Nature Chemical Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Chemical Biology is 2. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Making a 6mA demethylase244
Chemical targeting of amyloids223
Channeling kynurenine197
To TnpB or not TnpB? Cas12 is the answer197
Detecting features of antibody structure through their mediator-accessible redox activities194
A sulfate amuse-bouche188
Cyclic signature181
Surviving salt stress167
Development of cyclic peptides that can be administered orally to inhibit disease targets159
A vicious cycle158
Flipping the polarity switch157
Sterol homeostasis in yeast156
Altering the cap131
Sensing the air123
Seeing the retention122
Assembly-activated aggregation116
Publisher Correction: Accelerated RNA detection using tandem CRISPR nucleases116
Bacteria lose a pep in their step111
An engineered trafficking biosensor reveals a role for DNAJC13 in DOR downregulation110
Determining the role of peroxidation of subcellular lipid membranes in ferroptosis108
Author Correction: ML-enhanced peroxisome capacity enables compartmentalization of multienzyme pathway107
Facile generation of drug-like conformational antibodies specific for amyloid fibrils106
Rationally seeded computational protein design of ɑ-helical barrels104
Chemical genomics with pyrvinium identifies C1orf115 as a regulator of drug efflux102
Ribosome stalling during selenoprotein translation exposes a ferroptosis vulnerability98
Characterization of a patient-derived variant of GPX4 for precision therapy97
Engineering eukaryotic transposon-encoded Fanzor2 system for genome editing in mammals93
Lysosome-targeting chimeras evolve93
Inter-kingdom electromechanical communication91
E2–Ub-R74G strategy reveals E2-specific ubiquitin conjugation profiles in live cells89
Calcium-gated potassium channel blockade via membrane-facing fenestrations88
Artificial intelligence foundation for therapeutic science88
A pseudoenzyme enables indole biosynthesis in eudicot plants88
Small-molecule dissolution of stress granules by redox modulation benefits ALS models86
Lysine l-lactylation is the dominant lactylation isomer induced by glycolysis85
A class of anti-inflammatory lipids decrease with aging in the central nervous system83
The landscape of targets and lead molecules for remyelination83
Programmable living assembly of materials by bacterial adhesion82
Ubiquitin-specific proximity labeling for the identification of E3 ligase substrates81
Macrolones target bacterial ribosomes and DNA gyrase and can evade resistance mechanisms81
Seismic shift80
Chemigenetic indicators based on synthetic chelators and green fluorescent protein80
Small-molecule trapping of an RNA-binding protein blocks cancer cell growth79
The core of the matter78
Controlling sulfation77
Brake disposal76
Autoinducer-fluorophore conjugates enable FRET in LuxR proteins in vitro and in cells75
Running through the blocks75
M24B aminopeptidase inhibitors selectively activate the CARD8 inflammasome75
Small molecule targeting of chromatin writers in cancer74
Functional profiling of serine, threonine and tyrosine sites73
Escherichia coli small molecule metabolism at the host–microorganism interface73
Peptides hit the catalysis walk72
Tuned out72
Badminton at nanoscale72
Making transient complexes stick71
A wrench in the motor70
A high-throughput screening platform for enzymes active on mucin-type O-glycoproteins69
Endogenous currents in HEK 293 cells are inhibited by memantine67
Engineering CAR-T cells to activate small-molecule drugs in situ67
Development of an allosteric adhesion GPCR nanobody with therapeutic potential67
Small molecule inhibits KCNQ channels with a non-blocking mechanism67
Etoposide promotes DNA loop trapping and barrier formation by topoisomerase II64
Discovery and molecular basis of subtype-selective cyclophilin inhibitors64
Structure-based investigation of fluorogenic Pepper aptamer63
Programmed RNA editing with an evolved bacterial adenosine deaminase63
Site-specific encoding of photoactivity and photoreactivity into antibody fragments62
Open-ended molecular recording of sequential cellular events into DNA62
SNAP-tag2 for faster and brighter protein labeling62
An optimized bioluminescent substrate for non-invasive imaging in the brain60
Visualizing drug effects over time in live animals using optical pharmacodynamics59
Affinity for both sides59
Medicine from modified mRNA59
Degrade the RNA59
Survival of the sweetest tooth59
Superbugs leave fingerprints59
A home for orphans58
Synthesizing cellular LOGIC58
Waking sleeping viruses58
RNA-based programmable DNA cleavage57
Rolling the RBP snowballs57
NO signal57
Lighting up kinase contacts in situ56
The right angle56
Engineering a xylose fermenting yeast for lignocellulosic ethanol production55
All that glows is gold55
Structure and mechanism of a neuropeptide-activated channel in the ENaC/DEG superfamily54
Hydroxytryptophan biosynthesis by a family of heme-dependent enzymes in bacteria54
Functional targeting of membrane transporters and enzymes to peroxisomes54
ML-enhanced peroxisome capacity enables compartmentalization of multienzyme pathway54
Selective bioorthogonal probe for N-glycan hybrid structures54
Pharmacological targeting of BMAL1 modulates circadian and immune pathways53
Single-cell sensor analyses reveal signaling programs enabling Ras-G12C drug resistance52
Mucin O-glycans are natural inhibitors of Candida albicans pathogenicity52
Structural basis of efficacy-driven ligand selectivity at GPCRs51
Engineering APOBEC3A deaminase for highly accurate and efficient base editing51
Programmable RNA base editing via targeted modifications50
Molecular basis of β-arrestin coupling to the metabotropic glutamate receptor mGlu350
Direct methylation sequencing50
Direct mapping of tyrosine sulfation states in native peptides by nanopore49
Cas13d knockdown of lung protease Ctsl prevents and treats SARS-CoV-2 infection49
Condensation of SEUSS promotes hyperosmotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis49
Switching off the stress response48
Stepwise membrane binding of extended synaptotagmins revealed by optical tweezers48
Deep learning-guided discovery of an antibiotic targeting Acinetobacter baumannii48
Providing inclusivity47
Sweet synthetic chaperones46
Author Correction: Phage-assisted evolution of compact Cas9 variants targeting a simple NNG PAM45
Catch in nucleus45
Prospering phase separation44
Illuminating GPCR trafficking44
A peptide dehydratase with core strength44
A dimeric proteomimetic prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection by dimerizing the spike protein44
Chemically inducible split protein regulators for mammalian cells44
Dynamic basis for dA•dGTP and dA•d8OGTP misincorporation via Hoogsteen base pairs44
Phase in phase43
A single-component, light-assisted uncaging switch for endoproteolytic release43
A fat-fueled fatality43
CUL5-ARIH2 E3-E3 ubiquitin ligase structure reveals cullin-specific NEDD8 activation43
A rapid chemical reprogramming system to generate human pluripotent stem cells42
Boric acid intercepts 80S ribosome migration from AUG-stop by stabilizing eRF142
Dissociation for living42
Inhibition of translation termination by the antimicrobial peptide Drosocin42
In-cell kinetic stability is an essential trait in metallo-β-lactamase evolution42
Signal peptide mimicry primes Sec61 for client-selective inhibition42
Chemical-based epigenetic reprogramming to advance pluripotency and totipotency42
Structural snapshots along K48-linked ubiquitin chain formation by the HECT E3 UBR541
Anti-infective bile acids bind and inactivate a Salmonella virulence regulator41
ENO1 promotes liver carcinogenesis through YAP1-dependent arachidonic acid metabolism40
Chemically engineered antibodies for autophagy-based receptor degradation40
Genome mining for unknown–unknown natural products40
Modulation of microbial community dynamics by spatial partitioning39
The β-subunit of tryptophan synthase is a latent tyrosine synthase39
A CRISPR activation screen identifies FBXO22 supporting targeted protein degradation39
Alzheimer’s disease–implicated protein tau puts the squeeze on microtubules38
Enzyme assemblies on demand38
Nanopore glycan profiling38
Size matters38
Disarming the pathogen38
Capturing receptor states with glue38
Convergent evolution of bacterial ceramide synthesis37
Lighting up DNA37
Deep dive into a drug pump37
Sialic acid-containing glycolipids mediate binding and viral entry of SARS-CoV-237
Expanding beyond the capability of nature37
Under pressure37
Author Correction: An engineered hypercompact CRISPR-Cas12f system with boosted gene-editing activity37
Hippo pathway regulation by phosphatidylinositol transfer protein and phosphoinositides36
Forced rewiring of RTK signaling36
Molecular basis for ubiquitin/Fubi cross-reactivity in USP16 and USP3636
Rapid discovery of cyclic peptide protein aggregation inhibitors by continuous selection36
CRISPR–Cas12a-mediated DNA clamping triggers target-strand cleavage36
Publisher Correction: Polyvalent folate receptor-targeting chimeras for degradation of membrane proteins36
The realization of CRISPR gene therapy35
Structural basis of AcrIF24 as an anti-CRISPR protein and transcriptional suppressor35
Chemical Decoding of Spatial Biology35
Lipoyl deglutarylation by ABHD11 regulates mitochondrial and T cell metabolism35
Spontaneously established syntrophic yeast communities improve bioproduction35
A topological switch in CFTR modulates channel activity and sensitivity to unfolding35
A PASS for protein secretion35
Mechanism of nucleosomal H2A K13/15 monoubiquitination and adjacent dual monoubiquitination by RNF16835
Structural basis for inhibition of the drug efflux pump NorA from Staphylococcus aureus34
Structural mechanisms of TRPV2 modulation by endogenous and exogenous ligands34
Imbuing peptide libraries with drug-likeness34
Structural basis of TRPV3 inhibition by an antagonist34
A modification-centric assessment tool for the performance of chemoproteomic probes34
Dissolution of oncofusion transcription factor condensates for cancer therapy34
An allosteric redox switch involved in oxygen protection in a CO2 reductase34
Thoughts for the future34
Shackled ribosomes unleashed33
Genetically engineered synthetic cells activate cargo release upon temperature shift33
Cross-kingdom warfare33
Click, release, destroy33
Basket of sweets32
Author Correction: Combining CRISPRi and metabolomics for functional annotation of compound libraries32
A new class of macrocyclic peptides32
Engineering from evolution32
Moonlighting in the membrane32
Bringing chemistry to medicine to redefine the undruggable32
Redefining the off switch32
Evading resistance at the double32
Small-molecule inhibition of the archetypal UbiB protein COQ831
Structural basis of a small monomeric Clivia fluorogenic RNA with a large Stokes shift31
Click biology highlights the opportunities from reliable biological reactions31
An alternative mechanism for recruiting Cas2/3 in a phage-encoded CRISPR–Cas system31
Studying ATP synthesis in situ31
Selective targeting of oncogenic hotspot mutations of the HER2 extracellular domain31
Unbalanced response to growth variations reshapes the cell fate decision landscape30
Enzymatic synthesis of peptide therapeutics30
Auxin branches out30
Programming biological communication between distinct membraneless compartments30
A single sensor controls large variations in zinc quotas in a marine cyanobacterium30
Chemical editing of proteoglycan architecture30
Ligand recognition and G-protein coupling selectivity of cholecystokinin A receptor30
TMEM164 is an acyltransferase that forms ferroptotic C20:4 ether phospholipids30
Author Correction: A cell-free biosensor signal amplification circuit with polymerase strand recycling30
Dynamic eIF3a O-GlcNAcylation controls translation reinitiation during nutrient stress30
Engineered bacterial swarm patterns as spatial records of environmental inputs30
Shifting redox reaction equilibria on demand using an orthogonal redox cofactor29
De novo development of small cyclic peptides that are orally bioavailable28
State of play28
Context-based sensing of orthosomycin antibiotics by the translating ribosome28
Receptors from an ADAR trick28
Drug addiction unveils a repressive methylation ceiling in EZH2-mutant lymphoma28
In search of chemical rationales28
Cutting the tail28
Building light-activated synthetic cells that induce gene expression in bacteria via quorum sensing28
Recording calcium concentrations28
Identifying p53-independent apoptosis27
Programmable solid-state condensates for spatiotemporal control of mammalian gene expression27
Traffic control27
Aiming for the pocket27
The protein universe in 3D27
Learning from CoQ10 history27
Capturing copper to inhibit inflammation26
Proximity-inducing pharmacology26
Design principles imprinted by evolution26
Combining CRISPRi and metabolomics for functional annotation of compound libraries26
In silico prohormone processing26
Insights into G-protein coupling preference from cryo-EM structures of Gq-bound PTH1R26
Partitioning of a 2-bit hash function across 66 communicating cells26
Depletion of creatine phosphagen energetics with a covalent creatine kinase inhibitor25
Velcrin-induced selective cleavage of tRNALeu(TAA) by SLFN12 causes cancer cell death25
Long-term super-resolution inner mitochondrial membrane imaging with a lipid probe25
Catalysis under stress25
Expanding the molecular grammar of polar residues and arginine in FUS phase separation25
Discovery and biosynthesis of cyclic plant peptides via autocatalytic cyclases25
PRMT inhibition induces a viral mimicry response in triple-negative breast cancer25
Artificial intelligence uncovers carcinogenic human metabolites25
Mechanism of capsaicin entry into buried vanilloid sites in TRPV125
GA-independent DELLA regulation by inositol pyrophosphate in a nonvascular land plant25
Cryptic enzymatic assembly of peptides armed with β-lactone warheads25
Brassinosteroids en route24
Put another ring on it24
A complex struggle for direction24
A gut feeling24
A new RNA performs old chemistry24
Drivers of intrinsic resistance24
Stress it up24
Antibodies expand the scope of angiotensin receptor pharmacology24
It’s in the blood24
A new twist to increase ion flow24
Chemical screening by time-resolved X-ray scattering to discover allosteric probes23
Galectin-13 reduces membrane localization of SLC7A11 for ferroptosis propagation23
Protein-based bandpass filters for controlling cellular signaling with chemical inputs23
Molecular conversations23
Auto-inhibition and activation of a short Argonaute-associated TIR-APAZ defense system23
Serine ADPr on histones and PARP1 is a cellular target of ester-linked ubiquitylation23
Pharmacological inhibition of PSPH reduces serine levels and epileptic seizures23
Horizontal gene transfer enables programmable gene stability in synthetic microbiota23
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