Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Structural & Molecular 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Publisher Correction: Structure and activation of the RING E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM72 on the membrane564
Structural insights into metazoan pretargeting GET complexes408
Transcription directionality is licensed by Integrator at active human promoters277
The Ruminococcus bromii amylosome protein Sas6 binds single and double helical α-glucan structures in starch261
Author Correction: Polλ promotes microhomology-mediated end-joining203
Surviving under stress conditions194
A novel class of inhibitors that disrupts the stability of integrin heterodimers identified by CRISPR-tiling-instructed genetic screens172
Structure of the HCV glycoprotein171
Endocrine resistance and breast cancer plasticity are controlled by CoREST161
HP1 shapes embryonic genome architecture142
Cryo-EM analysis of complement C3 reveals a reversible major opening of the macroglobulin ring137
Uncovering protein glycosylation dynamics and heterogeneity using deep quantitative glycoprofiling (DQGlyco)126
Celebrating Nature Structural & Molecular Biology’s 30th anniversary119
Isoform-resolved mRNA profiling of ribosome load defines interplay of HIF and mTOR dysregulation in kidney cancer116
Accessible technology for diploid high-order 3D human genome analysis114
30 years of structural and molecular biology and counting114
Alternative splicing of CARM1 regulated by LincGET-guided paraspeckles biases the first cell fate in mammalian early embryos112
Structural basis of branching during RNA splicing112
Snapshots of actin and tubulin folding inside the TRiC chaperonin108
Author Correction: Structure of the human K2P13.1 channel reveals a hydrophilic pore restriction and lipid cofactor site88
Structural basis of tRNA recognition by the m3C RNA methyltransferase METTL6 in complex with SerRS seryl-tRNA synthetase81
Tropomyosin 1-I/C coordinates kinesin-1 and dynein motors during oskar mRNA transport80
PARylated PDHE1α generates acetyl-CoA for local chromatin acetylation and DNA damage repair77
Current challenges in understanding the role of enhancers in disease76
Structures of aberrant spliceosome intermediates on their way to disassembly76
Protein import into mitochondria — a new path through the membranes76
Exploration of novel αβ-protein folds through de novo design74
Structural basis for pre-tRNA recognition and processing by the human tRNA splicing endonuclease complex74
Fanconi anemia proteins participate in a break-induced-replication-like pathway to counter replication stress74
Dissecting the mechanism of CRISPR–Cas technologies to design efficient biotechnologies73
Structural insights into translocation and tailored synthesis of hyaluronan72
Tau modification by the norepinephrine metabolite DOPEGAL stimulates its pathology and propagation72
Constitutive activation mechanism of a class C GPCR71
Ensemble cryo-EM reveals conformational states of the nsp13 helicase in the SARS-CoV-2 helicase replication–transcription complex71
Shifting our perspective on orphan G protein-coupled receptors71
Reduction of DHHC5-mediated beclin 1 S-palmitoylation underlies autophagy decline in aging70
A PKA inhibitor motif within SMOOTHENED controls Hedgehog signal transduction69
Binding NEMO: Liquid–liquid phase separation captures immune regulator67
Studying the impact of the nuclear topography on gene function67
Nature, more than nurture, of epigenetic states66
Transcription start site choice diversifies mRNA isoforms and defines cancer cell behavior65
Author Correction: Structural basis of tRNA recognition by the m3C RNA methyltransferase METTL6 in complex with SerRS seryl-tRNA synthetase64
Dynamic PRC1–CBX8 stabilizes a porous structure of chromatin condensates62
MiOS, an integrated imaging and computational strategy to model gene folding with nucleosome resolution62
Phase separation drives X-chromosome inactivation62
Understanding ubiquitination in neurodevelopment by integrating insights across space and time61
SCAF1 drives the compositional diversity of mammalian respirasomes60
Structures of transcription preinitiation complex engaged with the +1 nucleosome59
Cryogenic electron microscopy structures reveal how ATP and DNA binding in MutS coordinates sequential steps of DNA mismatch repair58
Cryo-EM structure of an active central apparatus54
Microtubule-binding-induced allostery triggers LIS1 dissociation from dynein prior to cargo transport54
Telomeric 8-oxo-guanine drives rapid premature senescence in the absence of telomere shortening54
Lineage regulators TFAP2C and NR5A2 function as bipotency activators in totipotent embryos54
cBAF generates subnucleosomes that expand OCT4 binding and function beyond DNA motifs at enhancers54
Transcriptional repression upon S phase entry protects genome integrity in pluripotent cells53
Signal-induced enhancer activation requires Ku70 to read topoisomerase1–DNA covalent complexes52
EGOC inhibits TOROID polymerization by structurally activating TORC152
Structure of adenylyl cyclase 5 in complex with Gβγ offers insights into ADCY5-related dyskinesia51
Author Correction: Cryo-EM structure of an active central apparatus51
Reply to: Reevaluating the role of human mitochondrial uL18m in the cytosolic stress response51
Control of transcription elongation and DNA repair by alarmone ppGpp51
Building insights into KRAS signaling complexes50
Autoinhibition of a clamp-loader ATPase revealed by deep mutagenesis and cryo-EM49
A personal perspective of the voltage-gated potassium channel studies48
Cohesin closes the door on coexpression47
DNA methylation restricts coordinated germline and neural fates in embryonic stem cell differentiation47
Chemical modifications, ions and water molecules in the sub-2 Å resolution structure of the human 80S ribosome47
Cryo-EM structure of the NDH–PSI–LHCI supercomplex from Spinacia oleracea47
The conformational landscape of human transthyretin revealed by cryo-EM46
Smc5/6 silences episomal transcription by a three-step function46
Deadenylation kinetics of mixed poly(A) tails at single-nucleotide resolution46
Structures of outer-arm dynein array on microtubule doublet reveal a motor coordination mechanism45
THEMIS is a substrate and allosteric activator of SHP1, playing dual roles during T cell development45
Rhodopsin-bestrophin fusion proteins from unicellular algae form gigantic pentameric ion channels45
CENP-N promotes the compaction of centromeric chromatin44
TALEDs complete the toolkit for editing human mitochondrial DNA44
Perfect match: PET ligand fits snugly into folded Tau filaments44
Pioneer factor Pax7 initiates two-step cell-cycle-dependent chromatin opening44
Transport mechanism of presynaptic high-affinity choline uptake by CHT143
Condensation of ZFP207 and U1 snRNP promotes spliceosome assembly43
Structure and interactions of the endogenous human Commander complex43
The coupling mechanism of mammalian mitochondrial complex I43
Finding and recycling stalled spliceosomes43
Excited-state observation of active K-Ras reveals differential structural dynamics of wild-type versus oncogenic G12D and G12C mutants43
Structural basis of hepatitis B virus receptor binding43
Na+-V-ATPase inhibitor curbs VRE growth and unveils Na+ pathway structure42
Structure and function of the human mitochondrial MRS2 channel42
Architects of the membrane: structures of eukaryotic choline phosphotransferase 1 and choline/ethanolamine phosphotransferase 141
All roads lead to MRN regulation at telomeres: different paths to one solution41
Guidelines for minimal reporting requirements, design and interpretation of experiments involving the use of eukaryotic dual gene expression reporters (MINDR)41
Functional epigenomics: chromatin complexity untangled41
Thirty years of structural changes40
Transcription and replication meet the silent X chromosome territory40
Virtual screen raises hit rate40
Structural basis for the dynamic chaperoning of disordered clients by Hsp9039
Structural basis of circularly permuted group II intron self-splicing39
Structural plasticity of bacterial ESCRT-III protein PspA in higher-order assemblies39
ZBTB16/PLZF regulates juvenile spermatogonial stem cell development through an extensive transcription factor poising network39
Mechanistic basis for PYROXD1-mediated protection of the human tRNA ligase complex against oxidative inactivation39
Evolution of a histone variant involved in compartmental regulation of NAD metabolism38
The complexin C-terminal amphipathic helix stabilizes the fusion pore open state by sculpting membranes37
Diverse activation mechanisms of PI3Ks36
Molecular interactions contributing to FUS SYGQ LC-RGG phase separation and co-partitioning with RNA polymerase II heptads36
Start codon-associated ribosomal frameshifting mediates nutrient stress adaptation36
Transcription modulates chromatin dynamics and locus configuration sampling36
Making the invisible enemy visible36
RNA polymerase II depletion from the inactive X chromosome territory is not mediated by physical compartmentalization36
MacroH2A1.1 has evolved to let PARP1 do more by loosening its grip on PAR35
Mitoribosome assembly comes into view34
DNA replication at high res34
De novo design of tyrosine and serine kinase-driven protein switches34
Synergies between the Protein Data Bank and the community34
Looking back at 202134
Fusion proteins form onco-condensates34
Cryptic elements of the heat-shock response34
Hallucination of closed repeat proteins containing central pockets33
Structural insights into the decoding capability of isoleucine tRNAs with lysidine and agmatidine33
Molecular basis of human ATM kinase inhibition33
Heritable maintenance of chromatin modifications confers transcriptional memory of interferon-γ signaling33
cGAMP-activated cGAS–STING signaling: its bacterial origins and evolutionary adaptation by metazoans33
Structure of a volume-regulated heteromeric LRRC8A/C channel32
Regulatory activity is the default DNA state in eukaryotes32
A PAR6–aPKC–LGL structure reveals how LGL antagonizes aPKC31
The structural basis of fatty acid elongation by the ELOVL elongases31
Orchestrating nucleic acid–protein interactions at chromosome ends: telomerase mechanisms come into focus31
High-resolution structures of the SARS-CoV-2 N7-methyltransferase inform therapeutic development31
Cryo-EM structures of human RNA polymerase I31
Structural insights into the iron nitrogenase complex31
Remodeling of maternal mRNA through poly(A) tail orchestrates human oocyte-to-embryo transition30
Cooperation of chromatin remodeling SWI/SNF complex and pioneer factor AP-1 shapes 3D enhancer landscapes30
Structural mechanism for the selective phosphorylation of DNA-loaded MCM double hexamers by the Dbf4-dependent kinase30
Structural basis of MALAT1 RNA maturation and mascRNA biogenesis30
Molting mitochondria29
Parkinson’s disease risk protein TMEM175 keeps lysosomes running on a proton leak29
Structure of RAS signaling regulator complex reveals mechanism29
A chromatin mesh model for compaction of chromatin by PRC1 in condensates29
Catalytic and noncatalytic functions of DNA polymerase κ in translesion DNA synthesis29
Mechanical disengagement of the cohesin ring28
De novo design of obligate ABC-type heterotrimeric proteins28
Looking back at 30 years of Nature Structural & Molecular Biology28
Cryo-EM structure of the human CST–Polα/primase complex in a recruitment state28
Structure and function of a broad-range thermal receptor in myriapods28
PARP1 and HPF1 team up to flag down DNA-repair machinery28
Conformational coupling of redox-driven Na+-translocation in Vibrio cholerae NADH:quinone oxidoreductase28
A tweak and a peek: How Cas9 pries open double-stranded DNA to check its sequence28
The yeast genome is globally accessible in living cells27
Cryo-EM structure of the human MT1–Gi signaling complex27
Structural insights into TRPV2 modulation by probenecid27
Molecular basis of the TRAP complex function in ER protein biogenesis27
Time-course remodeling and pathology intervention of α-synuclein amyloid fibril by heparin and heparin-like oligosaccharides27
Author Correction: Phase separation drives the self-assembly of mitochondrial nucleoids for transcriptional modulation27
The structure of the NuA4–Tip60 complex reveals the mechanism and importance of long-range chromatin modification27
Structural basis of pH-dependent activation in a CLC transporter27
Author Correction: The active site of O-GlcNAc transferase imposes constraints on substrate sequence27
Structural inventory of cotranslational protein folding by the eukaryotic RAC complex27
Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA26
A rare genetic variant biases maternal meiotic recombination toward risk of pregnancy loss26
Actin up: shifting chromosomes toward repair, but also translocations26
Menopause age and cancer risk is influenced by rare genetic variants26
Author Correction: Structural basis for antibody-mediated NMDA receptor clustering and endocytosis in autoimmune encephalitis26
Fatty acid transporter MFSD2A is a multifunctional gatekeeper in brain and placenta26
Author Correction: Smc5/6 silences episomal transcription by a three-step function26
Replication licensing during S phase: breaking the law to prevent breaking DNA26
Tau filaments with the Alzheimer fold in human MAPT mutants V337M and R406W25
The subcortical maternal complex safeguards mouse oocyte-to-embryo transition by preventing nuclear entry of SPIN125
Structural insights into the regulation of Cas7-11 by TPR-CHAT25
Mapping the conformational landscape of the stimulatory heterotrimeric G protein25
A PRE loop at the dac locus acts as a topological chromatin structure that restricts and specifies enhancer–promoter communication25
Cryo-EM structures of the Spo11 core complex bound to DNA25
H4K16ac activates the transcription of transposable elements and contributes to their cis-regulatory function25
Concerted SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase activities of TOPORS and RNF4 are essential for stress management and cell proliferation24
Tubulin acetyltransferases access and modify the microtubule luminal K40 residue through anchors in taxane-binding pockets24
Cryo-EM reveals how Hsp90 and FKBP immunophilins co-regulate the glucocorticoid receptor24
Wide-ranging cellular functions of ion channels and lipid scramblases in the structurally related TMC, TMEM16 and TMEM63 families24
CRISPR–ChIP reveals selective regulation of H3K79me2 by Menin in MLL leukemia24
Molecular basis for the regulation of human glycogen synthase by phosphorylation and glucose-6-phosphate23
Towards a structurally resolved human protein interaction network23
Structural insights into SV2A and the mechanism of racetam anticonvulsants23
How one molecule senses light and temperature23
True-atomic-resolution insights into the structure and functional role of linear chains and low-barrier hydrogen bonds in proteins23
Exposing chromothripsis23
Mechanism and modeling of human disease-associated near-exon intronic variants that perturb RNA splicing23
Building a molecular rotor23
Space exploration: finding new protein conformations using AlphaFold223
Combinatorial quantification of 5mC and 5hmC at individual CpG dyads and the transcriptome in single cells reveals modulators of DNA methylation maintenance fidelity23
Genome dilution by cell growth drives starvation-like proteome remodeling in mammalian and yeast cells23
The structure of the human 80S ribosome at 1.9 Å resolution reveals the molecular role of chemical modifications and ions in RNA23
An egg-ceptional mechanism of acentrosomal spindle assembly23
MAVS deSUMOylation by SENP1 inhibits its aggregation and antagonizes IRF3 activation22
Structure of the γ-tubulin ring complex-capped microtubule22
Molecular basis for Gβγ-mediated activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase γ22
Structural basis for CaVα2δ:gabapentin binding22
Structure reveals why genome folding is necessary for site-specific integration of foreign DNA into CRISPR arrays22
Structures of complete extracellular receptor assemblies mediated by IL-12 and IL-2322
A unifying model for membrane protein biogenesis22
Fatty acid elongation by ELOVL condensing enzymes depends on a histidine nucleophile22
Resistance of estrogen receptor function to BET bromodomain inhibition is mediated by transcriptional coactivator cooperativity22
A conformational switch controlling the toxicity of the prion protein22
Plasticity in ligand recognition at somatostatin receptors22
Short poly(A) tails are protected from deadenylation by the LARP1–PABP complex22
The HMCES DNA-protein cross-link functions as an intermediate in DNA interstrand cross-link repair21
Cracking the case of m7G modification in human tRNAs21
Effect of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 mutations on spike protein structure and function21
Visualizing the repair of broken DNA in living cells reveals a new mechanism for DNA homology search21
Efficient selenium use by PRDX6 suppresses iron toxicity and ferroptosis21
Decoupling of degradation from deadenylation reshapes poly(A) tail length in yeast meiosis21
PIEZOs in vacuoles21
mSWI/SNF promotes Polycomb repression both directly and through genome-wide redistribution21
Human primase hangs on the primer–template and Polα to facilitate primer termination21
Initiation of ERAD by the bifunctional complex of Mnl1/Htm1 mannosidase and protein disulfide isomerase21
DNA methyltransferases 3A and 3B target specific sequences during mouse gastrulation21
Natural selection finds a way, even under heavy constraints21
Ebola virus L–VP35 structure21
From atoms to cells21
A fine balancing act: how epitranscriptome regulates dosage compensation in mammals20
Future opportunities in solute carrier structural biology20
Could AlphaFold revolutionize chemical therapeutics?20
Building up complexity in structural biology studies20
Molecular glues that inhibit deubiquitylase activity and inflammatory signaling20
Structure of the preholoproteasome reveals late steps in proteasome core particle biogenesis20
Insights into stoichiometry and gating of heteromeric LRRC8A–LRRC8C volume-regulated anion channels20
Author Correction: mRNA structural dynamics shape Argonaute-target interactions20
The LexA–RecA* structure reveals a cryptic lock-and-key mechanism for SOS activation20
Structural basis of the alkaline pH-dependent activation of insulin receptor-related receptor19
Architecture of the ESCPE-1 membrane coat19
Structural and functional mechanisms of anti-NMDAR autoimmune encephalitis19
Structural basis of meiotic chromosome synaptic elongation through hierarchical fibrous assembly of SYCE2-TEX1219
Essential protein P116 extracts cholesterol and other indispensable lipids for Mycoplasmas19
Structural and mechanistic insights into Streptococcus pneumoniae NADPH oxidase19
AlphaFold3 takes a step toward decoding molecular behavior and biological computation19
Structural basis of LRPPRC–SLIRP-dependent translation by the mitoribosome19
Structural basis of the histone ubiquitination read–write mechanism of RYBP–PRC119
The impact of DNA methylation on CTCF-mediated 3D genome organization19
Looking back at 202318
An in vivo platform to screen for regulators of Huntington’s disease18
The essential functions of protein SUMOylation in cell proliferation18
Distinct stabilization of the human T cell leukemia virus type 1 immature Gag lattice18
Membrane-embedded machines18
Quantitative analysis of transcription start site selection reveals control by DNA sequence, RNA polymerase II activity and NTP levels18
Cytoskeleton organizes nucleus18
Higher-order phosphatase–substrate contacts terminate the integrated stress response18
Three-dimensional genome organization via triplex-forming RNAs18
Sperm chromatin structure and reproductive fitness are altered by substitution of a single amino acid in mouse protamine 118
African ancestry neurodegeneration risk variant disrupts an intronic branchpoint in GBA118
The RNA world18
Reevaluating the role of human mitochondrial uL18m in the cytosolic stress response18
Structure of the decoy module of human glycoprotein 2 and uromodulin and its interaction with bacterial adhesin FimH17
A cohesin traffic pattern genetically linked to gene regulation17
Dnmt1 has de novo activity targeted to transposable elements17
A pioneer factor locally opens compacted chromatin to enable targeted ATP-dependent nucleosome remodeling17
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