OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Biochemistry is 4. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Cellular senescence in the cancer microenvironment	44
Commentary on ‘Structural insights into a bacterial β-glucosidase capable of degrading sesaminol triglucoside to produce sesaminol: towards the understanding of the aglycone recognition mechanism by t	26
Innate immune responses to lysosomal nucleic acid stress	26
Microglia regulate neuronal and behavioural functions under physiological and pathological conditions	22
Biochemical characterization of medaka (Oryzias latipes) fibrinogen gamma and its gene disruption resulting in anemia as a model fish	21
Corrigendum to: BaeR participates in cephalosporins susceptibility by regulating the expression level of outer membrane proteins in Escherichia coli	21
Erratum to: Structural insights into the enhanced thermostability of cysteine substitution mutants of L-histidine decarboxylase from Photobacterium phosphoreum	20
RMST: a long noncoding RNA involved in cancer and disease	15
Development of supercooling preservation method of adherent cultured human cells	14
Long noncoding RNAs transcribed downstream of the human β-globin locus regulate β-globin gene expression	14
Putrescine Biosynthesis from Agmatine by Arginase (TtARG) in Thermus thermophilus	14
Cloning and characterization of Thioredoxin 1 from the Cnidarian Hydra	14
Whole blood transcriptome analysis for age- and gender-specific gene expression profiling in Japanese individuals	14
Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein–RNA interaction by guanosine oligomeric RNA	14
Lunapark ubiquitinates atlastin-2 for the tubular network formation of the endoplasmic reticulum	14
The 2023 JB Reviewer Award	13
Generation of endoplasmic reticulum stress-dependent reactive oxygen species mediates TGF-β1-induced podocyte migration	13
Cherish JB, a unique journal that originated from Japan	13
CdbC: a disulfide bond isomerase involved in the refolding of mycoloyltransferases in Corynebacterium glutamicum cells exposed to oxidative conditions	13
Obituary IN MEMORY OF A HUMBLE SCIENTIFIC PIONEER, TSUNEO OMURA (1930–2022)	13
Correction to: The Largest Subunit of Human TFIIIC Complex, TFIIIC220, a Lysine Acetyltransferase Targets Histone H3K18	13
The scaffold protein PDZK1 governs diurnal localization of CNT2 on the plasma membrane in mouse intestinal epithelial cells	12
Production and characterization of an Fv-clasp of rheumatoid factor, a low-affinity human autoantibody	12
Clomipramine inhibits dynamin GTPase activity by L-α-phosphatidyl-L-serine stimulation	11
Distinctive physical properties of DNA shared by RNA polymerase II gene promoters and 5′-flanking regions of tRNA genes	11

Inhibitory effect of ascorbate on tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase	11
Diurnal shift of mouse activity by the deficiency of an ageing-related gene Lmna	10
Distribution and evolution of the serine/aspartate racemase family in invertebrates. II. Frequent and widespread parallel evolution of aspartate racemase	10
GlcNAc-Asn is a biomarker for NGLY1 deficiency	10
Structural and biochemical analyses of the nucleosome containing Komagataella pastoris histones	10
Identification and characterization of a serine racemase in the silkworm Bombyx mori	10
VP1 of human and murine noroviruses recognizes glycolipid sulfatide via the P domain	9
Targeted protein degradation and drug discovery	9
Novel small synthetic HIV-1 V3 crown variants: CCR5 targeting ligands	9
PCYT2 synthesizes CDP-glycerol in mammals and reduced PCYT2 enhances the expression of functionally glycosylated α-dystroglycan	9
The anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effect of a classical hypnotic bromovalerylurea mediated by the activation of NRF2	9
Sex chromosome cycle as a mechanism of stable sex determination	9
MAB21L4 regulates the TGF-β-induced expression of target genes in epidermal keratinocytes	9
nudt7 gene depletion causes transcriptomic change in early development of zebrafish	9
An inexpensive, simple and effective method of genome DNA fragmentation for NGS libraries	9
Phosphorylated SARM1 is involved in the pathological process of rotenone-induced neurodegeneration	9
Development of cisplatin resistance in breast cancer MCF7 cells by up-regulating aldo-keto reductase 1C3 expression, glutathione synthesis and proteasomal proteolysis	9
Novel synthetic biological study on intracellular distribution of human GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase expressed in insect cells	9
Thanking All Peer Reviewers	9
BACH to the ferroptosis	8
Circ_0000514 promotes breast cancer progression by regulating the miR-296-5p/CXCL10 axis	8
Cutting-edge skin ageing research on tissue stem cell	8
Merlin/NF2 regulates SLC7A11/xCT expression and cell viability under glucose deprivation at high cell density in glioblastoma cells	8
Effects of eyestalk ablation and seawater temperature on d-glutamate levels in the reproductive tissues of male kuruma prawn Marsupenaeus japonicus	8
Full-length prion protein incorporated into prion aggregates is a marker for prion strain-specific destabilization of aggregate structure following cellular uptake	8
Trans-scale thermal signaling in biological systems	8
Identification of the active site and characterization of a novel sporulation-specific cysteine protease YabG fromBacillus subtilis	8
Transmembrane protein 168 mutation reduces cardiomyocyte cell surface expression of Nav1.5 through αB-crystallin intracellular dynamics	7
Toward a high-resolution mechanism of intrinsically disordered protein self-assembly	7
Variations associated with neurodevelopmental disorders affect ARF1 function and cortical development	7
The NRF2 inducer CDDO-2P-Im provokes a reduction in amyloid β levels in Alzheimer’s disease model mice	7
Ever-expanding NGLY1 biology	7
SI-MOIRAI: a new method to identify and quantify the metabolic fate of nucleotides	7
Salivary neopterin and related pterins: their comparison to those in plasma and changes in individuals	7
Amino acid residues responsible for the different pH dependency of cell-specific ferredoxins in the electron transfer reaction with ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase from maize leaves	7
Apolipoprotein M supports S1P production and conservation and mediates prolonged Akt activation via S1PR1 and S1PR3	7
Hoop-like role of the cytosolic interface helix in Vibrio PomA, an ion-conducting membrane protein, in the bacterial flagellar motor	7
Biochemical characterizations of the central fragment of human Reelin and identification of amino acid residues involved in its secretion	7
The action of coenzyme B12-dependent diol dehydratase on 3,3,3-trifluoro-1,2-propanediol results in elimination of all the fluorides with formation of acetaldehyde	7
Morphinan Evolution: The Impact of Advances in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	6
Degradation of glycosylinositol phosphoceramide during plant tissue homogenization	6
CEBPB is required for NRF2-mediated drug resistance in NRF2-activated non-small cell lung cancer cells	6
Effects of genetic polymorphisms on the sulfation of doxorubicin by human SULT1C4 allozymes	6
Dermatan sulphate is an activating ligand of anaplastic lymphoma kinase	6
Transcriptomic characterization of Lonrf1 at the single-cell level under pathophysiological conditions	6
Interaction between a fluoroquinolone derivative and RNAs with a single bulge	6
Interaction mapping between nucleoporins in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe using mass-spectrometry	6
The incorporation of extracellular vesicle markers varies among vesicles with distinct surface charges	6
Structural insights into the rational design of a nanobody that binds with high affinity to the SARS-CoV-2 spike variant	6
Cell engineering for the production of hybrid-type N-glycans in HEK293 cells	6

Identification of APBB1 as a substrate for anaplastic lymphoma kinase	6
Adipose tissue thermogenesis by calcium futile cycling	6
Production of CA125 with Tn antigens using a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchoring system	6
Identification of effective CCR2 inhibitors for cancer therapy using humanized mice	6
Ubiquitin-dependent rapid degradation conceals a cell-protective function of cytoplasmic SIRT3 against oxidative stress	5
Supplementation of essential amino acids suppresses age-associated sleep loss and sleep fragmentation but not loss of rhythm strength under yeast-restricted malnutrition in Drosophila	5
Purification and characterization of protease M, a yeast mitochondrial nucleotide-stimulated metal protease: its identification as CYM1 gene product, a mitochondrial presequence peptidase	5
The crystal structure of D-amino acid oxidase with a substrate analog, o-aminobenzoate	5
Correction to: Branched ubiquitin code: from basic biology to targeted protein degradation	5
Mannose oligosaccharide recognition of CGL1, a mannose-specific lectin containing DM9 motifs from Crassostrea gigas, revealed by X-ray crystallographic analysis	5
Evolution and properties of alanine racemase from Synechocystis sp. PCC6803	5
Cellular senescence: mechanisms and relevance to cancer and aging	5
The JB Reviewer Award	5
Thanking All Peer Reviewers	5
The circadian clock and cancer: links between circadian disruption and disease Pathology	5
Reactive oxygen species are associated with the inhibitory effect of N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-retinamide on the entry of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2	5
Phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of PTP-PEST at Serine 39 is crucial for cell migration	5
Effect of N1-methyladenosine in the quantification of RNA	5
Functional diversity of senescent cells in driving ageing phenotypes and facilitating tissue regeneration	5
The JB Award	5
Dephosphorylation of NFAT by Calcineurin inhibits Skp2-mediated degradation	5
Nascent chain-mediated translation regulation in bacteria: translation arrest and intrinsic ribosome destabilization	5
The 2024 JB Reviewer Award	5
Fifty years of Protein Data Bank in the Journal of Biochemistry	4
The Journal of Biochemistry: 100 years of excellence in scientific publishing	4
Dietary methionine functions in proliferative zone maintenance and egg production via sams-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans	4
Molecular connections between circadian clock and health/ageing	4
MiR-142-5p promotes retinoblastoma cell proliferation, migration and invasion by targeting PTEN	4
Membrane traffic governs the STING inflammatory signalling	4
Formation of hierarchical assemblies by collagen peptides derived from fish skin and bladder and their subsequent application as antiperoxide agents in lipid-rich food	4
Comprehensive analysis of non-selective and selective autophagy in yeast atg mutants and characterization of autophagic activity in the absence of the Atg8 conjugation system	4
SdrR, a LysR-type regulator, responds to the mycobacterial antioxidant defense	4
Multi-dimensional condensation of intracellular biomolecules	4
Identification and characterization of bioactive metabolites of 12-hydroxyheptadecatrienoic acid, a ligand for leukotriene B4 receptor 2	4
Comparative Analysis of Site-Specific N-glycosylation of LAMP1 from Breast Cancer Tissues	4
Land-breaking publications and the impact of these publications in several research areas: commentary for the 100th anniversary of Journal of Biochemistry	4
Forty years of the structure of plant-type ferredoxin	4
Effects of cryptochrome-modulating compounds on circadian behavioural rhythms in zebrafish	4
Structure-specific DNA endonuclease T7 endonuclease I cleaves DNA containing UV-induced DNA lesions	4
The Largest Subunit of Human TFIIIC Complex, TFIIIC220, a Lysine Acetyltransferase Targets Histone H3K18	4
Access and utilization of host-derived iron by Leishmania parasites	4
Structural basis for the linkage specificity of ubiquitin-binding domain and deubiquitinase	4
Identification and biochemical characterization of a heteromeric cis-prenyltransferase from the thermophilic archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus	4
The role of TREM2 N-glycans in trafficking to the cell surface and signal transduction of TREM2	4
Branched ubiquitin code: from basic biology to targeted protein degradation	4
NGLY1: insights from Caenorhabditis elegans	4
Selection and characterization of aptamers targeting the Vif-CBFβ-ELOB-ELOC-CUL5 complex	4
Recent topics regarding macrophage in the central nervous system	4
Open and closed structures of L-arginine oxidase by cryo-electron microscopy and X-ray crystallography	4
Binding profile of quinonoid-dihydrobiopterin to quinonoid-dihydropteridine reductase examined by in silico and in vitro analyses	4
Polyamines produced by an extreme thermophile are essential for cell growth at high temperature	4