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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
The cell cycle loops UTP around CAD1237
Incretin-based therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases545
Phagocytosis in the retina promotes local insulin production in the eye490
Total parenteral nutrition impairs glucose metabolism by modifying the gut microbiome479
Acarbose enhances the efficacy of immunotherapy against solid tumours by modulating the gut microbiota476
Regulation of urea cycle by reversible high-stoichiometry lysine succinylation281
Improved polyketide production in C. glutamicum by preventing propionate-induced growth inhibition247
NAD kinase essentiality in cancer: in real life, it is all about folates209
PFKM governs metabolic shifts throughout skeletal muscle differentiation209
Publisher Correction: Impaired oxygen-sensitive regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis within the von Hippel–Lindau syndrome196
Targeted erasure of DNA methylation by TET3 drives adipogenic reprogramming and differentiation188
Adipocyte IRE1α promotes PGC1α mRNA decay and restrains adaptive thermogenesis186
Cotadutide promotes glycogenolysis in people with overweight or obesity diagnosed with type 2 diabetes184
The cyclic metabolic switching theory of intermittent fasting183
The rs1421085 variant within FTO promotes brown fat thermogenesis177
Recommendations for mitochondria transfer and transplantation nomenclature and characterization174
Epigenetic adaptation of beta cells across lifespan and disease172
GLP-1 physiology in obesity and development of incretin-based drugs for chronic weight management170
Allosteric regulation of CAD modulates de novo pyrimidine synthesis during the cell cycle164
DGAT1 mediates sex-specific CD8+ T cell antitumour responses162
Glycolysis modulates efferocytosis in a noncanonical manner159
Heterogeneous sympathetic control of brown adipose tissue153
Publisher Correction: Gut mucosal mycobiome profiling in Crohn’s disease uncovers an AMP-mediated anti-inflammatory effect of Cladosporium sphaerospermum151
An ATP-sensitive phosphoketolase regulates carbon fixation in cyanobacteria150
A conserved role for PCYT2-regulated lipid biosynthesis in muscle health and ageing146
A BCAA–haem axis regulates brown fat function146
Methylation, acetylation and cell fate141
Fuelling the fire: de novo lipogenesis primes thermogenesis141
NAD+ precursor supplementation prevents mtRNA/RIG-I-dependent inflammation during kidney injury141
Shaping the future of cardiometabolic innovation: advances and opportunities137
Exercise activates AMPK in mouse and human pancreatic islets to decrease senescence137
Common genetic variants modify disease risk and clinical presentation in monogenic diabetes134
Paracrine signalling by pancreatic δ cells determines the glycaemic set point in mice133
The sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 mediates the atheroprotective effect of eicosapentaenoic acid130
Spatial hepatocyte plasticity of gluconeogenesis during the metabolic transitions between fed, fasted and starvation states128
Skeletal muscle, not adipose tissue, mediates cold-induced metabolic benefits126
Classically activated macrophages undergo functionally significant nucleotide metabolism remodelling driven by nitric oxide121
Hypermetabolism and energetic constraints in mitochondrial disorders117
The thyroid gland under Notch control116
A salute to innovation: exenatide in diabetes and obesity drug development at Amylin Pharmaceuticals115
Gut bacteria thwart the blood sugar-lowering effect of acarbose115
TKT deficiency puts Tregs to rest114
Best practices in collecting and reporting continuous glucose monitoring data in research settings114
The antitumour effects of caloric restriction are mediated by the gut microbiome113
Hypothalamic GABRA5-positive neurons control obesity via astrocytic GABA113
Brown fat ATP-citrate lyase links carbohydrate availability to thermogenesis and guards against metabolic stress108
GIPR-Ab/GLP-1 peptide–antibody conjugate requires brain GIPR and GLP-1R for additive weight loss in obese mice108
Spatial metabolomics: from a niche field towards a driver of innovation107
Microglial hexokinase 2 deficiency increases ATP generation through lipid metabolism leading to β-amyloid clearance106
Targeting the TCA cycle can ameliorate widespread axonal energy deficiency in neuroinflammatory lesions106
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide regulates body weight and food intake via GABAergic neurons in mice104
Why a good lab website matters101
Pathway coessentiality mapping reveals complex II is required for de novo purine biosynthesis in acute myeloid leukaemia100
Fat sensory cues in early life program central response to food and obesity99
Hypometabolism with the speed of ultrasound98
A RalA between high-fat diet and mitochondrial shape98
Sweet signals for myelin: glucose sensing redirected to regeneration97
A systematic mutational framework for studying oxidative phosphorylation-related proteins97
Querying stool for dietary information97
Gases define redox signalling: NO, H2S, O2 … and cyanide97
Beyond Warburg: LDHA activates RAC for tumour growth96
Proline fuels ILC3s to maintain gut health95
Distinct sympathetic projections to brown fat regulate thermogenesis and glucose tolerance94
Fuelling synapses via lipid metabolism94
Illuminating the ‘healthy obese’ phenotype93
Mitochondrial RNA stimulates beige adipocyte development in young mice92
HK1 from hepatic stellate cell–derived extracellular vesicles promotes progression of hepatocellular carcinoma92
Methionine and H2S alter cancer–immune dialogue92
Brown adipose tissue-derived MaR2 contributes to cold-induced resolution of inflammation92
Cysteine depletion triggers adipose tissue thermogenesis and weight loss87
A century of the Warburg effect87
Pathogenic role of acyl coenzyme A binding protein (ACBP) in Cushing’s syndrome87
Intestinal TM6SF2 protects against metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis through the gut–liver axis86
Rapid modulation of gut microbiota composition by hypothalamic circuits in mice85
From NAFLD to MASLD: implications of the new nomenclature for preclinical and clinical research84
A researcher’s guide to preclinical mouse NASH models83
Neurometabolism in focus82
Astrocytic BDNF signaling within the ventromedial hypothalamus regulates energy homeostasis82
An integrated single-cell islet atlas in health and disease81
Cancer metabolite blunts immunity80
Regulated insulin secretion from human and mouse islets exclusively composed of β-cells79
Lighting up targets of dual agonist therapies for diabetes and obesity79
Asters: rising stars in the cholesterol universe79
A yeast vacuolar pH ‘heartbeat’ coordinates amino acid metabolism and the cell cycle78
Feeding the hippocampus … with specific nutrients78
Itaconate boosts type I IFN response by disrupting cytoprotection78
Inhibition of hepatic oxalate overproduction ameliorates metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis77
Insulin induces insulin receptor degradation in the liver through EphB477
Spatially resolved metabolomics and isotope tracing reveal dynamic metabolic responses of dentate granule neurons with acute stimulation77
Mapping the plasma metabolome to human health and disease in 274,241 adults77
Author Correction: Metabolic reconfiguration enables synthetic reductive metabolism in yeast76
Intracellular metabolic gradients dictate dependence on exogenous pyruvate75
Weight versus weight-independent effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on type 2 diabetes74
Sclerostin secreted from bone mediates cognitive decline in the brains of aged and Alzheimer’s disease mice74
GLP-2 attenuates antipsychotics’ adverse metabolic effects74
Retraction Note: Brown adipose tissue-derived Nrg4 alleviates endothelial inflammation and atherosclerosis in male mice73
Lamin A/C-regulated cysteine catabolic flux modulates stem cell fate through epigenome reprogramming72
Human basal metabolic rate has declined over the past 30 years72
Overcoming dietary dogmas71
DDHD2 provides a flux of saturated fatty acids for neuronal energy and function71
The metabolic engine of cognition: microglia–neuron interactions in health, ageing and disease70
Angiocrine breakdown in metabolically stressed fat70
Spatial protein gradients pattern liver metabolism70
Human gut microbial aromatic amino acid and related metabolites prevent obesity through intestinal immune control70
Reciprocal activity of AgRP and POMC neurons governs coordinated control of feeding and metabolism69
Non-invasive mapping of brown adipose tissue activity with magnetic resonance imaging69
The genetics of obesity: aetiology, prevention and therapy68
Irisin ameliorates obesity and insulin resistance via adipose tissue IL-33 and regulatory T cells68
Cell cycle-linked vacuolar pH dynamics regulate amino acid homeostasis and cell growth67
Principles and functions of metabolic compartmentalization67
Acetate reprogrammes tumour metabolism and promotes PD-L1 expression and immune evasion by upregulating c-Myc67
Humoral regulation of iron metabolism by extracellular vesicles drives antibacterial response67
TM6SF2 as new intestinal lipid player66
The microbial metabolite agmatine acts as an FXR agonist to promote polycystic ovary syndrome in female mice66
Small intestinal protein sensing pathways regulate food intake and glucose homeostasis65
MCT1 helps brown fat suck up succinate64
A common framework for mouse hypothalamic cell atlases64
Proteogenomic mapping sets stage for precision medicine63
Career pathways, part 1263
Do not overlook the role of fructose in obesity62
Multi-omic analysis reveals transkingdom gut dysbiosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease62
A catecholamine-independent pathway controlling adaptive adipocyte lipolysis62
Bile acid binds heart failure and inflammation62
Iron at the intersection of macrophage–adipocyte interactions61
AgRP neurons control feeding behaviour at cortical synapses via peripherally derived lysophospholipids60
NAD+ precursor supplementation in human ageing: clinical evidence and challenges60
A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety59
Mitochondrial iNOS blocks itaconate production by interacting with IRG159
Systemic proteome adaptions to 7-day complete caloric restriction in humans59
Insulin signalling regulates Pink1 mRNA localization via modulation of AMPK activity to support PINK1 function in neurons58
Excess cysteine drives conjugate formation and impairs proliferation of NRF2-activated cancer cells57
Adipocytes reprogram cancer cell metabolism by diverting glucose towards glycerol-3-phosphate thereby promoting metastasis57
Drowning in cysteine57
Formate overflow drives toxic folate trapping in MTHFD1 inhibited cancer cells56
ADRA1A–Gαq signalling potentiates adipocyte thermogenesis through CKB and TNAP56
Odour-imagery ability is linked to food craving, intake, and adiposity change in humans56
Loss of fatty acid degradation by astrocytic mitochondria triggers neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration56
Divergent roles for propionate and butyrate in colorectal cancer epigenetics55
Career pathways, part 955
Publisher Correction: Cold-induced expression of a truncated adenylyl cyclase 3 acts as rheostat to brown fat function55
Author Correction: Glycolytic neutrophils accrued in the spleen compromise anti-tumour T cell immunity in breast cancer54
Mitochondrial function and phenotype are defined by bioenergetics54
Revisiting the role of serine metabolism in hepatic lipogenesis54
Anaplerosis in action53
Vitamin B12 is a limiting factor for induced cellular plasticity and tissue repair53
Metabolic regulation by tanycyte-derived extracellular vesicles through insulin precursor-mediated neuronal recognition and mTORC component delivery52
Differential mechanisms affecting weight loss and weight loss maintenance52
AMPK-dependent phosphorylation of the GATOR2 component WDR24 suppresses glucose-mediated mTORC1 activation52
GLP-2 prevents antipsychotics-induced metabolic dysfunction in mice52
The mitochondrial unfolded protein response inhibits pluripotency acquisition and mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition in somatic cell reprogramming52
Aberrant expression of agouti signaling protein (ASIP) as a cause of monogenic severe childhood obesity52
NAD+ regeneration drives cancer cell proliferation52
Methionine restriction-induced sulfur deficiency impairs antitumour immunity partially through gut microbiota51
The unique catalytic properties of PSAT1 mediate metabolic adaptation to glutamine blockade50
Extracellular acidosis restricts one-carbon metabolism and preserves T cell stemness50
Longitudinal multimorbidity trajectories shape personalized glycaemic patterns50
Liraglutide restores impaired associative learning in individuals with obesity50
Hypothalamic Grb10 enhances leptin signalling and promotes weight loss50
The hidden impact of in-source fragmentation in metabolic and chemical mass spectrometry data interpretation49
Targeting MondoA–TXNIP restores antitumour immunity in lactic-acid-induced immunosuppressive microenvironment49
Trigonelline is an NAD+ precursor that improves muscle function during ageing and is reduced in human sarcopenia49
d-cysteine impairs tumour growth by inhibiting cysteine desulfurase NFS149
Gut Parabacteroides merdae protects against cardiovascular damage by enhancing branched-chain amino acid catabolism49
Metabolic Messengers: itaconate48
Adipose glutaminolysis resurfaces in metabolic disease48
Signalling from adipose tissue to the brain is not just about leptin47
O-GlcNAc transferase regulates glycolytic metabolon formation on mitochondria to enhance ATP production47
A derivative of the ancient drug salicylate for obesity treatment47
Reply to: revisiting the role of serine metabolism in hepatic lipogenesis47
A multi-omic trip through the human gut47
Overlooked confounding in studies of metabolite salts47
Vestibular nucleus mediation of motion sickness has implications for obesity control47
The transcription factor RFX5 coordinates antigen-presenting function and resistance to nutrient stress in synovial macrophages46
NUFIP1 integrates amino acid sensing and DNA damage response to maintain the intestinal homeostasis46
Disrupting cholesterol homeostasis in T cells boosts antitumour responses46
Activation of GPR81 by lactate drives tumour-induced cachexia46
GAPDH redox redux—rewiring pentose phosphate flux46
Mitochondrial NAD+ drives liver regeneration45
Keeping ILCs in shape: PD-1 as a metabolic checkpoint45
Adipose cDC1s contribute to obesity-associated inflammation through STING-dependent IL-12 production45
Career pathways, part 1944
Phenotypic profiling of solute carriers characterizes serine transport in cancer44
Impaired oxygen-sensitive regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis within the von Hippel–Lindau syndrome44
Distinct functional properties of murine perinatal and adult adipose progenitor subpopulations44
Branched-chain amino acid catabolism in muscle affects systemic BCAA levels but not insulin resistance43
Cytosolic NADK is conditionally essential for folate-dependent nucleotide synthesis43
Mitochondria transfer-based therapies reduce the morbidity and mortality of Leigh syndrome43
Obesity-induced inflammation: connecting the periphery to the brain42
The insulin signalling network42
A local source of insulin protects the retina against starvation42
Multiplex genome editing eliminates lactate production without impacting growth rate in mammalian cells42
Raising the bar for sex and gender reporting in research42
Asparagine deprivation enhances T cell antitumour response in patients via ROS-mediated metabolic and signal adaptations42
Adipose tissue macrophages exert systemic metabolic control by manipulating local iron concentrations42
SERPINA3C as a mediator of metabolic health in offspring42
Integrated multi-omics reveals anaplerotic rewiring in methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency41
Chaperone-mediated autophagy sustains muscle stem cell regenerative functions but declines with age41
Mitochondrial and psychosocial stress-related regulation of FGF21 in humans41
Reawakening cAMP signalling in cancer cachexia41
H2S as a metabolic saboteur41
Quantitative analysis of metabolic fluxes in brown fat and skeletal muscle during thermogenesis40
Cancer-associated fibroblasts require proline synthesis by PYCR1 for the deposition of pro-tumorigenic extracellular matrix40
Rescuing yeast from cell death enables overproduction of fatty acids from sole methanol40
Spatial single-cell isotope tracing reveals heterogeneity of de novo fatty acid synthesis in cancer40
Cancer tissue of origin constrains the growth and metabolism of metastases40
2-hydroxyglutarate mediates whitening of brown adipocytes coupled to nuclear softening upon mitochondrial dysfunction40
A sex-specific brake on liver oestrogen signalling39
Early-life ketone body signalling promotes beige fat biogenesis through changes in histone acetylome and β-hydroxybutyrylome39
Author Correction: Microglial hexokinase 2 deficiency increases ATP generation through lipid metabolism leading to β-amyloid clearance39
Metabolic Messengers: endocannabinoids38
Subcellular quantitative imaging of metabolites at the organelle level38
Alterations in intestinal bile acid transport provide a therapeutic target in patients with post-bariatric hypoglycaemia38
Cold acclimation with shivering improves metabolic health in adults with overweight or obesity37
Innate metabolic responses against viral infections37
A brief guide to statistical analysis of grouped data in preclinical research37
Weighing in on the incretin revolution37
Single-cell spatial proteomics maps human liver zonation patterns and their vulnerability to disruption in tissue architecture37
Spatial quantitative metabolomics enables identification of remote and sustained ipsilateral cortical metabolic reprogramming after stroke37
Fructose and glucose from sugary drinks enhance colorectal cancer metastasis via SORD37
A nitroalkene derivative of salicylate, SANA, induces creatine-dependent thermogenesis and promotes weight loss37
Serine synthesis promotes bone degradation36
HypoMap—a unified single-cell gene expression atlas of the murine hypothalamus36
Itaconate trims the fat36
Considerations for designing and analysing inter-generational studies in rodents36
Author Correction: ASS1 metabolically contributes to the nuclear and cytosolic p53-mediated DNA damage response36
A monolysocardiolipin–cytochrome c peroxidase causes defects in Barth syndrome36
Mitochondrial DNA editing with mitoARCUS36
Artificial intelligence in metabolic research35
Epitranscriptomics in metabolic disease35
Metabolic collateral lethal target identification reveals MTHFD2 paralogue dependency in ovarian cancer35
Author Correction: Adipose tissue macrophages secrete small extracellular vesicles that mediate rosiglitazone-induced insulin sensitization35
β-hydroxybutyrate inhibits Plasmodium falciparum development and confers protection against malaria in mice35
Ammonia stimulates SCAP/Insig dissociation and SREBP-1 activation to promote lipogenesis and tumour growth35
PMF-seq: a highly scalable screening strategy for linking genetics to mitochondrial bioenergetics35
Metabolic engineering for optimized CAR-T cell therapy35
Towards a Rosetta stone for metabolomics: recommendations to overcome inconsistent metabolite nomenclature35
The story of amylin: from physiology to therapy35
Triglycerides are an important fuel reserve for synapse function in the brain35
Maternal diet disrupts the placenta–brain axis in a sex-specific manner35
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