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(The median citation count of Science Signaling 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Aging and age-related disorders, cell by cell113
Nuclear pore decoys fool viruses105
Shining a light on rhodopsin signaling97
Pathogenic putrescine94
Intrapore lipids hydrophobically gate pannexin-1 channels81
Avoiding conflict with strigolactones80
ChREBP-mediated up-regulation of Them1 coordinates thermogenesis with glycolysis and lipogenesis in response to chronic stress79
A PKCη missense mutation enhances Golgi-localized signaling and is associated with recessively inherited familial Alzheimer’s disease70
Editorial expression of concern70
Estrogen-powered kidney protection68
Signaling dynamics distinguish high- and low-priority neutrophil chemoattractant receptors65
TRPM7 kinase activity induces amyloid-β degradation to reverse synaptic and cognitive deficits in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease63
Migration mediated by the oxysterol receptor GPR183 depends on arrestin coupling but not receptor internalization63
VPS34-dependent control of apical membrane function of proximal tubule cells and nutrient recovery by the kidney62
TGF-β uncouples glycolysis and inflammation in macrophages and controls survival during sepsis51
Structural analysis of TrkA mutations in patients with congenital insensitivity to pain reveals PLCγ as an analgesic drug target48
Mutations in protein kinase Cγ promote spinocerebellar ataxia type 14 by impairing kinase autoinhibition46
APOE ε4 on immunity45
Turning a negative into a positive45
Degradation of HDAC10 by autophagy promotes IRF3-mediated antiviral innate immune responses44
The heavy subunit of ferritin stimulates NLRP3 inflammasomes in hepatic stellate cells through ICAM-1 to drive hepatic inflammation44
Metabolite activation of tumorigenic signaling pathways in the tumor microenvironment44
A sensitive biosensor of endogenous Gα i activity enables the accurate characterization of endogenous GPCR agonist responses42
Characterization of TGF-β signaling in a human organotypic skin model reveals that loss of TGF-βRII induces invasive tissue growth42
Metabolic pressure from sensory neurons40
Targeting AML at the intersection of epigenetics and signaling40
Lipid drops in on Alzheimer’s disease40
Ring around the mitochondria39
ASB4 modulates central melanocortinergic neurons and calcitonin signaling to control satiety and glucose homeostasis38
Cation flux through SUR1-TRPM4 and NCX1 in astrocyte endfeet induces water influx through AQP4 and brain swelling after ischemic stroke38
The drug efflux pump MDR1 promotes intrinsic and acquired resistance to PROTACs in cancer cells38
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein–induced cell fusion activates the cGAS-STING pathway and the interferon response38
IL-33–ST2 signaling promotes stemness in subtypes of myeloid leukemia cells through the Wnt and Notch pathways37
cAMPing up cancer immunotherapy35
A metabolic regulator for parietal cells35
Telomeres to go35
Gut bugs on drugs35
The fragile state of opioid withdrawal35
Modulation by macrocyclic peptides35
Innate depression33
Capturing conformational transitions of full-length PDK1 that dictate kinase substrate selectivity33
The kinase PLK1 promotes Hedgehog signaling–dependent resistance to the antiandrogen enzalutamide in metastatic prostate cancer32
Rounding out cyclic dinucleotide signaling in Clostridioides difficile: A role and a mechanism for c-di-AMP32
SARS-CoV-2 airway infection results in the development of somatosensory abnormalities in a hamster model31
Castration-resistant prostate cancer is resensitized to androgen deprivation by autophagy-dependent apoptosis induced by blocking SKP231
DNA-PKcs interacts with and phosphorylates Fis1 to induce mitochondrial fragmentation in tubular cells during acute kidney injury30
ID2 inhibits innate antiviral immunity by blocking TBK1- and IKKε-induced activation of IRF330
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors can activate the NLRP3 inflammasome in myeloid cells through lysosomal damage and cell lysis30
Structural and functional effects of phosphopriming and scaffolding in the kinase GSK-3β30
Mechanosensing by Piezo1 in gastric ghrelin cells contributes to hepatic lipid homeostasis in mice30
Protein-PAINT: Superresolution microscopy with signaling proteins29
Osmotic stress activates RIPK3/MLKL-mediated necroptosis by increasing cytosolic pH through a plasma membrane Na + /H +29
Fusobacterium nucleatum enhances amphetamine-induced behavioral responses through a butyrate-driven epigenetic mechanism29
A boost in learning by removing nuclear phosphodiesterases and enhancing nuclear cAMP signaling29
Obesity and antitumor immunity28
Stressed Hippo kinase turns to autophagy28
A spatiotemporal Notch interaction map from plasma membrane to nucleus28
Sustained Gα s signaling mediated by vasopressin type 2 receptors is ligand dependent but endocytosis and β-arrestin independent28
An ion channel’s high five27
Tales from the cryptic pocket27
The early bird catches the IL-2 in C-type lectin receptor–dependent activation of dendritic cells27
Sleep and longevity tied to glia27
Stress with ketamine tackles depression27
Adhesion to laminin-1 and collagen IV induces the formation of Ca 2+ microdomains that sensitize mouse T cells for activation26
Glia are powerhouses for sleep26
Defining the MYC-regulated transcriptome and kinome that support KRAS- and ERK-dependent growth of pancreatic cancer24
The glucocorticoid receptor associates with RAS complexes to inhibit cell proliferation and tumor growth24
Data-driven design of orthogonal protein-protein interactions24
Themis is indispensable for IL-2 and IL-15 signaling in T cells24
Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B regulates miR-208b-argonaute 2 association and thyroid hormone responsiveness in cardiac hypertrophy24
Fibrous stroma: Driver and passenger in cancer development24
Jump-starting IFN-I responses and epithelial regeneration24
A spartin approach to lipophagy24
The Helicobacter pylori CagA oncoprotein disrupts Wnt/PCP signaling and promotes hyperproliferation of pyloric gland base cells23
Injury-induced niche factors Cxcl12 and Shh/Ihh coordinate suture stem cell activation during calvarial bone regeneration23
Blockade of ROS production inhibits oncogenic signaling in acute myeloid leukemia and amplifies response to precision therapies22
Structural insights into the high basal activity and inverse agonism of the orphan receptor GPR6 implicated in Parkinson’s disease21
A gut punch for PCOS21
Chemokines form complex signals during inflammation and disease that can be decoded by extracellular matrix proteoglycans21
Quantal leaps in understanding Ca 2+ signaling: A “Taylored” approach21
An in vivo screen identifies diverse domains that can act as force-dependent proteolytic switches for Notch activation20
Binding of CaMKII to the NMDA receptor is sufficient for long-term potentiation20
THEMIS enhances the magnitude of normal and neuroinflammatory type 1 immune responses by promoting TCR-independent signals20
Interleukins 15 and 18 synergistically prime the antitumor function of natural killer cells through noncanonical activation of mTORC120
IL-6 drives hepatocyte dedifferentiation20
Macrophage ACE2 is necessary for SARS-CoV-2 replication and subsequent cytokine responses that restrict continued virion release20
Siah3 acts as a physiological mitophagy suppressor that facilitates axonal degeneration20
Phosphorylation patterns in the AT1R C-terminal tail specify distinct downstream signaling pathways20
Yap and Taz promote osteogenesis and prevent chondrogenesis in neural crest cells in vitro and in vivo20
Adenosine signaling activates ATP-sensitive K + channels in endothelial cells and pericytes in CNS capillaries19
An antibody that inhibits TGF-β1 release from latent extracellular matrix complexes attenuates the progression of renal fibrosis19
The SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease suppresses type I interferon responses by deubiquitinating STING19
THEMIS increases TCR signaling in CD4 + CD8 + thymocytes by inhibiting the activity of the tyrosine phosphatase SHP119
Compartmentalized prions18
The lncRNA EPIC1 suppresses dsRNA-induced type I IFN signaling and is a therapeutic target to enhance TNBC response to PD-1 inhibition18
Integrin-dependent recruitment of Src to ROS-producing endosomes in osteoarthritic cartilage18
Brain aging by gut AGE18
Restraining neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease18
Decoding cocaine-induced proteomic adaptations in the mouse nucleus accumbens18
Tweaking synaptic plasticity: Deciphering the role of WWC1 in memory opens new therapeutic horizons18
Stress granules plug holes17
Retraction17
TYK2 on tau17
c-di-AMP signaling is required for bile salt resistance, osmotolerance, and long-term host colonization by Clostridioides difficile17
Evolution of growth factor signaling to the TSC complex to regulate mTORC117
Get moving to clear β-amyloid17
HSP90 inhibition in the mouse spinal cord enhances opioid signaling by suppressing an AMPK-mediated negative feedback loop17
Convergent activation of Ca 2+ permeability in two-pore channel 2 through distinct molecular routes17
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor shapes monocyte transcriptional responses to interleukin-4 by prolonging STAT6 binding to promoters16
The adaptor SH2B1 and the phosphatase PTP4A1 regulate the phosphorylation of cytohesin-2 in myelinating Schwann cells in mice16
The adrenal stress response is an essential host response against therapy-induced lethal immune activation16
Sleep loss is a metabolic disorder16
The host protease KLK5 primes and activates spike proteins to promote human betacoronavirus replication and lung inflammation16
Insights into the intramembrane protease SPPL2b and its substrates: Functions and disease implications16
The accessory protein MRAP2 directly interacts with melanocortin-3 receptor to enhance signaling16
Neurodevelopmental disorder–associated mutations in TAOK1 reveal its function as a plasma membrane remodeling kinase16
The activation of the adaptor protein STING depends on its interactions with the phospholipid PI4P16
A drug that induces the microRNA miR-124 enables differentiation of retinoic acid–resistant neuroblastoma cells15
Expand, push, break, release, repair: A unique way to secrete macromolecules15
IRF1 cooperates with ISGF3 or GAF to form innate immune de novo enhancers in macrophages15
Sustained chromosomal passenger complex activity preserves the pluripotency of human embryonic carcinoma cells15
Blebby survivors15
Aging from adipose accumulation of antibodies15
The lactate wasteland15
Rebuilding duct work from the gallbladder14
Charting metastasis14
Amyloid-β oligomers trigger sex-dependent inhibition of GIRK channel activity in hippocampal neurons in mice14
Blocking lipid synthesis induces DNA damage in prostate cancer and increases cell death caused by PARP inhibition14
Interferon with ovarian cancer14
Proximity proteomic analysis of the NRF family reveals the Parkinson’s disease protein ZNF746/PARIS as a co-complexed repressor of NRF214
A lupus-derived autoantibody that binds to intracellular RNA activates cGAS-mediated tumor immunity and can deliver RNA into cells14
Taking down tumors takes atypical integrins14
Hox-C12 coordinates β 2 -adrenoceptor coupling to a cAMP/calcium feedforward loop to drive invasion in triple-negative breast cancer14
The E3/E4 ubiquitin ligase UFD-2 suppresses normal and oncogenic signaling mediated by a Raf ortholog in Caenorhabditis elegans14
Cancer-associated fibroblasts confer ALK inhibitor resistance in EML4-ALK –driven lung cancer by concurrent integrin and MET signaling14
Poor sleep for pass-out drunks13
CoDIAC: A comprehensive approach for interaction analysis provides insights into SH2 domain function and regulation13
Stroke of DNA13
The lncRNA PILA promotes NF-κB signaling in osteoarthritis by stimulating the activity of the protein arginine methyltransferase PRMT113
Activation of gp130 signaling in T cells drives T H 17-mediated multi-organ autoimmunity13
Redox-dependent internalization of the purinergic P2Y 6 receptor limits colitis progression13
Neuronal-glioma cross-talk13
PD-1 inhibits T cell actin remodeling at the immunological synapse independently of its signaling motifs13
Nonself RNA rewires IFN-β signaling: A mathematical model of the innate immune response13
Neuropilin-1 interacts with VE-cadherin and TGFBR2 to stabilize adherens junctions and prevent activation of endothelium under flow13
The cancer risk of repeat RNAs13
The polarizing nature of fructose13
K v 1.3-induced hyperpolarization is required for efficient Kaposi’s sarcoma–associated herpesvirus lytic replication13
Inhibiting Hippo pathway kinases releases WWC1 to promote AMPAR-dependent synaptic plasticity and long-term memory in mice13
The phosphate-induced small RNA EsrL promotes E. coli virulence, biofilm formation, and intestinal colonization13
Senataxin promotes recombination fidelity during antigen receptor gene diversification12
A twist in β-arrestin’s tail12
PARP1-mediated PARylation of TEAD4 stabilizes the YAP1-TEAD4 complex and promotes growth and immune evasion in breast cancer cells12
Catalytic site mutations confer multiple states of G protein activation12
The biology of addiction12
The actin-binding protein CAP1 represses MRTF-SRF–dependent gene expression in mouse cerebral cortex12
A mammalian-specific Alex3/Gα q protein complex regulates mitochondrial trafficking, dendritic complexity, and neuronal survival12
Simultaneous substrate and ubiquitin modification recognition by bispecific antibodies enables detection of ubiquitinated RIP1 and RIP212
Redox-active endosomes mediate α5β1 integrin signaling and promote chondrocyte matrix metalloproteinase production in osteoarthritis12
Complement-ary immunity to lung cancer12
Leukocytes have a heparan sulfate glycocalyx that regulates recruitment during psoriasis-like skin inflammation11
Re-epithelialization of cancer cells increases autophagy and DNA damage: Implications for breast cancer dormancy and relapse11
MICU1 regulates mitochondrial cristae structure and function independently of the mitochondrial Ca 2+ uniporter channel11
Stress signaling boosts interferon-induced gene transcription in macrophages11
Revealed at last: Structure of the antibody-receptor complex common to all IgE-mediated allergic hypersensitivity reactions11
Loss of STIM2, but not of STIM1, drives colorectal cancer metastasis through metabolic reprogramming and the ATF4 ER stress pathway11
The lncRNA MIR99AHG directs alternative splicing of SMARCA1 by PTBP1 to enable invadopodia formation in colorectal cancer cells11
The dual-function chemokine receptor CCR2 drives migration and chemokine scavenging through distinct mechanisms11
Pin1-catalyzed conformational regulation after phosphorylation: A distinct checkpoint in cell signaling and drug discovery11
Multiple cancers escape from multiple MAPK pathway inhibitors and use DNA replication stress signaling to tolerate aberrant cell cycles11
Mechanisms of biased agonism by Gα i/o -biased stapled peptide agonists of the relaxin-3 receptor11
Glucosylceramide accumulation in microglia triggers STING-dependent neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in mice11
A pancreatic pause in breast cancer10
JMJD8 reduces cancer’s STING10
TSLP shapes the pathogenic responses of memory CD4 + T cells in eosinophilic esophagitis10
Acetylation makes a drug-resistant BRAF10
In lonely mice, astrocytes turn inhibitory10
Formate for tumor progression10
An orally active, small-molecule TNF inhibitor that disrupts the homotrimerization interface improves inflammatory arthritis in mice10
Clustering of phosphatase RPTPα promotes Src signaling and the arthritogenic action of synovial fibroblasts10
G protein peptidomimetics reveal allosteric effects and stepwise interactions in ghrelin receptor–G protein coupling10
Erratum for the Research Article “IKKβ–NF-κB signaling in adult chondrocytes promotes the onset of age-related osteoarthritis in mice” by S. E. Catheline et al .10
Plant MDL proteins synergize with the cytokine MIF at CXCR2 and CXCR4 receptors in human cells10
Exploring protein-protein interactions for the development of new analgesics10
Tumor-derived small extracellular vesicles reprogram sensory nerves to drive immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment9
Biotin mitigates the development of manganese-induced, Parkinson’s disease–related neurotoxicity in Drosophila and human neurons9
Erratum for the Research Article “Matrix rigidity controls endothelial differentiation and morphogenesis of cardiac precursors” by Kshitiz et al .9
The proliferation of human mucosal-associated invariant T cells requires a MYC-SLC7A5-glycolysis metabolic axis9
E-cadherin mechanotransduction activates EGFR-ERK signaling in epithelial monolayers by inducing ADAM-mediated ligand shedding9
Neural control of gut repair9
The kinase PLK1 promotes the development of Kras / Tp53 -mutant lung adenocarcinoma through transcriptional activation of the receptor RET9
Cholesterol sensing goes vegetarian9
Skewing p53 to tumor-suppressor targets8
Membrane-proximal motifs encode differences in signaling strength between type I and III interferon receptors8
Nanobody pharmacology8
Osteoarthritis and chronic pain: Interleukin-6 as a common denominator and therapeutic target8
Multivalent, asymmetric IL-2–Fc fusions show enhanced selectivity for regulatory T cells8
Loss-of-function Gα s rare disease variants exert mutation-specific effects on GPCR signaling8
Cleanup on IL-28
Extracellular vesicles as central regulators of blood vessel function in cancer8
Reciprocal regulation of mTORC1 signaling and ribosomal biosynthesis determines cell cycle progression in activated T cells8
Vasodilators activate the anion channel TMEM16A in endothelial cells to reduce blood pressure8
Structures of human pannexin-1 in nanodiscs reveal gating mediated by dynamic movement of the N terminus and phospholipids8
Fetal macrophages assist in the repair of ruptured amnion through the induction of epithelial-mesenchymal transition8
Macrophages de liver growth8
The E3 ligase HERC5 promotes antimycobacterial responses in macrophages by ISGylating the phosphatase PTEN8
Lymph node colonization and metastasis8
The kinase ITK controls a Ca 2+ -mediated switch that balances T H 17 and T reg cell differenti8
Transcriptomics-inferred dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 interactions with host epithelial cells8
CD9 mediates the uptake of extracellular vesicles from cancer-associated fibroblasts that promote pancreatic cancer cell aggressiveness8
A BRET Ca 2+ sensor enables high-throughput screening in the presence of background fluorescence7
Rewiring the logic board of IFN signaling7
Arrestin-dependent nuclear export of phosphodiesterase 4D promotes GPCR-induced nuclear cAMP signaling required for learning and memory7
Targeting c-MYC and gain-of-function p53 through inhibition or degradation of the kinase LZK suppresses the growth of HNSCC tumors7
Keeping brown fat brown7
B cell responses to membrane-presented antigens require the function of the mechanosensitive cation channel Piezo17
Bacteria benefit tumor cells7
Waking up melanoma7
The NF-κB signaling system in the immunopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease7
Bring in the B team7
Repurposing colforsin daropate to treat MYC-driven high-grade serous ovarian carcinomas7
RHOA drivers take alternate routes in gastric cancer7
A hepatokine derived from the ER protein CREBH promotes triglyceride metabolism by stimulating lipoprotein lipase activity7
The induction of SHP-1 degradation by TAOK3 ensures the responsiveness of T cells to TCR stimulation7
Protocatechuic acid boosts continual efferocytosis in macrophages by derepressing KLF4 to transcriptionally activate MerTK6
Oct1 cooperates with the Smad family of transcription factors to promote mesodermal lineage specification6
The E3 ubiquitin ligase ZNRF3 restricts WNT receptor complex activity by stimulating the selective degradation of WNT-engaged FZD6
Extracellular WNT conveyors6
The TMEM16A anion channel as a versatile regulator of vascular tone6
Bypassing ACE26
ALOX5 drives the pyroptosis of CD4 + T cells and tissue inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis6
TIM3 is a context-dependent coregulator of cytotoxic T cell function6
The kinase ERK plays a conserved dominant role in the heterogeneity of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in pancreatic cancer cells6
Poachers turned gamekeepers in T cells6
The long-lasting effects of NO6
WNT stimulation induces dynamic conformational changes in the Frizzled-Dishevelled interaction6
USP47 deubiquitylates Groucho/TLE to promote Wnt–β-catenin signaling6
The antipsychotic drug thiothixene stimulates macrophages to clear pathogenic cells by inducing arginase 1 and continual efferocytosis6
Get up and sweat to treat cancer6
Treating neuroinflammation through the nose6
A CRISPR screen targeting PI3K effectors identifies RASA3 as a negative regulator of LFA-1–mediated adhesion in T cells5
Unraveling allostery within the angiotensin II type 1 receptor for Gα q and β-arrestin coupling5
CSF1R-CAR T cells induce CSF1R signaling and can promote target cell proliferation5
Hedgehog-induced ZFYVE21 promotes chronic vascular inflammation by activating NLRP3 inflammasomes in T cells5
Doxorubicin causes ferroptosis and cardiotoxicity by intercalating into mitochondrial DNA and disrupting Alas1-dependent heme synthesis5
p16 expression confers sensitivity to CDK2 inhibitors in cyclin E1–driven ovarian cancers5
Enhancing naloxone5
Differential protein-protein interactions underlie signaling mediated by the TCR and a 4-1BB domain–containing CAR5
The MDM2-p53 axis regulates norrin/frizzled4 signaling and blood-CNS barrier function5
Targeting the postsynaptic scaffolding protein PSD-95 enhances BDNF signaling to mitigate depression-like behaviors in mice5
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