OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Open Biology is 10. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Into the second decade	137
Class II transactivator induces expression of MHC-I and MHC-II in transmissible Tasmanian devil facial tumours	103
Decoding life's inner workings: advances in quantitative bioimaging	89
A short perinuclear amphipathic α-helix in Apq12 promotes nuclear pore complex biogenesis	88
Cosegregation of asymmetric features during cell division	70
Limitations of sequence dissimilarity as a predictor of prokaryotic lineage	67
Retraction: ‘HOXD-AS1 confers cisplatin resistance in gastric cancer through epigenetically silencing PDCD4 via recruiting EZH2’ (2019), by Ye et al.	67
MYH7 R453C induced cardiac remodelling via activating TGF-β/Smad2/3, ERK1/2 and Nox4/ROS/NF-κB signalling pathways	64
Conserved role of the urotensin II receptor 4 signalling pathway to control body straightness in a tetrapod	57
Comparative mitogenomic analysis and phylogeny of Veneridae with doubly uniparental inheritance	56
Nutrient-sensitive protein O-GlcNAcylation shapes daily biological rhythms	51
RNF4 and USP7 cooperate in ubiquitin-regulated steps of DNA replication	49
Visualization of sympathetic neural innervation in human white adipose tissue	44
Correction to: ‘Unravelling nicotinic receptor and ligand features underlying neonicotinoid knockdown actions on the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae ’ (2024),	42
Intrinsically disordered proteins: modes of binding with emphasis on disordered domains	42
Risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease increase SARS-CoV-2 infectivity of endothelial cells and pericytes	40
A new view of axon growth and guidance grounded in the stochastic dynamics of actin networks	38
Palbociclib-mediated cell cycle arrest can occur in the absence of the CDK inhibitors p21 and p27	38
Integrative analysis of genomic and transcriptomic alterations of AGR2 and AGR3 in cancer	38
Transiently restricting individual amino acids protects Drosophila melanogaster against multiple stressors	36
The tumour suppressor brain tumour (Brat) regulates linker histone dBigH1 expression in the Drosophila female germline and the early embryo	35
Essential roles of the nucleolus during early embryonic development: a regulatory hub for chromatin organization	35
Primary brain cell infection by Toxoplasma gondii reveals the extent and dynamics of parasite differentiation and its impact on neuron biology	34
From the divergence of senescent cell fates to mechanisms and selectivity of senolytic drugs	33
Every good biologist deserves favour	33

Retraction: ‘Long non-coding RNA LINC00152 promotes gallbladder cancer metastasis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition by regulating HIF-1α via miR-138’	33
The first genetic engineered system for ovothiol biosynthesis in diatoms reveals a mitochondrial localization for the sulfoxide synthase OvoA	32
Complement receptor 3-dependent engagement by Candida glabrata β-glucan modulates dendritic cells to induce regulatory T-cell expansion	32
SID-2 is a conserved extracellular vesicle protein that is not associated with environmental RNAi in parasitic nematodes	31
Min oscillations in bacteria as real-time reporter of environmental challenges at the single-cell level	31
Can calmodulin bind to lipids of the cytosolic leaflet of plasma membranes?	30
NDUFS3 knockout cancer cells and molecular docking reveal specificity and mode of action of anti-cancer respiratory complex I inhibitors	30
Pleiotropic effects on proliferation and mineralization of primary human adipose tissue-derived stromal cells induced by simvastatin	30
Arabidopsis thaliana endonuclease V is a ribonuclease specific for inosine-containing single-stranded RNA	29
Identification and characterization of host miRNAs that target the mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV) genome	29
SLMAP3 is crucial for organogenesis through mechanisms involving primary cilia formation	28
Unravelling nicotinic receptor and ligand features underlying neonicotinoid knockdown actions on the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae	28
Modelling T-cell immunity against hepatitis C virus with liver organoids in a microfluidic coculture system	28
A comparative analysis of parechovirus protein structures with other picornaviruses	27
Footprints in the Sno: investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms of SNORD116	26
The role of α-sheet structure in amyloidogenesis: characterization and implications	26
Structure and in silico simulations of a cold-active esterase reveals its prime cold-adaptation mechanism	26
Studying metabolism with multi-organ chips: new tools for disease modelling, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics	26
Microanatomical and secretory characterization of the salivary gland of the Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae), a main vector of Chagas disease	25
Retraction: ‘Long non-coding RNA LINC00346 contributes to cisplatin resistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by repressing miR-342-5p’ (2020), by Cui et al.	25
A fast-growing dengue virus mutant reveals a dual role of STING in response to infection	25
Au naturale: use of biologically derived cyclic di-nucleotides for cancer immunotherapy	24
Pck2 association with the plasma membrane and efficient response of the cell integrity pathway require regulation of PI4P homeostasis by exomer	24
Zebrafish reveal new roles for Fam83f in hatching and the DNA damage-mediated autophagic response	24
In vitro reconstitution of substrate S-acylation by the zDHHC family of protein acyltransferases	24
Cigarette smoke-induced oxidative stress activates NRF2 to mediate fibronectin disorganization in vascular formation	23
Correction to ‘Exaggerated trans-membrane charge of ammonium transporters in nutrient-poor marine environments’ (2022) by Kellom et al .	23
Development of the mammalian cortical hem and its derivatives: the choroid plexus, Cajal–Retzius cells and hippocampus	22
Genome-wide identification of ATP-binding cassette transporter B subfamily, focusing on its structure, evolution and rearrangement in ciliates	22
The genetic basis and potential molecular mechanism of yellow-albino northern snakehead (Channa argus)	22
Learning-induced remodelling of inhibitory synapses in the motor cortex	21
Neuronal signalling of zinc: from detection and modulation to function	21
A circle of life: platelet and megakaryocyte cytoskeleton dynamics in health and disease	21
Reversible bacteriophage resistance by shedding the bacterial cell wall	21
Stepwise order in protein complex assembly: approaches and emerging themes	20
Proteomic comparison of the organic matrices from parietal and base plates of the acorn barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite	19
The budding yeast GSK-3 homologue Mck1 is an essential component of the spindle position checkpoint	19
Interactions of N- and C-terminal parts of Ana1 permitting centriole duplication but not elongation	19
Multifunctional roles of Sec13 paralogues in the euglenozoan Trypanosoma brucei	19
Polycomb-mediated transgenerational epigenetic inheritance of Drosophila eye colour is independent of small RNAs	19
C-terminal glycosylation of type IX secretion system cargo proteins in Prevotella intermedia with both short and long secretion signals	19
GNL3 is an evolutionarily conserved stem cell gene influencing cell proliferation, animal growth and regeneration in the hydrozoan Hydractinia	18
miR-155-3p: processing by-product or rising star in immunity and cancer?	18
Structural basis for the coiled-coil architecture of human CtIP	18
Light-induced reversible reorganizations in closed Type II reaction centre complexes: physiological roles and physical mechanisms	18
Selective localization of Mfn2 near PINK1 enables its preferential ubiquitination by Parkin on mitochondria	18
Expression of concern: ‘RNA editing of microRNA prevents RNA-induced silencing complex recognition of target mRNA’ (2015), by Cui Y et al.	17
Whole organism and tissue-specific analysis of pexophagy in Drosophila	17
Aurodox inhibits type III secretion in multiple Gram-negative pathogens	16
The supernumerary B chromosome of maize: drive and genomic conflict	16

SIRT7: a sentinel of genome stability	16
Temperature activated transient receptor potential ion channels from Antarctic fishes	16
Retraction: ‘MALAT1 promotes gastric adenocarcinoma through the MALAT1/miR-181a-5p/AKT3 axis’ (2019), by Lu et al.	16
Exploring the midgut physiology of the non-haematophagous mosquito Toxorhynchites theobaldi	15
Appendage regeneration is context dependent at the cellular level	15
Identification of the modulatory Ca ²⁺ -binding sites of acid-sensing ion channel 1a	15
Terminal regions of a protein are a hotspot for low complexity regions and selection	15
Retraction: ‘Long non-coding RNA LINC00467 regulates hepatocellular carcinoma progression by modulating miR-9-5p/PPARA expression’ (2019), by Cai et al.	15
The lipid linked oligosaccharide polymerase Wzy and its regulating co-polymerase, Wzz, from enterobacterial common antigen biosynthesis form a complex	15
Plant NLR immunity activation and execution: a biochemical perspective	14
Regulation of EGFR signalling by palmitoylation and its role in tumorigenesis	14
Spatial transcriptomes and microbiota reveal immune mechanism that respond to pathogen infection in the posterior intestine ofSebastes schlegelii	14
Decoding frontotemporal and cell-type-specific vulnerabilities to neuropsychiatric disorders and psychoactive drugs	14
MicroRNAs: master regulators in host–parasitic protist interactions	13
Structural insights into a regulatory mechanism of FIR RRM1–FUSE interaction	13
PACS deficiency disrupts Golgi architecture and causes cytokinesis failures and seizure-like phenotype in Drosophila melanogaster	13
Mitochondrial chaperonin DNAJC15 promotes vulnerability to ferroptosis of chemoresistant ovarian cancer cells	13
Centromere function in asymmetric cell division in Drosophila female and male germline stem cells	13
Daughter centrioles assemble preferentially towards the nuclear envelope in Drosophila syncytial embryos	13
Pigment-dispersing factor neuropeptides act as multifunctional hormones and modulators in tardigrades	13
Mapping combinatorial expression of non-clustered protocadherins in the developing brain identifies novel PCDH19-mediated cell adhesion properties	13
A simple inland culture system provides insights into ascidian post-embryonic developmental physiology	13
Polo-like kinase and Aurora B kinase phosphorylate and cooperate with the CIF1-CIF2 complex to promote cytokinesis initiation in Trypanosoma brucei	13
Effective training of nanopore callers for epigenetic marks with limited labelled data	13
Pseudogenization of NK3 homeobox 2 ( Nkx3.2 ) in monotremes provides insight into unique gastric anatomy and physiology	12
Capturing crop adaptation to abiotic stress using image-based technologies	12
Lysosomal positioning diseases: beyond substrate storage	12
Insights into the bioluminescence systems of three sea pens (Cnidaria: Anthozoa): from de novo transcriptome analyses to biochemical assays	12
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	12
Novel in vivo TDP-43 stress reporter models to accelerate drug development in ALS	12
Evolution and assembly of Anopheles aquasalis 's immune genes: primary malaria vector of coastal Central and South America and the Caribbean Islands	12
Exploring differential exon usage via short- and long-read RNA sequencing strategies	12
Emerging evidence implicating a role for neurexins in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders	12
Time-optimized feeding is beneficial without enforced fasting	12
Aspirin and cancer: biological mechanisms and clinical outcomes	11
Single-cell expression predicts neuron-specific protein homeostasis networks	11
Correlative super-resolution analysis of cardiac calcium sparks and their molecular origins in health and disease	11
2024: The quest continues	11
Plum modulates Myoglianin and regulates synaptic function in D. melanogaster	11
Pigment-dispersing factor is present in circadian clock neurons of pea aphids and may mediate photoperiodic signalling to insulin-producing cells	11
Proposed three-phenylalanine motif involved in magnetoreception signalling of an Actinopterygii protein expressed in mammalian cells	11
The proline-rich antimicrobial peptide B7-005: low bacterial resistance, safe for human cells and effective in zebrafish embryo bacteraemia model	11
Iron-sulfur flavoenzymes: the added value of making the most ancient redox cofactors and the versatile flavins work together	11
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.	10
Prebiotic chemistry: a review of nucleoside phosphorylation and polymerization	10
Mapping molecular complexes with super-resolution microscopy and single-particle analysis	10
Neuroanatomical characterization of the Nmu-Cre knock-in mice reveals an interconnected network of unique neuropeptidergic cells	10
Elevated basal AMP-activated protein kinase activity sensitizes colorectal cancer cells to growth inhibition by metformin	10
Repo-Man/protein phosphatase 1 SUMOylation mediates binding to lamin A and serine 22 dephosphorylation	10
The C-terminus of CFAP410 forms a tetrameric helical bundle that is essential for its localization to the basal body	10
Cooperative motility, force generation and mechanosensing in a foraging non-photosynthetic diatom	10
Brain and testis: more alike than previously thought?	10
Short chain fatty acids: key regulators of the local and systemic immune response in inflammatory diseases and infections	10
Phosphorylation of ‘SDT-like’ motifs in ATRX mediates its interaction with the MRN complex and is important for ALT pathway suppression	10
TRIM family proteins: roles in proteostasis and neurodegenerative diseases	10
High-throughput functional analysis provides novel insight into type VII secretion in Staphylococcus aureus	10
Retraction: ‘Involvement of miR-4262 in paclitaxel resistance through the regulation of PTEN in non-small cell lung cancer’ (2019), by Sun et al.	10
The intrinsically disorderly story of Ki-67	10
Caprin-1 binding to the critical stress granule protein G3BP1 is influenced by pH	10
The gender-specific impact of starvation on mitotypes diversity in adults of Drosophila melanogaster	10
Distinct molecular profile of the chick organizer as a stem zone during axial elongation	10
Expression and function of PDGF-C in development and stem cells	10
Examination of gammarid transcriptomes reveals a widespread occurrence of key metabolic genes from epibiont bdelloid rotifers in freshwater species	10
Modern and prebiotic amino acids support distinct structural profiles in proteins	10