FEBS Letters

Papers
(The median citation count of FEBS Letters is 1. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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Art and Science break boundaries in The Garden of Earthly Delights113
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Molecular and mechanical mechanisms of animal cell abscission50
Cordycepin generally inhibits growth factor signal transduction in a systems pharmacology study48
Silica‐coated magnetic nanobeads in a flow enrichment target capture Halbach (FETCH) magnetic separation system for circulating tumor cell enrichment46
Insight into the function of the Golgi membrane protein GOLM1 in cholangiocytes through interactomic analysis46
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A two‐step mechanism for the binding of the HIV‐1 MPER epitope by the 10E8 antibody onto biosensor‐supported lipid bilayers43
CRK and NCK adaptors may functionally overlap in zebrafish neurodevelopment, as indicated by common binding partners and overlapping expression patterns41
Novel insights into autophagosome biogenesis revealed by cryo‐electron tomography38
Artificial miRNAs derived from miR‐181 family members have potential in cancer therapy due to an altered spectrum of target mRNAs37
miR‐4734 conditionally suppresses ER stress‐associated proinflammatory responses36
The fatty acid synthase inhibitor C75 differentially affects the adipogenic differentiation of multipotent cells and preadipocytes35
Skraban‐Deardorff intellectual disability syndrome‐associated mutations in WDR26 impair CTLH E3 complex assembly35
The ubiquitin–proteasome system and autophagy mutually interact in neurotoxin‐induced dopaminergic cell death models of Parkinson's disease34
Promiscuous activity of β‐carotene hydroxylase CrtZ on epoxycarotenoids leads to the formation of rare carotenoids with 6‐hydroxy‐3‐keto‐ε‐ends33
Localization of the ubiquitin ligase Dma1 to the fission yeast contractile ring is modulated by phosphorylation33
Mycobacterium tuberculosis low molecular weight T‐cell antigen Mtb8.4 has heme‐binding and fiber‐forming properties33
Interdomain electron transfer in flavohaemoglobin from Candida norvegensis with antibiotic azole compounds33
Heparin promotes rapid fibrillation of the basic parathyroid hormone at physiological pH32
Mapping secondary substrate‐binding sites on the GH11 xylanase from Bacillus subtilis31
ArabidopsisRAN GTPases are critical for mitosis during male and female gametogenesis31
Microscopic modulation and analysis of islets of Langerhans in living zebrafish larvae31
Valosin‐containing protein regulates the stability of fused in sarcoma granules in cells by changing ATP concentrations31
Clinical and mechanistic insights into the roles of DDX41 in haematological malignancies31
Cytochrome bd‐I from Escherichia coli is catalytically active in the absence of the CydH subunit30
Mice deficient in the phosphatase activity of sEH show decreased levels of the endocannabinoid 2‐AG in the olfactory bulb and depressive‐like behavior29
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Fluorescence‐based CRISPR interference system for controlled genetic repression and live single‐cell imaging in mycobacteria28
Insights into PI3K/AKT signaling in B cell development and chronic lymphocytic leukemia28
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Cas9‐Geminin and Cdt1‐fused anti‐CRISPR protein synergistically increase editing accuracy26
Presenting the FEBS Letters virtual issue on vesicle biology26
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Siderophore specificities of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa TonB‐dependent transporters ChtA and ActA25
Generation of novel anti‐apoE monoclonal antibodies that selectively recognize apoE isoforms25
Structural and functional insights of itaconyl‐CoA hydratase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa highlight a novel N‐terminal hotdog fold24
PAT mRNA decapping factors are required for proper development in Arabidopsis24
Unlocking the biochemical secrets of longevity: balancing healthspan and lifespan24
A novel approach to single‐cell analysis reveals intrinsic differences in immune marker expression in unstimulated BALB/c and C57BL/6 macrophages24
MyD88 and not TRIF knockout is sufficient to abolish LPS‐induced inflammatory responses in bone‐derived macrophages23
Retraction statement: miR‐518b is down‐regulated, and involved in cell proliferation and invasion by targeting Rap1b in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.23
‘GutFeel’: an in silico method for predicting gut health status based on the metabolic functional capabilities of the resident microbiome23
Reactivity of γ‐glutamyl‐cysteine with intracellular and extracellular glutathione metabolic enzymes23
Interorgan crosstalk mechanisms in disease: the case of acute kidney injury‐induced remote lung injury23
Homocysteine thiolactone and H2O2 induce amino acid modifications and alter the fibrillation propensity of the Aβ25–35 peptide23
Class A G protein‐coupled receptors assemble into functional higher‐order hetero‐oligomers23
HutT functions as the major L‐histidine transporter in Pseudomonas putida KT244023
Solving the protein folding problem…23
Human phytanoyl‐CoA dioxygenase domain‐containing 1 (PHYHD1) is a putative oxygen sensor associated with RNA and carbohydrate metabolism23
The 19S proteasome subunit Rpt5 reversibly associates with cold‐stable microtubules in glial cells at low temperatures23
Site‐specific functional roles of the Factor X activation peptide in the intrinsic tenase‐mediated Factor X activation22
Mechanisms of interorgan crosstalk in health and disease22
RANBP2 evolution and human disease21
Elucidation of interface interactions between a dehydratase domain and an acyl carrier protein in cremimycin polyketide synthase21
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Small GTPase signaling hubs at the surface of cellular membranes in physiology and disease20
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Distinct dysregulated pathways in sporadic and Lynch syndrome‐associated colorectal cancer offer insights for targeted treatment20
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Why science education is more important than most scientists think20
Membrane occupation and recognition nexus (MORN) motif controls protein localization and function19
Social context prevents heat hormetic effects against mutagens during fish development19
Heteromerization between α1B‐adrenoceptor and chemokine (C‐C motif) receptor 2 biases α1B‐adrenoceptor signaling: Implications for vascular funct19
STAT3 transcriptionally regulates the expression of genes related to glycogen metabolism in developing motor neurons19
SARSCoV‐2‐derived protein Orf9b enhances MARK2 activity via interaction with the autoinhibitory KA1 domain19
A highly active S1‐P1 nuclease from the opportunistic pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia cleaves c‐di‐GMP18
Membranes that make fat: roles of membrane lipids as acyl donors for triglyceride synthesis and organelle function18
A novel perspective on the role of nucleus accumbens neurons in encoding associative learning18
Gly56 in the synthetic site of isoleucyl‐tRNA synthetase confers specificity and maintains communication with the editing site18
Structural basis for substrate and antibiotic recognition by Helicobacter pylori isoleucyl‐tRNA synthetase17
Neuronostatin regulates proliferation and differentiation of rat brown primary preadipocytes17
Coordinating nucleoporin condensation and nuclear pore complex assembly17
Characterizing the amino acid activation center of the naturally editing‐deficient aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetase PheRS in Mycoplasma mobile17
THAP3 recruits SMYD3 to OXPHOS genes and epigenetically promotes mitochondrial respiration in hepatocellular carcinoma17
Molecular determinants of lipid droplet subpopulations and their fates17
Disrupting the interaction between a p53 gain‐of‐function mutant and the transcriptional co‐activator PC4 reverses drug resistance in cancer cells17
It's a two‐way street: Photoswitching and reversible changes of the protein matrix in photoswitchable fluorescent proteins and bacteriophytochromes16
Does the nuclear envelope retain its identity during mitosis?16
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The BcsD subunit of type I bacterial cellulose synthase interacts dynamically with the BcsAB catalytic core complex16
The S‐adenosylmethionine analog sinefungin inhibits the trimethylguanosine synthase TGS1 to promote telomerase activity and telomere lengthening16
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The Melolontha melolontha entomopoxvirus fusolin protein is a chitin‐active lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase that displays extreme stability16
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Structural differences in the outer membrane‐associated flagellar rings between sheathed and unsheathed flagella15
An updated classification and mechanistic insights into ligand binding of the substrate‐binding proteins15
The age‐related decline of helicase function—how G‐quadruplex structures promote genome instability15
Fanzors, a family of eukaryotic RNA‐guided DNA endonucleases15
The role of Lin28A and Lin28B in cancer beyond Let‐715
Transcription‐coupled DNA repair protects genome stability upon oxidative stress‐derived DNA strand breaks15
The enigmatic world of tear extracellular vesicles (EVs)–exploring their role in ocular health and beyond15
The solution supramolecular structure of α2 → 8 polysialic acid suggests a structural cause for its low immunogenicity15
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Retraction Statement: miR‐188 promotes senescence of lineage‐negative bone marrow cells by targeting MAP3K3 expression14
A scorpion toxin affecting sodium channels shows double cistrans isomerism14
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Predicting genome‐wide tissue‐specific enhancers via combinatorial transcription factor genomic occupancy analysis14
AKT controls NLRP3 inflammasome activation by inducing DDX3X phosphorylation14
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Crystal structure of a novel heterooligomeric aminotransferase from Serratia sp. ATCC 39006 provides insights into function14
Endothelial lipase‐binding peptides similar to netrin‐1 inhibit hepatitis B virus infection13
Photosystems and photoreceptors in cyanobacterial phototaxis and photophobotaxis13
GENIGMA: an app to map the 3D genome of cancer cell lines through extreme citizen science13
Acetylation stabilises calmodulin‐regulated calcium signalling13
Interferon‐induced protein ISG15 in the central nervous system, quo vadis?13
GCN2 kinase‐mediated upregulation of ubiquitin C maintains intracellular glutamine level and tRNAGln(CUG) charging under amino acid starvation13
Bioinspired and biomolecular catalysts for energy conversion and storage13
MiR‐15b‐5p inhibits castration‐resistant growth of prostate cancer cells by targeting the muscarinic cholinergic receptor CHRM313
Deacylases—structure, function, and relationship to diseases13
Tumour suppressor p53 inhibits hepatitis C virus replication by inducing E6AP‐mediated proteasomal degradation of the viral core protein13
The 3D‐structure, kinetics and dynamics of the E. coli nitroreductase NfsA with NADP+ provide glimpses of its catalytic mechanism13
Engineering ergothioneine production in Yarrowia lipolytica12
Senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease arise from Aβ‐ and Cathepsin D‐enriched mixtures leaking out during intravascular haemolysis and microaneurysm rupture12
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Targeting RNA‐binding proteins with small molecules: Perspectives, pitfalls and bifunctional molecules12
Abiogenesis through gradual evolution of autocatalysis into template‐based replication12
Lipid droplets and fatty acid‐induced lipotoxicity: in a nutshell12
ATG and ESCRT control multiple modes of microautophagy12
Ablation of LRP6 in alpha‐smooth muscle actin‐expressing cells abrogates lung inflammation and fibrosis upon bleomycin‐induced lung injury12
Aggregation and mobility of membrane proteins interplay with local lipid order in the plasma membrane of T cells12
Unorthodox regulation of the MglA Ras‐like GTPase controlling polarity in Myxococcus xanthus12
From the sideline: Tissue‐specific nucleoporin function in health and disease, an update12
The roles of molecular chaperones in regulating cell metabolism12
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus ORF4b protein inhibits TLR7‐ and TLR9‐dependent alpha interferon induction12
Glutamate dehydrogenase enables Salmonella to survive under oxidative stress and escape from clearance in macrophages12
Retraction statement: MicroRNA‐520g induces epithelial‐mesenchymal transition and promotes metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting SMAD711
Odz4 upregulates SAN‐specific genes to promote differentiation into cardiac pacemaker‐like cells11
Release of FUS into the extracellular space is regulated by its amino‐terminal prion‐like domain11
The mechanics of the heart: zooming in on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and cMyBP‐C11
Krüppel‐like factor 6 participates in extravillous trophoblast cell differentiation and its expression is reduced in abnormally invasive placenta11
Human WIPI β‐propeller function in autophagy and neurodegeneration11
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The survival grip–how cell adhesion promotes tumor maintenance within the microenvironment11
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae amino acid transporter Lyp1 has a broad substrate spectrum11
Sticholysin I–II oligomerization in the absence of membranes11
Integrin β1 transduces the signal for LY6D‐induced macropinocytosis and mediates senescence‐inducing stress‐evoked vacuole formation via FAK11
Hypoxanthine‐guanine phosphoribosyltransferase is activated via positive cooperativity between guanine and IMP11
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Temperature adaptation of yeast phospholipid molecular species at the acyl chain positional level11
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The clinically relevant triple mutation in the mtND1 gene inactivates Escherichia coli complex I11
Autophagy as a caretaker of nuclear integrity11
A nanoemulsified formulation of dolutegravir and epigallocatechin gallate inhibits HIV‐1 replication in cellular models10
Charged sequence motifs increase the propensity towards liquid–liquid phase separation10
Lipocalin 2 inhibits actin glutathionylation to promote invasion and migration10
Structural and functional insights into the enzymatic activities of lipases from Burkholderia stagnalis and Burkholderia plantarii10
Yeast Sec14‐like lipid transfer proteins Pdr16 and Pdr17 bind and transfer the ergosterol precursor lanosterol in addition to phosphatidylinositol10
Protonophore activity of short‐chain fatty acids induces their intracellular accumulation and acidification10
Mobile zinc as a modulator of sensory perception10
The orf virus (ORFV) protein OV20.0 interacts with the microprocessor complex subunit DGCR8 to regulate miRNA biogenesis and ORFV infection10
STAP‐2 negatively regulates BCR‐mediated B cell activation by recruiting tyrosine‐protein kinase CSK to LYN10
GABARAP interacts with EGFR — supporting the unique role of this hAtg8 protein during receptor trafficking10
Amy and Friends: improving the lives of individuals affected by DNA repair disorders10
Molecular characterization of a moss isoprene synthase provides insight into its evolution10
Cis‐regulatory evolution underlying the changes in wingless expression pattern associated with wing pigmentation of Drosophila10
Autophagy in cancer and protein conformational disorders10
Endocytic proteins mediating GPR15 receptor internalization provide insight into the underlying mechanisms10
Mitochondrial permeability transition mediated by MTCH2 and F‐ATP synthase contributes to ferroptosis defense9
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Ablation of fatty acid desaturase 2 (FADS2) exacerbates hepatic triacylglycerol and cholesterol accumulation in polyunsaturated fatty acid‐depleted mice9
Nuclear pore complex and nucleocytoplasmic transport disruption in neurodegeneration9
The dual nature of TDC – bridging dendritic and T cells in immunity9
Autophagy in a Nutshell9
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Clues to transcription/replication collision‐induced DNA damage: it was RNAP, in the chromosome, with the fork9
The deubiquitinase USP10 mediates crosstalk between the LKB1/AMPK axis and Wnt/β‐catenin signaling in cancer9
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Nucleocytoplasmic transport at the crossroads of proteostasis, neurodegeneration and neuroprotection9
Structural determinants for membrane binding of the EGFR juxtamembrane domain9
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Does Lactobacillus reuteri influence ergothioneine levels in the human body?8
LIM protein Ajuba promotes liver cell proliferation through its involvement in DNA replication and DNA damage control8
Blueprints for the scientific society of the future: how FEBS and other scientific societies will have changed 60 years from now8
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Overactivation of the androgen receptor exacerbates gravid uterine ferroptosis via interaction with and suppression of the NRF2 defense signaling pathway8
Clinically observed deletions in SARS‐CoV‐2 Nsp1 affect its stability and ability to inhibit translation8
The winner of the 2024 FEBS Letters Award—an interview with Rachel Flynn8
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Activation of the purinergic receptor P2X7 improves hepatosteatosis by promoting lipophagy8
Hidden biochemical fossils reveal an evolutionary trajectory for glycolysis in the prebiotic era8
Brain lipidomic profiles of sleep enhancement through co‐administration of alprazolam and CGS216808
Quinone chemistry in respiratory complex I involves protonation of a conserved aspartic acid residue8
Succinate oxidation rescues mitochondrial ATP synthesis at high temperature in Drosophila melanogaster8
Deletion of the transcription factors Hsf1, Msn2 and Msn4 in yeast uncovers transcriptional reprogramming in response to proteotoxic stress8
Thiol redox switches regulate the oligomeric state of cyanobacterial Rre1, RpaA and RpaB response regulators8
Evidence for partial functional overlap of KEA and MSL transport proteins in the chloroplast inner envelope of Arabidopsis thaliana8
RETRACTION: Theaflavins Retard Human Breast Cancer Cell Migration by Inhibiting NF‐κB via p53‐ROS Cross‐talk8
Divergent effects of cholesterol on the structure and fluidity of liposome and catanionic vesicle membranes8
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The FEBS 60th anniversary writing contest—blueprints for the scientific society of tomorrow8
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The intracellular domain of TLR2 is capable of high‐affinity Zn binding: possible outcomes for the receptor activation8
A new approach to making scientific research more efficient – rethinking sustainability8
F‐actin determines the time‐dependent shift in docking dynamics of glucagon‐like peptide‐1 granules upon stimulation of secretion8
The prolyl hydroxylase OGFOD1 promotes cancer cell proliferation by regulating the expression of cell cycle regulators8
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HNF4α overexpression enhances the therapeutic potential of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem/stromal cells in mice with acute liver failure7
Structure and stability of phycocyanin from thermotolerant Oscillatoria7
Spontaneous and chaperone‐assisted metal loading in the active site of protein phosphatase‐17
Transcription as a double‐edged sword in genome maintenance7
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Two phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinases with differing biochemical properties in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii7
Two years into COVID‐19 – Lessons in SARS‐CoV‐2 and a perspective from papers in FEBS Letters7
Dissecting the Ca2+ dependence of DesA1 function in Mycobacterium tuberculosis7
ABC transporter activity is affected by the size of lipid nanodiscs7
The structure of a Lactobacillus helveticus chlorogenic acid esterase and the dynamics of its insertion domain provide insights into substrate binding7
The chromatin repressors EZH2 and Suv4‐20h coregulate cell fate specification during hippocampal development7
hnRNPA1 enhances FOXP3 stability to promote the differentiation and functions of regulatory T cells7
Distinct classes of misfolded proteins differentially affect the growth of yeast compromised for proteasome function7
Roles of methionine and cysteine residues of the Escherichia coli sensor kinase HprS in reactive chlorine species sensing7
Age‐associated myeloid malignancies – the role of STAT3 and STAT5 in myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia7
Reducing plastic waste in scientific protocols by 65% — practical steps for sustainable research7
Characterization of molecular mechanisms of CaMKKα/1 oligomerization7
Neurospora casein kinase 1a recruits the circadian clock protein FRQvia the C‐terminal lobe of its kinase domain7
Liver gene transfer for metabolite detoxification in inherited metabolic diseases7
Exogenous fatty acids inhibit fatty acid synthesis by competing with endogenously generated substrates for phospholipid synthesis in Escherichia coli7
Binding mechanism of adenylate kinase‐specific monobodies7
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Strigolactone biosynthesis in rice can occur via a 9‐cis‐3‐OH‐10′‐apo‐β‐carotenal intermediate7
RETRACTION: Role of the PDK1PKBGSK3 Pathway in Regulating Glycogen Synthase and Glucose Uptake in the Heart7
Arabidopsis mutants lacking DLDG1 and non‐photochemical quenching‐related proteins reveal the regulatory role of DLDG1 in chloroplast pH homeostasis7
A single evolutionarily divergent mutation determines the different FAD‐binding affinities of human and rat NQO1 due to site‐specific phosphorylation7
Conjugative transfer of the IncN plasmid pKM101 is mediated by dynamic interactions between the TraK accessory factor and TraI7
Small RNA sequencing in hypoxic naked mole‐rat hearts suggests microRNA regulation of RNA‐ and translation‐related processes7
'The world needs science, and science needs women'…but what do women in science need? – interviews and panel discussion with 5 outstanding female scientists7
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A guide for blood–brain barrier models7
Comparative characterization of nine novel GH51, GH54 and GH62 α‐l‐arabinofuranosidases from Penicillium subrubescens7
Corrigendum: His‐163 is a stereospecific proton donor in the mechanism of d‐glucosaminate‐6‐phosphate ammonia‐lyase7
The scorpion toxin BeKm‐1 blocks hERG cardiac potassium channels using an indispensable arginine residue7
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The radical impact of oxygen on prokaryotic evolution—enzyme inhibition first, uninhibited essential biosyntheses second, aerobic respiration third7
You are who your friends are—nuclear pore proteins as components of chromatin‐binding complexes7
Knockout of the BRAP homolog in mice leads to abnormal tracheal cilia7
EZH2 modulates retinoic acid signaling to ensure myotube formation during development7
Single‐dose immunisation with a multimerised SARS‐CoV‐2 receptor binding domain (RBD) induces an enhanced and protective response in mice7
Transforming science communication through storytelling7
A Pellino‐2 variant is associated with constitutive NLRP3 inflammasome activation in a family with ocular pterygium–digital keloid dysplasia7
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