Cell Metabolism

Papers
(The TQCC of Cell Metabolism is 50. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
The secret life of lactate: A novel cell-cycle regulatory mechanism809
Cap CASP, not SCAP, to fight steatohepatitis495
The Achilles heel of TNBCs: Ferroptosis heterogeneity487
The search for thermoregulatory neurons is heating up421
Lysine acetyltransferase 6A maintains CD4+ T cell response via epigenetic reprogramming of glucose metabolism in autoimmunity412
Lactate homeostasis is maintained through regulation of glycolysis and lipolysis371
Sex- and timing-specific effects of fasting and caloric restriction371
The Type 2 Diabetes Knowledge Portal: An open access genetic resource dedicated to type 2 diabetes and related traits366
Sex and genetic background define the metabolic, physiologic, and molecular response to protein restriction355
Dopaminylation of endothelial TPI1 suppresses ferroptotic angiocrine signals to promote lung regeneration over fibrosis325
Adipocyte iron levels impinge on a fat-gut crosstalk to regulate intestinal lipid absorption and mediate protection from obesity320
Unveiling adipose populations linked to metabolic health in obesity318
Time-restricted eating and exercise training improve HbA1c and body composition in women with overweight/obesity: A randomized controlled trial309
DMHPpp1r17 neurons regulate aging and lifespan in mice through hypothalamic-adipose inter-tissue communication306
“Sweet death”: Fructose as a metabolic toxin that targets the gut-liver axis291
Metabolic switch regulates lineage plasticity and induces synthetic lethality in triple-negative breast cancer288
Association of genetic risk, lifestyle, and their interaction with obesity and obesity-related morbidities276
Development of a functional beige fat cell line uncovers independent subclasses of cells expressing UCP1 and the futile creatine cycle273
Glucagon promotes increased hepatic mitochondrial oxidation and pyruvate carboxylase flux in humans with fatty liver disease272
Mitochondrial cristae-remodeling protein OPA1 in POMC neurons couples Ca2+ homeostasis with adipose tissue lipolysis238
Supercharging cancer-fighting T cells with lithium carbonate232
Spatial regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism by hepatic insulin signaling225
Microvessels enhance vascularization and function of transplanted insulin-producing cells220
Creatine promotes metastatic dissemination212
Sugar addiction: An Achilles’ heel of auto-immune diseases?200
Kir2.1 channel: Macrophage plasticity in tumor microenvironment198
Metabolic adaptation supports enhanced macrophage efferocytosis in limited-oxygen environments198
Sphingolipid metabolism controls mammalian heart regeneration193
A hierarchical hepatic de novo lipogenesis substrate supply network utilizing pyruvate, acetate, and ketones191
PHLDA2-mediated phosphatidic acid peroxidation triggers a distinct ferroptotic response during tumor suppression189
mTOR takes charge: Relaying uncharged tRNA levels by mTOR ubiquitination189
Metabolic regulation of the glioblastoma stem cell epitranscriptome by malate dehydrogenase 2185
Dynamic scRNA-seq of live human pancreatic slices reveals functional endocrine cell neogenesis through an intermediate ducto-acinar stage182
Mitochondrial membrane lipids in the regulation of bioenergetic flux177
The cephalic phase of insulin release is modulated by IL-1β171
Isolation of extracellular fluids reveals novel secreted bioactive proteins from muscle and fat tissues170
A novel protein CYTB-187AA encoded by the mitochondrial gene CYTB modulates mammalian early development169
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase is a nonenzymatic safety valve that curtails AKT activation to prevent insulin hyperresponsiveness163
Adhesion-mediated mechanosignaling forces mitohormesis160
STING orchestrates the crosstalk between polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism and inflammatory responses160
PHGDH-mediated endothelial metabolism drives glioblastoma resistance to chimeric antigen receptor T cell immunotherapy160
FXR activation protects against NAFLD via bile-acid-dependent reductions in lipid absorption157
MGAT2 inhibitor decreases liver fibrosis and inflammation in murine NASH models and reduces body weight in human adults with obesity155
A microbial metabolite inhibits the HIF-2α-ceramide pathway to mediate the beneficial effects of time-restricted feeding on MASH154
Maternal circadian rhythms during pregnancy dictate metabolic plasticity in offspring149
Bone marrow immune cells respond to fluctuating nutritional stress to constrain weight regain146
Di-methylation of CD147-K234 Promotes the Progression of NSCLC by Enhancing Lactate Export144
Understanding the metabolism of infants using whole-body metabolic models142
Paraventricular glia drive circuit function to control metabolism139
Defend or reproduce? Muscle-derived glutamate determines an immune-reproductive energetic tradeoff139
Focus on diet and exercise139
The crosstalk between bone remodeling and energy metabolism: A translational perspective137
Targeting PDAC metabolism: Environment determines what has GOT2 give137
Early prediction of incident liver disease using conventional risk factors and gut-microbiome-augmented gradient boosting136
EHBP1 suppresses liver fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis136
Molecular mechanisms of snoRNA-IL-15 crosstalk in adipocyte lipolysis and NK cell rejuvenation134
Glutamate metabolism directs energetic trade-offs to shape host-pathogen susceptibility in Drosophila133
Exosomal miR-302b rejuvenates aging mice by reversing the proliferative arrest of senescent cells128
Effect of alternate day fasting combined with aerobic exercise on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized controlled trial127
Excess pancreatic elastase alters acinar-β cell communication by impairing the mechano-signaling and the PAR2 pathways125
Amino acid is a major carbon source for hepatic lipogenesis123
Organ-specific fuel rewiring in acute and chronic hypoxia redistributes glucose and fatty acid metabolism122
Aerobic glycolysis promotes tumor immune evasion by hexokinase2-mediated phosphorylation of IκBα122
Exosomes as mediators of intercellular crosstalk in metabolism121
PDIA3 defines a novel subset of adipose macrophages to exacerbate the development of obesity and metabolic disorders121
Testing the carbohydrate-insulin model: Short-term metabolic responses to consumption of meals with varying glycemic index in healthy adults120
The past, present, and future physiology and pharmacology of glucagon119
Evaluating human genetic support for hypothesized metabolic disease genes115
Biting into a union of oncology and metabolism through leukemic stem cells114
Response to Paik et al. on the disease burden of NAFLD114
Anti-seizure effects of norepinephrine-induced free fatty acid release113
Famsin and fasting adaptation: A glucagon connection111
Can tumor cells take it all away?111
“Shunt-ing” down obesity with novel endogenous metabolites110
Beggars banquet: Metabolism in the tumor immune microenvironment and cancer therapy110
Liver microbes controlling immunity: Facts and pitfalls110
Cardiovascular disease in diabetes, beyond glucose110
Cancer cells co-opt nociceptive nerves to thrive in nutrient-poor environments and upon nutrient-starvation therapies109
A key role of PIEZO2 mechanosensitive ion channel in adipose sensory innervation109
Tumor-associated macrophages are shaped by intratumoral high potassium via Kir2.1108
Microbiome-derived metabolites counteract tumor-induced immunosuppression and boost immune checkpoint blockade106
Selenium mediates exercise-induced adult neurogenesis and reverses learning deficits induced by hippocampal injury and aging106
Understanding the variation in exercise responses to guide personalized physical activity prescriptions103
Deciphering the metabolic heterogeneity of hematopoietic stem cells with single-cell resolution103
Glycometabolic reprogramming-induced XRCC1 lactylation confers therapeutic resistance in ALDH1A3-overexpressing glioblastoma101
Single-cell transcriptomic and spatial landscapes of the developing human pancreas98
Obesity-associated microglial inflammatory activation paradoxically improves glucose tolerance97
Cardiometabolic health improvements upon dietary intervention are driven by tissue-specific insulin resistance phenotype: A precision nutrition trial96
Linoleic acid potentiates CD8+ T cell metabolic fitness and antitumor immunity96
Defects in a liver-bone axis contribute to hepatic osteodystrophy disease progression96
Targeting gut microbial nitrogen recycling and cellular uptake of ammonium to improve bortezomib resistance in multiple myeloma95
Effects on weight loss and glycemic control with SAR441255, a potent unimolecular peptide GLP-1/GIP/GCG receptor triagonist95
Dietary-timing-induced gut microbiota diurnal oscillations modulate inflammatory rhythms in rheumatoid arthritis94
Emerging therapies in cancer metabolism93
Microglial lipid droplet accumulation in tauopathy brain is regulated by neuronal AMPK92
Extracellular vesicles in fatty liver promote a metastatic tumor microenvironment92
Psychological stress-induced microbial metabolite indole-3-acetate disrupts intestinal cell lineage commitment91
Acetate enables metabolic fitness and cognitive performance during sleep disruption90
Lactobacillus plantarum-derived indole-3-lactic acid ameliorates colorectal tumorigenesis via epigenetic regulation of CD8+ T cell immunity89
Defying “IL-11ness” by inhibiting inflammation: Strategy for health and longevity88
Vps37a regulates hepatic glucose production by controlling glucagon receptor localization to endosomes87
The Gro3p factor: Restoring NAD+/NADH homeostasis to ameliorate mitochondrial disease86
Fueling metabolic disruption via FMD to boost chemotherapy in TNBC86
SLC25A48 controls mitochondrial choline import and metabolism85
Integrative genetic analysis identifies FLVCR1 as a plasma-membrane choline transporter in mammals84
Does sweet turn sour? How aspartame aggravates atherosclerosis in a preclinical model84
Intracellular infection and immune system cues rewire adipocytes to acquire immune function83
Combined glucocorticoid resistance and hyperlactatemia contributes to lethal shock in sepsis83
OMA1-mediated integrated stress response protects against ferroptosis in mitochondrial cardiomyopathy82
Adipocyte-derived glutathione promotes obesity-related breast cancer by regulating the SCARB2-ARF1-mTORC1 complex82
FGF21 suppresses alcohol consumption through an amygdalo-striatal circuit80
The intersection of frailty and metabolism79
Urea cycle activation triggered by host-microbiota maladaptation driving colorectal tumorigenesis79
Human genetics identify convergent signals in mitochondrial LACTB-mediated lipid metabolism in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome79
Glycerate from intestinal fructose metabolism induces islet cell damage and glucose intolerance78
Molecular aspects of fructose metabolism and metabolic disease77
GDF15 enhances body weight and adiposity reduction in obese mice by leveraging the leptin pathway77
A nutrigeroscience approach: Dietary macronutrients and cellular senescence76
Multi-organ transcriptome atlas of a mouse model of relative energy deficiency in sport75
Dietary timing enhances exercise by modulating fat-muscle crosstalk via adipocyte AMPKα2 signaling75
Diabetic retinopathy is a ceramidopathy reversible by anti-ceramide immunotherapy75
The tRNA-GCN2-FBXO22-axis-mediated mTOR ubiquitination senses amino acid insufficiency74
Hierarchical tricarboxylic acid cycle regulation by hepatocyte arginase 2 links the urea cycle to oxidative metabolism74
Hepatic malonyl-CoA synthesis restrains gluconeogenesis by suppressing fat oxidation, pyruvate carboxylation, and amino acid availability73
Top-down control of conditioned overconsumption is mediated by insular cortex Nos1 neurons73
Preventing metabolic disease: Part I72
Not so neutral lipids: Metabolic regulation of the pre-metastatic niche72
Branching out beyond canonical brown adipocyte function71
T cells critically depend on pyruvate oxidation71
Vive la resistant starch: A potential treatment for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis71
Timed feeding aligns the adipocyte clock to optimize thermogenesis when eating a high-fat diet71
Intermittent fasting boosts sexual behavior by limiting the central availability of tryptophan and serotonin70
Pyruvate kinase M2 activation reprograms mitochondria in CD8 T cells, enhancing effector functions and efficacy of anti-PD1 therapy70
Downregulation of the kidney glucagon receptor, essential for renal function and systemic homeostasis, contributes to chronic kidney disease69
Deoxyhypusine synthase promotes a pro-inflammatory macrophage phenotype69
FGF21 reverses MASH through coordinated actions on the CNS and liver69
The therapeutic promises of NAD+ boosters68
NAD depletion in skeletal muscle does not compromise muscle function or accelerate aging68
Hepatocyte CHRNA4 mediates the MASH-promotive effects of immune cell-produced acetylcholine and smoking exposure in mice and humans68
NRF2 activation induces NADH-reductive stress, providing a metabolic vulnerability in lung cancer67
Targeting p21Cip1 highly expressing cells in adipose tissue alleviates insulin resistance in obesity67
Cytosolic pH is a direct nexus in linking environmental cues with insulin processing and secretion in pancreatic β cells67
Realigned transsulfuration drives BRAF-V600E-targeted therapy resistance in melanoma66
Age-related ciliopathy: Obesogenic shortening of melanocortin-4 receptor-bearing neuronal primary cilia66
Integrating multiplex immunofluorescent and mass spectrometry imaging to map myeloid heterogeneity in its metabolic and cellular context66
Extracellular vesicles mediate the communication of adipose tissue with brain and promote cognitive impairment associated with insulin resistance66
SARS-CoV-2 infects human pancreatic β cells and elicits β cell impairment65
The thermogenic activity of adjacent adipocytes fuels the progression of ccRCC and compromises anti-tumor therapeutic efficacy65
Two independent respiratory chains adapt OXPHOS performance to glycolytic switch65
LY3437943, a novel triple glucagon, GIP, and GLP-1 receptor agonist for glycemic control and weight loss: From discovery to clinical proof of concept64
Isthmin-1 is an adipokine that promotes glucose uptake and improves glucose tolerance and hepatic steatosis64
Liver mitochondrial cristae organizing protein MIC19 promotes energy expenditure and pedestrian locomotion by altering nucleotide metabolism64
A dietary source of antibiotic tolerance63
Fight, flight, and freeze!63
Unlocking the power of postbiotics: A revolutionary approach to nutrition for humans and animals63
Diabesity? No worries, FKBP11 to the rescue63
Metabolic programs tailor T cell immunity in viral infection, cancer, and aging63
A pattern emerges in chromatin aging: AP-1 steals the show63
Ergothioneine improves healthspan of aged animals by enhancing cGPDH activity through CSE-dependent persulfidation63
Microbiota-gut-brain axis drives overeating disorders63
Thymidine kinase 1 drives hepatocellular carcinoma in enzyme-dependent and -independent manners62
Outrunning obesity with Lac-Phe?62
Neutrophils resist ferroptosis and promote breast cancer metastasis through aconitate decarboxylase 162
The NADPARK study: A randomized phase I trial of nicotinamide riboside supplementation in Parkinson’s disease62
Tumor-derived exosomes drive immunosuppressive macrophages in a pre-metastatic niche through glycolytic dominant metabolic reprogramming61
Krebs takes a turn at cell differentiation61
Bempedoic acid suppresses diet-induced hepatic steatosis independently of ATP-citrate lyase61
Proteasome stress in skeletal muscle mounts a long-range protective response that delays retinal and brain aging61
A mechanosensitive lipolytic factor in the bone marrow promotes osteogenesis and lymphopoiesis60
Gut microbial alterations in arginine metabolism determine bone mechanical adaptation59
T-bet B or not T-bet B, is that the question in obesity-related metabolic disease?58
GLP-1/GIP/glucagon receptor triagonism gets its try in humans58
Itaconate transporter SLC13A3 confers immunotherapy resistance via alkylation-mediated stabilization of PD-L157
m6A mRNA methylation in brown fat regulates systemic insulin sensitivity via an inter-organ prostaglandin signaling axis independent of UCP157
Synergistic role of gut-microbial L-ornithine in enhancing ustekinumab efficacy for Crohn’s disease57
Warburg-like metabolic transformation underlies neuronal degeneration in sporadic Alzheimer’s disease57
Creatine promotes cancer metastasis through activation of Smad2/357
TOX4, an insulin receptor-independent regulator of hepatic glucose production, is activated in diabetic liver57
Leptin enhances the intracellular thyroid hormone activation in skeletal muscle to boost energy balance56
Short-term cold exposure induces persistent epigenomic memory in brown fat56
Inflammation and cholesterol at the crossroads of vascular risk55
The neurocircuitry of fasting-induced glucocorticoid release55
First we eat, then we do everything else: The dynamic metabolic regulation of efferocytosis54
Hepatic FXR-FGF4 is required for bile acid homeostasis via an FGFR4-LRH-1 signal node under cholestatic stress54
The mitochondrial multi-omic response to exercise training across rat tissues53
Targeting metabolic circuitry to supercharge CD8+ T cell antitumor responses53
Immunoediting instructs tumor metabolic reprogramming to support immune evasion53
TM7SF3 controls TEAD1 splicing to prevent MASH-induced liver fibrosis53
A human omentum-specific mesothelial-like stromal population inhibits adipogenesis through IGFBP2 secretion52
Intermittent clearance of p21-highly-expressing cells extends lifespan and confers sustained benefits to health and physical function52
Mitochondrial isocitrate dehydrogenase impedes CAR T cell function by restraining antioxidant metabolism and histone acetylation52
Ketogenic diet promotes tumor ferroptosis but induces relative corticosterone deficiency that accelerates cachexia52
Making a sPLAsh: The expanding repertoire of EV signaling51
Comparative transcriptomics reveals circadian and pluripotency networks as two pillars of longevity regulation51
Carbon source availability drives nutrient utilization in CD8+ T cells51
Peter J. Roach (1948–2022)51
Region-specific transcriptomic responses to obesity and diabetes in macaque hypothalamus51
Heterogenous impairment of α cell function in type 2 diabetes is linked to cell maturation state51
Mitochondrial metabolism coordinates stage-specific repair processes in macrophages during wound healing51
Identification of a molecular resistor that controls UCP1-independent Ca2+ cycling thermogenesis in adipose tissue51
Ergothioneine controls mitochondrial function and exercise performance via direct activation of MPST50
Elevated Hypothalamic TCPTP in Obesity Contributes to Cellular Leptin Resistance50
Eliminate or reformulate ultra-processed foods? Biological mechanisms matter50
Circulating glycerate predicts resilience to fructose-induced hepatic steatosis50
Exercise induces tissue-specific adaptations to enhance cardiometabolic health50
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