Nature Chemical Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Chemical Biology is 19. 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
Making a 6mA demethylase212
Chemical targeting of amyloids208
To TnpB or not TnpB? Cas12 is the answer185
Channeling kynurenine183
Detecting features of antibody structure through their mediator-accessible redox activities177
Cyclic signature175
A sulfate amuse-bouche175
Surviving salt stress156
A vicious cycle151
Development of cyclic peptides that can be administered orally to inhibit disease targets151
Flipping the polarity switch150
Sterol homeostasis in yeast140
Altering the cap136
Sensing the air115
Seeing the retention113
Assembly-activated aggregation112
Publisher Correction: Accelerated RNA detection using tandem CRISPR nucleases107
E2–Ub-R74G strategy reveals E2-specific ubiquitin conjugation profiles in live cells106
Bacteria lose a pep in their step103
Determining the role of peroxidation of subcellular lipid membranes in ferroptosis102
Macrolones target bacterial ribosomes and DNA gyrase and can evade resistance mechanisms102
Programmable living assembly of materials by bacterial adhesion99
Author Correction: ML-enhanced peroxisome capacity enables compartmentalization of multienzyme pathway98
Lysosome-targeting chimeras evolve97
The landscape of targets and lead molecules for remyelination97
Small-molecule dissolution of stress granules by redox modulation benefits ALS models92
Rationally seeded computational protein design of ɑ-helical barrels90
Characterization of a patient-derived variant of GPX4 for precision therapy87
Inter-kingdom electromechanical communication86
Engineering eukaryotic transposon-encoded Fanzor2 system for genome editing in mammals85
Artificial intelligence foundation for therapeutic science84
Lysine l-lactylation is the dominant lactylation isomer induced by glycolysis83
Facile generation of drug-like conformational antibodies specific for amyloid fibrils82
Chemigenetic indicators based on synthetic chelators and green fluorescent protein82
Calcium-gated potassium channel blockade via membrane-facing fenestrations82
Ribosome stalling during selenoprotein translation exposes a ferroptosis vulnerability81
An engineered trafficking biosensor reveals a role for DNAJC13 in DOR downregulation81
Ubiquitin-specific proximity labeling for the identification of E3 ligase substrates80
A class of anti-inflammatory lipids decrease with aging in the central nervous system77
Chemical genomics with pyrvinium identifies C1orf115 as a regulator of drug efflux77
Small-molecule trapping of an RNA-binding protein blocks cancer cell growth76
Seismic shift76
Running through the blocks75
The core of the matter75
Brake disposal75
Controlling sulfation75
Small molecule targeting of chromatin writers in cancer73
Badminton at nanoscale72
Peptides hit the catalysis walk71
Making transient complexes stick70
Programmed RNA editing with an evolved bacterial adenosine deaminase70
Tuned out70
Visualizing drug effects over time in live animals using optical pharmacodynamics69
A wrench in the motor69
Discovery and molecular basis of subtype-selective cyclophilin inhibitors68
Small molecule inhibits KCNQ channels with a non-blocking mechanism68
Development of an allosteric adhesion GPCR nanobody with therapeutic potential67
Engineering CAR-T cells to activate small-molecule drugs in situ66
Endogenous currents in HEK 293 cells are inhibited by memantine66
A high-throughput screening platform for enzymes active on mucin-type O-glycoproteins64
Autoinducer-fluorophore conjugates enable FRET in LuxR proteins in vitro and in cells64
Etoposide promotes DNA loop trapping and barrier formation by topoisomerase II63
M24B aminopeptidase inhibitors selectively activate the CARD8 inflammasome63
Open-ended molecular recording of sequential cellular events into DNA62
Escherichia coli small molecule metabolism at the host–microorganism interface62
Functional profiling of serine, threonine and tyrosine sites61
Structure-based investigation of fluorogenic Pepper aptamer59
Site-specific encoding of photoactivity and photoreactivity into antibody fragments58
An optimized bioluminescent substrate for non-invasive imaging in the brain58
Survival of the sweetest tooth57
Medicine from modified mRNA57
Structure and mechanism of a neuropeptide-activated channel in the ENaC/DEG superfamily56
Degrade the RNA56
Molecular basis of β-arrestin coupling to the metabotropic glutamate receptor mGlu356
Superbugs leave fingerprints56
Selective bioorthogonal probe for N-glycan hybrid structures55
ML-enhanced peroxisome capacity enables compartmentalization of multienzyme pathway55
Affinity for both sides55
Cas13d knockdown of lung protease Ctsl prevents and treats SARS-CoV-2 infection54
Waking sleeping viruses54
Engineering APOBEC3A deaminase for highly accurate and efficient base editing54
A home for orphans54
Structural basis of efficacy-driven ligand selectivity at GPCRs54
Direct methylation sequencing53
Single-cell sensor analyses reveal signaling programs enabling Ras-G12C drug resistance53
RNA-based programmable DNA cleavage53
Synthesizing cellular LOGIC53
NO signal53
Lighting up kinase contacts in situ52
Rolling the RBP snowballs52
Hydroxytryptophan biosynthesis by a family of heme-dependent enzymes in bacteria51
All that glows is gold51
The right angle51
Mucin O-glycans are natural inhibitors of Candida albicans pathogenicity49
Direct mapping of tyrosine sulfation states in native peptides by nanopore48
Stepwise membrane binding of extended synaptotagmins revealed by optical tweezers48
Pharmacological targeting of BMAL1 modulates circadian and immune pathways48
Condensation of SEUSS promotes hyperosmotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis48
Deep learning-guided discovery of an antibiotic targeting Acinetobacter baumannii48
Programmable RNA base editing via targeted modifications48
Engineering a xylose fermenting yeast for lignocellulosic ethanol production48
Providing inclusivity47
Switching off the stress response47
Sweet synthetic chaperones46
A peptide dehydratase with core strength46
Catch in nucleus46
Author Correction: Phage-assisted evolution of compact Cas9 variants targeting a simple NNG PAM46
Illuminating GPCR trafficking44
Prospering phase separation44
Inhibition of translation termination by the antimicrobial peptide Drosocin43
A rapid chemical reprogramming system to generate human pluripotent stem cells43
Dissociation for living43
In-cell kinetic stability is an essential trait in metallo-β-lactamase evolution43
Chemical-based epigenetic reprogramming to advance pluripotency and totipotency43
The β-subunit of tryptophan synthase is a latent tyrosine synthase42
A CRISPR activation screen identifies FBXO22 supporting targeted protein degradation42
Modulation of microbial community dynamics by spatial partitioning42
A single-component, light-assisted uncaging switch for endoproteolytic release42
Anti-infective bile acids bind and inactivate a Salmonella virulence regulator42
Signal peptide mimicry primes Sec61 for client-selective inhibition41
Chemically inducible split protein regulators for mammalian cells41
A dimeric proteomimetic prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection by dimerizing the spike protein41
Boric acid intercepts 80S ribosome migration from AUG-stop by stabilizing eRF140
ENO1 promotes liver carcinogenesis through YAP1-dependent arachidonic acid metabolism39
Dynamic basis for dA•dGTP and dA•d8OGTP misincorporation via Hoogsteen base pairs39
CUL5-ARIH2 E3-E3 ubiquitin ligase structure reveals cullin-specific NEDD8 activation39
Chemically engineered antibodies for autophagy-based receptor degradation39
Structural snapshots along K48-linked ubiquitin chain formation by the HECT E3 UBR538
Genome mining for unknown–unknown natural products38
Expanding beyond the capability of nature37
Nanopore glycan profiling37
Capturing receptor states with glue37
Forced rewiring of RTK signaling37
Deep dive into a drug pump37
Disarming the pathogen37
Size matters37
Author Correction: An engineered hypercompact CRISPR-Cas12f system with boosted gene-editing activity37
Enzyme assemblies on demand37
Alzheimer’s disease–implicated protein tau puts the squeeze on microtubules37
Under pressure36
Lighting up DNA36
A PASS for protein secretion36
Handling heme with care36
Structural basis of AcrIF24 as an anti-CRISPR protein and transcriptional suppressor36
A modification-centric assessment tool for the performance of chemoproteomic probes35
Imbuing peptide libraries with drug-likeness35
Convergent evolution of bacterial ceramide synthesis34
A topological switch in CFTR modulates channel activity and sensitivity to unfolding34
CRISPR–Cas12a-mediated DNA clamping triggers target-strand cleavage34
Chemical Decoding of Spatial Biology34
Mechanism of nucleosomal H2A K13/15 monoubiquitination and adjacent dual monoubiquitination by RNF16834
Rapid discovery of cyclic peptide protein aggregation inhibitors by continuous selection34
Thoughts for the future34
Hippo pathway regulation by phosphatidylinositol transfer protein and phosphoinositides33
Structural mechanisms of TRPV2 modulation by endogenous and exogenous ligands33
Sialic acid-containing glycolipids mediate binding and viral entry of SARS-CoV-233
An allosteric redox switch involved in oxygen protection in a CO2 reductase33
Dissolution of oncofusion transcription factor condensates for cancer therapy33
The realization of CRISPR gene therapy33
Click, release, destroy32
Redefining the off switch32
Spontaneously established syntrophic yeast communities improve bioproduction32
Cross-kingdom warfare32
Genetically engineered synthetic cells activate cargo release upon temperature shift32
Structural basis for inhibition of the drug efflux pump NorA from Staphylococcus aureus32
Molecular basis for ubiquitin/Fubi cross-reactivity in USP16 and USP3632
Shackled ribosomes unleashed32
Structural basis of TRPV3 inhibition by an antagonist32
Basket of sweets31
Moonlighting in the membrane31
Bringing chemistry to medicine to redefine the undruggable31
Engineered bacterial swarm patterns as spatial records of environmental inputs31
Evading resistance at the double31
Author Correction: Combining CRISPRi and metabolomics for functional annotation of compound libraries31
Engineering from evolution30
An alternative mechanism for recruiting Cas2/3 in a phage-encoded CRISPR–Cas system30
TMEM164 is an acyltransferase that forms ferroptotic C20:4 ether phospholipids30
Programming biological communication between distinct membraneless compartments30
Studying ATP synthesis in situ30
Unbalanced response to growth variations reshapes the cell fate decision landscape30
A new class of macrocyclic peptides30
Selective targeting of oncogenic hotspot mutations of the HER2 extracellular domain30
A single sensor controls large variations in zinc quotas in a marine cyanobacterium29
Chemical editing of proteoglycan architecture29
Ligand recognition and G-protein coupling selectivity of cholecystokinin A receptor29
De novo development of small cyclic peptides that are orally bioavailable29
Enzymatic synthesis of peptide therapeutics29
Dynamic eIF3a O-GlcNAcylation controls translation reinitiation during nutrient stress29
Author Correction: A cell-free biosensor signal amplification circuit with polymerase strand recycling29
Structural basis of a small monomeric Clivia fluorogenic RNA with a large Stokes shift29
Drug addiction unveils a repressive methylation ceiling in EZH2-mutant lymphoma29
Small-molecule inhibition of the archetypal UbiB protein COQ828
Recording calcium concentrations28
State of play28
Shifting redox reaction equilibria on demand using an orthogonal redox cofactor28
Catalysis under stress28
Building light-activated synthetic cells that induce gene expression in bacteria via quorum sensing28
Context-based sensing of orthosomycin antibiotics by the translating ribosome28
Cutting the tail28
In search of chemical rationales28
Traffic control28
The protein universe in 3D27
Antibodies expand the scope of angiotensin receptor pharmacology27
Learning from CoQ10 history27
Aiming for the pocket27
In silico prohormone processing27
Design principles imprinted by evolution27
Identifying p53-independent apoptosis27
Partitioning of a 2-bit hash function across 66 communicating cells27
Proximity-inducing pharmacology27
Cryptic enzymatic assembly of peptides armed with β-lactone warheads26
Combining CRISPRi and metabolomics for functional annotation of compound libraries26
Programmable solid-state condensates for spatiotemporal control of mammalian gene expression26
Depletion of creatine phosphagen energetics with a covalent creatine kinase inhibitor26
Long-term super-resolution inner mitochondrial membrane imaging with a lipid probe26
RAS signaling gets granular25
Velcrin-induced selective cleavage of tRNALeu(TAA) by SLFN12 causes cancer cell death25
Capturing copper to inhibit inflammation25
It’s in the blood25
Put another ring on it25
PRMT inhibition induces a viral mimicry response in triple-negative breast cancer25
Discovery and biosynthesis of cyclic plant peptides via autocatalytic cyclases25
A new RNA performs old chemistry25
Artificial intelligence uncovers carcinogenic human metabolites25
Expanding the molecular grammar of polar residues and arginine in FUS phase separation25
Drivers of intrinsic resistance24
A gut feeling24
Stress it up24
A complex struggle for direction24
Brassinosteroids en route24
Molecular conversations24
Amyloid conformation-dependent disaggregation in a reconstituted yeast prion system24
A new twist to increase ion flow24
Molecular glue modulates mitochondria24
How nature ties peptide knots23
One-carbon footprint in B cells23
Galectin-13 reduces membrane localization of SLC7A11 for ferroptosis propagation23
Chemical screening by time-resolved X-ray scattering to discover allosteric probes23
cIAP1-based degraders induce degradation via branched ubiquitin architectures23
Small molecule agonist of mitochondrial fusion repairs mitochondrial dysfunction23
Old path, new frontier23
Transcriptional regulation of living materials via extracellular electron transfer23
The chemical language of protein glycation23
Auto-inhibition and activation of a short Argonaute-associated TIR-APAZ defense system23
Protein-based bandpass filters for controlling cellular signaling with chemical inputs23
Horizontal gene transfer enables programmable gene stability in synthetic microbiota23
Hydropersulfides inhibit lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis by scavenging radicals22
RNA in the spotlight22
Setting the pace for degrons22
A long-lived defense22
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