimplantation development170
Compression-dependent microtubule reinforcement enables cells to navigate confined environments167
Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived salivary gland organoids model SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication162
ETV2 functions as a pioneer factor to regulate and reprogram the endothelial lineage157
RIPK1 and RIPK3 form mosaic necrosomes156
Creatine kinase B suppresses ferroptosis by phosphorylating GPX4 through a moonlighting function155
Cysteine oxidation of copper transporter CTR1 drives VEGFR2 signalling and angiogenesis155
Atlas of amnion development during the first trimester of human pregnancy151
Spatial and functional separation of mTORC1 signalling in response to different amino acid sources149
Telomere dysfunction in ageing and age-related diseases146
A guideline on the molecular ecosystem regulating ferroptosis146
Hepatocellular senescence induces multi-organ senescence and dysfunction via TGFβ144
Mechanical forces across compartments coordinate cell shape and fate transitions to generate tissue architecture144
How a ribosomal protein avoids mixed signals142
Regenerating the academic pipeline140
Metabolic regulation of chemoresistance and immuno-surveillance in AML by SHP-1134
A serendipitous discovery of a family of membrane remodelling proteins132
Implementing sustainable science in the lab131
Nuclear class 3 PI3K coactivates circadian clock131
PRC2 shields the potency of human stem cells127
HSF1 renders NK cells too stressed to respond123
Real-time and programmable transcriptome sequencing with PROFIT-seq120
TCF3, TCF12 and distinct enhancers regulate oocyte transcription119
Membranes regulate biomolecular condensates119
IL-2 delivery by engineered mesenchymal stem cells re-invigorates CD8+ T cells to overcome immunotherapy resistance in cancer115
A lysosomal surveillance response to stress extends healthspan115
MAPL regulates gasdermin-mediated release of mtDNA from lysosomes to drive pyroptotic cell death112
Dapl1 controls NFATc2 activation to regulate CD8+ T cell exhaustion and responses in chronic infection and cancer111
Synthetic ZFTA fusions pinpoint disordered protein domain acquisition as a mechanism of brain tumorigenesis111
The nuclear periphery confers repression on H3K9me2-marked genes and transposons to shape cell fate110
STAM and Hrs interact sequentially with IFN-α Receptor to control spatiotemporal JAK–STAT endosomal activation109
Lymphotoxin-β promotes breast cancer bone metastasis colonization and osteolytic outgrowth107
VAMP2 chaperones α-synuclein in synaptic vesicle co-condensates106
Nuclear proteasomes buffer cytoplasmic proteins during autophagy compromise103
Hyaluronic acid–GPRC5C signalling promotes dormancy in haematopoietic stem cells103
Ras suppression potentiates rear actomyosin contractility-driven cell polarization and migration99
The MARCHF6 E3 ubiquitin ligase acts as an NADPH sensor for the regulation of ferroptosis97
Single-nucleus multi-omics of human stem cell-derived islets identifies deficiencies in lineage specification95
The Polycomb system sustains promoters in a deep OFF state by limiting pre-initiation complex formation to counteract transcription95
Host extracellular vesicles confer cytosolic access to systemic LPS licensing non-canonical inflammasome sensing and pyroptosis95
EZH2 noncanonically binds cMyc and p300 through a cryptic transactivation domain to mediate gene activation and promote oncogenesis94
A cell biological perspective on Singapore’s scientific growth88
Spermidine is essential for fasting-mediated autophagy and longevity88
Xist seeds X inactivation88
Telomeres are a life-extending gift86
Waste management and cell death in T cells85
Time for lipid cell biology85
It started with a western84
Deep-learning for microscopy84
A model for propagation of RNA structural memory through biomolecular condensates84
Intron-encoded cistronic transcripts for minimally invasive monitoring of coding and non-coding RNAs83
Tissue memory relies on stem cell priming in distal undamaged areas82
Atypical nuclear envelope condensates linked to neurological disorders reveal nucleoporin-directed chaperone activities82
Label-free multiplexed microtomography of endogenous subcellular dynamics using generalizable deep learning80
Sequential enhancer state remodelling defines human germline competence and specification80
ETV4 is a mechanical transducer linking cell crowding dynamics to lineage specification80
Caveolin-1 dolines form a distinct and rapid caveolae-independent mechanoadaptation system79
p300 nucleocytoplasmic shuttling underlies mTORC1 hyperactivation in Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome78
A single-cell atlas of non-haematopoietic cells in human lymph nodes and lymphoma reveals a landscape of stromal remodelling78
Identification of a retinoic acid-dependent haemogenic endothelial progenitor from human pluripotent stem cells77
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1 functions as a protein phosphatase to dephosphorylate histone H3 and suppresses PPARα-regulated gene transcription and tumour growth73
N6-methyladenosine regulates maternal RNA maintenance in oocytes and timely RNA decay during mouse maternal-to-zygotic transition72
Malonyl-CoA is a conserved endogenous ATP-competitive mTORC1 inhibitor71
FSP1-mediated lipid droplet quality control prevents neutral lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis70
p16-dependent increase of PD-L1 stability regulates immunosurveillance of senescent cells70
The role of PINK1–Parkin in mitochondrial quality control70
CTCF–CTCF loops and intra-TAD interactions show differential dependence on cohesin ring integrity70
MFSD1 with its accessory subunit GLMP functions as a general dipeptide uniporter in lysosomes68
A quantitative ultrastructural timeline of nuclear autophagy reveals a role for dynamin-like protein 1 at the nuclear envelope67
Trafficking circuit of CD8+ T cells between the intestine and bone marrow governs antitumour immunity66
Solid tumour-induced systemic immunosuppression involves dichotomous myeloid–B cell interactions66
The transcription factor GABPA is a master regulator of naive pluripotency66
Coupling of cell shape, matrix and tissue dynamics ensures embryonic patterning robustness66
Endogenous aldehyde-induced DNA–protein crosslinks are resolved by transcription-coupled repair65
SEL1L–HRD1 endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation controls STING-mediated innate immunity by limiting the size of the activable STING pool65
Cell-intrinsic and microenvironmental determinants of metastatic colonization65
SHP-1 inhibition targets leukaemia stem cells to restore immunosurveillance and enhance chemosensitivity by metabolic reprogramming65
Stromal niche inflammation mediated by IL-1 signalling is a targetable driver of haematopoietic ageing64
Phase separation of EB1 guides microtubule plus-end dynamics64
Mitochondrial fission links ECM mechanotransduction to metabolic redox homeostasis and metastatic chemotherapy resistance63
Author Correction: Aberrant chromatin landscape following loss of the H3.3 chaperone Daxx in haematopoietic precursors leads to Pu.1-mediated neutrophilia and inflammation62
Keeping up with the Rag GTPases62
Author Correction: Elongator stabilizes microtubules to control central spindle asymmetry and polarized trafficking of cell fate determinants62
Proliferation-driven mechanical compression induces signalling centre formation during mammalian organ development62
Multiplexed genome regulation in vivo with hyper-efficient Cas12a61
Autophagy-targeted NBR1–p62/SQSTM1 complexes promote breast cancer metastasis by sequestering ITCH61
CoCo-ST detects global and local biological structures in spatial transcriptomics datasets61
CAF heterogeneity and dynamics60
Lysate-based pipeline to characterize microtubule-associated proteins uncovers unique microtubule behaviours60
Publisher Correction: m6A RNA methylation orchestrates transcriptional dormancy during paused pluripotency60
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
Peripheral neural stem cells from the neural tube contribute to multi-organ neurogenesis58
The molecular basis of human transcription-coupled DNA repair58
Revealing the order of chromatin reorganization events with Dam&ChIC58
Young secretory proteins go through a phase58
Mitochondrial YME1L1 governs unoccupied protein translocase channels57
A milestone in epithelial–mesenchymal transition57
A topographic atlas defines developmental origins of cell heterogeneity in the human embryonic lung57
A single-cell transcriptomic landscape of the lungs of patients with COVID-1956
Curved adhesions mediate cell attachment to soft matrix fibres in three dimensions56
Proximal proteomics reveals a landscape of human nuclear condensates55
CD63 sorts cholesterol into endosomes for storage and distribution via exosomes55
Phase separation of initiation hubs on cargo is a trigger switch for selective autophagy54
ER-to-Golgi trafficking through a dynamic intermediate cis-Golgi tubular network in Arabidopsis54
Loss of WIPI4 in neurodegeneration causes autophagy-independent ferroptosis54
A group 3 medulloblastoma stem cell program is maintained by OTX2-mediated alternative splicing54
Unchecked oxidative stress in skeletal muscle prevents outgrowth of disseminated tumour cells53
Polarized branched Actin modulates cortical mechanics to produce unequal-size daughters during asymmetric division53
RBFOX2 recognizes N6-methyladenosine to suppress transcription and block myeloid leukaemia differentiation53
Multi-omics identify hallmark protein and lipid features of small extracellular vesicles circulating in human plasma52
Endothelin signalling drives dermal sheath smooth muscle contraction for hair follicle regression52
The intrinsically disordered regions of organellophagy receptors are interchangeable and control organelle fragmentation, ER-phagy and mitophagy flux52
Long life depends on open communication51
Mapping T cell landscapes in B cell lymphomas51
Cell origin of BRCA2-mutant breast cancer51
From phage genetics to chromosomes as mechanical objects51
ERCC6L2–CtIP condensation tunes end resection51
Conference accessibility should be a universal concern51
Nuclear and cytoplasmic spatial protein quality control is coordinated by nuclear–vacuolar junctions and perinuclear ESCRT50
Author Correction: Reprogramming of H3K9me3-dependent heterochromatin during mammalian embryo development50
Differentiation, ageing and leukaemia alter the metabolic profile of human bone marrow haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells50
VCAM1 confers innate immune tolerance on haematopoietic and leukaemic stem cells49
Rear traction forces drive adherent tissue migration in vivo49
Shaping the composition of the mitochondrial outer membrane49
Perturbing TET2 condensation promotes aberrant genome-wide DNA methylation and curtails leukaemia cell growth49
ADSL-generated fumarate binds and inhibits STING to promote tumour immune evasion49
Spermidine mediates acetylhypusination of RIPK1 to suppress diabetes onset and progression48
Multimodal and spatially resolved profiling identifies distinct patterns of T cell infiltration in nodal B cell lymphoma entities48
Heat-shock chaperone HSPB1 regulates cytoplasmic TDP-43 phase separation and liquid-to-gel transition48
A nucleolar mechanism suppresses organismal proteostasis by modulating TGFβ/ERK signalling48
Drosophila TMEM63 and mouse TMEM63A are lysosomal mechanosensory ion channels48
Diet and longevity47
Endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria contacts are prime hotspots of phospholipid peroxidation driving ferroptosis47
Spatial transcriptomic characterization of a Carnegie stage 7 human embryo47
Harnessing introns to monitor gene expression47
Author Correction: A Rag GTPase dimer code defines the regulation of mTORC1 by amino acids46
Author Correction: Stiff matrix induces exosome secretion to promote tumour growth46
Ribophagy relies on Rpl1246
Worrying through the ECM46
Mapping paths through the nuclear pore complex46
Arginyl-tRNA synthetase in inflammation45
Metabolites in tumour interstitial fluid directly suppress T cells45
CD160 dictates anti-PD-1 immunotherapy resistance by regulating CD8+ T cell exhaustion in colorectal cancer45
Navigating human embryogenesis through tailored model selection45
A bridge-like lipid transport protein controls plasma membrane lipid composition and fluidity44
C-to-G editing generates double-strand breaks causing deletion, transversion and translocation44
An expanding repertoire of E3 ligases in membrane Atg8ylation44
Cracking glioblastoma core regulatory codes44
Adherens junctions organize size-selective proteolytic hotspots critical for Notch signalling43
In situ architecture of the human prohibitin complex43
The spectrin cytoskeleton integrates endothelial mechanoresponses43
Nuclear mechanics as a determinant of nuclear pore complex plasticity42
From fallout to renewal42
RNA sequestration in P-bodies sustains myeloid leukaemia42
Pan-cancer pervasive upregulation of 3′ UTR splicing drives tumourigenesis42
Astrocyte-induced Cdk5 expedites breast cancer brain metastasis by suppressing MHC-I expression to evade immune recognition42
The glutathione S-transferase Gstt1 drives survival and dissemination in metastases42
Polyamines sustain epithelial regeneration in aged intestines by modulating protein homeostasis42
OASL phase condensation induces amyloid-like fibrillation of RIPK3 to promote virus-induced necroptosis42
Stiff matrix induces exosome secretion to promote tumour growth41
m6A RNA methylation orchestrates transcriptional dormancy during paused pluripotency41
METTL3 restrains autoimmunity in β-cells41
Evidence for widespread cytoplasmic structuring into mesoscale condensates41
Order and disorder in clathrin-mediated endocytosis41
NANOG prion-like assembly mediates DNA bridging to facilitate chromatin reorganization and activation of pluripotency41
Pausing pluripotency via RNA methylation41
Intrinsically disordered CO2 sensors41
Single-cell analysis reveals transcriptomic and epigenomic impacts on the maternal–fetal interface following SARS-CoV-2 infection40
Mitochondrial shape alteration by metabolites40
A chosen STING with a PERKy trail40
FUS maintains TAZ fluidity and function40
Forcing cell fate39
Remote control of AMPK via extracellular adenosine controls tissue growth39
Morula-derived trophectoderm stem cells39
CellComm infers cellular crosstalk that drives haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell development38
Crossover patterning through condensation and coarsening of pro-crossover factors38
Celebrating 25 years of cell biology38
Nuclear pores safeguard the integrity of the nuclear envelope38
Identification of aberrant luminal progenitors and mTORC1 as a potential breast cancer prevention target in BRCA2 mutation carriers38
Transcription-coupled DNA–protein crosslink repair by CSB and CRL4CSA-mediated degradation37
Breaking up translation condensates in cancer37
Lipidomes define immune cell identity37
Lysosome lipid signalling from the periphery to neurons regulates longevity37
Ex vivo imaging reveals the spatiotemporal control of ovulation37
A beta cell subset with enhanced insulin secretion and glucose metabolism is reduced in type 2 diabetes36
Human neural tube morphogenesis in a dish36
Cancer-cell-derived GABA promotes β-catenin-mediated tumour growth and immunosuppression36
Boosting cargo turnover with receptor mobility36
H3K27 dimethylation dynamics reveal stepwise establishment of facultative heterochromatin in early mouse embryos36
Neutrophil-derived migrasomes are an essential part of the coagulation system36
A new cell in an old tactile sensory organ36
Softening redox homeostasis in cancer cells35
Sperm bud mitochondria to adjust the numbers35
Non-canonical MLL1 activity regulates centromeric phase separation and genome stability35
Sugar unmasking for trafficking35
Harnessing lysohormesis for healthy ageing35
RNA-binding proteins pull in chromatin loops35
A general approach to identify cell-permeable and synthetic anti-CRISPR small molecules34
Polycomb repressive complex 2 shields naïve human pluripotent cells from trophectoderm differentiation34
A comprehensive tRNA pseudouridine map uncovers targets dependent on human stand-alone pseudouridine synthases34
Gender equity: toward redefining values34
NAD+ regulates nucleotide metabolism and genomic DNA replication34
TDP-43 skein-like inclusions are formed by BAG3- and HSP70-guided co-aggregation with actin-binding proteins34
RNA scaffolds the Golgi ribbon by forming condensates with GM13034
Kinase-independent synthesis of 3-phosphorylated phosphoinositides by a phosphotransferase33
Massively parallel genomic perturbations with multi-target CRISPR interrogates Cas9 activity and DNA repair at endogenous sites33
Antagonistic stem cell fates under stress govern decisions between hair greying and melanoma33
Biomolecular condensation orchestrates clathrin-mediated endocytosis in plants33
Retinoic acid induces human gastruloids with posterior embryo-like structures33
Combinatorial selective ER-phagy remodels the ER during neurogenesis33
Targeting a key disulfide linkage to regulate RIG-I condensation and cytosolic RNA-sensing33
Cytoplasmic control of spindle architecture32
Lessons from infrastructure and research advocacy in India32
Author Correction: Polycomb CBX7 has a unifying role in cellular lifespan32
How cell biology can save the planet32
Host protection by two memory-like MAIT subsets32
PTEN checkMAITs type-17 innate-like T cells31
Stress response regulates cancer fibroblasts31
Author Correction: Defining E3 ligase–substrate relationships through multiplex CRISPR screening31
A maternally programmed intergenerational mechanism enables male offspring to make piRNAs from Y-linked precursor RNAs in Drosophila31
Grow up, beta cells31
Now is the greatest time to be in it31
Profiling cell death in COVID-19 pathology31
Temporal and spatial topography of cell proliferation in cancer30
Publisher Correction: o8G modifications rewire tumoral microRNAs30
ADAR1 downregulation by autophagy drives senescence independently of RNA editing by enhancing p16INK4a levels30
Haematopoietic ageing in health and lifespan30
Cholesterol sensing by the SCAP–FAM134B complex regulates ER-phagy and STING innate immunity30
Reaffirming the value of model organisms in training scientific minds30
Retrospective and multifactorial single-cell profiling reveals sequential chromatin reorganization during X inactivation30
Biases in machine-learning models of human single-cell data30
Brain-enriched RagB isoforms regulate the dynamics of mTORC1 activity through GATOR1 inhibition30
Deciphering glioma susceptibility30
Oncogenic Kras induces spatiotemporally specific tissue deformation through converting pulsatile into sustained ERK activation29
Leucyl-tRNA synthetase is a tumour suppressor in breast cancer and regulates codon-dependent translation dynamics29
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