EMBO Reports

Papers
(The median citation count of EMBO Reports is 10. 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
Concerns about academic freedom caused by the Russia–Ukraine War163
LGBTIQ+N140
Nlrp3 inflammasome activation in macrophages suffices for inducing autoinflammation in mice123
The Golgi microtubules regulate single cell durotaxis120
Equally potent: Nlrp3 mutation in macrophages or neutrophils is sufficient to drive autoinflammation115
CCR4‐NOT differentially controls host versus virus poly(a)‐tail length and regulates HCMV infection113
Global and precise identification of functional miRNA targets in mESCs by integrative analysis110
The mission to ensure continued funding for excellent basic research107
Through an ecological lens106
Dynamin‐like proteins mediate extracellular vesicle secretion in Mycobacterium tuberculosis100
SCF FBXW7 regulates G2‐M progression through control of CCNL1 94
XIAP promotes melanoma growth by inducing tumour neutrophil infiltration90
SETD1A function in leukemia is mediated through interaction with mitotic regulators BuGZ/BUB390
E3 ubiquitin ligase NEDD4L negatively regulates inflammation by promoting ubiquitination of MEKK284
Aire‐dependent transcripts escape Raver2‐induced splice‐event inclusion in the thymic epithelium77
UBAP2L ‐dependent coupling of PLK1 localization and stability during mitosis70
Dipeptidyl peptidase 9 triggers BRCA2 degradation and promotes DNA damage repair64
Piwil2 (Mili) sustains neurogenesis and prevents cellular senescence in the postnatal hippocampus64
TERT activates endogenous retroviruses to promote an immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment63
METTL3 protects METTL14 from STUB1‐mediated degradation to maintain m6A homeostasis62
Functional skewing of TRIM21‐SIRT5 interplay dictates IL‐1β production in DSS‐induced colitis62
Enhancing Spns2/S1P in macrophages alleviates hyperinflammation and prevents immunosuppression in sepsis60
The post‐translational regulation of transcription factor EB (TFEB) in health and disease54
Striking the right balance between youth and experience54
Sci‐Con53
Animals do count52
Energetic landscape of polycystin channel gating51
Microtubules are not required to generate a nascent axon in embryonic spinal neurons in vivo51
SPTing across condensates: SEC‐mediated translocation of SPT complex from pausing condensates to elongation condensates50
Rapid evolutionary repair by secondary perturbation of a primary disrupted transcriptional network50
Tissue‐like environments shape functional interactions of HIV‐1 with immature dendritic cells47
A Good Day for Helminths: how parasite‐derived GDH suppresses inflammatory responses47
Noncanonical Wnt signaling promotes colon tumor growth, chemoresistance and tumor fibroblast activation47
Somatosensory neurons express specific sets of lincRNAs, and lincRNA CLAP promotes itch sensation in mice46
Scalable RT‐LAMP‐based SARS‐CoV‐2 testing for infection surveillance with applications in pandemic preparedness46
Sequestration of LINE‐1 in cytosolic aggregates by MOV10 restricts retrotransposition45
A tiny loop in the Argonaute PIWI domain tunes small RNA seed strength44
Functions of animal microRNA‐encoded peptides: the race is on!43
pH regulates hematopoietic stem cell potential via polyamines43
The DEAD box RNA helicase DDX42 is an intrinsic41
Morphofunctional changes at the active zone during synaptic vesicle exocytosis41
PRMT5 links lipid metabolism to contractile function of skeletal muscles41
Blood flow diverts extracellular vesicles from endothelial degradative compartments to promote angiogenesis40
Transient rapamycin treatment during developmental stage extends lifespan in Mus musculus and Drosophila melanogaster40
Resting natural killer cell homeostasis relies on tryptophan/NAD+ metabolism and HIF‐1α40
The transcriptional regulator Sin3A balances IL‐17A and Foxp3 expression in primary 40
IL ‐21 has a critical role in establishing germinal centers by amplifying early B cell proliferation39
The fin roundabout: Slit‐Robo and S1P signaling coordinate fin morphogenesis39
Zika virus alters centrosome organization to suppress the innate immune response39
Autophagy orchestrates the crosstalk between cells and organs38
A human coronavirus OC43‐derived polypeptide causes neuropathic pain38
STAT5bis a key effector ofNRG‐1/ERBB4‐mediated myocardial growth38
BTNL2 promotes colitis‐associated tumorigenesis in mice by regulating IL‐22 production38
Introducing quality measures in an academic research consortium38
ER ‐phagy: selective autophagy of the endoplasmic reticulum37
Vitamin D receptor enhances NLRC4 inflammasome activation by promoting NAIPs–NLRC4 association37
Evolutionary remodelling of N‐terminal domain loops fine‐tunes SARS‐CoV‐2 spike37
Malaria parasites release vesicle subpopulations with signatures of different destinations37
A cAMP signalosome in primary cilia drives gene expression and kidney cyst formation37
The regulation of human blastoid research36
Single cell clonal analysis identifies an AID ‐dependent pathway of plasma cell differentiation36
GAPDH facilitates homologous recombination repair by stabilizing RAD51 in an HDAC1‐dependent manner36
FOXM1 network in association with TREM1 suppression regulates NET formation in diabetic foot ulcers36
The GCN2/eIF2αK stress kinase regulates PP1 to ensure mitotic fidelity36
DJ‐1 depletion prevents immunoaging in T‐cell compartments35
Biparatopic sybodies neutralize SARS‐CoV‐2 variants of concern and mitigate drug resistance35
DOT1L bridges transcription and heterochromatin formation at mammalian pericentromeres35
Specific N ‐glycans regulate an extracellular adhesion complex during somatosensory dendrite patterning34
#IchbinHannah and the fight for permanent jobs for postdocs34
Bipolar‐associated miR‐499‐5p controls neuroplasticity by downregulating the Cav1.2 subunit CACNB234
Tick‐borne flavivirus NS5 antagonizes interferon signaling by inhibiting the catalytic activity of TYK234
A need for recalibrating access and benefit sharing33
On predictions and laws in biological evolution33
Gold mining nature for natural products32
Getting the message right32
Inductive prediction in biology32
Constructive correction32
CACGAACTACCCTAA32
Fish faeces and ocean life31
Pericyte stem cells induce Ly6G+ cell accumulation and immunotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer31
mPFC DUSP1 mediates adolescent cocaine exposure‐induced higher sensitivity to drug in adulthood31
Ovol1/2 loss‐induced epidermal defects elicit skin immune activation and alter global metabolism31
Isotope‐labeled amyloid‐β does not transmit to the brain in a prion‐like manner after peripheral administration30
Open reading frame dominance indicates protein‐coding potential of RNAs30
TMBIM5 is the Ca 2+ /H + antiporter of mammalian mitochondria30
The Toll pathway mediates Drosophila resilience to Aspergillus mycotoxins through specific Bomanins30
CDK9 and PP2A regulate RNA polymerase II30
Confusion29
Tonic TNF conditioning of macrophages safeguards stimulus‐specific inflammatory responses29
Learning tricks from old dogs29
Tet enzymes are essential for early embryogenesis and completion of embryonic genome activation29
Understanding redundancy and resilience29
Adaptation delay causes a burst of mutations in bacteria responding to oxidative stress28
Intra‐epithelial non‐canonical Activin A signaling safeguards prostate progenitor quiescence28
A virus‐derived microRNA targets immune response genes during SARS‐CoV‐2 infection28
Neutrophils impose strong immune pressure against PfEMP1 variants implicated in cerebral malaria28
KIAA1429/VIRMA promotes breast cancer progression by m6A‐dependent cytosolic HAS2 stabilization27
Reducing oxidative protein folding alleviates senescence by minimizing ER‐to‐nucleus H2O2 release27
The Autophagy Receptor TAX1BP1 ( T6BP ) improves antigen presentation by 27
PLK1 promotes the mitotic surveillance pathway by controlling cytosolic 53BP1 availability27
Evolution of pathogen virulence27
The extracellular matrix fibulin 7 maintains epidermal stem cell heterogeneity during skin aging27
NuRD‐independent Mi‐2 activity represses ectopic gene expression during neuronal maturation27
A plea for the ultimate optimism26
Phosphorylation by casein kinase 2 enhances the interaction between ER‐phagy receptor TEX264 and ATG8 proteins26
ZBTB2 links p53 deficiency to HIF‐1‐mediated hypoxia signaling to promote cancer aggressiveness26
Bench science26
GM‐CSF suppresses antioxidant signaling and drives IL‐1β secretion through NRF2 downregulation26
Scholars in peril: when being a scientist can land you in jail (or worse)26
Optogenetic control of YAP cellular localisation and function25
Phosphatidylserine clustering by the Ebola virus matrix protein is a critical step in viral budding25
An ULK1/2‐PXN mechanotransduction pathway suppresses breast cancer cell migration25
Circadian oscillation in primary cilium length by clock genes regulates fibroblast cell migration25
Chronic inflammation decreases HSC fitness by activating the druggable Jak/Stat3 signaling pathway25
MAP kinase cascades in plant development and immune signaling24
Autism therapy at crossroads24
CG7630 is the Drosophila melanogaster homolog of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit COX7B24
FBL promotes cancer cell resistance to DNA damage and BRCA1 transcription via YBX124
DNA demethylation fine‐tunes IL‐2 production during thymic regulatory T cell differentiation24
Two structurally defined Aβ polymorphs promote different pathological changes in susceptible mice24
Dual control of dopamine in Drosophila myeloid‐like progenitor cell proliferation and regulation of lymph gland growth24
RNA polymerase II CTD is dispensable for transcription and required for termination in human cells23
Cx43‐mediated sorting of miRNAs into extracellular vesicles23
TPLATE complex‐dependent endocytosis attenuates CLAVATA1 signaling for shoot apical meristem maintenance23
Developmental cell death of cortical projection neurons is controlled by a Bcl11a/Bcl6‐dependent pathway23
LINC00839 promotes colorectal cancer progression by recruiting RUVBL1/Tip60 complexes to activate NRF123
Diacylglycerols interact with the L2 lipidation site in TRPC3 to induce a sensitized channel state23
Oxygen‐regulated post‐translation modifications as master signalling pathway in cells22
Spns2/S1P: it takes two to tango with inflammation and metabolic rewiring during sepsis22
Structural insights into coordinating 5S RNP rotation with ITS2 pre‐RNA processing during ribosome formation22
Chemical conversion of human conventional PSCs to TSCs following transient naive gene activation22
Endothelial‐immune crosstalk contributes to vasculopathy in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease22
Exosome‐like nanoparticles from Mulberry bark prevent DSS‐induced colitis via the AhR/COPS8 pathway22
MOV10 recruits DCP2 to decap human LINE‐1 RNA by forming large cytoplasmic granules with phase separation properties22
The splicing‐regulatory lncRNA NTRAS sustains vascular integrity22
Waste management22
USP17 is required for peripheral trafficking of lysosomes22
LincRNA‐EPS impairs host antiviral immunity by antagonizing viral RNA–PKR interaction22
Terminal differentiation of villus tip enterocytes is governed by distinct Tgfβ superfamily members22
Differential roles of the fish chitinous membrane in gut barrier immunity and digestive compartments22
Rab21 regulates caveolin‐1‐mediated endocytic trafficking to promote immature neurite pruning22
We can do better22
The mind of a scientist22
Hedgehog signaling can enhance glycolytic ATP production in the Drosophila wing disc22
The Drosophila mitotic spindle orientation machinery requires activation, not just localization22
The SUMO protease SENP3 regulates mitochondrial autophagy mediated by Fis122
Descending dopaminergic pathway facilitates itch signal processing via activating spinal GRPR+ neurons22
Keep biology weird21
Piwi/piRNAs control food intake by promoting neuropeptide F expression in locusts21
The perceived decline of “disruptive” science and technology21
Structural study of UFL1‐UFC1 interaction uncovers the role of UFL1 N‐terminal helix in ufmylation21
Ethical aspects of GMO regulation in the EU20
Lipid and protein content profiling of isolated native autophagic vesicles20
Estrogen receptor alpha signaling in dendritic cells modulates autoimmune disease phenotype in mice20
The CRHR1/CREB/REST signaling cascade regulates mammalian embryonic neural stem cell properties20
Piccolino is required for ribbon architecture at cochlear inner hair cell synapses and for hearing20
A trashed treasure20
The chromatin factor ROW cooperates with BEAF ‐32 in regulating long‐range inducible genes20
Combining organotypic tissue culture with light‐sheet microscopy (OTCxLSFM) to study glioma invasion20
The cancer microbiome20
Akkermansia muciniphila induces slow extramedullary hematopoiesis via cooperative IL‐1R/TLR signals20
NPM1 ablation induces HSC aging and inflammation to develop myelodysplastic syndrome exacerbated by p53 loss20
An RDH‐Plin2 axis modulates lipid droplet size by antagonizing Bmm lipase20
Once in a lifetime20
Lipin‐2 regulates the antiviral and anti‐inflammatory responses to interferon20
Intracellular growth of Brucella is mediated by Dps‐dependent activation of ferritinophagy19
Adult neural stem cells and neurogenesis are resilient to intermittent fasting19
The obesity‐linked human lncRNA AATBC stimulates mitochondrial function in adipocytes19
Myddosome clustering in IL ‐1 receptor signaling regulates the formation of an NF‐kB activating si19
EHD1 promotes CP110 ubiquitination by centriolar satellite delivery of HERC2 to the mother centriole19
hnRNP R negatively regulates transcription by modulating the association of P‐TEFb with 7SK and BRD419
The human FOXM1 homolog promotes basal progenitor cell proliferation and cortical folding in mouse19
Co‐evolution within the plant holobiont drives host performance19
Candida albicans induces neutrophil extracellular traps and leucotoxic hypercitrullination via candidalysin19
Cancer‐cell‐secreted extracellular vesicles target p53 to impair mitochondrial function in muscle19
Plasmodium sporozoite disintegration during skin passage limits malaria parasite transmission19
ALS ‐linked KIF5A ΔExon27 mutant causes neuronal toxicity through gain‐of‐function19
Human Tim8a, Tim8b and Tim13 are auxiliary assembly factors of mature Complex IV19
The taste of vitamin C inDrosophila18
Frizzled receptors facilitate Tiki inhibition of Wnt signaling at the cell surface18
Bassoon controls synaptic vesicle release via regulation of presynaptic phosphorylation and cAMP18
Metabolomics meets systems immunology18
Metabolic routing maintains the unique fatty acid composition of phosphoinositides18
SARS‐CoV‐2‐related bat virus behavior in human‐relevant models sheds light on the origin of COVID‐1918
RAB11A and RAB11B control mitotic spindle function in intestinal epithelial progenitor cells18
Bioenergetics of early life18
Scratching the ocean surface17
FTO negatively regulates the cytotoxic activity of natural killer cells17
Retrotransposon insertions associated with risk of neurologic and psychiatric diseases17
Engagement of TRAIL triggers degranulation and IFNγ production in human natural killer cells17
Metabolic plasticity sustains the robustness of Caenorhabditis elegans embryogenesis17
Lamarck redux and other false arguments against SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccination17
Trained immunity induced by high‐salt diet impedes stroke recovery17
Structural basis for specific inhibition of the highly sensitive ShHTL7 receptor17
Targeting human CALR‐mutated MPN progenitors with a neoepitope‐directed monoclonal antibody17
Constricted migration is associated with stable 3D genome structure differences in cancer cells17
Dengue virus NS1 protein conveys pro‐inflammatory signals by docking onto high‐density lipoproteins17
Losing bigly17
Centrosome linker protein C‐Nap1 maintains stem cells in mouse testes17
Impaired activation of transposable elements in SARS‐CoV ‐2 infection17
Nutrition, metabolism, and epigenetics: pathways of circadian reprogramming17
A short history of beer brewing17
The structure of fly Teneurin‐m reveals an asymmetric self‐assembly that allows expansion into zippers16
Iron supplementation is sufficient to rescue skeletal muscle mass and function in cancer cachexia16
Time for change in research careers16
GPR15–C10ORF99 functional pairing initiates colonic Treg homing in amniotes16
Lysosomal K+ channel TMEM175 promotes apoptosis and aggravates symptoms of Parkinson's disease16
The international of wisdom16
Nsp16 shields SARS–CoV ‐2 from efficient MDA5 sensing and IFIT1 ‐mediated restriction16
The fate of surplus laboratory animals16
Immune–epithelial cell cross‐talk enhances antiviral responsiveness to SARS‐CoV ‐2 in children16
Threatened forests16
Extracellular vesicles from malaria‐infected red blood cells: not all are secreted equal16
Transforming primary human hepatocytes into hepatocellular carcinoma with genetically defined factors16
Cryo‐EM structure of the octameric pore of Clostridium perfringens β‐toxin16
A20 controls RANK ‐dependent osteoclast formation and bone physiology15
A dual‐function SNF2 protein drives chromatid resolution and nascent transcript removal in mitosis15
Let's bring games into university classrooms15
Dynamic chromosomal interactions and control of heterochromatin positioning by Ki‐6715
A quantitative fluorescence‐based approach to study mitochondrial protein import15
Histone remodeling reflects conserved mechanisms of bovine and human preimplantation development15
Architecture for research15
Cohesin contributes to transcriptional repression of stage‐specific genes in the human malaria parasite15
Reconsidering editorial consideration15
LTK and ALK promote neuronal polarity and cortical migration by inhibiting IGF1R 15
The nucleolar protein GNL3 prevents resection of stalled replication forks15
DNA damage response at telomeres boosts the transcription of SARS‐CoV‐2 receptor ACE2 during aging15
UBQLN2 and HSP70 participate in Parkin‐mediated mitophagy by facilitating outer mitochondrial membrane rupture15
Mad2 promotes Cyclin B2 recruitment to the kinetochore for guiding accurate mitotic checkpoint15
A congenital hydrocephalus‐causing mutation in Trim71 induces stem cell defects via inhibiting Lsd1 mRNA translation15
Legionella ‐ and host‐driven lipid flux at LCV‐ER membrane contact sites promotes vacuole remodeling15
The P4‐ATPase Drs2 interacts with and stabilizes the multisubunit tethering complex TRAPPIII in ye15
ABCB‐mediated shootward auxin transport feeds into the root clock14
Loss of renal tubular G9a benefits acute kidney injury by lowering focal lipid accumulation via CES114
Pseudomonas aeruginosaLecB suppresses immune responses by inhibiting transendothelial migration14
SIRT3‐dependent delactylation of cyclin E2 prevents hepatocellular carcinoma growth14
PcEiger links the Imd/Relish pathway to ROS production in the intestine of the red swamp crayfish14
CTCF shapes chromatin structure and gene expression in health and disease14
CIP2A deficiency promotes depression‐like behaviors in mice through inhibition of dendritic arborization14
UNC13D inhibits STING signaling by attenuating its oligomerization on the endoplasmic reticulum14
Something new under the sun: caspases promote cell survival under moderate heat stress14
Reverse electron transfer is activated during aging and contributes to aging and age‐related disease14
Dynamics of SLC25A51 reveal preference for oxidized NAD+ and substrate led transport14
Loss of primary cilia promotes inflammation and carcinogenesis14
Stalking the link between reproduction and aging14
Paraspeckles interact with SWI/SNF subunit ARID1B to regulate transcription and splicing14
HP1 maintains protein stability of H3K9 methyltransferases and demethylases14
I was born this way14
Structural insights into the assembly and activation of the IL‐27 signaling complex14
C9orf72 protein quality control by UBR5‐mediated heterotypic ubiquitin chains14
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