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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Making a 6mA demethylase259
Chemical targeting of amyloids237
To TnpB or not TnpB? Cas12 is the answer204
Channeling kynurenine202
A sulfate amuse-bouche199
Cyclic signature187
Surviving salt stress174
Development of cyclic peptides that can be administered orally to inhibit disease targets166
A vicious cycle162
Flipping the polarity switch160
Sterol homeostasis in yeast133
Altering the cap127
Sensing the air126
Seeing the retention121
Assembly-activated aggregation120
Bacteria lose a pep in their step113
Determining the role of peroxidation of subcellular lipid membranes in ferroptosis112
Author Correction: ML-enhanced peroxisome capacity enables compartmentalization of multienzyme pathway109
Facile generation of drug-like conformational antibodies specific for amyloid fibrils108
Chemical genomics with pyrvinium identifies C1orf115 as a regulator of drug efflux107
Engineering eukaryotic transposon-encoded Fanzor2 system for genome editing in mammals104
Inter-kingdom electromechanical communication100
E2–Ub-R74G strategy reveals E2-specific ubiquitin conjugation profiles in live cells99
Calcium-gated potassium channel blockade via membrane-facing fenestrations98
A pseudoenzyme enables indole biosynthesis in eudicot plants97
Programmable living assembly of materials by bacterial adhesion92
The landscape of targets and lead molecules for remyelination92
Publisher Correction: Accelerated RNA detection using tandem CRISPR nucleases91
Small-molecule dissolution of stress granules by redox modulation benefits ALS models91
Detecting features of antibody structure through their mediator-accessible redox activities88
Chemigenetic indicators based on synthetic chelators and green fluorescent protein88
Characterization of a patient-derived variant of GPX4 for precision therapy87
Ubiquitin-specific proximity labeling for the identification of E3 ligase substrates86
An engineered trafficking biosensor reveals a role for DNAJC13 in DOR downregulation85
Artificial intelligence foundation for therapeutic science85
Rationally seeded computational protein design of ɑ-helical barrels83
ALFA nanobody-guided endogenous labeling82
Macrolones target bacterial ribosomes and DNA gyrase and can evade resistance mechanisms82
A class of anti-inflammatory lipids decrease with aging in the central nervous system82
Lysine l-lactylation is the dominant lactylation isomer induced by glycolysis81
Seismic shift79
Ribosome stalling during selenoprotein translation exposes a ferroptosis vulnerability79
The core of the matter78
Small-molecule trapping of an RNA-binding protein blocks cancer cell growth78
Controlling sulfation77
Running through the blocks77
Brake disposal77
Autoinducer-fluorophore conjugates enable FRET in LuxR proteins in vitro and in cells76
Small molecule targeting of chromatin writers in cancer75
M24B aminopeptidase inhibitors selectively activate the CARD8 inflammasome75
Open-ended molecular recording of sequential cellular events into DNA74
Functional profiling of serine, threonine and tyrosine sites74
Development of an allosteric adhesion GPCR nanobody with therapeutic potential74
Escherichia coli small molecule metabolism at the host–microorganism interface74
Discovery and molecular basis of subtype-selective cyclophilin inhibitors73
Structure-based investigation of fluorogenic Pepper aptamer72
Etoposide promotes DNA loop trapping and barrier formation by topoisomerase II71
Badminton at nanoscale70
Peptides hit the catalysis walk68
Making transient complexes stick67
Tuned out67
A wrench in the motor66
A high-throughput screening platform for enzymes active on mucin-type O-glycoproteins66
Visualizing drug effects over time in live animals using optical pharmacodynamics65
Small molecule inhibits KCNQ channels with a non-blocking mechanism64
Engineering CAR-T cells to activate small-molecule drugs in situ64
Site-specific encoding of photoactivity and photoreactivity into antibody fragments64
Endogenous currents in HEK 293 cells are inhibited by memantine64
Oncometabolite 5-IP7 inhibits inositol 5-phosphatase to license E-cadherin endocytosis63
Programmed RNA editing with an evolved bacterial adenosine deaminase63
SNAP-tag2 for faster and brighter protein labeling63
An optimized bioluminescent substrate for non-invasive imaging in the brain63
Survival of the sweetest tooth62
Medicine from modified mRNA61
Degrade the RNA61
Superbugs leave fingerprints59
Affinity for both sides59
A home for orphans59
Direct methylation sequencing59
Waking sleeping viruses58
Synthesizing cellular LOGIC58
NO signal57
RNA-based programmable DNA cleavage57
The right angle56
Lighting up kinase contacts in situ56
Rolling the RBP snowballs56
All that glows is gold55
Selective bioorthogonal probe for N-glycan hybrid structures55
Structure and mechanism of a neuropeptide-activated channel in the ENaC/DEG superfamily55
Pharmacological targeting of BMAL1 modulates circadian and immune pathways55
An unbiased proteomic platform for ATE1-based arginylation profiling54
Engineering APOBEC3A deaminase for highly accurate and efficient base editing54
Single-cell sensor analyses reveal signaling programs enabling Ras-G12C drug resistance54
Structural basis of efficacy-driven ligand selectivity at GPCRs53
Cas13d knockdown of lung protease Ctsl prevents and treats SARS-CoV-2 infection53
Programmable RNA base editing via targeted modifications53
Protein evolution as a complex system52
Condensation of SEUSS promotes hyperosmotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis51
Engineering a xylose fermenting yeast for lignocellulosic ethanol production51
Stepwise membrane binding of extended synaptotagmins revealed by optical tweezers50
Direct mapping of tyrosine sulfation states in native peptides by nanopore50
Functional targeting of membrane transporters and enzymes to peroxisomes50
Mucin O-glycans are natural inhibitors of Candida albicans pathogenicity49
Hydroxytryptophan biosynthesis by a family of heme-dependent enzymes in bacteria49
ML-enhanced peroxisome capacity enables compartmentalization of multienzyme pathway49
Molecular basis of β-arrestin coupling to the metabotropic glutamate receptor mGlu349
Switching off the stress response48
Sweet synthetic chaperones48
Providing inclusivity48
Deep learning-guided discovery of an antibiotic targeting Acinetobacter baumannii48
Author Correction: Phage-assisted evolution of compact Cas9 variants targeting a simple NNG PAM47
Catch in nucleus47
A peptide dehydratase with core strength46
Prospering phase separation46
Illuminating GPCR trafficking45
Phase in phase45
A fat-fueled fatality45
A dimeric proteomimetic prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection by dimerizing the spike protein45
Anti-infective bile acids bind and inactivate a Salmonella virulence regulator44
Boric acid intercepts 80S ribosome migration from AUG-stop by stabilizing eRF144
Inhibition of translation termination by the antimicrobial peptide Drosocin44
Dissociation for living44
CUL5-ARIH2 E3-E3 ubiquitin ligase structure reveals cullin-specific NEDD8 activation43
Site-selective protein editing by backbone extension acyl rearrangements43
Dynamic basis for dA•dGTP and dA•d8OGTP misincorporation via Hoogsteen base pairs43
In-cell kinetic stability is an essential trait in metallo-β-lactamase evolution42
A rapid chemical reprogramming system to generate human pluripotent stem cells42
Interactions with tau’s microtubule-binding repeats modulate amyloid-β aggregation and toxicity42
ALDH2-mediated GABA biosynthesis regulates hippocampal LTP and learning adaptability42
Chemically engineered antibodies for autophagy-based receptor degradation42
Chemical-based epigenetic reprogramming to advance pluripotency and totipotency42
Genome mining for unknown–unknown natural products42
Modulation of microbial community dynamics by spatial partitioning40
The β-subunit of tryptophan synthase is a latent tyrosine synthase40
ENO1 promotes liver carcinogenesis through YAP1-dependent arachidonic acid metabolism39
Structural snapshots along K48-linked ubiquitin chain formation by the HECT E3 UBR539
Signal peptide mimicry primes Sec61 for client-selective inhibition39
A CRISPR activation screen identifies FBXO22 supporting targeted protein degradation39
Chemically inducible split protein regulators for mammalian cells39
Nanopore glycan profiling39
A single-component, light-assisted uncaging switch for endoproteolytic release39
Disarming the pathogen38
Alzheimer’s disease–implicated protein tau puts the squeeze on microtubules38
Size matters38
Enzyme assemblies on demand38
Deep dive into a drug pump38
Capturing receptor states with glue38
Author Correction: An engineered hypercompact CRISPR-Cas12f system with boosted gene-editing activity38
Lighting up DNA37
Forced rewiring of RTK signaling37
Expanding beyond the capability of nature37
Imbuing peptide libraries with drug-likeness37
Under pressure37
Chemical Decoding of Spatial Biology37
Publisher Correction: Polyvalent folate receptor-targeting chimeras for degradation of membrane proteins37
An allosteric redox switch involved in oxygen protection in a CO2 reductase36
A PASS for protein secretion35
A modification-centric assessment tool for the performance of chemoproteomic probes35
The realization of CRISPR gene therapy35
Melting KRAS resistance35
Thoughts for the future35
Lipoyl deglutarylation by ABHD11 regulates mitochondrial and T cell metabolism35
Hippo pathway regulation by phosphatidylinositol transfer protein and phosphoinositides35
Structural basis of AcrIF24 as an anti-CRISPR protein and transcriptional suppressor35
Structural basis for inhibition of the drug efflux pump NorA from Staphylococcus aureus35
CRISPR–Cas12a-mediated DNA clamping triggers target-strand cleavage35
Structural basis of TRPV3 inhibition by an antagonist34
Convergent evolution of bacterial ceramide synthesis34
Molecular basis for ubiquitin/Fubi cross-reactivity in USP16 and USP3634
Rapid discovery of cyclic peptide protein aggregation inhibitors by continuous selection34
Structural mechanisms of TRPV2 modulation by endogenous and exogenous ligands34
Sialic acid-containing glycolipids mediate binding and viral entry of SARS-CoV-234
Dissolution of oncofusion transcription factor condensates for cancer therapy34
Mechanism of nucleosomal H2A K13/15 monoubiquitination and adjacent dual monoubiquitination by RNF16834
Moonlighting in the membrane33
Genetically engineered synthetic cells activate cargo release upon temperature shift33
Cross-kingdom warfare33
Author Correction: Combining CRISPRi and metabolomics for functional annotation of compound libraries33
Click, release, destroy33
Evading resistance at the double33
Spontaneously established syntrophic yeast communities improve bioproduction33
Redefining the off switch33
Shackled ribosomes unleashed33
Basket of sweets32
Studying ATP synthesis in situ32
Bringing chemistry to medicine to redefine the undruggable32
Engineering from evolution32
A new class of macrocyclic peptides32
Auxin branches out31
Author Correction: A cell-free biosensor signal amplification circuit with polymerase strand recycling31
An alternative mechanism for recruiting Cas2/3 in a phage-encoded CRISPR–Cas system31
Shifting redox reaction equilibria on demand using an orthogonal redox cofactor30
Receptors from an ADAR trick30
Dynamic eIF3a O-GlcNAcylation controls translation reinitiation during nutrient stress30
TMEM164 is an acyltransferase that forms ferroptotic C20:4 ether phospholipids30
Enzymatic synthesis of peptide therapeutics30
Programming biological communication between distinct membraneless compartments29
A single sensor controls large variations in zinc quotas in a marine cyanobacterium29
Selective targeting of oncogenic hotspot mutations of the HER2 extracellular domain29
Chemical editing of proteoglycan architecture29
Click biology highlights the opportunities from reliable biological reactions29
Cutting the tail28
Small-molecule inhibition of the archetypal UbiB protein COQ828
Unbalanced response to growth variations reshapes the cell fate decision landscape28
De novo development of small cyclic peptides that are orally bioavailable28
Drug addiction unveils a repressive methylation ceiling in EZH2-mutant lymphoma28
Engineered bacterial swarm patterns as spatial records of environmental inputs28
Ligand recognition and G-protein coupling selectivity of cholecystokinin A receptor28
Structural basis of a small monomeric Clivia fluorogenic RNA with a large Stokes shift28
Building light-activated synthetic cells that induce gene expression in bacteria via quorum sensing27
Recording calcium concentrations27
State of play27
Context-based sensing of orthosomycin antibiotics by the translating ribosome27
Traffic control27
In search of chemical rationales27
Mechanism of capsaicin entry into buried vanilloid sites in TRPV126
Aiming for the pocket26
Cryptic enzymatic assembly of peptides armed with β-lactone warheads26
Partitioning of a 2-bit hash function across 66 communicating cells26
Identifying p53-independent apoptosis26
The protein universe in 3D26
In silico prohormone processing26
Capturing copper to inhibit inflammation26
GA-independent DELLA regulation by inositol pyrophosphate in a nonvascular land plant26
Learning from CoQ10 history26
Catalysis under stress26
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
Antibodies expand the scope of angiotensin receptor pharmacology25
Artificial intelligence uncovers carcinogenic human metabolites25
Combining CRISPRi and metabolomics for functional annotation of compound libraries25
Discovery and biosynthesis of cyclic plant peptides via autocatalytic cyclases25
Insights into G-protein coupling preference from cryo-EM structures of Gq-bound PTH1R25
PRMT inhibition induces a viral mimicry response in triple-negative breast cancer25
Expanding the molecular grammar of polar residues and arginine in FUS phase separation25
Non-heme iron enzymes step into the spotlight25
Proximity-inducing pharmacology24
It’s in the blood24
A new twist to increase ion flow24
Molecular conversations24
Brassinosteroids en route24
Depletion of creatine phosphagen energetics with a covalent creatine kinase inhibitor24
A complex struggle for direction24
A gut feeling24
Molecular glue modulates mitochondria24
Design principles imprinted by evolution24
A new RNA performs old chemistry24
Drivers of intrinsic resistance24
Stress it up24
One-carbon footprint in B cells24
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