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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Retraction: ‘HOXD-AS1 confers cisplatin resistance in gastric cancer through epigenetically silencing PDCD4 via recruiting EZH2’ (2019), by Ye et al.	299
Decoding life's inner workings: advances in quantitative bioimaging	57
RNF4 and USP7 cooperate in ubiquitin-regulated steps of DNA replication	55
Class II transactivator induces expression of MHC-I and MHC-II in transmissible Tasmanian devil facial tumours	52
Correction to: ‘Unravelling nicotinic receptor and ligand features underlying neonicotinoid knockdown actions on the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae	50
Mutations within the predicted fragment-binding region of FAM83G/SACK1G abolish its interaction with the Ser/Thr kinase CK1α	46
Limitations of sequence dissimilarity as a predictor of prokaryotic lineage	45
Transcriptome-wide identification and expression profiling of chemosensory genes in rice grasshopper Oxya intricata (Orthoptera: Acrididae)	44
The evolution and functional significance of neuropeptide cocktails: insights from SALMFamides in asteroid echinoderms	42
Autophagy: a novel target in order to overcome drug resistance in pancreatic adenocarcinoma	41
MYH7 R453C induced cardiac remodelling via activating TGF-β/Smad2/3, ERK1/2 and Nox4/ROS/NF-κB signalling pathways	39
Comparative mitogenomic analysis and phylogeny of Veneridae with doubly uniparental inheritance	37
Oxidized phospholipid damage signals as modulators of immunity	34
Evolution and expression of glial cells missing ( GCM1 and GCM2 ) in monotremes suggest an ancient role in	33
Nutrient-sensitive protein O-GlcNAcylation shapes daily biological rhythms	32
SLMAP3 is crucial for organogenesis through mechanisms involving primary cilia formation	31
Every good biologist deserves favour	31
Min oscillations in bacteria as real-time reporter of environmental challenges at the single-cell level	30
SID-2 is a conserved extracellular vesicle protein that is not associated with environmental RNAi in parasitic nematodes	27
NDUFS3 knockout cancer cells and molecular docking reveal specificity and mode of action of anti-cancer respiratory complex I inhibitors	27
A new view of axon growth and guidance grounded in the stochastic dynamics of actin networks	27
Heat shock protein 90 as a vital signalling hub in Schistosoma mansoni : a master regulator of stem cell proliferation, development and survival	26
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
Transiently restricting individual amino acids protects Drosophila melanogaster against multiple stressors	23

Retraction: ‘Long non-coding RNA LINC00152 promotes gallbladder cancer metastasis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition by regulating HIF-1α via miR-138’	23
Can calmodulin bind to lipids of the cytosolic leaflet of plasma membranes?	23
Complement receptor 3-dependent engagement by Candida glabrata β-glucan modulates dendritic cells to induce regulatory T-cell expansion	22
From the divergence of senescent cell fates to mechanisms and selectivity of senolytic drugs	22
Risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease increase SARS-CoV-2 infectivity of endothelial cells and pericytes	22
Identification and characterization of host miRNAs that target the mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV) genome	22
FLP-15 modulates the amplitude of body-bends during locomotion in Caenorhabditis elegans	21
Pck2 association with the plasma membrane and efficient response of the cell integrity pathway require regulation of PI4P homeostasis by exomer	21
Unravelling nicotinic receptor and ligand features underlying neonicotinoid knockdown actions on the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae	21
Zebrafish reveal new roles for Fam83f in hatching and the DNA damage-mediated autophagic response	21
Essential roles of the nucleolus during early embryonic development: a regulatory hub for chromatin organization	21
Retraction: ‘Long non-coding RNA LINC00346 contributes to cisplatin resistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by repressing miR-342-5p’ (2020), by Cui et al.	20
The role of α-sheet structure in amyloidogenesis: characterization and implications	20
Correction to ‘Exaggerated trans-membrane charge of ammonium transporters in nutrient-poor marine environments’ (2022) by Kellom et al .	20
NudC moonlights in ribosome biogenesis and homeostasis in polyploid cells of Drosophila melanogaster	20
A fast-growing dengue virus mutant reveals a dual role of STING in response to infection	20
Footprints in the Sno: investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms of SNORD116	19
The genetic basis and potential molecular mechanism of yellow-albino northern snakehead ( Channa argus )	19
Freshwater-adapted polychaetes exhibit a complete enzymatic machinery for synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids	18
Learning-induced remodelling of inhibitory synapses in the motor cortex	17
Light-induced reversible reorganizations in closed Type II reaction centre complexes: physiological roles and physical mechanisms	17
C-terminal glycosylation of type IX secretion system cargo proteins in Prevotella intermedia with both short and long secretion signals	17
Kinesins in Caenorhabditis elegans neuronal morphogenesis	17
Genome-wide identification of ATP-binding cassette transporter B subfamily, focusing on its structure, evolution and rearrangement in ciliates	17
Multifunctional roles of Sec13 paralogues in the euglenozoan Trypanosoma brucei	17
Proteomic comparison of the organic matrices from parietal and base plates of the acorn barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite	17
The budding yeast GSK-3 homologue Mck1 is an essential component of the spindle position checkpoint	16
Neuronal signalling of zinc: from detection and modulation to function	16
Polycomb-mediated transgenerational epigenetic inheritance of Drosophila eye colour is independent of small RNAs	16
Stepwise order in protein complex assembly: approaches and emerging themes	15
Interplay between circadian rhythm, ageing and neurodegenerative disorder	15
Ghrelin and MBOAT4 are lost in Serpentes	15
A circle of life: platelet and megakaryocyte cytoskeleton dynamics in health and disease	15
Is the alpha-amylase paralogue Amyrel dispensable in Drosophila melanogaster ?	15
STIM1 and endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contact sites oscillate independently of calcium-induced calcium release	14
Whole organism and tissue-specific analysis of pexophagy in Drosophila	14
Transcriptional regulation as a dose-dependent process: insights from transcription factor tuning	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
Interactions of N- and C-terminal parts of Ana1 permitting centriole duplication but not elongation	14
Expression of concern: ‘RNA editing of microRNA prevents RNA-induced silencing complex recognition of target mRNA’ (2015), by Cui Y et al.	14
Temperature activated transient receptor potential ion channels from Antarctic fishes	14
Aurodox inhibits type III secretion in multiple Gram-negative pathogens	14
Long-read RNA-sequencing reveals transcript-specific regulation in human-derived cortical neurons	14
Prenatal alcohol exposure dysregulates the expression of clock genes and alters rhythmic behaviour in mice	13
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
PIEZO1 variant implications for biological understanding and human health	13
GNL3 is an evolutionarily conserved stem cell gene influencing cell proliferation, animal growth and regeneration in the hydrozoan Hydractinia	13
A distinct phase of cyclin B (Cdc13) nuclear export at mitotic entry in Schizosaccharomyces pombe	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
Exploring the midgut physiology of the non-haematophagous mosquito Toxorhynchites theobaldi	13
Retraction: ‘Long non-coding RNA LINC00467 regulates hepatocellular carcinoma progression by modulating miR-9-5p/PPARA expression’ (2019), by Cai et al.	13
Spotted: RIPK3 and MLKL assembling necroptotic complexes	13
Non-cell-autonomous regulation of testicular stem cell niche homeostasis by the 20S proteasome core particle through cell adhesion and cyclin proteins	13
Spatial transcriptomes and microbiota reveal immune mechanism that respond to pathogen infection in the posterior intestine of Sebastes schlegelii	13
HMGB1 and mitochondrial dysfunction: a double-edged sword in ageing	13
Terminal regions of a protein are a hotspot for low complexity regions and selection	12
Effective training of nanopore callers for epigenetic marks with limited labelled data	12
Decoding frontotemporal and cell-type-specific vulnerabilities to neuropsychiatric disorders and psychoactive drugs	12
GLP-1/GLP-1R axis: from metabolism (obesity and T2DM) to immunity	12
Plant NLR immunity activation and execution: a biochemical perspective	12
Identification of the modulatory Ca ²⁺ -binding sites of acid-sensing ion channel 1a	12
Mapping combinatorial expression of non-clustered protocadherins in the developing brain identifies novel PCDH19-mediated cell adhesion properties	11
The lipid linked oligosaccharide polymerase Wzy and its regulating co-polymerase, Wzz, from enterobacterial common antigen biosynthesis form a complex	11
Pigment-dispersing factor neuropeptides act as multifunctional hormones and modulators in tardigrades	11
A simple inland culture system provides insights into ascidian post-embryonic developmental physiology	11
Insights into the bioluminescence systems of three sea pens (Cnidaria: Anthozoa): from de novo transcriptome analyses to biochemical assays	11
Structural insights into a regulatory mechanism of FIR RRM1–FUSE interaction	11
Novel in vivo TDP-43 stress reporter models to accelerate drug development in ALS	11
The challenge of measuring mosquito flight performance: going beyond sterile insect technique and into transgenic and gene drive-based approaches	11
Pseudogenization of NK3 homeobox 2 ( Nkx3.2 ) in monotremes provides insight into unique gastric anatomy and physiology	11
Mitochondrial chaperonin DNAJC15 promotes vulnerability to ferroptosis of chemoresistant ovarian cancer cells	11
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	11
Transcriptomic and metabolomic insights into light-mediated unicellular-to-multicellular transition in Dictyostelium discoideum	11
Lysosomal positioning diseases: beyond substrate storage	10
PACS deficiency disrupts Golgi architecture and causes cytokinesis failures and seizure-like phenotype in Drosophila melanogaster	10
The proline-rich antimicrobial peptide B7-005: low bacterial resistance, safe for human cells and effective in zebrafish embryo bacteraemia model	10
Single-cell expression predicts neuron-specific protein homeostasis networks	10
Evolution and assembly of Anopheles aquasalis 's immune genes: primary malaria vector of coastal Central and South America and the Caribbean Islands	10
Examination of gammarid transcriptomes reveals a widespread occurrence of key metabolic genes from epibiont bdelloid rotifers in freshwater species	10
Polo-like kinase and Aurora B kinase phosphorylate and cooperate with the CIF1-CIF2 complex to promote cytokinesis initiation in Trypanosoma brucei	10
Correlative super-resolution analysis of cardiac calcium sparks and their molecular origins in health and disease	10
Hypoxia impedes differentiation of cranial neural crest cells into derivatives relevant for craniofacial development	10
2024: The quest continues	10
Plum modulates Myoglianin and regulates synaptic function in D. melanogaster	10
Neuroanatomical characterization of the Nmu-Cre knock-in mice reveals an interconnected network of unique neuropeptidergic cells	10
Exploring differential exon usage via short- and long-read RNA sequencing strategies	10
TRIM family proteins: roles in proteostasis and neurodegenerative diseases	10
Proposed three-phenylalanine motif involved in magnetoreception signalling of an Actinopterygii protein expressed in mammalian cells	10
Distinct molecular profile of the chick organizer as a stem zone during axial elongation	10
Phosphorylation of ‘SDT-like’ motifs in ATRX mediates its interaction with the MRN complex and is important for ALT pathway suppression	10
Phylogenomic diversity of archigregarine apicomplexans	9
Caprin-1 binding to the critical stress granule protein G3BP1 is influenced by pH	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
Aspirin and cancer: biological mechanisms and clinical outcomes	9
Elevated basal AMP-activated protein kinase activity sensitizes colorectal cancer cells to growth inhibition by metformin	9
The gender-specific impact of starvation on mitotypes diversity in adults of Drosophila melanogaster	9
Cooperative motility, force generation and mechanosensing in a foraging non-photosynthetic diatom	9
The post-translational modification O-GlcNAc is a sensor and regulator of metabolism	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
Domain innovation and deeply conserved intrinsic disorders in eukaryotic argonaute	9
Discovery of unique mitotic mechanisms in Paradiplonema papillatum	9
Notch and LIM-homeodomain protein Arrowhead regulate each other in a feedback mechanism to play a role in wing and neuronal development in Drosophila	9
High-throughput functional analysis provides novel insight into type VII secretion in Staphylococcus aureus	9
An EAAT2b/SLC1A2b-mediated chloride leak current enables rapid cone photoreceptor signalling	9
Prebiotic chemistry: a review of nucleoside phosphorylation and polymerization	9
Pigment-dispersing factor is present in circadian clock neurons of pea aphids and may mediate photoperiodic signalling to insulin-producing cells	9
The C-terminus of CFAP410 forms a tetrameric helical bundle that is essential for its localization to the basal body	9