Nature Chemical Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Chemical 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Flipping the polarity switch367
Altering the cap287
Sensing the air213
Cyclic signature193
Development of cyclic peptides that can be administered orally to inhibit disease targets180
To TnpB or not TnpB? Cas12 is the answer177
Channeling kynurenine176
Bacteria lose a pep in their step161
Seeing the retention160
Facile generation of drug-like conformational antibodies specific for amyloid fibrils148
Chemical targeting of amyloids148
Making a 6mA demethylase147
Macrolones target bacterial ribosomes and DNA gyrase and can evade resistance mechanisms147
Sterol homeostasis in yeast146
Surviving salt stress143
Assembly-activated aggregation139
A pseudoenzyme enables indole biosynthesis in eudicot plants127
Chemical genomics with pyrvinium identifies C1orf115 as a regulator of drug efflux126
Chemigenetic indicators based on synthetic chelators and green fluorescent protein121
E2–Ub-R74G strategy reveals E2-specific ubiquitin conjugation profiles in live cells121
Complexoform-specific ligands that modulate the pleiotropic methyltransferase adaptor TRMT112121
Detecting features of antibody structure through their mediator-accessible redox activities120
Determining the role of peroxidation of subcellular lipid membranes in ferroptosis119
ALFA nanobody-guided endogenous labeling118
The landscape of targets and lead molecules for remyelination113
Development of the fluorescent probe CenSpark for labeling centrioles and cilia111
Calcium-gated potassium channel blockade via membrane-facing fenestrations109
Author Correction: ML-enhanced peroxisome capacity enables compartmentalization of multienzyme pathway109
Engineering eukaryotic transposon-encoded Fanzor2 system for genome editing in mammals108
Ubiquitin-specific proximity labeling for the identification of E3 ligase substrates107
Small-molecule dissolution of stress granules by redox modulation benefits ALS models106
A class of anti-inflammatory lipids decrease with aging in the central nervous system103
Rationally seeded computational protein design of ɑ-helical barrels102
An engineered trafficking biosensor reveals a role for DNAJC13 in DOR downregulation99
Inter-kingdom electromechanical communication98
Artificial intelligence foundation for therapeutic science94
Rapid evolution of a highly efficient RNA polymerase by homologous recombination93
Lysine l-lactylation is the dominant lactylation isomer induced by glycolysis93
Small-molecule trapping of an RNA-binding protein blocks cancer cell growth92
Seismic shift89
Controlling sulfation89
Making transient complexes stick88
Development of an allosteric adhesion GPCR nanobody with therapeutic potential87
Peptides hit the catalysis walk86
Badminton at nanoscale85
Brake disposal84
Running through the blocks84
Discovery and molecular basis of subtype-selective cyclophilin inhibitors83
Programmed RNA editing with an evolved bacterial adenosine deaminase83
An optimized bioluminescent substrate for non-invasive imaging in the brain82
Condensation-independent intramodular translocation mechanism of the trans-AT polyketide synthase assembly line81
Endogenous currents in HEK 293 cells are inhibited by memantine79
A super protein evolution engine78
A high-throughput screening platform for enzymes active on mucin-type O-glycoproteins76
Open-ended molecular recording of sequential cellular events into DNA75
Site-specific encoding of photoactivity and photoreactivity into antibody fragments75
Oncometabolite 5-IP7 inhibits inositol 5-phosphatase to license E-cadherin endocytosis75
Visualizing drug effects over time in live animals using optical pharmacodynamics74
An evolution-conserved allosteric network in human tubulin governs paclitaxel efficacy74
Advances in BRET probes for intracellular target engagement studies73
SNAP-tag2 for faster and brighter protein labeling71
Autoinducer-fluorophore conjugates enable FRET in LuxR proteins in vitro and in cells71
Etoposide promotes DNA loop trapping and barrier formation by topoisomerase II70
Small molecule inhibits KCNQ channels with a non-blocking mechanism70
Survival of the sweetest tooth66
Functional profiling of serine, threonine and tyrosine sites66
The right angle65
Lighting up kinase contacts in situ65
Synthesizing cellular LOGIC64
RNA-based programmable DNA cleavage64
NO signal63
A home for orphans62
Structure and mechanism of a neuropeptide-activated channel in the ENaC/DEG superfamily62
Affinity for both sides62
Superbugs leave fingerprints62
Single-cell sensor analyses reveal signaling programs enabling Ras-G12C drug resistance61
Molecular basis of β-arrestin coupling to the metabotropic glutamate receptor mGlu360
Improving phenotypic screening59
Medicine from modified mRNA59
Protein evolution as a complex system59
Functional targeting of membrane transporters and enzymes to peroxisomes58
Degrade the RNA58
Direct methylation sequencing57
Programmable RNA base editing via targeted modifications57
ML-enhanced peroxisome capacity enables compartmentalization of multienzyme pathway56
Lighting up hydrogen peroxide56
Selective bioorthogonal probe for N-glycan hybrid structures56
Mucin O-glycans are natural inhibitors of Candida albicans pathogenicity55
Cas13d knockdown of lung protease Ctsl prevents and treats SARS-CoV-2 infection55
Proteolysis activity mapping and substrate discovery platform for identifying tumor-activated biosensors55
How Cinchona builds quinine55
Direct mapping of tyrosine sulfation states in native peptides by nanopore55
An unbiased proteomic platform for ATE1-based arginylation profiling54
Hydroxytryptophan biosynthesis by a family of heme-dependent enzymes in bacteria54
Structural basis of efficacy-driven ligand selectivity at GPCRs54
Engineering APOBEC3A deaminase for highly accurate and efficient base editing54
Pharmacological targeting of BMAL1 modulates circadian and immune pathways53
Engineering a xylose fermenting yeast for lignocellulosic ethanol production53
Deep learning-guided discovery of an antibiotic targeting Acinetobacter baumannii53
Condensation of SEUSS promotes hyperosmotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis52
Catch in nucleus52
Providing inclusivity51
Switching off the stress response51
Illuminating GPCR trafficking50
Prospering phase separation50
Phase in phase49
Dissociation for living49
A fat-fueled fatality49
A peptide dehydratase with core strength49
Helping sperm keep the beat48
Site-selective protein editing by backbone extension acyl rearrangements48
Author Correction: Phage-assisted evolution of compact Cas9 variants targeting a simple NNG PAM48
ALDH2-mediated GABA biosynthesis regulates hippocampal LTP and learning adaptability48
Abasic CRISPR RNAs inherently harness fidelity of SpCas9 for genome editing47
Boric acid intercepts 80S ribosome migration from AUG-stop by stabilizing eRF147
A dimeric proteomimetic prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection by dimerizing the spike protein47
Chemical-based epigenetic reprogramming to advance pluripotency and totipotency47
In-cell kinetic stability is an essential trait in metallo-β-lactamase evolution46
Signal peptide mimicry primes Sec61 for client-selective inhibition46
A single-component, light-assisted uncaging switch for endoproteolytic release46
Publisher Correction: Mutant p53 protein accumulation is selectively targetable by proximity-inducing drugs45
Dynamic basis for dA•dGTP and dA•d8OGTP misincorporation via Hoogsteen base pairs45
Writing the CRBN degron45
ENO1 promotes liver carcinogenesis through YAP1-dependent arachidonic acid metabolism44
The β-subunit of tryptophan synthase is a latent tyrosine synthase44
Chemically engineered antibodies for autophagy-based receptor degradation44
A CRISPR activation screen identifies FBXO22 supporting targeted protein degradation44
A rapid chemical reprogramming system to generate human pluripotent stem cells44
Structural snapshots along K48-linked ubiquitin chain formation by the HECT E3 UBR544
Anti-infective bile acids bind and inactivate a Salmonella virulence regulator44
Genome mining for unknown–unknown natural products43
Capturing receptor states with glue43
Interactions with tau’s microtubule-binding repeats modulate amyloid-β aggregation and toxicity43
Chemically inducible split protein regulators for mammalian cells43
Inhibition of translation termination by the antimicrobial peptide Drosocin43
Unfreezing structural biology for drug discovery43
Lighting up DNA42
Size matters42
Deep dive into a drug pump42
Under pressure42
Author Correction: An engineered hypercompact CRISPR-Cas12f system with boosted gene-editing activity41
Expanding beyond the capability of nature41
Forced rewiring of RTK signaling41
Chemical Decoding of Spatial Biology41
Thoughts for the future41
Disarming the pathogen41
The realization of CRISPR gene therapy40
A PASS for protein secretion40
A tungstopterin-containing enzyme has a key role in microbial ethanol biosynthesis40
Melting KRAS resistance40
Imbuing peptide libraries with drug-likeness40
When membrane proteins prefer lipids39
Structural basis of TRPV3 inhibition by an antagonist39
Structural basis of AcrIF24 as an anti-CRISPR protein and transcriptional suppressor39
Alzheimer’s disease–implicated protein tau puts the squeeze on microtubules39
A modification-centric assessment tool for the performance of chemoproteomic probes38
Lipoyl deglutarylation by ABHD11 regulates mitochondrial and T cell metabolism38
Mechanism of nucleosomal H2A K13/15 monoubiquitination and adjacent dual monoubiquitination by RNF16838
Bending insulin signals38
Rapid discovery of cyclic peptide protein aggregation inhibitors by continuous selection37
Nanopore glycan profiling37
Structural mechanisms of TRPV2 modulation by endogenous and exogenous ligands36
Molecular basis for ubiquitin/Fubi cross-reactivity in USP16 and USP3636
Publisher Correction: Polyvalent folate receptor-targeting chimeras for degradation of membrane proteins36
CRISPR–Cas12a-mediated DNA clamping triggers target-strand cleavage36
Hippo pathway regulation by phosphatidylinositol transfer protein and phosphoinositides36
Shackled ribosomes unleashed35
An allosteric redox switch involved in oxygen protection in a CO2 reductase35
Dissolution of oncofusion transcription factor condensates for cancer therapy35
Click, release, destroy35
Spontaneously established syntrophic yeast communities improve bioproduction35
Moonlighting in the membrane34
Studying ATP synthesis in situ34
Redefining the off switch34
Basket of sweets34
Genetically engineered synthetic cells activate cargo release upon temperature shift34
An alternative mechanism for recruiting Cas2/3 in a phage-encoded CRISPR–Cas system34
Engineering from evolution34
A single sensor controls large variations in zinc quotas in a marine cyanobacterium33
Exchange coupling33
Author Correction: A cell-free biosensor signal amplification circuit with polymerase strand recycling33
Auxin branches out33
Enzymatic synthesis of peptide therapeutics33
Programmable translation33
Bringing chemistry to medicine to redefine the undruggable33
Small-molecule inhibition of the archetypal UbiB protein COQ832
Structural basis of a small monomeric Clivia fluorogenic RNA with a large Stokes shift32
A new class of macrocyclic peptides32
Evading resistance at the double32
Unbalanced response to growth variations reshapes the cell fate decision landscape32
Programming biological communication between distinct membraneless compartments32
Drug addiction unveils a repressive methylation ceiling in EZH2-mutant lymphoma32
TMEM164 is an acyltransferase that forms ferroptotic C20:4 ether phospholipids32
Structures of ALG3/9/12 reveal the assembly logic of the N-glycan oligomannose core32
Click biology highlights the opportunities from reliable biological reactions32
Receptors from an ADAR trick32
H2O2-free proximity proteomics for exploring dynamic protein complexes in living systems31
A potent alternative cysteine production pathway allows reductase independence31
Empowering drug innovation through fundamental RNA research in China31
Selective targeting of oncogenic hotspot mutations of the HER2 extracellular domain31
Shifting redox reaction equilibria on demand using an orthogonal redox cofactor31
Enhancing RNA base editing on mammalian transcripts with small nuclear RNAs31
Engineered bacterial swarm patterns as spatial records of environmental inputs31
De novo development of small cyclic peptides that are orally bioavailable31
A Ψ–Ψ codon–anticodon pairing in nonsense suppression and translational recoding31
In search of chemical rationales30
Building light-activated synthetic cells that induce gene expression in bacteria via quorum sensing30
Friends, foes and signals30
Proximity-inducing pharmacology30
State of play30
Aiming for the pocket30
Depletion of creatine phosphagen energetics with a covalent creatine kinase inhibitor30
Antibodies expand the scope of angiotensin receptor pharmacology30
Challenges and opportunities in RNA-centered therapeutics30
Traffic control30
Recording calcium concentrations30
The protein universe in 3D30
Learning from CoQ10 history30
Velcrin-induced selective cleavage of tRNALeu(TAA) by SLFN12 causes cancer cell death29
Mechanism of capsaicin entry into buried vanilloid sites in TRPV129
Complex-specific inhibitors for interrogating ATAC histone acetyltransferase complex29
Identifying p53-independent apoptosis29
Capturing copper to inhibit inflammation29
Programmable solid-state condensates for spatiotemporal control of mammalian gene expression29
MEK inhibitors loosen RAF’s grip29
Non-heme iron enzymes step into the spotlight29
Site-resolved energetic information from HX–MS experiments28
Cryptic enzymatic assembly of peptides armed with β-lactone warheads28
MESH1 functions as a metazoan PAPS phosphatase to regulate sulfation28
In silico prohormone processing28
Microtubule depolymerization at kinetochores restricts anaphase spindle elongation28
Context-based sensing of orthosomycin antibiotics by the translating ribosome28
GA-independent DELLA regulation by inositol pyrophosphate in a nonvascular land plant27
A familiar newcomer to the thermogenetic toolset27
Partitioning of a 2-bit hash function across 66 communicating cells27
Design principles imprinted by evolution27
Artificial intelligence uncovers carcinogenic human metabolites27
Expanding the molecular grammar of polar residues and arginine in FUS phase separation27
A cold semi-swap27
Insights into G-protein coupling preference from cryo-EM structures of Gq-bound PTH1R27
Together for RNA breakthroughs27
Long-term super-resolution inner mitochondrial membrane imaging with a lipid probe26
One-carbon footprint in B cells26
RAS signaling gets granular26
A gut feeling26
A new twist to increase ion flow26
Brassinosteroids en route26
Stress it up26
Serine ADPr on histones and PARP1 is a cellular target of ester-linked ubiquitylation26
MEK interactions tune RAF kinase sensitivity to conformation-selective inhibition25
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