Science China-Life Sciences

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(The median citation count of Science China-Life Sciences is 3. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
What the genome of the leafy seadragon teaches us about rapid evolution of camouflage and adaptations to life in the kelp forest374
New insights from a plant immune receptor may help design of disease resistant crops356
Nanowire-mediated miRNA delivery194
Cytokines-activated nuclear IKKα-FAT10 pathway induces breast cancer tamoxifen-resistance178
Vibration mechanics involved in buzz pollination lead to size-dependent associations between bumblebees and Pedicularis flowers173
Inhibition of KDM6B prevents osteoarthritis by blocking growth plate-like H3K27me3 loss in bivalent genes169
Quantitative characterization of filamentous fungal promoters on a single-cell resolution to discover cryptic natural products145
Danhong Injection targets CaMKII through Dihydrotanshinone I to alleviate cardiomyocyte death and inflammation in viral myocarditis143
m6A reader YTHDF2 governs the onset of atrial fibrillation by modulating Cacna1c translation142
RNA ac4C modification in cancer biology: from regulatory mechanisms to clinical applications142
Unveiling potential sex-determining genes and sex-specific markers in autotetraploid Carassius auratus113
Convergent and conserved roads lead to Rome: now archaea fill the gap of transcription termination106
Toward a comprehensive map of Rab-mediated cargo transport to migrasomes101
Genetic mutations across multiple pathways drive filamentous growth and virulence in the emerging fungal pathogen Candida auris93
The genetic basis and process of inbreeding depression in an elite hybrid rice78
Dietary carbohydrate intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: a 16-year prospective cohort study75
Microbe-induced gene silencing explores interspecies RNAi and opens up possibilities of crop protection72
A neighboring NLR negatively regulates the wheat broad-spectrum resistance protein encoded by Pm2169
TRAD: a functional annotation resource for human tandem repeats69
Enlarged fins of Tibetan catfish provide new evidence of adaptation to high plateau67
Chemical adaptation: bridging synthetic chemistry with drug development66
Pseudo-chromosome—length genome assembly for a deep-sea eel Ilyophis brunneus sheds light on the deep-sea adaptation65
Green manuring relocates microbiomes in driving the soil functionality of nitrogen cycling to obtain preferable grain yields in thirty years58
Functional noncoding variants within the TBX1 enhancer contribute to tetralogy of Fallot56
Advances in genotypic antimicrobialresistance testing: a comprehensive review56
Loss of Tet hydroxymethylase activity causes mouse embryonic stem cell differentiation bias and developmental defects56
Dissecting the cell microenvironment of ovarian endometrioma through single-cell RNA sequencing54
Integration of perioperative features and intragraft TCF7L2 expression to predict lipid metabolic disorder in liver transplant recipients53
Cross-species comparative transcriptomic analysis of spermatozoa reveals species-specific regulatory networks linked to fertilization-associated genes in cattle, sheep and goats53
FHL2 deficiency aggravates Candida albicans infection through decreased myelopoiesis52
Enlarged DNA unwinding by Nme2Cas9 permits a broadened base editing window beyond the protospacer49
NAP-seq: unveiling the hidden world of noncapped RNAs48
Unraveling the diversity of bile acid modifications by integrative mass spectrometry approaches46
PanSci: decoding panoramas of ageing45
Precision regulation of plant aromatic amino acid homeostasis45
Secretory NS1’ protein of orthoflavivirus promotes viral transmission to mosquitoes by suppressing the RNAi pathway44
Integrative analysis based on CRISPR screen identifies apilimod as a potential therapeutic agent for cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury treatment44
A shared role of the myocardin-family transcriptional coactivators in cardiomyocyte maturation43
Effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection in early pregnancy on placental development42
Activating the cGAS-STING pathway in hypoxic microenvironment: blocking ADSL’s ER localization40
An artificial immune switch system: engineering durable, broad-spectrum disease resistance in plants40
Nicotinamide prevents anti-PD1 immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated early stages of cardiotoxicity39
Attenuation of plant immune kinases by U-box type E3 ubiquitin ligases39
The DNA-binding protein PfAP2-V regulates erythrocyte invasion and pathogenesis of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum39
Development of modern medicine 4.0: the impact and enlightenment of the Industrial Revolution38
Systems metabolic engineering of Phaffia rhodozyma for ultra-high astaxanthin production through multiple strategies38
Targeting complement and coagulation cascades with Buyang Huanwu Decoction attenuates acute inflammation and enhances neuroprotection in spinal cord injury37
Multi-kingdom gut microbiota analyses define bacterial-fungal interplay in multiple type 2 diabetes cohorts36
CRISPR screening identifies protein methylation and ubiquitination modifications that modulate aflatoxin B1 cytotoxicity36
Mobile ARGONAUTE 1d binds 22-nt miRNAs to generate phasiRNAs important for low-temperature male fertility in rice35
Cereal-legume intercropping stimulates straw decomposition and promotes soil organic carbon stability35
Plant and fungal species interactions differ between aboveground and belowground habitats in mountain forests of eastern China35
Host-microbial co-regulation mediates rumen volatile fatty acid production and utilization in dairy cows35
A neural m6A pathway regulates behavioral aggregation in migratory locusts34
Nematode-induced trap formation regulated by the histone H3K4 methyltransferase AoSET1 in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora34
TEDD 2.0: an advanced temporal gene expression database enabled by in-silico functional analyses for developmental mechanism investigation34
The genomic and immunogenomic landscape of mechanics pathway informs clinical prognosis and response to mechanotherapy34
Low-affinity SPL binding sites contribute to subgenome expression divergence in allohexaploid wheat34
Critical roles of non-coding RNAs in lifecycle and biology of Marek’s disease herpesvirus33
Interplant communication: an emerging battlefield in plant-aphid-virus interactions33
Phase separation of a master transcription factor targeted by a natural compound regulates fungal ergosterol homeostasis33
Human TRMT1 catalyzes m2G or m22G formation on tRNAs in a substrate-dependent manner32
Predicting Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus-Streptococcus thermophilus interactions based on a highly accurate semi-supervised learning method32
Nitrogen addition promotes soil carbon accumulation globally32
Advances and applications in single-cell and spatial genomics32
Multi-omics study reveals a light-dependent regulatory network of flavonoid biosynthesis in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)32
HIV encephalopathy is contributed by macrophages and microglia31
Protein foundation models: a comprehensive survey31
Cell-specific gene expression plasticity in response to hypoxia promotes high-altitude adaptive evolution30
Priming crops for heat stress with prime editing30
SPHK1 deficiency promotes intestinal homeostasis by ameliorating ER stress-induced gastrointestinal injury during murine graft-versus-host disease30
Antibody-based targeted protein degradation for membrane and extracellular proteins: emerging strategies and breakthroughs30
Natural polymorphisms of COOL1 contribute to cold tolerance adaptation in maize29
The vinculin-β-catenin axis promotes bone formation and repair: an essential prerequisite for the anti-osteoporotic efficacy of sclerostin-neutralizing antibody29
Animal burrows as critical thermal refuges in the age of climate change29
Explore the nucleolus: unveiling the hidden layer with super-resolution microscopy29
Enhancing sheepgrass through genomic exploration and targeted editing29
Peripheral blood RNA modifications as a novel diagnostic signature for polycystic ovary syndrome29
WTAP mediated m6A methylation modulates retinal photoreceptor function via facilitating of REEP6, PDE6B and RDH12 translation28
Redox state of NAD modulates the activation of Na-bicarbonate cotransporter NBCe1-B via IRBIT and L-IRBIT28
RIVER delivers multimodal gene-directed regulatory interactions across diverse biological contexts with broad application potentials28
From modeling to therapy: the efficient and precise tools for mitochondrial base editing28
Strategies and mechanisms for the enhancement of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell functions28
Analysis of non-coding small RNA similarity/sharing between plant and animal genomes27
Chemical defense mediates population density-driven on anuran brain size evolution27
Longitudinal plasma proteomic evidence linking SARS-CoV-2 infection to increased β-amyloid pathology27
IVSA-based siRNA targeted delivery system as a universal strategy for the treatment of EGFR-positive cancer27
Piceatannol enhances Beclin-1 activity to suppress tumor progression and its combination therapy strategy with everolimus in gastric cancer27
Versatile plant genome engineering using anti-CRISPR-Cas12a systems26
Three-dimensional visualization of tip-vesicles in growing pollen tubes by electron tomography26
Design of a novel chimeric peptide via dual blockade of CD47/SIRPα and PD-1/PD-L1 for cancer immunotherapy25
Merbecoviruses exploit APN for entry: expanding the receptor toolkit of betacoronaviruses25
Potential oligonucleotide drugs in Bencao sRNA Atlas (II)25
Altered 3D genome reorganization mediates precocious myeloid differentiation of aged hematopoietic stem cells in inflammation25
Upgraded durian genome reveals the role of chromosome reshuffling during ancestral karyotype evolution, lignin biosynthesis regulation, and stress tolerance25
RNA modifications: bridging the gap between molecular mechanisms and clinical applications25
Decoding the fish genome opens a new era in important trait research and molecular breeding in China25
Erratum to: Local administration of liposomal-based Plekhf1 gene therapy attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by modulating macrophage polarization24
A new model system for cotton indoor genetic and genomic research24
A synthetic microbial community used as a bioinoculant can overcome rice production constraints in acid soils24
Erratum to: A thorough analysis of diabetes research in China from 1995 to 2015: current scenario and future scope24
PIWI-specific insertion module: a newly identified regulatory element essential for longer piRNAs loading and male fertility24
Activating translation by phase separation: a novel mechanism for driving spermiogenesis24
Tree of life and conservation of gymnosperms in China24
A hidden translatome in tumors—the coding lncRNAs24
Evolutionarily conserved mucus-mediated nanoplastic bioflocculation in Tetrahymena24
Crop antiviral defense: Past and future perspective23
Whole-grain black rice diet rewires the single-cell transcriptomic landscape of age-related ovarian decline in mice23
PDGFR kinase inhibitor protects against septic death via regulation of BTLA23
Nitrogen addition and mowing alter drought resistance and recovery of grassland communities23
Light-at-night exposure drives myopia via melanopsin signalling23
Hot breath, quick exit: aphids flee mammalian heat via TRPA123
Green revolution gene drives adaptation of Arabidopsis to the extremely high altitude23
A newly identified palmitoylation-related molecular signature acts as predictor and possible therapeutic target of atherosclerosis23
LncRNA CFAR promotes cardiac fibrosis via the miR-449a-5p/LOXL3/mTOR axis23
How NSUN2 reshapes tRNA for m5C modification22
Gut microbiome and postbiotics: bridging the dietary nutrition and feed efficiency in food-producing animals22
Gene-knockout by iSTOP enables rapid reproductive disease modeling and phenotyping in germ cells of the founder generation22
In-depth urinary and exosome proteome profiling analysis identifies novel biomarkers for diabetic kidney disease22
Optimized inner ear organoids for efficient hair cell generation and ototoxicity response modeling22
Targeting LTA4H facilitates the reshaping of the immune microenvironment mediated by CCL5 and sensitizes ovarian cancer to Cisplatin22
The OsRqc1-OsVms1 module regulates the temperature threshold in thermo-sensitive genic male-sterile rice lines22
Distinct roles of H3K27me3 and H3K36me3 in vernalization response, maintenance, and resetting in winter wheat22
Lentiviral vectors for gene therapy of α-thalassemia22
An iron-dependent form of non-canonical ferroptosis induced by labile iron22
Distinct and shared endothermic strategies in the heat producing tissues of tuna and other teleosts21
Identification and validation of key biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for primary open-angle glaucoma21
PRC2 primes bivalent genes for transcription induction independent of histone methyltransferase activity21
Development and performance evaluation of a culture-independent nanopore amplicon-based sequencing method for accurate typing and antimicrobial resistance profiling in Neisseria gonorrhoeae21
Genomic analysis of modern maize inbred lines reveals diversity and selective breeding effects21
Transient chemical-mediated epigenetic modulation confers unrestricted lineage potential on human primed pluripotent stem cells21
STAT3 suppresses palmitic acid-induced apoptosis and fatty acid oxidation dysfunction in bovine mammary epithelial cells by transcriptionally activating CPT1A21
CARs: a new approach for the treatment of autoimmune diseases21
Transfer RNA-derived small RNA-Gly activates the ACPH/GRHL1 axis to facilitate liver cell regeneration in acute-on chronic liver failure21
Deamidation enables pathogenic SMAD6 variants to activate the BMP signaling pathway21
Overcoming genotypic dependency and bypassing immature embryos in wheat transformation by using morphogenic regulators21
Pre-disease State perspective in life & health interdisciplinary research21
The discovery of tiny RNAs that have crucial roles20
Multidimensional Zoogeographic regionalization of terrestrial vertebrates in China: decoupling the roles of historical process and contemporary ecological filtering20
CD146, a therapeutic target involved in cell plasticity20
ESIRA, a novel framework integrating efficacy and safety for evaluating first-line treatments in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma20
SETD2 governs the regenerative threshold in the liver by gating STAT5-dependent Cox2 signaling20
Time-series dynamics and biocontrol potential of postharvest bacteria in litchi microbiota20
Ribo-seq provides additional evidence for cytoplasm-translated mitochondrial DNA-encoded ORFs20
Galacto-oligosaccharides enrich galactosidase-encoded rather than all Lachnospiraceae bacteria to redress abnormal gut microbiota and lipid metabolism in pregnancy20
Low-dose exposure to microplastics retards meiotic maturation via HDAC3 insufficiency20
Genetic advancements and future directions in ruminant livestock breeding: from reference genomes to multiomics innovations20
Profile of Dr. Shaorong Gao19
Innate and adaptive immune abnormalities underlying autoimmune diseases: the genetic connections19
Multi-omic analysis of the liver-breast axis reveals key hepatic mediators of breast cancer progression19
The effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on human embryo early development: a multicenter prospective cohort study19
LPS-related muscle loss is associated with the alteration of Bacteroidetes abundance, systemic inflammation, and mitochondrial morphology in a weaned piglet model19
Compound muscle action potential (CMAP) scan examination of paretic and contralateral muscles reveals motor unit alterations after stroke19
GLA deficiency causes cardiac hypertrophy via enhanced autophagy19
Low-dose lactate promotes neuroinflammation and induces the side effect of colitis19
Neural identification of self-emitted vocalizations in the auditory midbrain of behaving bats19
Autophagy mediates a direct synergistic interaction during co-transmission of two distinct arboviruses by insect vectors19
Antithetical impacts of deleterious LRP1B mutations in non-squamous and squamous NSCLCs on predicting benefits from immune checkpoint inhibitor alone or with chemotherapy over chemotherapy alone: retr19
Rice GWAS-to-Gene uncovers the polygenic basis of traits19
Comprehensive metabolic profiling uncovers early variation and biomarkers of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma19
Atmospheric humidity regulates same-sex mating in Candida albicans through the trehalose and osmotic signaling pathways18
Wheat stripe rust resistance gene Yr9, derived from rye, is a CC-NBS-LRR gene in a highly conserved NLR cluster18
Advances in regulation and function of stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 in cancer, from bench to bed18
A new regulatory axis in cross-presentation: MS4A7 licenses cDC1s for effective CD8+ T-cell priming18
Vesicle-mediated intercellular communication18
The spatial transcriptomic landscape of human gingiva in health and periodontitis18
Nucleolar stress promotes and cooperates with ferroptosis to suppress cancer growth18
Cell-supporting cytoskeletons and phagocytic acquisition of compatible solutes emerge as common strategies for high-salt adaptation in different ciliates18
Rice OsMKK6-OsMPK4 cascade regulates endosperm cellularization via Polycomb Repressive Complex 218
Targeting SYK to alleviate MDSC-driven immunosuppression and augment anti-PD1 efficacy17
Identification of EPOR and JAK2 double heterozygous variants in twin cases with familial erythrocytosis17
Integrating spatial transcriptomics and single-nucleus RNA-seq revealed the specific inhibitory effects of TGF-β on intramuscular fat deposition17
AtLYK4 is the major chitin receptor in Arabidopsis with N-glycosylation and ligand-interacting residues orchestrating chitin perception17
Multifactorial and multiplexed epigenomic profiling of five DNA modifications in plants with mDIP-seq17
When smoke meets gut: deciphering the interactions between tobacco smoking and gut microbiota in disease development17
Diversity and connectedness of brine shrimp viruses in global hypersaline ecosystems17
m6A modification of plant virus enables host recognition by NMD factors in plants17
Enhancing whole yeast genome rearrangements through multiple LoxPsym sequences17
Nitrogen fertilization increases soil organic carbon through distinct pathways in contrasting cropland soils17
Efficient generation of all ESC-derived mice carrying a homozygous lethal mutation through eight-cell embryo injection17
Decoupled responses of soil microbial diversity and ecosystem functions to successive degeneration processes in alpine pioneer community17
A twist in the tale: global insights into archaeal box C/D RNA-guided 2′-O-methylation17
A paternal protein facilitates sperm RNA delivery to regulate zygotic development17
Evolution of drug classification, target distribution, and introduction of novel antidepressants in China17
Developing a robust genome editing tool based on an endogenous type I-B CRISPR-Cas system in Saccharopolyspora spinosa17
Cracking the chitin code: how a single pair of LysM receptors deciphers symbiosis and immunity in Marchantia16
Strategic codon selection for enhanced genetic code expansion16
SUB1 promotes colorectal cancer metastasis by activating NF-κB signaling via UBR5-mediated ubiquitination of UBXN116
Mitophagy activation for jawbone radiation injury therapy via angiogenesis/osteogenesis-active nanozymes16
MtLICK1/2: gatekeepers of symbiosis and immunity in Medicago truncatula16
Potential oligonucleotide drugs in Bencao sRNA Atlas16
Enhancement of in vitro transcribed (IVT) mRNA translation efficiency through engineered poly(A) tails16
Broad synergistic effects of an AMP with multiple antibiotics against drug-resistant bacteria via multifaceted mechanisms16
Unraveling the origins of PGY-sRNA-6, BZL-sRNA-20, and XKC-sRNA-h316
GhDREB1B-GhFAD3-2 module mediates drought tolerance by regulating linolenic acid biosynthesis in cotton16
Individual and joint exposures to PM2.5 constituents and mortality risk among the oldest-old in China16
Harnessing the Streptomyces-originating type I-E CRISPR/Cas system for efficient genome editing in Streptomyces16
Structure of a histone hexamer bound by the chaperone domains of SPT16 and MCM216
Morphological and physiological responses to aridity in narrowly- and widely-distributed plant species in drylands15
Click-crosslinked nano-hydrogel enables metabolic immune reprogramming for diabetic foot ulcers15
TIP60 acetylation of Bub1 regulates centromeric H2AT120 phosphorylation for faithful chromosome segregation15
Effector modularity promotes functional diversification and evolutionary processes15
Redox-stress response resistance (RRR) mediated by hyperoxidation of peroxiredoxin 2 in senescent cells15
Profile of Dr. Jiaojun Zhu15
Synergistic T cell and microbiome dysregulation in FOXP3-mediated immune enteritis: insights from multimodal omics15
Loop CD20/CD19 CAR-T cells eradicate B-cell malignancies efficiently15
Functional characterization of novel NPRL3 mutations identified in three families with focal epilepsy15
Applications and grants of the National Natural Science Foundation of China’s General Program and Young Scientists Fund in immunology research: a 10-year review (2013–2022)15
ZNF200 and DDX17 regulatory loop promotes tumor growth and metastasis by activating RBPJ transcription in non-small cell lung cancer15
Single-nucleus RNA sequencing reveals the underlying roadmap of early gonadal differentiation in teleost15
Autoinhibition and cofactors of a helper NLR15
The theory of the inflammatory ecosystem15
MYC promotes global transcription in part by controlling P-TEFb complex formation via DNA-binding independent inhibition of CDK9 SUMOylation14
Chromatin accessibility landscape during mammalian preimplantation development14
Erratum to: FSIP1 enhances the therapeutic sensitivity to CDK4/6 inhibitors in triple-negative breast cancer patients by activating the Nanog pathway14
Crosstalk between brassinosteroid signaling and variable nutrient environments14
Biosynthesis of melanin from lignin hydrolysates by metabolically engineered Cupriavidus necator14
Transformation of cognition from mechanical to biological aqueous outflow pump may be a breakthrough in solving the problem of intraocular pressure regulation in glaucoma14
Deubiquitinases in liver diseases: from mechanisms to targeted therapy14
Approaching the perfection of natural enzymes: evolution of biomimetic catalytic systems14
SETD3-mediated histidine methylation of MCM7 regulates DNA replication by facilitating chromatin loading of MCM14
Computer-aided engineering of CRISPR-Cas proteins for enhanced human genome editing14
RNA regulation in plants14
Sequencing and characterizing human mitochondrial genomes in the biobank-based genomic research paradigm14
Negative edge effects on forest carbon stocks in China: an estimate based on inventory data14
Microbial bile acid modifications: current understandings, key problems, and future perspectives14
Progress and gaps in antimicrobial resistance research within One Health sectors in China: a systematic analysis14
Local field potentials, spiking activity, and receptive fields in human visual cortex14
Dietary iron regulates intestinal goblet cell function and alleviates Salmonella typhimurium invasion in mice14
Distant cousins come to ABP1’s rescue14
Treating incurable non-communicable diseases by targeting iron metabolism and ferroptosis14
Publisher Correction to: The light and hypoxia induced gene ZmPORB1 determines tocopherol content in the maize kernel14
Increased virulence and decreased antimicrobial resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae in Beijing since 2020: a retrospective molecular epidemiology study14
Reversing anther thermotolerance by manipulating the cis-elements in the promoter of a high-temperature upregulated gene Casein Kinase I in upland cotton14
Prioritization of risk genes in colorectal cancer by integrative analysis of multi-omics data and gene networks14
Functional cancer-cell-nociceptive neuronal circuits drive gastric tumor progression13
Single-nucleus transcriptome profiling of wild boar and domestic pig intestines reveals the spatiotemporal dynamics of immunity and nutrient absorption13
WNT2/2B double homologous knockout blocks lung development and formation in pigs13
A strategy for the development of receptor-containing antibodies targeting malaria variant surface antigens13
From oral structure to molecular evidence: new insights into the evolutionary phylogeny of the ciliate order Sessilida (Protista, Ciliophora), with the establishment of two new families and new contri13
SNX25-mediated regulation of NGF by Periploca sepium periplosides from Xiangjiapi in macrophage-dependent anti-nociception13
DDX21 is a new player in co-transcriptional RNA modification and functions13
Dynamic landscape and regulation of m5C methylation in human tissues13
Targeting senescent cells in aged adipose tissue induced by ovarian cancer with the NF-κB inhibitor quercetin and resveratrol impedes the growth and metastasis of ovarian cancer13
Amino acids TORC (talk) to anabolism through uncharged tRNA13
Engineered CLE peptides promote de novo shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis13
Automatic quantification, grading and five-year prediction of myopic fundus tessellation: a multi-center, longitudinal deep learning study13
Bactericidal bissulfone B7 targets bacterial pyruvate kinase to impair bacterial biology and pathogenicity in plants13
A comprehensive review on natural phenolic compounds as alternatives to in-feed antibiotics13
Transcriptome-wide identification of glycoRNAs by Clier-seq pipeline13
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