OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Open Biology is 9. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Retraction: ‘HOXD-AS1 confers cisplatin resistance in gastric cancer through epigenetically silencing PDCD4 via recruiting EZH2’ (2019), by Ye et al.	259
Evolution and expression of glial cells missing ( GCM1 and GCM2 ) in monotremes suggest an ancient role in	84
Decoding life's inner workings: advances in quantitative bioimaging	61
RNF4 and USP7 cooperate in ubiquitin-regulated steps of DNA replication	54
Class II transactivator induces expression of MHC-I and MHC-II in transmissible Tasmanian devil facial tumours	49
Nutrient-sensitive protein O-GlcNAcylation shapes daily biological rhythms	49
Correction to: ‘Unravelling nicotinic receptor and ligand features underlying neonicotinoid knockdown actions on the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae	47
Mutations within the predicted fragment-binding region of FAM83G/SACK1G abolish its interaction with the Ser/Thr kinase CK1α	45
Limitations of sequence dissimilarity as a predictor of prokaryotic lineage	44
Autophagy: a novel target in order to overcome drug resistance in pancreatic adenocarcinoma	44
Transcriptome-wide identification and expression profiling of chemosensory genes in rice grasshopper Oxya intricata (Orthoptera: Acrididae)	39
Comparative mitogenomic analysis and phylogeny of Veneridae with doubly uniparental inheritance	38
MYH7 R453C induced cardiac remodelling via activating TGF-β/Smad2/3, ERK1/2 and Nox4/ROS/NF-κB signalling pathways	38
Oxidized phospholipid damage signals as modulators of immunity	38
Every good biologist deserves favour	37
SLMAP3 is crucial for organogenesis through mechanisms involving primary cilia formation	34
Risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease increase SARS-CoV-2 infectivity of endothelial cells and pericytes	33
Min oscillations in bacteria as real-time reporter of environmental challenges at the single-cell level	32
SID-2 is a conserved extracellular vesicle protein that is not associated with environmental RNAi in parasitic nematodes	31
A new view of axon growth and guidance grounded in the stochastic dynamics of actin networks	30
Identification and characterization of host miRNAs that target the mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV) genome	28
NDUFS3 knockout cancer cells and molecular docking reveal specificity and mode of action of anti-cancer respiratory complex I inhibitors	28
Heat shock protein 90 as a vital signalling hub in Schistosoma mansoni : a master regulator of stem cell proliferation, development and survival	27
Unveiling karyoskeletal dynamics in chromatin organization and gene regulation in haematopoietic cell physiology and pathology	26
The first genetic engineered system for ovothiol biosynthesis in diatoms reveals a mitochondrial localization for the sulfoxide synthase OvoA	26

Pleiotropic effects on proliferation and mineralization of primary human adipose tissue-derived stromal cells induced by simvastatin	25
Complement receptor 3-dependent engagement by Candida glabrata β-glucan modulates dendritic cells to induce regulatory T-cell expansion	25
Transiently restricting individual amino acids protects Drosophila melanogaster against multiple stressors	24
Integrative analysis of genomic and transcriptomic alterations of AGR2 and AGR3 in cancer	24
Can calmodulin bind to lipids of the cytosolic leaflet of plasma membranes?	24
From the divergence of senescent cell fates to mechanisms and selectivity of senolytic drugs	23
Retraction: ‘Long non-coding RNA LINC00152 promotes gallbladder cancer metastasis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition by regulating HIF-1α via miR-138’	23
Essential roles of the nucleolus during early embryonic development: a regulatory hub for chromatin organization	22
The role of α-sheet structure in amyloidogenesis: characterization and implications	21
Footprints in the Sno: investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms of SNORD116	21
Unravelling nicotinic receptor and ligand features underlying neonicotinoid knockdown actions on the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae	21
FLP-15 modulates the amplitude of body-bends during locomotion in Caenorhabditis elegans	21
A fast-growing dengue virus mutant reveals a dual role of STING in response to infection	20
Retraction: ‘Long non-coding RNA LINC00346 contributes to cisplatin resistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by repressing miR-342-5p’ (2020), by Cui et al.	20
Pck2 association with the plasma membrane and efficient response of the cell integrity pathway require regulation of PI4P homeostasis by exomer	20
Correction to ‘Exaggerated trans-membrane charge of ammonium transporters in nutrient-poor marine environments’ (2022) by Kellom et al .	20
Freshwater-adapted polychaetes exhibit a complete enzymatic machinery for synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids	19
Zebrafish reveal new roles for Fam83f in hatching and the DNA damage-mediated autophagic response	19
Reversible bacteriophage resistance by shedding the bacterial cell wall	18
The genetic basis and potential molecular mechanism of yellow-albino northern snakehead ( Channa argus )	18
Kinesins in Caenorhabditis elegans neuronal morphogenesis	17
Stepwise order in protein complex assembly: approaches and emerging themes	17
A circle of life: platelet and megakaryocyte cytoskeleton dynamics in health and disease	17
Multifunctional roles of Sec13 paralogues in the euglenozoan Trypanosoma brucei	17
Learning-induced remodelling of inhibitory synapses in the motor cortex	17
Ghrelin and MBOAT4 are lost in Serpentes	16
Genome-wide identification of ATP-binding cassette transporter B subfamily, focusing on its structure, evolution and rearrangement in ciliates	16
C-terminal glycosylation of type IX secretion system cargo proteins in Prevotella intermedia with both short and long secretion signals	16
Is the alpha-amylase paralogue Amyrel dispensable in Drosophila melanogaster ?	16
Neuronal signalling of zinc: from detection and modulation to function	16
The budding yeast GSK-3 homologue Mck1 is an essential component of the spindle position checkpoint	16
Interactions of N- and C-terminal parts of Ana1 permitting centriole duplication but not elongation	15
Interplay between circadian rhythm, ageing and neurodegenerative disorder	15
Light-induced reversible reorganizations in closed Type II reaction centre complexes: physiological roles and physical mechanisms	15
Polycomb-mediated transgenerational epigenetic inheritance of Drosophila eye colour is independent of small RNAs	15
Transcriptional regulation as a dose-dependent process: insights from transcription factor tuning	15
Expression of concern: ‘RNA editing of microRNA prevents RNA-induced silencing complex recognition of target mRNA’ (2015), by Cui Y et al.	15
Long-read RNA-sequencing reveals transcript-specific regulation in human-derived cortical neurons	15
Proteomic comparison of the organic matrices from parietal and base plates of the acorn barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite	15
GNL3 is an evolutionarily conserved stem cell gene influencing cell proliferation, animal growth and regeneration in the hydrozoan Hydractinia	14
Spotted: RIPK3 and MLKL assembling necroptotic complexes	14
Prenatal alcohol exposure dysregulates the expression of clock genes and alters rhythmic behaviour in mice	14
Aurodox inhibits type III secretion in multiple Gram-negative pathogens	14
Correction to: ‘Sex-specific loss of mitochondrial membrane integrity in the auditory brainstem of a mouse model of Fragile X Syndrome’ (2024), by Caron et al	14
Anti-apoptotic BCL-2 binds to all three IP3R isoforms, thereby limiting the Ca2+-flux properties of IP3R homo-tetramers	14
Temperature activated transient receptor potential ion channels from Antarctic fishes	14
Whole organism and tissue-specific analysis of pexophagy in Drosophila	14
STIM1 and endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contact sites oscillate independently of calcium-induced calcium release	14
The lipid linked oligosaccharide polymerase Wzy and its regulating co-polymerase, Wzz, from enterobacterial common antigen biosynthesis form a complex	14
Unravelling axonal transcriptional landscapes: insights from induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical neurons and implications for motor neuron degeneration	13

Retraction: ‘MALAT1 promotes gastric adenocarcinoma through the MALAT1/miR-181a-5p/AKT3 axis’ (2019), by Lu et al.	13
Effective training of nanopore callers for epigenetic marks with limited labelled data	13
Retraction: ‘Long non-coding RNA LINC00467 regulates hepatocellular carcinoma progression by modulating miR-9-5p/PPARA expression’ (2019), by Cai et al.	13
Identification of the modulatory Ca ²⁺ -binding sites of acid-sensing ion channel 1a	13
Exploring the midgut physiology of the non-haematophagous mosquito Toxorhynchites theobaldi	13
The evolutionary entanglement of flipons with zinc fingers and retroelements has engendered a large family of Z-DNA and G-quadruplex binding proteins	13
A distinct phase of cyclin B (Cdc13) nuclear export at mitotic entry in Schizosaccharomyces pombe	13
HMGB1 and mitochondrial dysfunction: a double-edged sword in ageing	12
PIEZO1 variant implications for biological understanding and human health	12
Terminal regions of a protein are a hotspot for low complexity regions and selection	12
Decoding frontotemporal and cell-type-specific vulnerabilities to neuropsychiatric disorders and psychoactive drugs	12
MicroRNAs: master regulators in host–parasitic protist interactions	12
Non-cell-autonomous regulation of testicular stem cell niche homeostasis by the 20S proteasome core particle through cell adhesion and cyclin proteins	12
GLP-1/GLP-1R axis: from metabolism (obesity and T2DM) to immunity	12
The challenge of measuring mosquito flight performance: going beyond sterile insect technique and into transgenic and gene drive-based approaches	11
Spatial transcriptomes and microbiota reveal immune mechanism that respond to pathogen infection in the posterior intestine of Sebastes schlegelii	11
Capturing crop adaptation to abiotic stress using image-based technologies	11
Pseudogenization of NK3 homeobox 2 ( Nkx3.2 ) in monotremes provides insight into unique gastric anatomy and physiology	11
A simple inland culture system provides insights into ascidian post-embryonic developmental physiology	11
Plant NLR immunity activation and execution: a biochemical perspective	11
Mitochondrial chaperonin DNAJC15 promotes vulnerability to ferroptosis of chemoresistant ovarian cancer cells	11
Transcriptomic and metabolomic insights into light-mediated unicellular-to-multicellular transition in Dictyostelium discoideum	11
Pigment-dispersing factor neuropeptides act as multifunctional hormones and modulators in tardigrades	11
Insights into the bioluminescence systems of three sea pens (Cnidaria: Anthozoa): from de novo transcriptome analyses to biochemical assays	11
Novel in vivo TDP-43 stress reporter models to accelerate drug development in ALS	11
Exploring differential exon usage via short- and long-read RNA sequencing strategies	10
Spatial positioning of preimplantation mouse embryo cells is regulated by mTORC1 and m ⁷ G-cap-dependent translation at the 8- to 16-cell transition	10
Lysosomal positioning diseases: beyond substrate storage	10
Evolution and assembly of Anopheles aquasalis 's immune genes: primary malaria vector of coastal Central and South America and the Caribbean Islands	10
2024: The quest continues	10
Polo-like kinase and Aurora B kinase phosphorylate and cooperate with the CIF1-CIF2 complex to promote cytokinesis initiation in Trypanosoma brucei	10
PACS deficiency disrupts Golgi architecture and causes cytokinesis failures and seizure-like phenotype in Drosophila melanogaster	10
Neuroanatomical characterization of the Nmu-Cre knock-in mice reveals an interconnected network of unique neuropeptidergic cells	10
Plum modulates Myoglianin and regulates synaptic function in D. melanogaster	10
Phosphorylation of ‘SDT-like’ motifs in ATRX mediates its interaction with the MRN complex and is important for ALT pathway suppression	10
Structural insights into a regulatory mechanism of FIR RRM1–FUSE interaction	10
Mapping combinatorial expression of non-clustered protocadherins in the developing brain identifies novel PCDH19-mediated cell adhesion properties	10
Discovery of unique mitotic mechanisms in Paradiplonema papillatum	10
Correlative super-resolution analysis of cardiac calcium sparks and their molecular origins in health and disease	10
Single-cell expression predicts neuron-specific protein homeostasis networks	10
The proline-rich antimicrobial peptide B7-005: low bacterial resistance, safe for human cells and effective in zebrafish embryo bacteraemia model	9
An EAAT2b/SLC1A2b-mediated chloride leak current enables rapid cone photoreceptor signalling	9
Retraction: ‘TNF-α-induced NF-κB activation upregulates microRNA-150-3p and inhibits osteogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells by targeting β-catenin’ (2016), by Wang et al.	9
Pigment-dispersing factor is present in circadian clock neurons of pea aphids and may mediate photoperiodic signalling to insulin-producing cells	9
Hypoxia impedes differentiation of cranial neural crest cells into derivatives relevant for craniofacial development	9
The C-terminus of CFAP410 forms a tetrameric helical bundle that is essential for its localization to the basal body	9
The gender-specific impact of starvation on mitotypes diversity in adults of Drosophila melanogaster	9
Retraction: ‘Involvement of miR-4262 in paclitaxel resistance through the regulation of PTEN in non-small cell lung cancer’ (2019), by Sun et al.	9
Elevated basal AMP-activated protein kinase activity sensitizes colorectal cancer cells to growth inhibition by metformin	9
Distinct molecular profile of the chick organizer as a stem zone during axial elongation	9
TRIM family proteins: roles in proteostasis and neurodegenerative diseases	9
Cooperative motility, force generation and mechanosensing in a foraging non-photosynthetic diatom	9
Aspirin and cancer: biological mechanisms and clinical outcomes	9
Proposed three-phenylalanine motif involved in magnetoreception signalling of an Actinopterygii protein expressed in mammalian cells	9
Examination of gammarid transcriptomes reveals a widespread occurrence of key metabolic genes from epibiont bdelloid rotifers in freshwater species	9