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(The median citation count of Biology Direct is 4. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
USP5 knockdown alleviates lung cancer progression via activating PARP1-mediated mTOR signaling pathway95
MINPP1 promotes ferroptosis in HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma by regulating CTSB K33-linked deubiquitination via ZRANB173
Exploring the role of GhN/AINV23: implications for plant growth, development, and drought tolerance57
Circ_0002669 promotes osteosarcoma tumorigenesis through directly binding to MYCBP and sponging miR-889-3p49
DEPTOR attenuates asthma progression by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress through SOD144
Long-term longitudinal study on swine VML model42
Moving biology direct towards a new dimension42
Wandering about allostery39
Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals the critical role of alternative splicing in cattle testicular spermatagonia37
Molecular mechanisms of efferocytosis imbalance in the idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis microenvironment: from gene screening to dynamic regulation analysis35
Functional and structural characterization of the human indolethylamine N-methyltransferase through fluorometric, thermal and computational docking analyses33
Deciphering the role of SAMHD1 in endometrial cancer progression32
Prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and prostate cancer: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study and clinical implications for these patients’ populations31
Comparative analysis of human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Adipose Tissue and Dental Pulp: phenotypic characterization and secretome profiling29
Identification of a prognostic cuproptosis-related signature in hepatocellular carcinoma29
Dualistic role of ZEB1 and ZEB2 in tumor progression28
NID1 promotes laryngeal cancer stemness via activating WNT pathway26
Neuregulin-4 protects cardiomyocytes against high-glucose-induced ferroptosis via the AMPK/NRF2 signalling pathway25
RGS5 maintaining vascular homeostasis is altered by the tumor microenvironment24
Epigenetic mechanism of RBM15 in affecting cisplatin resistance in laryngeal carcinoma cells by regulating ferroptosis23
Equol exerts anti-tumor effects on choriocarcinoma cells by promoting TRIM21-mediated ubiquitination of ANXA223
ARMCX1 inhibits lung adenocarcinoma progression by recruiting FBXW7 for c-Myc degradation23
The deubiquitinating protein OTUD6B promotes lung adenocarcinoma progression by stabilizing RIPK122
An exploration into the diagnostic capabilities of microRNAs for myocardial infarction using machine learning22
ZNF330/NOA36 interacts with HSPA1 and HSPA8 and modulates cell cycle and proliferation in response to heat shock in HEK293 cells22
DTX2 promotes glioma development via regulation of HLTF21
Biochemical characterization of the feedforward loop between CDK1 and FOXM1 in epidermal stem cells20
Circulating extracellular vesicles regulate ELAVL1 by delivering miR-133a-3p which affecting NLRP3 mRNA stability inhibiting PANoptosome formation19
Lipidome atlas of p53 mutant variants in pancreatic cancer18
Conventional type 1 dendritic cells (cDC1) in cancer immunity18
Martin Karplus (1930–2024)18
Lactobacillus reuteri mitigates hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury by modulating gut microbiota and metabolism through the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling18
M2 macrophage-derived exosomal miR-193b-3p promotes progression and glutamine uptake of pancreatic cancer by targeting TRIM6218
The RRP9-JUN axis promotes breast cancer progression via the AKT signalling pathway17
Identification of druggable targets in acute kidney injury by proteome- and transcriptome-wide Mendelian randomization and bioinformatics analysis17
Correction: Affibodies as valuable tool to prevent β2m aggregation under lysosomal-like conditions17
A multi-omics exploration of PPARG activation in colon cancer: kinases featuring a PPRE sequence within regulatory regions16
FXR1 associates with and degrades PDZK1IP1 and ATOH8 mRNAs and promotes esophageal cancer progression16
N6-methyladenosine-mediated SH3BP5-AS1 upregulation promotes GEM chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer by activating the Wnt signaling pathway16
RCC2 promotes prostate cancer cell proliferation and migration through Hh/GLI1 signaling pathway and cancer stem-like cells16
p53 regulates expression of nuclear envelope components in cancer cells16
Loss of the centrosomal protein ALMS1 alters lipid metabolism and the regulation of extracellular matrix-related processes15
The role of SH3RF2 in lung squamous cell carcinoma and M2 polarization: insights into LZTS2 ubiquitination15
Exploring the role of oxidative stress in carotid atherosclerosis: insights from transcriptomic data and single-cell sequencing combined with machine learning15
MLL1 promotes placental trophoblast ferroptosis and aggravates preeclampsia symptoms through epigenetic regulation of RBM15/TRIM72/ADAM9 axis14
Exploring the molecular mechanism of estrogen therapy effectiveness after TCRA in IUA patients at single-cell level14
Aged mesenchymal stem cells and inflammation: from pathology to potential therapeutic strategies14
Correction: High-fat diet impairs ferroptosis and promotes cancer invasiveness via downregulating tumor suppressor ACSL4 in lung adenocarcinoma14
Long-range enhancement of N501Y-endowed mouse infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 by the non-RBD mutations of Ins215KLRS and H655Y13
USP44 regulates HEXIM1 stability to inhibit tumorigenesis and metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma13
ILC1-derived IFN-γ regulates macrophage activation in colon cancer13
Colon cancer exosome-associated HSP90B1 initiates pre-metastatic niche formation in the liver by polarizing M1 macrophage into M2 phenotype13
Plasma membrane calcium ATPases and cerebellar pathology: what’s the role in the ataxia?13
BMC Caller: a webtool to identify and analyze bacterial microcompartment types in sequence data13
Machine learning-driven estimation of mutational burden highlights DNAH5 as a prognostic marker in colorectal cancer13
RPL35A promotes the progression of cholangiocarcinoma by mediating HSPA8 ubiquitination13
Autophagy inhibition potentiates anti-cancer activity of Sunitinib in kidney cancer cells12
Shaping root architecture: towards understanding the mechanisms involved in lateral root development12
Single-cell transcriptomic profiling unveils insights into ovarian fibrosis in obese mice12
Artificial genetic polymers against human pathologies12
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG ameliorates radiation-induced lung fibrosis via lncRNASNHG17/PTBP1/NICD axis modulation12
Indispensable role of AcrEF in modulating Salmonella virulence and disrupting host tight junctions to facilitate paracellular entry and invasion12
CLOCK-mediated acetylation of NF-κB p65 drives immune evasion in breast cancer12
Mir-338-3p targeting THBS1 attenuates glioma progression by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt pathway12
LncRNA MIR205HG accelerates cell proliferation, migration and invasion in hepatoblastoma through the activation of MAPK signaling pathway and PI3K/AKT signaling pathway12
Eraldo Antonini Lectures, 1983–201912
Tissue-specific roles of peroxisomes revealed by expression meta-analysis12
Integrative genomics unveils basement membrane-related diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma12
A link between mitotic defects and mitotic catastrophe: detection and cell fate12
Dysregulation and antimetastatic function of circLRIG1 modulated by miR-214-3p/LRIG1 axis in bladder carcinoma12
The role of endothelial cell-related gene COL1A1 in prostate cancer diagnosis and immunotherapy: insights from machine learning and single-cell analysis12
In vitro synergistic effect of AXL, FAK and ErbB receptors inhibitors for head and neck cancer12
miPEP31 alleviates sepsis development by regulating Chi3l1-dependent macrophage polarization11
Biological roles of RNA m7G modification and its implications in cancer11
SPI1 upregulated LILRB2 to enhance the immunosuppressive phenotype of LPS-tolerant macrophages by inhibiting TLR8-mediated MyD88/NF-κB signaling11
Dual-labeled nanoparticles based on small extracellular vesicles for tumor detection11
Alpha-actnin-4 (ACTN4) selectively affects the DNA double-strand breaks repair in non-small lung carcinoma cells11
Ti3C2 (MXene) nanosheets disrupt spermatogenesis in male mice mediated by the ATM/p53 signaling pathway11
Image-based modeling of vascular organization to evaluate anti-angiogenic therapy10
Inhibition of PRC1 elicits immunogenic cell death by triggering ROS-dependent ER stress in colorectal cancer via the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway10
HOXB4/METTL7B cascade mediates malignant phenotypes of hepatocellular carcinoma through TKT m6A modification10
Differential adaptive RNA editing signals between insects and plants revealed by a new measurement termed haplotype diversity10
Mir-421 and mir-550a-1 are potential prognostic markers in esophageal adenocarcinoma10
Probing pathways by which rhynchophylline modifies sleep using spatial transcriptomics10
The oncogenic role and regulatory mechanism of PGK1 in human non-small cell lung cancer9
Necroptosis-driven T cell activation promotes IL-6-mediated PD-L1 upregulation in cholangiocarcinoma cells: IL-6 gene signature as a biomarker for chemo-immunotherapy response9
miR-155 mediated regulation of PKG1 and its implications on cell invasion, migration, and apoptosis in preeclampsia through NF-κB pathway9
Reprogramming hematopoietic stem cell metabolism in lung cancer: glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, and the role of 2-DG9
Sorafenib-induced macrophage extracellular traps via ARHGDIG/IL4/PADI4 axis confer drug resistance through inhibiting ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma9
A functional approach to homeostatic regulation9
Targeting SOX4/PCK2 signaling suppresses neuroendocrine trans-differentiation of castration-resistant prostate cancer9
HMGA1 promotes the progression of lung adenocarcinoma through the STAT1-mediated transcriptional activation of DDAH19
Estrogen receptor alpha dynamics and plasticity during endocrine resistance9
Evolution of cell therapies derived from adipose tissue: historical perspectives, current development trends and future directions9
Integrated Mendelian randomization and single-cell RNA-sequencing analyses identified OAS1 as a novel therapeutic target for erectile dysfunction via targeting fibroblasts9
RARRES1 inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma progression and increases its sensitivity to lenvatinib through interaction with SPINK29
Spleen granulopoiesis in psoriasis immune microenvironment aggravates psoriasis via IL-6/P-STAT3 signaling8
m6A methylation-mediated lncRNA RNF144A-AS1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression through the miR-1301-3p/RNF38 pathway8
Correction: IPSC derived cardiac fibroblasts of DMD patients show compromised actin microfilaments, metabolic shift and pro-fibrotic phenotype8
cGAS-STING targeting offers therapy choice in lung diseases8
Circular RNA hsa_circ_0067842 facilitates tumor metastasis and immune escape in breast cancer through HuR/CMTM6/PD-L1 axis8
Identification of M2 macrophage-related genes associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma via bioinformatics and machine learning approaches8
Upregulation of long intergenic non-coding RNA LINC00326 inhibits non-small cell lung carcinoma progression by blocking Wnt/β-catenin pathway through modulating the miR-657/dickkopf WNT signaling path8
Integrating machine learning models with multi-omics analysis to decipher the prognostic significance of mitotic catastrophe heterogeneity in bladder cancer8
In silico optimization of RNA–protein interactions for CRISPR-Cas13-based antimicrobials8
Host-mediated RNA editing in viruses8
Construction of a prognostic model based on disulfidptosis-related genes and identification of CCNA2 as a novel biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma8
Comprehensive pan-cancer analysis indicates UCHL5 as a novel cancer biomarker and promotes cervical cancer progression through the Wnt signaling pathway8
Correction: Integrated Mendelian randomization and single-cell RNA-sequencing analyses identified OAS1 as a novel therapeutic target for erectile dysfunction via targeting fibroblasts8
LncRNA5251 inhibits spermatogenesis via modification of cell-cell junctions8
The role of LINC01419 in regulating the cell stemness in lung adenocarcinoma through recruiting EZH2 and regulating FBP1 expression8
Glucose deprivation-induced disulfidptosis in human nucleus pulposus cells: a novel pathological mechanism of intervertebral disc degeneration8
Quinolinic acid impairs mitophagy promoting microglia senescence and poor healthspan in C. elegans: a mechanism of impaired aging process8
ADSC-derived exosomes attenuate myocardial infarction injury by promoting miR-205-mediated cardiac angiogenesis8
Deep learning-assisted high-content screening identifies isoliquiritigenin as an inhibitor of DNA double-strand breaks for preventing doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity7
AQP5 trafficking is regulated by its C-terminal tail and interaction with prolactin-inducible protein7
METTL3 in cancer-associated fibroblasts-derived exosomes promotes the proliferation and metastasis and suppresses ferroptosis in colorectal cancer by eliciting ACSL3 m6A modification7
m6A-mediated upregulation of LINC01003 regulates cell migration by targeting the CAV1/FAK signaling pathway in glioma7
Affibodies as valuable tool to prevent β2m aggregation under lysosomal-like conditions7
PNSC928, a plant-derived compound, specifically disrupts CtBP2-p300 interaction and reduces inflammation in mice with acute respiratory distress syndrome7
Identification of fatty acid metabolism-related lncRNAs in the prognosis and immune microenvironment of colon adenocarcinoma7
Spinal apolipoprotein E is involved in inflammatory pain via regulating lipid metabolism and glial activation in the spinal dorsal horn7
Elevated SREBP1 accelerates the initiation and growth of pancreatic cancer by targeting SOX97
Ultrastructural studies distinguish skin diversities among Galápagos iguanas7
LncRNA Airn alleviates diabetic cardiac fibrosis by inhibiting activation of cardiac fibroblasts via a m6A-IMP2-p53 axis7
Long-read assembly of major histocompatibility complex and killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor genome regions in cynomolgus macaque7
METTL3-induced lncRNA GBAP1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by activating BMP/SMAD pathway7
Did the early full genome sequencing of yeast boost gene function discovery?7
Loss of AMPK activity induces organelle dysfunction and oxidative stress during oocyte aging7
Single-cell transcriptomics reveals cellular heterogeneity and macrophage-to-mesenchymal transition in bicuspid calcific aortic valve disease7
Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals a new mechanism of endothelial cell heterogeneity and healing in diabetic foot ulcers7
Proteomics and digital subtraction angiography approaches reveal CDH18 as a potential target for therapy of moyamoya disease7
Unveiling the molecular profile of a prostate carcinoma: implications for personalized medicine7
Genomic characteristics and evolution of Multicentric Esophageal and gastric Cardiac Cancer7
Mammalian enabled protein enhances tamoxifen sensitivity of the hormone receptor-positive breast cancer patients by suppressing the AKT signaling pathway7
The CXCR3/PLC/IP3-IP3R axis is responsible for the ignition of UPR in intestinal epithelial cells exposed to gliadin peptide, during the onset of celiac disease7
Integrating Circle-Seq with transcriptomics reveals genome-wide characterization of extrachromosomal circular DNA for dilated cardiomyopathy7
Prognostic model integrating histology, systemic inflammation, and recurrence status predicts immunotherapy response in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients7
Unraveling the oxidative stress landscape in diabetic foot ulcers: insights from bulk RNA and single-cell RNA sequencing data7
Fraxinellone-mediated targeting of cathepsin B leakage from lysosomes induces ferroptosis in fibroblasts to inhibit hypertrophic scar formation7
Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor tadalafil reduces prostatic fibrosis via MiR-3126-3p/FGF9 axis in benign prostatic hyperplasia6
TIMM8B promotes oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis by inhibiting the mtROS/ASK1/JNK signaling pathway in ovarian cancer6
Sigma-1 receptor activation attenuates DOX-induced cardiotoxicity by alleviating endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial calcium overload via PERK and IP3R-VDAC1-MCU signaling pathways6
A glutamine metabolish-associated prognostic model to predict prognosis and therapeutic responses of hepatocellular carcinoma6
Dynamic expression of IGFBP3 modulate dual actions of mineralization micro-environment during tooth development via Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway6
ACSM5 inhibits ligamentum flavum hypertrophy by regulating lipid accumulation mediated by FABP4/PPAR signaling pathway6
GPR137 inactivates Hippo signaling to promote gastric cancer cell malignancy6
Identifying the driver miRNAs with somatic copy number alterations driving dysregulated ceRNA networks in cancers6
Autophagy is influenced by vitamin D3 level in people with HIV-16
p53-driven lipidome influences non-cell-autonomous lysophospholipids in pancreatic cancer6
Horizontal transfer of matrix metalloproteinase genes links early animal and microbial evolution6
Lysine-specific methyltransferase Set7/9 in stemness, differentiation, and development6
Analysis of lineage-specific protein family variability in prokaryotes combined with evolutionary reconstructions6
scE2EGAE: enhancing single-cell RNA-Seq data analysis through an end-to-end cell-graph-learnable graph autoencoder with differentiable edge sampling6
Antitumoral effects of Bortezomib in malignant mesothelioma: evidence of mild endoplasmic reticulum stress in vitro and activation of T cell response in vivo6
Exploring the association between osteoporosis and kidney stones: a clinical to mechanistic translational study based on big data and bioinformatics6
Vemurafenib induces senescence in acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome by activating the HIPPO signaling pathway: implications for potential targeted therapy6
Efficient DNA-free co-targeting of nuclear genes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii6
Depletion of LONP2 unmasks differential requirements for peroxisomal function between cell types and in cholesterol metabolism6
Integrating multi-layered biological priors to improve genomic prediction accuracy in beef cattle6
Functional genomic imaging (FGI), a virtual tool for visualization of functional gene expression modules in heterogeneous tumor samples5
Integrated machine learning reveals the role of tryptophan metabolism in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and its association with patient prognosis5
MIR194-2HG, a miRNA host gene activated by HNF4A, inhibits gastric cancer by regulating microRNA biogenesis5
Early-stage administration of hydroxytyrosol extends lifespan and delays aging in C. elegans5
Machine learning model reveals the role of angiogenesis and EMT genes in glioma patient prognosis and immunotherapy5
Identification of novel snoRNA-based biomarkers for clear cell renal cell carcinoma from urine-derived extracellular vesicles5
BRD4 sustains p63 transcriptional program in keratinocytes5
Hypoxia-induced activation of HIF-1alpha/IL-1beta axis in microglia promotes glioma progression via NF-κB-mediated upregulation of heparanase expression5
CircRNA_15430 reduced by Helicobacter pylori infection and suppressed gastric cancer progression via miR-382-5p/ZCCHC14 axis5
Extracellular vesicles derived from different tissues attenuate cardiac dysfunction in murine MI models5
Deubiquitination of DNM1L by USP3 triggers the development and metastasis of gallbladder carcinoma5
Coordinating energy metabolism and signaling pathways in epithelial self-renewal and differentiation5
Valentina Tassinari, the legacy of a young scientist5
Regulating ferroptosis by non-coding RNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma5
miR-210 is essential to retinal homeostasis in fruit flies and mice5
Prognostic model of lung adenocarcinoma based on disulfidptosis-related genes and analysis of in vitro cell experiments for PPP1R14B in the model5
Acetylation- and ubiquitination-regulated SFMBT2 acts as a tumor suppressor in clear cell renal cell carcinoma5
PLAU promotes growth and attenuates cisplatin chemosensitivity in ARID1A-depleted non-small cell lung cancer through interaction with TM4SF15
Breaking barriers: improving time and space resolution of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis with single-cell sequencing approaches4
HIV-1LAI Nef blocks the development of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells into myeloid-erythroid lineage cells4
Utilizing liquid-liquid biopolymer regulators to predict the prognosis and drug sensitivity of hepatocellular carcinoma4
ZNF692 promotes osteosarcoma cell proliferation, migration, and invasion through TNK2-mediated activation of the MEK/ERK pathway4
Extracellular vesicle-enriched secretome of adipose-derived stem cells upregulates clusterin to alleviate doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in cardiomyocytes4
Topological determinants in protein folding dynamics: a comparative analysis of metamorphic proteins4
Large-scale bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing combined with machine learning reveals glioblastoma-associated neutrophil heterogeneity and establishes a VEGFA+ neutrophil prognostic model4
Ubiquitin recruiting chimera: more than just a PROTAC4
NAMPT modulates muscle fiber type transition in PAD myopathy via the cGMP-PKG signaling pathway4
Correction: ILC1-derived IFN-γ regulates macrophage activation in colon cancer4
Total network controllability analysis discovers explainable drugs for Covid-19 treatment4
Active enhancers: recent research advances and insights into disease4
Overexpression of ZNF488 supports pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and tumorigenesis through inhibition of ferroptosis via regulating SCD1-mediated unsaturated fatty acid metabolism4
OTUD5 promotes the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma by deubiquitinating and stabilizing SLC38A14
H3K27ac-activated EGFR-AS1 promotes cell growth in cervical cancer through ACTN4-mediated WNT pathway4
Human lung cancer-derived mesenchymal stem cells promote tumor growth and immunosuppression4
Evolution of retrocopies in the context of HUSH silencing4
USP40 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation, migration and stemness by deubiquitinating and stabilizing Claudin14
LINC00885 promotes cervical cancer progression through sponging miR-3150b-3p and upregulating BAZ2A4
Transcriptional diversity in specific synaptic gene sets discriminates cortical neuronal identity4
GALNT9 enrichment attenuates MPP+-induced cytotoxicity by ameliorating protein aggregations containing α-synuclein and mitochondrial dysfunction4
Identification of metastasis-related genes for predicting prostate cancer diagnosis, metastasis and immunotherapy drug candidates using machine learning approaches4
Are prime numbers special? Insights from the life sciences4
Combined treatment of nerve growth factor and transcranical direct current stimulations to improve outcome in children with vegetative state after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest4
Plasma N-Glycoproteomics in monozygotic twin pairs discordant for body mass index reveals an obesity signature related to inflammation and iron metabolism4
Gliadin-dependent UPR induction directly triggers the expression of TG2 and pro-inflammatory cytokines, dysregulates intestinal permeability, and reduces CFTR expression in intestinal epithelial cells4
Correction: METTL3-induced lncRNA GBAP1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by activating BMP/SMAD pathway4
YTHDC1 aggravates high glucose-induced retinal vascular endothelial cell injury via m6A modification of CDK64
E3 ligase HERC5-catalyzed UGDH isgylation promotes SNAI1-mediated tumor metastasis and cisplatin resistance in oral squamous cell carcinoma4
Disulfidptosis signature predicts immune microenvironment and prognosis of gastric cancer4
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