Cell Metabolism

Papers
(The TQCC of Cell Metabolism is 51. 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
Cap CASP, not SCAP, to fight steatohepatitis904
Sex- and timing-specific effects of fasting and caloric restriction575
The secret life of lactate: A novel cell-cycle regulatory mechanism543
Sex and genetic background define the metabolic, physiologic, and molecular response to protein restriction500
Lysine acetyltransferase 6A maintains CD4+ T cell response via epigenetic reprogramming of glucose metabolism in autoimmunity496
DMHPpp1r17 neurons regulate aging and lifespan in mice through hypothalamic-adipose inter-tissue communication478
Development of a functional beige fat cell line uncovers independent subclasses of cells expressing UCP1 and the futile creatine cycle435
The Achilles heel of TNBCs: Ferroptosis heterogeneity406
Dopaminylation of endothelial TPI1 suppresses ferroptotic angiocrine signals to promote lung regeneration over fibrosis391
“Sweet death”: Fructose as a metabolic toxin that targets the gut-liver axis381
Association of genetic risk, lifestyle, and their interaction with obesity and obesity-related morbidities372
Time-restricted eating and exercise training improve HbA1c and body composition in women with overweight/obesity: A randomized controlled trial337
Glucagon promotes increased hepatic mitochondrial oxidation and pyruvate carboxylase flux in humans with fatty liver disease336
Metabolic switch regulates lineage plasticity and induces synthetic lethality in triple-negative breast cancer320
Lactate homeostasis is maintained through regulation of glycolysis and lipolysis297
Unveiling adipose populations linked to metabolic health in obesity260
The Type 2 Diabetes Knowledge Portal: An open access genetic resource dedicated to type 2 diabetes and related traits254
Microvessels enhance vascularization and function of transplanted insulin-producing cells238
mTOR takes charge: Relaying uncharged tRNA levels by mTOR ubiquitination229
Dynamic scRNA-seq of live human pancreatic slices reveals functional endocrine cell neogenesis through an intermediate ducto-acinar stage227
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase is a nonenzymatic safety valve that curtails AKT activation to prevent insulin hyperresponsiveness226
Mitochondrial membrane lipids in the regulation of bioenergetic flux225
Spatial regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism by hepatic insulin signaling213
PHGDH-mediated endothelial metabolism drives glioblastoma resistance to chimeric antigen receptor T cell immunotherapy208
Sugar addiction: An Achilles’ heel of auto-immune diseases?205
Kir2.1 channel: Macrophage plasticity in tumor microenvironment204
Supercharging cancer-fighting T cells with lithium carbonate200
Metabolic regulation of the glioblastoma stem cell epitranscriptome by malate dehydrogenase 2188
The integrated stress response fine-tunes stem cell fate decisions upon serine deprivation and tissue injury185
The cephalic phase of insulin release is modulated by IL-1β184
A hierarchical hepatic de novo lipogenesis substrate supply network utilizing pyruvate, acetate, and ketones184
Isolation of extracellular fluids reveals novel secreted bioactive proteins from muscle and fat tissues180
Mitochondrial cristae-remodeling protein OPA1 in POMC neurons couples Ca2+ homeostasis with adipose tissue lipolysis177
Metabolic adaptation supports enhanced macrophage efferocytosis in limited-oxygen environments174
Sphingolipid metabolism controls mammalian heart regeneration163
PHLDA2-mediated phosphatidic acid peroxidation triggers a distinct ferroptotic response during tumor suppression162
A novel protein CYTB-187AA encoded by the mitochondrial gene CYTB modulates mammalian early development161
STING orchestrates the crosstalk between polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism and inflammatory responses158
A microbial metabolite inhibits the HIF-2α-ceramide pathway to mediate the beneficial effects of time-restricted feeding on MASH157
Defend or reproduce? Muscle-derived glutamate determines an immune-reproductive energetic tradeoff155
Focus on diet and exercise153
Paraventricular glia drive circuit function to control metabolism153
Excess pancreatic elastase alters acinar-β cell communication by impairing the mechano-signaling and the PAR2 pathways152
Di-methylation of CD147-K234 Promotes the Progression of NSCLC by Enhancing Lactate Export148
Targeting PDAC metabolism: Environment determines what has GOT2 give144
Bone marrow immune cells respond to fluctuating nutritional stress to constrain weight regain144
HNF1A and A1CF coordinate a beta cell transcription-splicing axis that is disrupted in type 2 diabetes142
Understanding the metabolism of infants using whole-body metabolic models138
Testing the carbohydrate-insulin model: Short-term metabolic responses to consumption of meals with varying glycemic index in healthy adults137
EHBP1 suppresses liver fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis136
MGAT2 inhibitor decreases liver fibrosis and inflammation in murine NASH models and reduces body weight in human adults with obesity134
Maternal circadian rhythms during pregnancy dictate metabolic plasticity in offspring132
Localized GLP1 receptor pre-internalization directs pancreatic alpha cell to beta cell communication130
Early prediction of incident liver disease using conventional risk factors and gut-microbiome-augmented gradient boosting130
The crosstalk between bone remodeling and energy metabolism: A translational perspective130
PDIA3 defines a novel subset of adipose macrophages to exacerbate the development of obesity and metabolic disorders130
Glutamate metabolism directs energetic trade-offs to shape host-pathogen susceptibility in Drosophila129
Organ-specific fuel rewiring in acute and chronic hypoxia redistributes glucose and fatty acid metabolism128
Effect of alternate day fasting combined with aerobic exercise on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized controlled trial128
The past, present, and future physiology and pharmacology of glucagon126
Molecular mechanisms of snoRNA-IL-15 crosstalk in adipocyte lipolysis and NK cell rejuvenation125
Amino acid is a major carbon source for hepatic lipogenesis121
Evaluating human genetic support for hypothesized metabolic disease genes121
Aerobic glycolysis promotes tumor immune evasion by hexokinase2-mediated phosphorylation of IκBα120
Exosomal miR-302b rejuvenates aging mice by reversing the proliferative arrest of senescent cells120
Exosomes as mediators of intercellular crosstalk in metabolism118
Response to Paik et al. on the disease burden of NAFLD114
Biting into a union of oncology and metabolism through leukemic stem cells112
Famsin and fasting adaptation: A glucagon connection112
Liver microbes controlling immunity: Facts and pitfalls110
“Shunt-ing” down obesity with novel endogenous metabolites110
A key role of PIEZO2 mechanosensitive ion channel in adipose sensory innervation109
Anti-seizure effects of norepinephrine-induced free fatty acid release108
Microbiome-derived metabolites counteract tumor-induced immunosuppression and boost immune checkpoint blockade107
Beggars banquet: Metabolism in the tumor immune microenvironment and cancer therapy106
Dietary-timing-induced gut microbiota diurnal oscillations modulate inflammatory rhythms in rheumatoid arthritis105
Cardiometabolic health improvements upon dietary intervention are driven by tissue-specific insulin resistance phenotype: A precision nutrition trial105
Effects on weight loss and glycemic control with SAR441255, a potent unimolecular peptide GLP-1/GIP/GCG receptor triagonist104
Understanding the variation in exercise responses to guide personalized physical activity prescriptions103
Acetate enables metabolic fitness and cognitive performance during sleep disruption101
Obesity-associated microglial inflammatory activation paradoxically improves glucose tolerance101
Targeting gut microbial nitrogen recycling and cellular uptake of ammonium to improve bortezomib resistance in multiple myeloma100
Single-cell transcriptomic and spatial landscapes of the developing human pancreas99
Cancer cells co-opt nociceptive nerves to thrive in nutrient-poor environments and upon nutrient-starvation therapies97
Psychological stress-induced microbial metabolite indole-3-acetate disrupts intestinal cell lineage commitment96
Tumor-associated macrophages are shaped by intratumoral high potassium via Kir2.196
Microglial lipid droplet accumulation in tauopathy brain is regulated by neuronal AMPK94
Extracellular vesicles in fatty liver promote a metastatic tumor microenvironment93
Linoleic acid potentiates CD8+ T cell metabolic fitness and antitumor immunity92
Emerging therapies in cancer metabolism92
Lactobacillus plantarum-derived indole-3-lactic acid ameliorates colorectal tumorigenesis via epigenetic regulation of CD8+ T cell immunity92
Defects in a liver-bone axis contribute to hepatic osteodystrophy disease progression90
Deciphering the metabolic heterogeneity of hematopoietic stem cells with single-cell resolution89
Selenium mediates exercise-induced adult neurogenesis and reverses learning deficits induced by hippocampal injury and aging89
Glycometabolic reprogramming-induced XRCC1 lactylation confers therapeutic resistance in ALDH1A3-overexpressing glioblastoma88
Multi-organ transcriptome atlas of a mouse model of relative energy deficiency in sport87
Defying “IL-11ness” by inhibiting inflammation: Strategy for health and longevity87
A nutrigeroscience approach: Dietary macronutrients and cellular senescence86
Fueling metabolic disruption via FMD to boost chemotherapy in TNBC86
Vps37a regulates hepatic glucose production by controlling glucagon receptor localization to endosomes84
Human genetics identify convergent signals in mitochondrial LACTB-mediated lipid metabolism in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome84
Glycerate from intestinal fructose metabolism induces islet cell damage and glucose intolerance84
OMA1-mediated integrated stress response protects against ferroptosis in mitochondrial cardiomyopathy83
The Gro3p factor: Restoring NAD+/NADH homeostasis to ameliorate mitochondrial disease82
FGF21 suppresses alcohol consumption through an amygdalo-striatal circuit81
Does sweet turn sour? How aspartame aggravates atherosclerosis in a preclinical model80
GDF15 enhances body weight and adiposity reduction in obese mice by leveraging the leptin pathway80
Integrative genetic analysis identifies FLVCR1 as a plasma-membrane choline transporter in mammals79
Adipocyte-derived glutathione promotes obesity-related breast cancer by regulating the SCARB2-ARF1-mTORC1 complex78
Combined glucocorticoid resistance and hyperlactatemia contributes to lethal shock in sepsis77
The intersection of frailty and metabolism77
Hepatic malonyl-CoA synthesis restrains gluconeogenesis by suppressing fat oxidation, pyruvate carboxylation, and amino acid availability76
Missed signals: How PET imaging may fail to capture the addictive potential of ultra-processed foods76
The tRNA-GCN2-FBXO22-axis-mediated mTOR ubiquitination senses amino acid insufficiency76
Hierarchical tricarboxylic acid cycle regulation by hepatocyte arginase 2 links the urea cycle to oxidative metabolism76
Intracellular infection and immune system cues rewire adipocytes to acquire immune function75
SLC25A48 controls mitochondrial choline import and metabolism75
Dietary timing enhances exercise by modulating fat-muscle crosstalk via adipocyte AMPKα2 signaling74
Molecular aspects of fructose metabolism and metabolic disease74
Preventing metabolic disease: Part I73
Urea cycle activation triggered by host-microbiota maladaptation driving colorectal tumorigenesis73
T cells critically depend on pyruvate oxidation73
Diabetic retinopathy is a ceramidopathy reversible by anti-ceramide immunotherapy73
Timed feeding aligns the adipocyte clock to optimize thermogenesis when eating a high-fat diet73
The thermogenic activity of adjacent adipocytes fuels the progression of ccRCC and compromises anti-tumor therapeutic efficacy72
Pyruvate kinase M2 activation reprograms mitochondria in CD8 T cells, enhancing effector functions and efficacy of anti-PD1 therapy72
Liver mitochondrial cristae organizing protein MIC19 promotes energy expenditure and pedestrian locomotion by altering nucleotide metabolism72
The NARly side of whole-body NAD homeostasis72
Isthmin-1 is an adipokine that promotes glucose uptake and improves glucose tolerance and hepatic steatosis72
Realigned transsulfuration drives BRAF-V600E-targeted therapy resistance in melanoma71
Intermittent fasting boosts sexual behavior by limiting the central availability of tryptophan and serotonin71
NAD depletion in skeletal muscle does not compromise muscle function or accelerate aging71
FGF21 reverses MASH through coordinated actions on the CNS and liver71
Branching out beyond canonical brown adipocyte function71
Integrating multiplex immunofluorescent and mass spectrometry imaging to map myeloid heterogeneity in its metabolic and cellular context71
Downregulation of the kidney glucagon receptor, essential for renal function and systemic homeostasis, contributes to chronic kidney disease70
Hepatocyte CHRNA4 mediates the MASH-promotive effects of immune cell-produced acetylcholine and smoking exposure in mice and humans70
Age-related ciliopathy: Obesogenic shortening of melanocortin-4 receptor-bearing neuronal primary cilia69
Not so neutral lipids: Metabolic regulation of the pre-metastatic niche69
Deoxyhypusine synthase promotes a pro-inflammatory macrophage phenotype69
Cytosolic pH is a direct nexus in linking environmental cues with insulin processing and secretion in pancreatic β cells68
Vive la resistant starch: A potential treatment for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis67
Metabolic programs tailor T cell immunity in viral infection, cancer, and aging65
LY3437943, a novel triple glucagon, GIP, and GLP-1 receptor agonist for glycemic control and weight loss: From discovery to clinical proof of concept65
Unlocking the power of postbiotics: A revolutionary approach to nutrition for humans and animals65
Extracellular vesicles mediate the communication of adipose tissue with brain and promote cognitive impairment associated with insulin resistance64
Targeting p21Cip1 highly expressing cells in adipose tissue alleviates insulin resistance in obesity64
Microbiota-gut-brain axis drives overeating disorders64
Two independent respiratory chains adapt OXPHOS performance to glycolytic switch64
NRF2 activation induces NADH-reductive stress, providing a metabolic vulnerability in lung cancer64
Genetics-nutrition interactions control diurnal enhancer-promoter dynamics and liver lipid metabolism63
Ergothioneine improves healthspan of aged animals by enhancing cGPDH activity through CSE-dependent persulfidation63
Fight, flight, and freeze!63
A pattern emerges in chromatin aging: AP-1 steals the show63
Krebs takes a turn at cell differentiation63
Bempedoic acid suppresses diet-induced hepatic steatosis independently of ATP-citrate lyase63
Diabesity? No worries, FKBP11 to the rescue63
Thymidine kinase 1 drives hepatocellular carcinoma in enzyme-dependent and -independent manners62
Gut microbial alterations in arginine metabolism determine bone mechanical adaptation62
The NADPARK study: A randomized phase I trial of nicotinamide riboside supplementation in Parkinson’s disease62
Outrunning obesity with Lac-Phe?61
TOX4, an insulin receptor-independent regulator of hepatic glucose production, is activated in diabetic liver61
Tumor-derived exosomes drive immunosuppressive macrophages in a pre-metastatic niche through glycolytic dominant metabolic reprogramming61
A mechanosensitive lipolytic factor in the bone marrow promotes osteogenesis and lymphopoiesis61
Neutrophils resist ferroptosis and promote breast cancer metastasis through aconitate decarboxylase 161
Targeting metabolic circuitry to supercharge CD8+ T cell antitumor responses60
Comparative transcriptomics reveals circadian and pluripotency networks as two pillars of longevity regulation59
A human omentum-specific mesothelial-like stromal population inhibits adipogenesis through IGFBP2 secretion59
Short-term cold exposure induces persistent epigenomic memory in brown fat59
Leptin enhances the intracellular thyroid hormone activation in skeletal muscle to boost energy balance59
Mitochondrial isocitrate dehydrogenase impedes CAR T cell function by restraining antioxidant metabolism and histone acetylation59
GLP-1/GIP/glucagon receptor triagonism gets its try in humans59
Immunoediting instructs tumor metabolic reprogramming to support immune evasion58
The neurocircuitry of fasting-induced glucocorticoid release58
Intermittent clearance of p21-highly-expressing cells extends lifespan and confers sustained benefits to health and physical function58
Synergistic role of gut-microbial L-ornithine in enhancing ustekinumab efficacy for Crohn’s disease58
Identification of a molecular resistor that controls UCP1-independent Ca2+ cycling thermogenesis in adipose tissue58
First we eat, then we do everything else: The dynamic metabolic regulation of efferocytosis58
T-bet B or not T-bet B, is that the question in obesity-related metabolic disease?58
Region-specific transcriptomic responses to obesity and diabetes in macaque hypothalamus57
Hepatic FXR-FGF4 is required for bile acid homeostasis via an FGFR4-LRH-1 signal node under cholestatic stress57
Inflammation and cholesterol at the crossroads of vascular risk57
Itaconate transporter SLC13A3 confers immunotherapy resistance via alkylation-mediated stabilization of PD-L156
m6A mRNA methylation in brown fat regulates systemic insulin sensitivity via an inter-organ prostaglandin signaling axis independent of UCP156
The mitochondrial multi-omic response to exercise training across rat tissues56
Heterogenous impairment of α cell function in type 2 diabetes is linked to cell maturation state55
Carbon source availability drives nutrient utilization in CD8+ T cells55
Warburg-like metabolic transformation underlies neuronal degeneration in sporadic Alzheimer’s disease54
TM7SF3 controls TEAD1 splicing to prevent MASH-induced liver fibrosis54
Ketogenic diet promotes tumor ferroptosis but induces relative corticosterone deficiency that accelerates cachexia53
Elevated Hypothalamic TCPTP in Obesity Contributes to Cellular Leptin Resistance53
Mitochondrial metabolism coordinates stage-specific repair processes in macrophages during wound healing53
Peter J. Roach (1948–2022)53
Making a sPLAsh: The expanding repertoire of EV signaling52
Eliminate or reformulate ultra-processed foods? Biological mechanisms matter52
A microbial metabolite inhibits the HIF-2α-ceramide pathway to mediate the beneficial effects of time-restricted feeding on MASH51
Microbiota-derived acetate enables the metabolic fitness of the brain innate immune system during health and disease51
GDF15 analogs as obesity therapeutics51
Non-invasive lipid panel of MASLD fibrosis transition underscores the role of lipoprotein sulfatides in hepatic immunomodulation51
Acetate controls endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition51
Circulating glycerate predicts resilience to fructose-induced hepatic steatosis51
Stress-induced β cell early senescence confers protection against type 1 diabetes51
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