Nature Metabolism

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Metabolism is 35. 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.)
ArticleCitations
NAD kinase essentiality in cancer: in real life, it is all about folates596
Publisher Correction: Impaired oxygen-sensitive regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis within the von Hippel–Lindau syndrome581
Glycolysis modulates efferocytosis in a noncanonical manner579
Nitrogen metabolism profiling reveals cell state-specific pyrimidine synthesis pathway choice533
Publisher Correction: Gut mucosal mycobiome profiling in Crohn’s disease uncovers an AMP-mediated anti-inflammatory effect of Cladosporium sphaerospermum310
Epigenetic adaptation of beta cells across lifespan and disease262
Heterogeneous sympathetic control of brown adipose tissue244
Phagocytosis in the retina promotes local insulin production in the eye239
The cyclic metabolic switching theory of intermittent fasting221
Improved polyketide production in C. glutamicum by preventing propionate-induced growth inhibition218
Incretin-based therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases215
Author Correction: Inhibition of fatty acid uptake by TGR5 prevents diabetic cardiomyopathy215
Author Correction: SLC6A6 imports taurine into mitochondria to sustain mitochondrial translation and tumour growth199
Regulation of urea cycle by reversible high-stoichiometry lysine succinylation194
Exercise and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists in cardiovascular disease beyond weight loss192
An ATP-sensitive phosphoketolase regulates carbon fixation in cyanobacteria190
PFKM governs metabolic shifts throughout skeletal muscle differentiation182
Total parenteral nutrition impairs glucose metabolism by modifying the gut microbiome180
Cotadutide promotes glycogenolysis in people with overweight or obesity diagnosed with type 2 diabetes177
Acarbose enhances the efficacy of immunotherapy against solid tumours by modulating the gut microbiota175
GLP-1 physiology in obesity and development of incretin-based drugs for chronic weight management166
The rs1421085 variant within FTO promotes brown fat thermogenesis164
Recommendations for mitochondria transfer and transplantation nomenclature and characterization162
Allosteric regulation of CAD modulates de novo pyrimidine synthesis during the cell cycle156
The cell cycle loops UTP around CAD156
Adipocyte IRE1α promotes PGC1α mRNA decay and restrains adaptive thermogenesis153
DGAT1 mediates sex-specific CD8+ T cell antitumour responses152
A BCAA–haem axis regulates brown fat function148
A conserved role for PCYT2-regulated lipid biosynthesis in muscle health and ageing147
Methylation, acetylation and cell fate143
Fuelling the fire: de novo lipogenesis primes thermogenesis140
The thyroid gland under Notch control135
Gut bacteria thwart the blood sugar-lowering effect of acarbose135
A salute to innovation: exenatide in diabetes and obesity drug development at Amylin Pharmaceuticals134
Best practices in collecting and reporting continuous glucose monitoring data in research settings132
The sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 mediates the atheroprotective effect of eicosapentaenoic acid129
Shaping the future of cardiometabolic innovation: advances and opportunities127
Cellular loci for cagrilintide action identified125
Paracrine signalling by pancreatic δ cells determines the glycaemic set point in mice124
Common genetic variants modify disease risk and clinical presentation in monogenic diabetes123
Hypermetabolism and energetic constraints in mitochondrial disorders123
The antitumour effects of caloric restriction are mediated by the gut microbiome122
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide regulates body weight and food intake via GABAergic neurons in mice121
Hypothalamic GABRA5-positive neurons control obesity via astrocytic GABA119
Skeletal muscle, not adipose tissue, mediates cold-induced metabolic benefits117
NAD+ precursor supplementation prevents mtRNA/RIG-I-dependent inflammation during kidney injury114
Classically activated macrophages undergo functionally significant nucleotide metabolism remodelling driven by nitric oxide112
Microglial hexokinase 2 deficiency increases ATP generation through lipid metabolism leading to β-amyloid clearance110
GIPR-Ab/GLP-1 peptide–antibody conjugate requires brain GIPR and GLP-1R for additive weight loss in obese mice110
Spatial hepatocyte plasticity of gluconeogenesis during the metabolic transitions between fed, fasted and starvation states107
Exercise activates AMPK in mouse and human pancreatic islets to decrease senescence107
Targeting the TCA cycle can ameliorate widespread axonal energy deficiency in neuroinflammatory lesions107
Why a good lab website matters106
Brown fat ATP-citrate lyase links carbohydrate availability to thermogenesis and guards against metabolic stress106
Mitochondrial RNA stimulates beige adipocyte development in young mice106
Spatial metabolomics: from a niche field towards a driver of innovation106
Fuelling synapses via lipid metabolism104
Pathogenic role of acyl coenzyme A binding protein (ACBP) in Cushing’s syndrome103
Fat sensory cues in early life program central response to food and obesity103
Hypometabolism with the speed of ultrasound101
A RalA between high-fat diet and mitochondrial shape100
A systematic mutational framework for studying oxidative phosphorylation-related proteins99
Sweet signals for myelin: glucose sensing redirected to regeneration98
Querying stool for dietary information96
Methionine and H2S alter cancer–immune dialogue94
Illuminating the ‘healthy obese’ phenotype94
Gases define redox signalling: NO, H2S, O2 … and cyanide92
A century of the Warburg effect91
Beyond Warburg: LDHA activates RAC for tumour growth91
Pathway coessentiality mapping reveals complex II is required for de novo purine biosynthesis in acute myeloid leukaemia90
Rapid modulation of gut microbiota composition by hypothalamic circuits in mice87
Intestinal TM6SF2 protects against metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis through the gut–liver axis86
A researcher’s guide to preclinical mouse NASH models86
From NAFLD to MASLD: implications of the new nomenclature for preclinical and clinical research86
The exercise hormone irisin has neuroprotective effects in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis86
Proline fuels ILC3s to maintain gut health85
Distinct sympathetic projections to brown fat regulate thermogenesis and glucose tolerance85
Cysteine depletion triggers adipose tissue thermogenesis and weight loss85
HK1 from hepatic stellate cell–derived extracellular vesicles promotes progression of hepatocellular carcinoma84
An integrated single-cell islet atlas in health and disease84
Cancer metabolite blunts immunity83
Lighting up targets of dual agonist therapies for diabetes and obesity83
Asters: rising stars in the cholesterol universe82
Regulated insulin secretion from human and mouse islets exclusively composed of β-cells82
Itaconate boosts type I IFN response by disrupting cytoprotection81
Feeding the hippocampus … with specific nutrients81
Insulin induces insulin receptor degradation in the liver through EphB480
Author Correction: Metabolic reconfiguration enables synthetic reductive metabolism in yeast80
GLP-2 attenuates antipsychotics’ adverse metabolic effects79
Weight versus weight-independent effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on type 2 diabetes77
Sclerostin secreted from bone mediates cognitive decline in the brains of aged and Alzheimer’s disease mice77
Retraction Note: Brown adipose tissue-derived Nrg4 alleviates endothelial inflammation and atherosclerosis in male mice76
Non-invasive mapping of brown adipose tissue activity with magnetic resonance imaging75
Overcoming dietary dogmas75
Spatial protein gradients pattern liver metabolism74
Human basal metabolic rate has declined over the past 30 years74
Angiocrine breakdown in metabolically stressed fat73
Glycerol is a new ally for heat production and bone health73
The genetics of obesity: aetiology, prevention and therapy71
Intracellular metabolic gradients dictate dependence on exogenous pyruvate71
Lamin A/C-regulated cysteine catabolic flux modulates stem cell fate through epigenome reprogramming71
Humoral regulation of iron metabolism by extracellular vesicles drives antibacterial response70
Reciprocal activity of AgRP and POMC neurons governs coordinated control of feeding and metabolism70
The metabolic engine of cognition: microglia–neuron interactions in health, ageing and disease70
Spatially resolved metabolomics and isotope tracing reveal dynamic metabolic responses of dentate granule neurons with acute stimulation69
Host metabolism can produce many indoles and phenols independently of the microbiome69
Irisin ameliorates obesity and insulin resistance via adipose tissue IL-33 and regulatory T cells69
Mapping the plasma metabolome to human health and disease in 274,241 adults69
The microbial metabolite agmatine acts as an FXR agonist to promote polycystic ovary syndrome in female mice69
A yeast vacuolar pH ‘heartbeat’ coordinates amino acid metabolism and the cell cycle68
DDHD2 provides a flux of saturated fatty acids for neuronal energy and function67
Principles and functions of metabolic compartmentalization66
Human gut microbial aromatic amino acid and related metabolites prevent obesity through intestinal immune control66
Cell cycle-linked vacuolar pH dynamics regulate amino acid homeostasis and cell growth66
Acetate reprogrammes tumour metabolism and promotes PD-L1 expression and immune evasion by upregulating c-Myc65
TM6SF2 as new intestinal lipid player64
Inhibition of hepatic oxalate overproduction ameliorates metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis64
MCT1 helps brown fat suck up succinate63
Small intestinal protein sensing pathways regulate food intake and glucose homeostasis63
A common framework for mouse hypothalamic cell atlases63
Drowning in cysteine62
Career pathways, part 1262
Mitochondrial iNOS blocks itaconate production by interacting with IRG162
Do not overlook the role of fructose in obesity62
Iron at the intersection of macrophage–adipocyte interactions61
Bile acid binds heart failure and inflammation61
Odour-imagery ability is linked to food craving, intake, and adiposity change in humans61
ADRA1A–Gαq signalling potentiates adipocyte thermogenesis through CKB and TNAP60
Cardiolipin preserves Treg metabolic fitness and immune homeostasis in the gut60
A catecholamine-independent pathway controlling adaptive adipocyte lipolysis59
A spatial atlas of pancreatic remodelling in type 1 diabetes59
Systemic proteome adaptions to 7-day complete caloric restriction in humans58
Proteogenomic mapping sets stage for precision medicine58
Formate overflow drives toxic folate trapping in MTHFD1 inhibited cancer cells57
Adipocytes reprogram cancer cell metabolism by diverting glucose towards glycerol-3-phosphate thereby promoting metastasis57
A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety57
Excess cysteine drives conjugate formation and impairs proliferation of NRF2-activated cancer cells57
Insulin signalling regulates Pink1 mRNA localization via modulation of AMPK activity to support PINK1 function in neurons56
Multi-omic analysis reveals transkingdom gut dysbiosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease56
NAD+ precursor supplementation in human ageing: clinical evidence and challenges56
Metabolic regulation by tanycyte-derived extracellular vesicles through insulin precursor-mediated neuronal recognition and mTORC component delivery55
Loss of fatty acid degradation by astrocytic mitochondria triggers neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration55
GLP-2 prevents antipsychotics-induced metabolic dysfunction in mice55
Hypothalamic Grb10 enhances leptin signalling and promotes weight loss55
Career pathways, part 955
Revisiting the role of serine metabolism in hepatic lipogenesis54
Aberrant expression of agouti signaling protein (ASIP) as a cause of monogenic severe childhood obesity54
Divergent roles for propionate and butyrate in colorectal cancer epigenetics54
Author Correction: Glycolytic neutrophils accrued in the spleen compromise anti-tumour T cell immunity in breast cancer54
Longitudinal multimorbidity trajectories shape personalized glycaemic patterns54
Mitochondrial function and phenotype are defined by bioenergetics54
Differential mechanisms affecting weight loss and weight loss maintenance53
The mitochondrial unfolded protein response inhibits pluripotency acquisition and mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition in somatic cell reprogramming53
Targeting MondoA–TXNIP restores antitumour immunity in lactic-acid-induced immunosuppressive microenvironment52
Vitamin B12 is a limiting factor for induced cellular plasticity and tissue repair52
Publisher Correction: Cold-induced expression of a truncated adenylyl cyclase 3 acts as rheostat to brown fat function52
Liraglutide restores impaired associative learning in individuals with obesity51
Metabolic Messengers: itaconate51
The unique catalytic properties of PSAT1 mediate metabolic adaptation to glutamine blockade51
d-cysteine impairs tumour growth by inhibiting cysteine desulfurase NFS151
Mitochondrial quality control in human ageing and longevity50
Trigonelline is an NAD+ precursor that improves muscle function during ageing and is reduced in human sarcopenia50
The hidden impact of in-source fragmentation in metabolic and chemical mass spectrometry data interpretation50
Gut Parabacteroides merdae protects against cardiovascular damage by enhancing branched-chain amino acid catabolism50
Extracellular acidosis restricts one-carbon metabolism and preserves T cell stemness49
Adipose glutaminolysis resurfaces in metabolic disease49
AMPK-dependent phosphorylation of the GATOR2 component WDR24 suppresses glucose-mediated mTORC1 activation49
Anaplerosis in action49
Methionine restriction-induced sulfur deficiency impairs antitumour immunity partially through gut microbiota49
A multi-omic trip through the human gut48
O-GlcNAc transferase regulates glycolytic metabolon formation on mitochondria to enhance ATP production48
Mitochondrial NAD+ drives liver regeneration47
Phenotypic profiling of solute carriers characterizes serine transport in cancer47
Signalling from adipose tissue to the brain is not just about leptin47
A derivative of the ancient drug salicylate for obesity treatment47
Branched-chain amino acid catabolism in muscle affects systemic BCAA levels but not insulin resistance47
Reply to: revisiting the role of serine metabolism in hepatic lipogenesis47
Vestibular nucleus mediation of motion sickness has implications for obesity control47
Disrupting cholesterol homeostasis in T cells boosts antitumour responses47
Career pathways, part 1947
Overlooked confounding in studies of metabolite salts47
GAPDH redox redux—rewiring pentose phosphate flux46
Adipose tissue macrophages exert systemic metabolic control by manipulating local iron concentrations46
Imaging mass cytometry reveals functional and immunological changes during type 1 diabetes progression in human pancreata45
Adipose cDC1s contribute to obesity-associated inflammation through STING-dependent IL-12 production45
Multiplex genome editing eliminates lactate production without impacting growth rate in mammalian cells45
Asparagine deprivation enhances T cell antitumour response in patients via ROS-mediated metabolic and signal adaptations45
Mitochondria transfer-based therapies reduce the morbidity and mortality of Leigh syndrome45
Activation of GPR81 by lactate drives tumour-induced cachexia44
Cytosolic NADK is conditionally essential for folate-dependent nucleotide synthesis44
NUFIP1 integrates amino acid sensing and DNA damage response to maintain the intestinal homeostasis44
The insulin signalling network44
Distinct functional properties of murine perinatal and adult adipose progenitor subpopulations44
Obesity-induced inflammation: connecting the periphery to the brain44
SERPINA3C as a mediator of metabolic health in offspring43
A local source of insulin protects the retina against starvation43
Reawakening cAMP signalling in cancer cachexia42
Author Correction: Microglial hexokinase 2 deficiency increases ATP generation through lipid metabolism leading to β-amyloid clearance42
Early-life ketone body signalling promotes beige fat biogenesis through changes in histone acetylome and β-hydroxybutyrylome42
2-hydroxyglutarate mediates whitening of brown adipocytes coupled to nuclear softening upon mitochondrial dysfunction42
H2S as a metabolic saboteur42
Considerations for designing and analysing inter-generational studies in rodents42
A sex-specific brake on liver oestrogen signalling42
Alterations in intestinal bile acid transport provide a therapeutic target in patients with post-bariatric hypoglycaemia41
A nitroalkene derivative of salicylate, SANA, induces creatine-dependent thermogenesis and promotes weight loss41
A brief guide to statistical analysis of grouped data in preclinical research41
Subcellular quantitative imaging of metabolites at the organelle level41
Weighing in on the incretin revolution41
Mitochondrial and psychosocial stress-related regulation of FGF21 in humans41
Mitochondrial DNA editing with mitoARCUS41
Spatial quantitative metabolomics enables identification of remote and sustained ipsilateral cortical metabolic reprogramming after stroke41
Fructose and glucose from sugary drinks enhance colorectal cancer metastasis via SORD40
HypoMap—a unified single-cell gene expression atlas of the murine hypothalamus40
Cancer tissue of origin constrains the growth and metabolism of metastases40
Distinct brain regions mediate regulation of food intake in response to GIPR agonism or antagonism40
Single-cell spatial proteomics maps human liver zonation patterns and their vulnerability to disruption in tissue architecture40
Cold acclimation with shivering improves metabolic health in adults with overweight or obesity39
Integrated multi-omics reveals anaplerotic rewiring in methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency39
Quantitative analysis of metabolic fluxes in brown fat and skeletal muscle during thermogenesis39
Innate metabolic responses against viral infections39
A monolysocardiolipin–cytochrome c peroxidase causes defects in Barth syndrome39
Chaperone-mediated autophagy sustains muscle stem cell regenerative functions but declines with age39
Spatial single-cell isotope tracing reveals heterogeneity of de novo fatty acid synthesis in cancer39
Itaconate trims the fat39
Author Correction: Adipose tissue macrophages secrete small extracellular vesicles that mediate rosiglitazone-induced insulin sensitization38
Often forgotten but essential: long-chain acyl-CoAs in metabolic control38
Author Correction: ASS1 metabolically contributes to the nuclear and cytosolic p53-mediated DNA damage response38
Snake postprandial metabolite shows cross-species activation of hypothalamic neurons38
NK cell-derived IFNγ mobilizes free fatty acids from adipose tissue to promote early B cell activation during viral infection37
β-hydroxybutyrate inhibits Plasmodium falciparum development and confers protection against malaria in mice37
Serine synthesis promotes bone degradation37
PMF-seq: a highly scalable screening strategy for linking genetics to mitochondrial bioenergetics37
Metabolic collateral lethal target identification reveals MTHFD2 paralogue dependency in ovarian cancer36
Hypoxia rescues complex 1-associated disease caused by proteostatic defects36
Towards a Rosetta stone for metabolomics: recommendations to overcome inconsistent metabolite nomenclature36
Epitranscriptomics in metabolic disease36
Why machine learning fails at mass spectrometry for small molecules36
Maternal diet disrupts the placenta–brain axis in a sex-specific manner36
Proteome-wide Mendelian randomization implicates nephronectin as an actionable mediator of the effect of obesity on COVID-19 severity36
Artificial intelligence in metabolic research36
Metabolic engineering for optimized CAR-T cell therapy36
Histone butyrylation is a dietary link to epigenetics35
Metabolon formation regulates branched-chain amino acid oxidation and homeostasis35
Triglycerides are an important fuel reserve for synapse function in the brain35
Gut–liver highway of ALDH2 in drinking35
The story of amylin: from physiology to therapy35
Damaging mutations in liver X receptor-α are hepatotoxic and implicate cholesterol sensing in liver health35
Five years on35
Succinate dehydrogenase loss suppresses pyrimidine biosynthesis via succinate-mediated inhibition of aspartate transcarbamylase35
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