Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Structural & Molecular Biology is 20. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Publisher Correction: Structure and activation of the RING E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM72 on the membrane459
Structural insights into metazoan pretargeting GET complexes281
Author Correction: Polλ promotes microhomology-mediated end-joining224
Celebrating Nature Structural & Molecular Biology’s 30th anniversary199
ACAD10 and ACAD11 enable mammalian 4-hydroxy acid lipid catabolism132
P-type ATPase magnesium transporter MgtA acts as a dimer130
30 years of structural and molecular biology and counting128
Alternative splicing of CARM1 regulated by LincGET-guided paraspeckles biases the first cell fate in mammalian early embryos126
A heterotrimeric protein complex assembles the metazoan V-ATPase upon dissipation of proton gradients123
Structural basis of tRNA recognition by the m3C RNA methyltransferase METTL6 in complex with SerRS seryl-tRNA synthetase103
Structural insights into translocation and tailored synthesis of hyaluronan95
Structure of the HCV glycoprotein89
Structures of aberrant spliceosome intermediates on their way to disassembly88
Transcription directionality is licensed by Integrator at active human promoters88
Accessible technology for diploid high-order 3D human genome analysis87
Author Correction: Structure of the human K2P13.1 channel reveals a hydrophilic pore restriction and lipid cofactor site87
Structural basis of branching during RNA splicing82
Surviving under stress conditions81
TRIM37 prevents ectopic spindle pole assembly by peptide motif recognition and substrate-dependent oligomerization79
Endocrine resistance and breast cancer plasticity are controlled by CoREST78
Ensemble cryo-EM reveals conformational states of the nsp13 helicase in the SARS-CoV-2 helicase replication–transcription complex78
Exploration of novel αβ-protein folds through de novo design77
Snapshots of actin and tubulin folding inside the TRiC chaperonin75
Shifting our perspective on orphan G protein-coupled receptors75
Protein import into mitochondria — a new path through the membranes75
The Ruminococcus bromii amylosome protein Sas6 binds single and double helical α-glucan structures in starch74
Tau modification by the norepinephrine metabolite DOPEGAL stimulates its pathology and propagation73
Uncovering protein glycosylation dynamics and heterogeneity using deep quantitative glycoprofiling (DQGlyco)72
Constitutive activation mechanism of a class C GPCR70
Cryo-EM analysis of complement C3 reveals a reversible major opening of the macroglobulin ring69
Tropomyosin 1-I/C coordinates kinesin-1 and dynein motors during oskar mRNA transport67
A novel class of inhibitors that disrupts the stability of integrin heterodimers identified by CRISPR-tiling-instructed genetic screens66
PARylated PDHE1α generates acetyl-CoA for local chromatin acetylation and DNA damage repair64
Dissecting the mechanism of CRISPR–Cas technologies to design efficient biotechnologies62
A PKA inhibitor motif within SMOOTHENED controls Hedgehog signal transduction62
Structural basis for pre-tRNA recognition and processing by the human tRNA splicing endonuclease complex60
Isoform-resolved mRNA profiling of ribosome load defines interplay of HIF and mTOR dysregulation in kidney cancer60
Current challenges in understanding the role of enhancers in disease60
Reduction of DHHC5-mediated beclin 1 S-palmitoylation underlies autophagy decline in aging59
Studying the impact of the nuclear topography on gene function58
Transcription start site choice diversifies mRNA isoforms and defines cancer cell behavior58
Binding NEMO: Liquid–liquid phase separation captures immune regulator58
Lineage regulators TFAP2C and NR5A2 function as bipotency activators in totipotent embryos57
THEMIS is a substrate and allosteric activator of SHP1, playing dual roles during T cell development56
The conformational landscape of human transthyretin revealed by cryo-EM56
Microtubule-binding-induced allostery triggers LIS1 dissociation from dynein prior to cargo transport55
Comprehensive analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae intron structures in vivo54
Control of transcription elongation and DNA repair by alarmone ppGpp54
Cryogenic electron microscopy structures reveal how ATP and DNA binding in MutS coordinates sequential steps of DNA mismatch repair53
Author Correction: Structural basis of tRNA recognition by the m3C RNA methyltransferase METTL6 in complex with SerRS seryl-tRNA synthetase53
Telomeric 8-oxo-guanine drives rapid premature senescence in the absence of telomere shortening52
Transcriptional repression upon S phase entry protects genome integrity in pluripotent cells52
Building insights into KRAS signaling complexes51
Author Correction: Cryo-EM structure of an active central apparatus51
Autoinhibition of a clamp-loader ATPase revealed by deep mutagenesis and cryo-EM51
Structure and activation of the human autophagy-initiating ULK1C:PI3KC3-C1 supercomplex51
A personal perspective of the voltage-gated potassium channel studies50
Better SIFI than sorry50
Chemical modifications, ions and water molecules in the sub-2 Å resolution structure of the human 80S ribosome50
Cryo-EM structure of the NDH–PSI–LHCI supercomplex from Spinacia oleracea50
Cohesin closes the door on coexpression50
A conserved coupling of transcriptional ON and OFF periods underlies bursting dynamics48
SCAF1 drives the compositional diversity of mammalian respirasomes48
Deadenylation kinetics of mixed poly(A) tails at single-nucleotide resolution48
Dynamic PRC1–CBX8 stabilizes a porous structure of chromatin condensates48
Structures of transcription preinitiation complex engaged with the +1 nucleosome48
Phase separation drives X-chromosome inactivation47
Signal-induced enhancer activation requires Ku70 to read topoisomerase1–DNA covalent complexes47
EGOC inhibits TOROID polymerization by structurally activating TORC147
Smc5/6 silences episomal transcription by a three-step function47
Author Correction: Structural basis of the histone ubiquitination read–write mechanism of RYBP–PRC147
Understanding ubiquitination in neurodevelopment by integrating insights across space and time47
cBAF generates subnucleosomes that expand OCT4 binding and function beyond DNA motifs at enhancers47
Rhodopsin-bestrophin fusion proteins from unicellular algae form gigantic pentameric ion channels46
MiOS, an integrated imaging and computational strategy to model gene folding with nucleosome resolution46
DNA methylation restricts coordinated germline and neural fates in embryonic stem cell differentiation46
Structure of adenylyl cyclase 5 in complex with Gβγ offers insights into ADCY5-related dyskinesia46
Structures of outer-arm dynein array on microtubule doublet reveal a motor coordination mechanism45
Cryo-EM structure of an active central apparatus45
Transcription modulates chromatin dynamics and locus configuration sampling44
The complexin C-terminal amphipathic helix stabilizes the fusion pore open state by sculpting membranes44
Perfect match: PET ligand fits snugly into folded Tau filaments44
Architects of the membrane: structures of eukaryotic choline phosphotransferase 1 and choline/ethanolamine phosphotransferase 144
Na+-V-ATPase inhibitor curbs VRE growth and unveils Na+ pathway structure43
Functional epigenomics: chromatin complexity untangled43
All roads lead to MRN regulation at telomeres: different paths to one solution42
Diverse activation mechanisms of PI3Ks41
Transcription and replication meet the silent X chromosome territory41
Thirty years of structural changes41
Virtual screen raises hit rate41
Evolution of a histone variant involved in compartmental regulation of NAD metabolism40
STING to the lysosome’s rescue40
TALEDs complete the toolkit for editing human mitochondrial DNA40
Transport mechanism of presynaptic high-affinity choline uptake by CHT140
Finding and recycling stalled spliceosomes40
Structural plasticity of bacterial ESCRT-III protein PspA in higher-order assemblies40
CENP-N promotes the compaction of centromeric chromatin39
Structure and interactions of the endogenous human Commander complex39
RNA polymerase II depletion from the inactive X chromosome territory is not mediated by physical compartmentalization39
Pioneer factor Pax7 initiates two-step cell-cycle-dependent chromatin opening39
Structural basis of circularly permuted group II intron self-splicing39
Structure and function of the human mitochondrial MRS2 channel38
The coupling mechanism of mammalian mitochondrial complex I38
Condensation of ZFP207 and U1 snRNP promotes spliceosome assembly38
Structural basis for the dynamic chaperoning of disordered clients by Hsp9038
Guidelines for minimal reporting requirements, design and interpretation of experiments involving the use of eukaryotic dual gene expression reporters (MINDR)38
Start codon-associated ribosomal frameshifting mediates nutrient stress adaptation38
ZBTB16/PLZF regulates juvenile spermatogonial stem cell development through an extensive transcription factor poising network37
Molecular interactions contributing to FUS SYGQ LC-RGG phase separation and co-partitioning with RNA polymerase II heptads37
Excited-state observation of active K-Ras reveals differential structural dynamics of wild-type versus oncogenic G12D and G12C mutants37
Mechanistic basis for PYROXD1-mediated protection of the human tRNA ligase complex against oxidative inactivation37
Looking back at 202136
MacroH2A1.1 has evolved to let PARP1 do more by loosening its grip on PAR36
DNA replication at high res36
Structural basis of hepatitis B virus receptor binding36
Orchestrating nucleic acid–protein interactions at chromosome ends: telomerase mechanisms come into focus35
Cryptic elements of the heat-shock response35
Mesoscale regulation of microtubule-organizing centers by the E3 ligase TRIM3735
Structural mechanism for the selective phosphorylation of DNA-loaded MCM double hexamers by the Dbf4-dependent kinase34
Regulatory activity is the default DNA state in eukaryotes34
Hallucination of closed repeat proteins containing central pockets34
Structural clues about bridge-mediated lipid transfer34
A PAR6–aPKC–LGL structure reveals how LGL antagonizes aPKC34
Structural insights into the decoding capability of isoleucine tRNAs with lysidine and agmatidine33
cGAMP-activated cGAS–STING signaling: its bacterial origins and evolutionary adaptation by metazoans33
Structural basis of MALAT1 RNA maturation and mascRNA biogenesis33
Structure of a volume-regulated heteromeric LRRC8A/C channel32
Structural insights into the iron nitrogenase complex32
Molting mitochondria32
High-resolution structures of the SARS-CoV-2 N7-methyltransferase inform therapeutic development32
Heritable maintenance of chromatin modifications confers transcriptional memory of interferon-γ signaling32
Cryo-EM structures of human RNA polymerase I32
Molecular basis of human ATM kinase inhibition32
Remodeling of maternal mRNA through poly(A) tail orchestrates human oocyte-to-embryo transition32
Cooperation of chromatin remodeling SWI/SNF complex and pioneer factor AP-1 shapes 3D enhancer landscapes32
De novo design of tyrosine and serine kinase-driven protein switches32
A chromatin mesh model for compaction of chromatin by PRC1 in condensates31
Looking back at 30 years of Nature Structural & Molecular Biology31
Cryo-EM structure of the human CST–Polα/primase complex in a recruitment state31
Structure of RAS signaling regulator complex reveals mechanism31
A tweak and a peek: How Cas9 pries open double-stranded DNA to check its sequence31
The yeast genome is globally accessible in living cells30
PARP1 and HPF1 team up to flag down DNA-repair machinery30
Time-course remodeling and pathology intervention of α-synuclein amyloid fibril by heparin and heparin-like oligosaccharides30
Glycerol mediates crosstalk between metabolism and trafficking through the golgin Imh130
Mechanical disengagement of the cohesin ring30
A nanobody-based therapeutic targeting Nipah virus limits viral escape30
Ferlin structures29
Structure and function of a broad-range thermal receptor in myriapods29
Structural basis of pH-dependent activation in a CLC transporter29
Parkinson’s disease risk protein TMEM175 keeps lysosomes running on a proton leak29
The structure of the NuA4–Tip60 complex reveals the mechanism and importance of long-range chromatin modification29
Remote on–off switching of protein activity by intrinsically disordered region29
Author Correction: The active site of O-GlcNAc transferase imposes constraints on substrate sequence28
Molecular basis of the TRAP complex function in ER protein biogenesis28
Mechanisms for licensing origins of DNA replication in eukaryotic cells28
De novo design of obligate ABC-type heterotrimeric proteins28
Distinct tau filament folds in human MAPT mutants P301L and P301T28
Fatty acid transporter MFSD2A is a multifunctional gatekeeper in brain and placenta28
Conformational coupling of redox-driven Na+-translocation in Vibrio cholerae NADH:quinone oxidoreductase28
Catalytic and noncatalytic functions of DNA polymerase κ in translesion DNA synthesis28
Actin up: shifting chromosomes toward repair, but also translocations27
Author Correction: Smc5/6 silences episomal transcription by a three-step function27
Mapping the conformational landscape of the stimulatory heterotrimeric G protein27
A PRE loop at the dac locus acts as a topological chromatin structure that restricts and specifies enhancer–promoter communication27
Replication licensing during S phase: breaking the law to prevent breaking DNA27
Menopause age and cancer risk is influenced by rare genetic variants27
The structure of the human 80S ribosome at 1.9 Å resolution reveals the molecular role of chemical modifications and ions in RNA27
Cryo-EM structures of the Spo11 core complex bound to DNA27
A rare genetic variant biases maternal meiotic recombination toward risk of pregnancy loss27
Author Correction: Structural basis for antibody-mediated NMDA receptor clustering and endocytosis in autoimmune encephalitis27
Author Correction: Phase separation drives the self-assembly of mitochondrial nucleoids for transcriptional modulation27
The subcortical maternal complex safeguards mouse oocyte-to-embryo transition by preventing nuclear entry of SPIN126
Structural insights into the regulation of Cas7-11 by TPR-CHAT26
Cryo-EM reveals how Hsp90 and FKBP immunophilins co-regulate the glucocorticoid receptor26
Molecular basis for the regulation of human glycogen synthase by phosphorylation and glucose-6-phosphate26
Combinatorial quantification of 5mC and 5hmC at individual CpG dyads and the transcriptome in single cells reveals modulators of DNA methylation maintenance fidelity26
Tau filaments with the Alzheimer fold in human MAPT mutants V337M and R406W26
Regulation of kinesin-2 motility by its β-hairpin motif26
Genome dilution by cell growth drives starvation-like proteome remodeling in mammalian and yeast cells26
Returning home to navigate challenges and meet potential in Poland26
Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA26
Mechanism and modeling of human disease-associated near-exon intronic variants that perturb RNA splicing26
Concerted SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase activities of TOPORS and RNF4 are essential for stress management and cell proliferation25
Building a molecular rotor25
Exposing chromothripsis25
Structural insights into TRPV2 modulation by probenecid25
Structural inventory of cotranslational protein folding by the eukaryotic RAC complex25
Tubulin acetyltransferases access and modify the microtubule luminal K40 residue through anchors in taxane-binding pockets25
CRISPR–ChIP reveals selective regulation of H3K79me2 by Menin in MLL leukemia25
Towards a structurally resolved human protein interaction network25
H4K16ac activates the transcription of transposable elements and contributes to their cis-regulatory function25
Wide-ranging cellular functions of ion channels and lipid scramblases in the structurally related TMC, TMEM16 and TMEM63 families25
True-atomic-resolution insights into the structure and functional role of linear chains and low-barrier hydrogen bonds in proteins25
How one molecule senses light and temperature24
The molecular basis of lamin-specific chromatin interactions24
Structure of the γ-tubulin ring complex-capped microtubule24
A conformational switch controlling the toxicity of the prion protein24
An egg-ceptional mechanism of acentrosomal spindle assembly24
Resistance of estrogen receptor function to BET bromodomain inhibition is mediated by transcriptional coactivator cooperativity24
Structures of complete extracellular receptor assemblies mediated by IL-12 and IL-2324
Structure reveals why genome folding is necessary for site-specific integration of foreign DNA into CRISPR arrays24
Space exploration: finding new protein conformations using AlphaFold224
Plasticity in ligand recognition at somatostatin receptors24
Structural basis for CaVα2δ:gabapentin binding24
Molecular basis for Gβγ-mediated activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase γ23
Short poly(A) tails are protected from deadenylation by the LARP1–PABP complex23
MAVS deSUMOylation by SENP1 inhibits its aggregation and antagonizes IRF3 activation23
PIEZOs in vacuoles23
Neuronal VPS13D loss drives microglial activation23
A unifying model for membrane protein biogenesis23
Human primase hangs on the primer–template and Polα to facilitate primer termination23
Efficient selenium use by PRDX6 suppresses iron toxicity and ferroptosis23
Structural insights into SV2A and the mechanism of racetam anticonvulsants23
Ebola virus L–VP35 structure23
From atoms to cells23
Visualizing the repair of broken DNA in living cells reveals a new mechanism for DNA homology search23
A fine balancing act: how epitranscriptome regulates dosage compensation in mammals22
The HMCES DNA-protein cross-link functions as an intermediate in DNA interstrand cross-link repair22
Cracking the case of m7G modification in human tRNAs22
Structure of the preholoproteasome reveals late steps in proteasome core particle biogenesis22
Reciprocal stabilization of CtBP and TRIM28 represses autophagy to promote metastasis22
Insights into stoichiometry and gating of heteromeric LRRC8A–LRRC8C volume-regulated anion channels22
Building up complexity in structural biology studies22
Decoupling of degradation from deadenylation reshapes poly(A) tail length in yeast meiosis22
Initiation of ERAD by the bifunctional complex of Mnl1/Htm1 mannosidase and protein disulfide isomerase21
Could AlphaFold revolutionize chemical therapeutics?21
Natural selection finds a way, even under heavy constraints21
The LexA–RecA* structure reveals a cryptic lock-and-key mechanism for SOS activation21
Structural basis of LRPPRC–SLIRP-dependent translation by the mitoribosome21
The impact of DNA methylation on CTCF-mediated 3D genome organization21
Future opportunities in solute carrier structural biology21
AlphaFold3 takes a step toward decoding molecular behavior and biological computation21
Structural basis of the alkaline pH-dependent activation of insulin receptor-related receptor21
Molecular glues that inhibit deubiquitylase activity and inflammatory signaling21
Architecture of the ESCPE-1 membrane coat20
Essential protein P116 extracts cholesterol and other indispensable lipids for Mycoplasmas20
The RNA world20
An in vivo platform to screen for regulators of Huntington’s disease20
Xist spatially amplifies SHARP/SPEN recruitment to balance chromosome-wide silencing and specificity to the X chromosome20
DNA methyltransferases 3A and 3B target specific sequences during mouse gastrulation20
The essential functions of protein SUMOylation in cell proliferation20
GABA transport cycle: beyond a GAT feeling20
ELL3 regulates spindle assembly to prevent maternally inherited aneuploidy and infertility20
Membrane-embedded machines20
Structural and functional mechanisms of anti-NMDAR autoimmune encephalitis20
Distinct stabilization of the human T cell leukemia virus type 1 immature Gag lattice20
Structural and mechanistic insights into Streptococcus pneumoniae NADPH oxidase20
Looking back at 202320
Higher-order phosphatase–substrate contacts terminate the integrated stress response20
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