Journal of Cell Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Cell Biology is 6. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
LUBAC regulates ciliogenesis by promoting CP110 removal from the mother centriole337
A conserved role for centriolar satellites in translation of centrosomal and ciliary proteins145
Mechanisms of genome instability from cellular folate stress135
A function of TPL/TBL1-type corepressors is to nucleate the assembly of the preinitiation complex123
PP6 regulation of Aurora A–TPX2 limits NDC80 phosphorylation and mitotic spindle size99
Differential metabolism of arsenicals regulates Fps1-mediated arsenite transport93
Tubulin isotypes optimize distinct spindle positioning mechanisms during yeast mitosis80
The PAX3-FOXO1 fusion gene reduces cell–ECM interactions and TGFβ signaling in rhabdomyosarcoma80
DBF4, not DRF1, is the crucial regulator of CDC7 kinase at replication forks78
Conformational transitions of the Spindly adaptor underlie its interaction with Dynein and Dynactin72
GxcM-Fbp17/RacC-WASP signaling regulates polarized cortex assembly in migrating cells via Arp2/371
Sugar-free synapses run on mitochondrial Sirtuin 371
RIM and MUNC13 membrane–binding domains are essential for neuropeptide secretion71
ESCRT-I and PTPN23 mediate microautophagy of ubiquitylated tau aggregates69
Distinct roles of two homologous kinesins in mammalian motile cilia68
A collective strategy to promote the dissemination of single cancer cells65
Diverse microtubule-binding repeats regulate TPX2 activities at distinct locations within the spindle65
Microtubule-driven cell shape changes and actomyosin flow synergize to position the centrosome65
Tld1 is a regulator of triglyceride lipolysis that demarcates a lipid droplet subpopulation63
Lipid droplets: Open questions and conceptual advances around a unique organelle62
Kinetochores grip microtubules with directionally asymmetric strength62
Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage61
Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER61
Developmental pruning of sensory neurites by mechanical tearing in Drosophila61
VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A159
The α-Catenin mechanosensing M region is required for cell adhesion during tissue morphogenesis59
Reticulons promote formation of ER-derived double-membrane vesicles that facilitate SARS-CoV-2 replication59
Rac1 promotes kidney collecting duct integrity by limiting actomyosin activity59
Crosstalk within and beyond the Polycomb repressive system57
Astral microtubule cross-linking safeguards uniform nuclear distribution in the Drosophila syncytium56
PD-LI promotes rear retraction during persistent cell migration by altering integrin β4 dynamics55
TIMP-1 is a novel ligand of Amyloid Precursor Protein and triggers a proinflammatory phenotype in human monocytes54
Liquid–liquid phase separation facilitates the biogenesis of secretory storage granules54
ARHGEF17/TEM4 regulates the cell cycle through control of G1 progression53
The phospholipids cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine differentially regulate MDC biogenesis51
A gene duplication of a septin reveals a developmentally regulated filament length control mechanism51
SARS-CoV-2 specific adaptations in N protein inhibit NF-κB activation and alter pathogenesis51
Cryo-EM reveals how the mastigoneme assembles and responds to environmental signal changes49
Fast-evolving cofactors regulate the role of HEATR5 complexes in intra-Golgi trafficking49
Centriole structural integrity defects are a crucial feature of hydrolethalus syndrome49
FGFR2 residence in primary cilia is necessary for epithelial cell signaling48
C17orf80 binds the mitochondrial genome to promote its replication47
PtdIns(3,4)P2, Lamellipodin, and VASP coordinate actin dynamics during phagocytosis in macrophages46
Rab GTPases as “eat me” signals for selective autophagy46
Organization of a cytoskeletal superstructure in the apical domain of intestinal tuft cells46
Phollow the phosphoinositol: Actin dynamics at the B cell immune synapse46
Bill Weis (1959–2023): Pioneering structural biologist and biochemist who revolutionized our understanding of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling45
Mechanisms of nuclear segregation in a multinucleate multibudding yeast43
Taperin bundles F-actin at stereocilia pivot points enabling optimal lifelong mechanosensitivity43
Migrasomes: Biogenesis, physiological roles, and therapeutic potentials43
Refining S-acylation: Structure, regulation, dynamics, and therapeutic implications42
Migratory autolysosome disposal mitigates lysosome damage42
Stu2 performs an essential kinetochore function independent of its microtubule polymerase activity42
Newborn daughters get a fresh start through PI(3,5)P2-mediated vacuolar acidification41
Human atlastin-3 is a constitutive ER membrane fusion catalyst41
Allocation of resources among multiple daughter cells41
A guide to membrane atg8ylation and autophagy with reflections on immunity39
New editorial board members39
Competition for calnexin binding regulates secretion and turnover of misfolded GPI-anchored proteins39
A complex of the lipid transport ER proteins TMEM24 and C2CD2 with band 4.1 at cell–cell contacts38
Microtubule-binding domains in Katanin p80 subunit are essential for severing activity inC. elegans38
Induced nanoscale membrane curvature bypasses the essential endocytic function of clathrin37
Spatially coordinated cell cycle activity and motility govern bifurcation of mammary branches37
A biotin-HaloTag ligand enables efficient affinity capture of protein variants from live cells37
Vav independently regulates synaptic growth and plasticity through distinct actin-based processes37
Paxillin phase separation promotes focal adhesion assembly and integrin signaling35
Eps15/Pan1p is a master regulator of the late stages of the endocytic pathway34
In situ cryo-electron tomography reveals local cellular machineries for axon branch development34
StableMARK-decorated microtubules in cells have expanded lattices34
Genome-wide conditional degron libraries for functional genomics33
Force tuning through regulation of clathrin-dependent integrin endocytosis33
Repression of CENP-A assembly in metaphase requires HJURP phosphorylation and inhibition by M18BP133
Bidirectional regulation of calcium release–activated calcium (CRAC) channel by SARAF33
The IQGAP scaffolds: Critical nodes bridging receptor activation to cellular signaling33
Septin-mediated RhoA activation engages the exocyst complex to recruit the cilium transition zone33
DeepContact: High-throughput quantification of membrane contact sites based on electron microscopy imaging33
RAB3 phosphorylation by pathogenic LRRK2 impairs trafficking of synaptic vesicle precursors33
A fluorogenic complementation tool kit for interrogating lipid droplet–organelle interaction32
LC3B is a cofactor for LMX1B-mediated transcription of autophagy genes in dopaminergic neurons32
SUMOylation at the inner nuclear membrane facilitates nuclear envelope biogenesis during mitosis32
A covalently linked probe to monitor local membrane properties surrounding plasma membrane proteins32
Mitochondrial fission controls astrocyte morphogenesis and organization in the cortex32
Spindle morphology changes between meiosis and mitosis driven by CK2 regulation of the Ran pathway32
ER-localized Shr3 is a selective co-translational folding chaperone necessary for amino acid permease biogenesis32
Plan your trip before you leave: The neutrophils’ search-and-run journey32
Coronin 1C restricts endosomal branched actin to organize ER contact and endosome fission31
Reticular adhesions are assembled at flat clathrin lattices and opposed by active integrin α5β131
Endosomal recycling defects link Huntington’s disease with McLeod syndrome31
Interphase microtubule disassembly is a signaling cue that drives cell rounding at mitotic entry31
Centralspindlin proteins Pavarotti and Tumbleweed along with WASH regulate nuclear envelope budding31
The low-density lipoprotein receptor–mTORC1 axis coordinates CD8+ T cell activation30
ATG9A facilitates the closure of mammalian autophagosomes30
Correction: Netrins and neogenin promote myotube formation30
Mitochondria–ER–PM contacts regulate mitochondrial division and PI(4)P distribution30
Hyperstabilization of T cell microvilli contacts by chimeric antigen receptors30
Efficient progranulin exit from the ER requires its interaction with prosaposin, a Surf4 cargo30
PEAK1 Y635 phosphorylation regulates cell migration through association with Tensin3 and integrins29
Autolysosomal exocytosis of lipids protect neurons from ferroptosis29
T cells use focal adhesions to pull themselves through confined environments29
New insights into IRE1α activation and function in anti-tumor immunity29
Axonal transport of autophagosomes is regulated by dynein activators JIP3/JIP4 and ARF/RAB GTPases29
A membrane-sensing mechanism links lipid metabolism to protein degradation at the nuclear envelope29
The role of midbody-associated mRNAs in regulating abscission29
A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo29
Super-resolution microscopy: Insights into mitochondria–lysosome crosstalk in health and disease28
Visualizing ER-phagy and ER architecture in vivo28
OMA1 clears traffic jam in TOM tunnel in mammals28
Not just protons: Chloride also activates lysosomal acidic hydrolases28
Sara Wickström: The forces controlling our cell fate28
Microtubule-associated proteins promote microtubule generation in the absence of γ-tubulin in human colon cancer cells27
Synaptotagmin-1 in phase: Condensate biology reveals new insights into the synaptic calcium sensor27
Centrosome age breaks spindle size symmetry even in cells thought to divide symmetrically27
Periodic changes of cyclin D1 mRNA stability are regulated by PC4 modifications in the cell cycle27
Subunit cooperation in the Get1/2 receptor promotes tail-anchored membrane protein insertion27
Nodal modulator (NOMO) is a force-bearing transmembrane protein required for muscle differentiation27
The bioenergetics of nucleocytoplasmic transport27
How do trypanosome IFT trains choose special tracks?26
Extracellular vesicles adhere to cells primarily by interactions of integrins and GM1 with laminin26
Meiotic nuclear pore complex remodeling provides key insights into nuclear basket organization26
Mechanical control of osteoclast fusion by membrane-cortex attachment and BAR proteins26
Kinesin-1 autoinhibition facilitates the initiation of dynein cargo transport26
Inhibition of endolysosome fusion increases exosome secretion26
Faa1 membrane binding drives positive feedback in autophagosome biogenesis via fatty acid activation25
Endothelial depletion of Atg7 triggers astrocyte–microvascular disassociation at blood–brain barrier25
Nuclear pore complexes mediate subtelomeric gene silencing by regulating PCNA levels on chromatin25
Composition and organization of kinetochores show plasticity in apicomplexan chromosome segregation25
A farnesyl-dependent structural role for CENP-E in expansion of the fibrous corona25
A proteome-wide yeast degron collection for the dynamic study of protein function25
Binucleated human hepatocytes arise through late cytokinetic regression during endomitosis M phase24
Lactylation stabilizes TFEB to elevate autophagy and lysosomal activity24
Fusion pore dynamics of large secretory vesicles define a distinct mechanism of exocytosis24
Tailored assemblies of COPII proteins in secretion24
Engineered synaptic tools reveal localized cAMP signaling in synapse assembly24
NuMA is a mitotic adaptor protein that activates dynein and connects it to microtubule minus ends24
CDR2 is a dynein adaptor recruited by kinectin to regulate ER sheet organization24
Active RB causes visible changes in nuclear organization23
Clathrin: Bender or bystander?23
Structural characterization and inhibition of the interaction between ch-TOG and TACC323
An interaction between β′-COP and the ArfGAP, Glo3, maintains post-Golgi cargo recycling23
Lena Ho: Micropeptides under the spotlight23
Rickettsia parkeri forms extensive, stable contacts with the rough endoplasmic reticulum23
Tension-induced suppression of allosteric conformational changes coordinates kinesin-1 stepping23
Cell death leaves a new TRAIL23
Making lipids very unhappy to discover how they bind to proteins22
Splicing under stress: A matter of time and place22
Atg39 links and deforms the outer and inner nuclear membranes in selective autophagy of the nucleus22
The autophagy protein ATG-9 regulates lysosome function and integrity22
Lineage tracing clarifies the cellular origin of tissue-resident macrophages in the developing heart21
A plant-specific bridging adaptor for amphisome biogenesis21
The p97 ATPase and its adaptor UBXD8 maintain peroxisome pools by preventing pexophagy21
Ubiquitin ligase MARCH5 localizes to peroxisomes to regulate pexophagy21
Karyopherin enrichment and compensation fortifies the nuclear pore complex against nucleocytoplasmic leakage21
Integration of cell wall synthesis and chromosome segregation during cell division in Caulobacter21
α-Catenin force-sensitive binding and sequestration of LZTS2 leads to cytokinesis failure21
JIP4 and RILPL1 utilize opposing motor force to dynamically regulate lysosomal tubulation21
Tubulin isotypes contribute opposing properties to balance anaphase spindle morphogenesis21
Prolonged depletion of profilin 1 or F-actin causes an adaptive response in microtubules21
PI(4,5)P2 diffuses freely in the plasma membrane even within high-density effector protein complexes20
Structural response of microtubule and actin cytoskeletons to direct intracellular load20
Plasticity of mitotic cyclins in promoting the G2–M transition20
p24 family Tango(1) at the endoplasmic reticulum exit site to organize cargo exit20
Centriole growth is limited by the Cdk/Cyclin-dependent phosphorylation of Ana2/STIL20
Cell polarity changes in cancer initiation and progression20
Sarm1 activation produces cADPR to increase intra-axonal Ca++ and promote axon degeneration in PIPN20
Ubiquitinating the way to T cell metabolism20
Directed stochasticity: Building biomolecular condensates in the right place20
CEP97 phosphorylation by Dyrk1a is critical for centriole separation during multiciliogenesis20
Ca2+ binding to Esyt modulates membrane contact site density in Drosophila photoreceptors20
IRSp53 promotes postsynaptic density formation and actin filament bundling20
Fission-independent compartmentalization of mitochondria during budding yeast cell division20
Nuclear poly-glutamine aggregates rupture the nuclear envelope and hinder its repair20
Correction: Stressed-out yeast do not pass GO20
Determining how many cells to average for statistical testing of microscopy experiments20
Murine glial protrusion transcripts predict localized Drosophila glial mRNAs involved in plasticity19
The emerging roles of non-canonical ubiquitination in proteostasis and beyond19
A specialized tyrosine-based endocytosis signal in MR1 controls antigen presentation to MAIT cells19
Bridging condensins mediate compaction of mitotic chromosomes19
ARHGAP17 regulates the spatiotemporal activity of Cdc42 at invadopodia19
APOE traffics to astrocyte lipid droplets and modulates triglyceride saturation and droplet size19
Establishing spatial control over TORC1 signaling19
NME3 binds to phosphatidic acid and mediates PLD6-induced mitochondrial tethering19
The minus-end depolymerase KIF2A drives flux-like treadmilling of γTuRC-uncapped microtubules19
ER as master regulator of membrane trafficking and organelle function19
mTORC2 suppresses cell death induced by hypo-osmotic stress by promoting sphingomyelin transport19
Long live lamins19
LYSMD proteins promote activation of Rab32-family GTPases for lysosome-related organelle biogenesis19
Painting lysosomes to study organelle heterogeneity19
RFWD3 promotes ZRANB3 recruitment to regulate the remodeling of stalled replication forks19
iASPP contributes to cell cortex rigidity, mitotic cell rounding, and spindle positioning18
Balancing cell polarity PARts through dephosphorylation18
Oiling the wheels of nuclear division: SUMOylation regulates the expansion of the mitotic nuclear membrane18
Early proteostasis of caveolins synchronizes trafficking, degradation, and oligomerization to prevent toxic aggregation18
Molding a PI(3,5)P2 biosensor18
RAB-10 cooperates with EHBP-1 to capture vesicular carriers during post-Golgi exocytic trafficking18
ARF3 weights the balance for prostate cancer metastasis18
ISWI chromatin remodeling complexes recruit NSD2 and H3K36me2 in pericentromeric heterochromatin18
VASH1–SVBP and VASH2–SVBP generate different detyrosination profiles on microtubules18
LGI3/2–ADAM23 interactions cluster Kv1 channels in myelinated axons to regulate refractory period18
Zn2+ decoration of microtubules arrests axonal transport and displaces tau, doublecortin, and MAP2C18
One step 4× and 12× 3D-ExM enables robust super-resolution microscopy of nanoscale cellular structures18
Expanded directly binds conserved regions of Fat to restrain growth via the Hippo pathway18
Vinculin is required for interkinetic nuclear migration (INM) and cell cycle progression18
Tweaking neural organoids to model human reactive astrocytes18
Claudin 7 suppresses invasion and metastasis through repression of a smooth muscle actin program18
The Ndc80-Cdt1-Ska1 complex is a central processive kinetochore–microtubule coupling unit18
Nanoscale architect: Illuminating the key organizer of the fruit fly’s sensory world18
SIR telomere silencing depends on nuclear envelope lipids and modulates sensitivity to a lysolipid18
Centrosome-organized plasma membrane infoldings linked to growth of a cortical actin domain17
JIP3 interacts with dynein and kinesin-1 to regulate bidirectional organelle transport17
Deep learning techniques and mathematical modeling allow 3D analysis of mitotic spindle dynamics17
Liquid–liquid phase separation mediates the formation of herpesvirus assembly compartments17
CLASPs stabilize the pre-catastrophe intermediate state between microtubule growth and shrinkage17
A collagen IV fluorophore knock-in toolkit reveals trimer diversity in C. elegans basement membranes17
Vacuolar pH regulates clathrin-mediated endocytosis through TORC1 signaling during replicative aging17
WAVE complex forms linear arrays at negative membrane curvature to instruct lamellipodia formation17
Unveiling the TRAPP: The role of plant TRAPPII in adaptive growth decisions17
Ribbon boosts ribosomal protein gene expression to coordinate organ form and function17
RTN3 and RTN4: Architects of SARS-CoV-2 replication organelles17
AMPK regulates phagophore-to-autophagosome maturation17
SHIP164 is a chorein motif lipid transfer protein that controls endosome–Golgi membrane traffic17
FUT8-mediated core fucosylation stabilizes TMEM67 to promote ciliogenesis17
Mechanosensitive calcium flashes promote sustained RhoA activation during tight junction remodeling17
Protein Kinase C promotes peroxisome biogenesis and peroxisome–endoplasmic reticulum interaction17
An S-acylated N-terminus and a conserved loop regulate the activity of the ABHD17 deacylase16
Acetic acid–induced stress granules function as scaffolding complexes for Hog1 activation by Pbs216
Senataxin deficiency disrupts proteostasis through nucleolar ncRNA-driven protein aggregation16
Regulation of Cajal bodies: Unexpected connection to 60S ribosomes16
A substrate-interacting region of Parkin directs ubiquitination of the mitochondrial GTPase Miro116
Cytoplasmic ribosomes on mitochondria alter the local membrane environment for protein import16
The C10orf76–PI4KB axis orchestrates CERT-mediated ceramide trafficking to the distal Golgi16
Anillin mediates unilateral furrowing during cytokinesis by limiting RhoA binding to its effectors16
A second chance at yeast early endosomes16
SEPTIN9 locally activates the RhoGEF ARHGEF18 to promote early stages of mitochondrial fission16
Multifaceted modes of γ-tubulin complex recruitment and microtubule nucleation at mitotic centrosomes16
Kinetochores get a grip!16
Ubiquitin chain variability directs substrates of the Tul1 ubiquitin ligase complex to different degradation pathways16
IFT trains overcome an NPHP module barrier at the transition zone16
Successful 3D imaging of cleared biological samples with light sheet fluorescence microscopy16
The atlastin paralogs: The complexity in the tails16
Chasing the right tail: How the ER membrane complex recognizes its substrates16
Cargo adaptors use a handhold mechanism to engage with myosin V for organelle transport16
XAF1 promotes colorectal cancer metastasis via VCP–RNF114–JUP axis16
Synaptotagmin-1 undergoes phase separation to regulate its calcium-sensitive oligomerization16
The HERCulean task of recognizing, ubiquitinating, and shielding misfolded integral membrane proteins15
The deubiquitinase USP45 inhibits autophagy through actin regulation by Coronin 1B15
Microglial TNFα controls daily changes in synaptic GABAARs and sleep slow waves15
BEACH domain proteins in membrane trafficking and disease15
CYRI controls epidermal wound closure and cohesion of invasive border cell cluster in Drosophila15
Translation of unspliced retroviral genomic RNA in the host cell is regulated in both space and time15
Torques within and outside the human spindle balance twist at anaphase15
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