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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
LUBAC regulates ciliogenesis by promoting CP110 removal from the mother centriole366
Distinct roles of two homologous kinesins in mammalian motile cilia295
A collective strategy to promote the dissemination of single cancer cells131
The α-Catenin mechanosensing M region is required for cell adhesion during tissue morphogenesis129
Sugar-free synapses run on mitochondrial Sirtuin 3121
Diverse microtubule-binding repeats regulate TPX2 activities at distinct locations within the spindle111
Rac1 promotes kidney collecting duct integrity by limiting actomyosin activity90
Reticulons promote formation of ER-derived double-membrane vesicles that facilitate SARS-CoV-2 replication79
Microtubule-driven cell shape changes and actomyosin flow synergize to position the centrosome73
RIM and MUNC13 membrane–binding domains are essential for neuropeptide secretion70
DBF4, not DRF1, is the crucial regulator of CDC7 kinase at replication forks69
Tubulin isotypes optimize distinct spindle positioning mechanisms during yeast mitosis68
Developmental pruning of sensory neurites by mechanical tearing in Drosophila66
VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A165
A conserved role for centriolar satellites in translation of centrosomal and ciliary proteins62
Differential metabolism of arsenicals regulates Fps1-mediated arsenite transport61
A function of TPL/TBL1-type corepressors is to nucleate the assembly of the preinitiation complex60
PP6 regulation of Aurora A–TPX2 limits NDC80 phosphorylation and mitotic spindle size58
Tld1 is a regulator of triglyceride lipolysis that demarcates a lipid droplet subpopulation58
GxcM-Fbp17/RacC-WASP signaling regulates polarized cortex assembly in migrating cells via Arp2/358
Kinetochores grip microtubules with directionally asymmetric strength57
Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER57
ESCRT-I and PTPN23 mediate microautophagy of ubiquitylated tau aggregates57
The PAX3-FOXO1 fusion gene reduces cell–ECM interactions and TGFβ signaling in rhabdomyosarcoma56
Migratory autolysosome disposal mitigates lysosome damage56
Conformational transitions of the Spindly adaptor underlie its interaction with Dynein and Dynactin56
Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage56
Rab GTPases as “eat me” signals for selective autophagy55
The phospholipids cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine differentially regulate MDC biogenesis55
Organization of a cytoskeletal superstructure in the apical domain of intestinal tuft cells53
ARHGEF17/TEM4 regulates the cell cycle through control of G1 progression53
SARS-CoV-2 specific adaptations in N protein inhibit NF-κB activation and alter pathogenesis52
Refining S-acylation: Structure, regulation, dynamics, and therapeutic implications52
Taperin bundles F-actin at stereocilia pivot points enabling optimal lifelong mechanosensitivity52
Bill Weis (1959–2023): Pioneering structural biologist and biochemist who revolutionized our understanding of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling52
Fast-evolving cofactors regulate the role of HEATR5 complexes in intra-Golgi trafficking51
C17orf80 binds the mitochondrial genome to promote its replication51
PtdIns(3,4)P2, Lamellipodin, and VASP coordinate actin dynamics during phagocytosis in macrophages50
A gene duplication of a septin reveals a developmentally regulated filament length control mechanism50
Cryo-EM reveals how the mastigoneme assembles and responds to environmental signal changes49
Crosstalk within and beyond the Polycomb repressive system49
Astral microtubule cross-linking safeguards uniform nuclear distribution in the Drosophila syncytium49
Phollow the phosphoinositol: Actin dynamics at the B cell immune synapse48
FGFR2 residence in primary cilia is necessary for epithelial cell signaling47
PD-LI promotes rear retraction during persistent cell migration by altering integrin β4 dynamics47
Centriole structural integrity defects are a crucial feature of hydrolethalus syndrome47
Migrasomes: Biogenesis, physiological roles, and therapeutic potentials47
Liquid–liquid phase separation facilitates the biogenesis of secretory storage granules47
TIMP-1 is a novel ligand of Amyloid Precursor Protein and triggers a proinflammatory phenotype in human monocytes47
Bidirectional regulation of calcium release–activated calcium (CRAC) channel by SARAF46
The IQGAP scaffolds: Critical nodes bridging receptor activation to cellular signaling45
StableMARK-decorated microtubules in cells have expanded lattices44
Force tuning through regulation of clathrin-dependent integrin endocytosis44
A complex of the lipid transport ER proteins TMEM24 and C2CD2 with band 4.1 at cell–cell contacts43
Vav independently regulates synaptic growth and plasticity through distinct actin-based processes42
Genome-wide conditional degron libraries for functional genomics42
Spatially coordinated cell cycle activity and motility govern bifurcation of mammary branches42
How the vacuole ESCRTs its own proteins to their final destination42
New editorial board members42
Putting the DOT on IL1A41
Competition for calnexin binding regulates secretion and turnover of misfolded GPI-anchored proteins41
Newborn daughters get a fresh start through PI(3,5)P2-mediated vacuolar acidification41
Repression of CENP-A assembly in metaphase requires HJURP phosphorylation and inhibition by M18BP140
Eps15/Pan1p is a master regulator of the late stages of the endocytic pathway40
Hatched and starved: Two chromatin compaction mechanisms join forces to silence germ cell genome39
DeepContact: High-throughput quantification of membrane contact sites based on electron microscopy imaging38
A guide to membrane atg8ylation and autophagy with reflections on immunity38
Microtubule-binding domains in Katanin p80 subunit are essential for severing activity inC. elegans38
Paxillin phase separation promotes focal adhesion assembly and integrin signaling37
Human atlastin-3 is a constitutive ER membrane fusion catalyst37
In situ cryo-electron tomography reveals local cellular machineries for axon branch development36
Septin-mediated RhoA activation engages the exocyst complex to recruit the cilium transition zone36
Induced nanoscale membrane curvature bypasses the essential endocytic function of clathrin36
Correction: Netrins and neogenin promote myotube formation35
DISCO is key to successful centriole maturation34
Endosomal recycling defects link Huntington’s disease with McLeod syndrome34
A covalently linked probe to monitor local membrane properties surrounding plasma membrane proteins34
Plan your trip before you leave: The neutrophils’ search-and-run journey34
ER-localized Shr3 is a selective co-translational folding chaperone necessary for amino acid permease biogenesis34
Coronin 1C restricts endosomal branched actin to organize ER contact and endosome fission33
SUMOylation at the inner nuclear membrane facilitates nuclear envelope biogenesis during mitosis33
Autolysosomal exocytosis of lipids protect neurons from ferroptosis32
The low-density lipoprotein receptor–mTORC1 axis coordinates CD8+ T cell activation32
Reticular adhesions are assembled at flat clathrin lattices and opposed by active integrin α5β132
The role of midbody-associated mRNAs in regulating abscission31
A membrane-sensing mechanism links lipid metabolism to protein degradation at the nuclear envelope31
RAB3 phosphorylation by pathogenic LRRK2 impairs trafficking of synaptic vesicle precursors31
Interphase microtubule disassembly is a signaling cue that drives cell rounding at mitotic entry31
A polarized anchor for hematopoietic stem cells: Synapse between stem cells and their niche?31
T cells use focal adhesions to pull themselves through confined environments30
Mitochondrial regulation of ferroptosis30
Axonal transport of autophagosomes is regulated by dynein activators JIP3/JIP4 and ARF/RAB GTPases30
LC3B is a cofactor for LMX1B-mediated transcription of autophagy genes in dopaminergic neurons30
Mitochondria–ER–PM contacts regulate mitochondrial division and PI(4)P distribution30
ATG9A facilitates the closure of mammalian autophagosomes30
Efficient progranulin exit from the ER requires its interaction with prosaposin, a Surf4 cargo30
A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo30
Hyperstabilization of T cell microvilli contacts by chimeric antigen receptors30
A fluorogenic complementation tool kit for interrogating lipid droplet–organelle interaction30
Centralspindlin proteins Pavarotti and Tumbleweed along with WASH regulate nuclear envelope budding30
The bioenergetics of nucleocytoplasmic transport29
Sara Wickström: The forces controlling our cell fate29
Centrosome age breaks spindle size symmetry even in cells thought to divide symmetrically29
OMA1 clears traffic jam in TOM tunnel in mammals29
Visualizing ER-phagy and ER architecture in vivo29
Fusion pore dynamics of large secretory vesicles define a distinct mechanism of exocytosis29
Spindle morphology changes between meiosis and mitosis driven by CK2 regulation of the Ran pathway29
Synaptotagmin-1 in phase: Condensate biology reveals new insights into the synaptic calcium sensor28
Not just protons: Chloride also activates lysosomal acidic hydrolases28
New insights into IRE1α activation and function in anti-tumor immunity28
Subunit cooperation in the Get1/2 receptor promotes tail-anchored membrane protein insertion28
A farnesyl-dependent structural role for CENP-E in expansion of the fibrous corona28
Endothelial depletion of Atg7 triggers astrocyte–microvascular disassociation at blood–brain barrier28
Extracellular vesicles adhere to cells primarily by interactions of integrins and GM1 with laminin28
Nuclear pore complexes mediate subtelomeric gene silencing by regulating PCNA levels on chromatin27
Periodic changes of cyclin D1 mRNA stability are regulated by PC4 modifications in the cell cycle27
PEAK1 Y635 phosphorylation regulates cell migration through association with Tensin3 and integrins27
Composition and organization of kinetochores show plasticity in apicomplexan chromosome segregation27
Meiotic nuclear pore complex remodeling provides key insights into nuclear basket organization27
Super-resolution microscopy: Insights into mitochondria–lysosome crosstalk in health and disease27
Microtubule-associated proteins promote microtubule generation in the absence of γ-tubulin in human colon cancer cells27
Mechanical control of osteoclast fusion by membrane-cortex attachment and BAR proteins27
Kinesin-1 autoinhibition facilitates the initiation of dynein cargo transport26
Faa1 membrane binding drives positive feedback in autophagosome biogenesis via fatty acid activation26
A proteome-wide yeast degron collection for the dynamic study of protein function26
Inhibition of endolysosome fusion increases exosome secretion26
Lactylation stabilizes TFEB to elevate autophagy and lysosomal activity26
Rickettsia parkeri forms extensive, stable contacts with the rough endoplasmic reticulum25
Tension-induced suppression of allosteric conformational changes coordinates kinesin-1 stepping25
Clathrin: Bender or bystander?25
Cell death leaves a new TRAIL25
Splicing under stress: A matter of time and place25
Tailored assemblies of COPII proteins in secretion25
An interaction between β′-COP and the ArfGAP, Glo3, maintains post-Golgi cargo recycling25
Lena Ho: Micropeptides under the spotlight25
Active RB causes visible changes in nuclear organization25
A plant-specific bridging adaptor for amphisome biogenesis25
Making lipids very unhappy to discover how they bind to proteins25
Mechanical competition alters the cellular interpretation of an endogenous genetic program24
Structural characterization and inhibition of the interaction between ch-TOG and TACC324
Ubiquitin ligase MARCH5 localizes to peroxisomes to regulate pexophagy24
The autophagy protein ATG-9 regulates lysosome function and integrity24
Karyopherin enrichment and compensation fortifies the nuclear pore complex against nucleocytoplasmic leakage24
Atg39 links and deforms the outer and inner nuclear membranes in selective autophagy of the nucleus24
α-Catenin force-sensitive binding and sequestration of LZTS2 leads to cytokinesis failure24
NuMA is a mitotic adaptor protein that activates dynein and connects it to microtubule minus ends24
Prolonged depletion of profilin 1 or F-actin causes an adaptive response in microtubules23
Integration of cell wall synthesis and chromosome segregation during cell division in Caulobacter23
Cell polarity changes in cancer initiation and progression23
Painting lysosomes to study organelle heterogeneity23
Murine glial protrusion transcripts predict localized Drosophila glial mRNAs involved in plasticity23
Engineered synaptic tools reveal localized cAMP signaling in synapse assembly23
Binucleated human hepatocytes arise through late cytokinetic regression during endomitosis M phase23
Fission-independent compartmentalization of mitochondria during budding yeast cell division23
p24 family Tango(1) at the endoplasmic reticulum exit site to organize cargo exit23
Lineage tracing clarifies the cellular origin of tissue-resident macrophages in the developing heart23
Sarm1 activation produces cADPR to increase intra-axonal Ca++ and promote axon degeneration in PIPN23
Directed stochasticity: Building biomolecular condensates in the right place23
LYSMD proteins promote activation of Rab32-family GTPases for lysosome-related organelle biogenesis23
Ubiquitinating the way to T cell metabolism22
Correction: Stressed-out yeast do not pass GO22
Plasticity of mitotic cyclins in promoting the G2–M transition22
The minus-end depolymerase KIF2A drives flux-like treadmilling of γTuRC-uncapped microtubules22
NME3 binds to phosphatidic acid and mediates PLD6-induced mitochondrial tethering22
mTORC2 suppresses cell death induced by hypo-osmotic stress by promoting sphingomyelin transport22
Establishing spatial control over TORC1 signaling22
Bridging condensins mediate compaction of mitotic chromosomes22
Centriole growth is limited by the Cdk/Cyclin-dependent phosphorylation of Ana2/STIL22
Ca2+ binding to Esyt modulates membrane contact site density in Drosophila photoreceptors21
Nuclear poly-glutamine aggregates rupture the nuclear envelope and hinder its repair21
Structural response of microtubule and actin cytoskeletons to direct intracellular load21
ARHGAP17 regulates the spatiotemporal activity of Cdc42 at invadopodia21
APOE traffics to astrocyte lipid droplets and modulates triglyceride saturation and droplet size21
Long live lamins21
A specialized tyrosine-based endocytosis signal in MR1 controls antigen presentation to MAIT cells20
The emerging roles of non-canonical ubiquitination in proteostasis and beyond20
Ist2 recruits the lipid transporters Osh6/7 to ER–PM contacts to maintain phospholipid metabolism20
RFWD3 promotes ZRANB3 recruitment to regulate the remodeling of stalled replication forks20
CEP97 phosphorylation by Dyrk1a is critical for centriole separation during multiciliogenesis20
ER as master regulator of membrane trafficking and organelle function20
PI(4,5)P2 diffuses freely in the plasma membrane even within high-density effector protein complexes20
Glypican 4 mediates Wnt transport between germ layers via signaling filopodia20
Angulin-1 seals tricellular contacts independently of tricellulin and claudins20
Determining how many cells to average for statistical testing of microscopy experiments20
Balancing cell polarity PARts through dephosphorylation19
One step 4× and 12× 3D-ExM enables robust super-resolution microscopy of nanoscale cellular structures19
Oiling the wheels of nuclear division: SUMOylation regulates the expansion of the mitotic nuclear membrane19
IRSp53 promotes postsynaptic density formation and actin filament bundling19
RAB-10 cooperates with EHBP-1 to capture vesicular carriers during post-Golgi exocytic trafficking19
iASPP contributes to cell cortex rigidity, mitotic cell rounding, and spindle positioning19
SIR telomere silencing depends on nuclear envelope lipids and modulates sensitivity to a lysolipid19
VASH1–SVBP and VASH2–SVBP generate different detyrosination profiles on microtubules19
ARF3 weights the balance for prostate cancer metastasis19
Unveiling the TRAPP: The role of plant TRAPPII in adaptive growth decisions19
Molding a PI(3,5)P2 biosensor19
Claudin 7 suppresses invasion and metastasis through repression of a smooth muscle actin program19
RTN3 and RTN4: Architects of SARS-CoV-2 replication organelles19
Nanoscale architect: Illuminating the key organizer of the fruit fly’s sensory world19
Tweaking neural organoids to model human reactive astrocytes19
LGI3/2–ADAM23 interactions cluster Kv1 channels in myelinated axons to regulate refractory period18
Early proteostasis of caveolins synchronizes trafficking, degradation, and oligomerization to prevent toxic aggregation18
ISWI chromatin remodeling complexes recruit NSD2 and H3K36me2 in pericentromeric heterochromatin18
Centrosome-organized plasma membrane infoldings linked to growth of a cortical actin domain18
Zn2+ decoration of microtubules arrests axonal transport and displaces tau, doublecortin, and MAP2C18
CLASPs stabilize the pre-catastrophe intermediate state between microtubule growth and shrinkage18
A collagen IV fluorophore knock-in toolkit reveals trimer diversity in C. elegans basement membranes18
Deep learning techniques and mathematical modeling allow 3D analysis of mitotic spindle dynamics18
Extracellular vesicles from neurons promote neural induction of stem cells through cyclin D118
The Ndc80-Cdt1-Ska1 complex is a central processive kinetochore–microtubule coupling unit18
Vinculin is required for interkinetic nuclear migration (INM) and cell cycle progression18
Liquid–liquid phase separation mediates the formation of herpesvirus assembly compartments18
Expanded directly binds conserved regions of Fat to restrain growth via the Hippo pathway18
SHIP164 is a chorein motif lipid transfer protein that controls endosome–Golgi membrane traffic18
JIP3 interacts with dynein and kinesin-1 to regulate bidirectional organelle transport17
Postsynaptic BMP signaling regulates myonuclear properties in Drosophila larval muscles17
An S-acylated N-terminus and a conserved loop regulate the activity of the ABHD17 deacylase17
ER export via SURF4 uses diverse mechanisms of both client and coat engagement17
The septin cytoskeleton: Heteromer composition defines filament function17
Mechanosensitive calcium flashes promote sustained RhoA activation during tight junction remodeling17
A second chance at yeast early endosomes17
Regulation of Cajal bodies: Unexpected connection to 60S ribosomes17
Ribbon boosts ribosomal protein gene expression to coordinate organ form and function17
AMPK regulates phagophore-to-autophagosome maturation17
IFT trains overcome an NPHP module barrier at the transition zone17
Acetic acid–induced stress granules function as scaffolding complexes for Hog1 activation by Pbs217
Successful 3D imaging of cleared biological samples with light sheet fluorescence microscopy16
A versatile cortical pattern-forming circuit based on Rho, F-actin, Ect2, and RGA-3/416
α-Catenin links integrin adhesions to F-actin to regulate ECM mechanosensing and rigidity dependence16
Endomembranes promote chromosome missegregation by ensheathing misaligned chromosomes16
PINK1 drives production of mtDNA-containing extracellular vesicles to promote invasiveness16
Synaptotagmin-1 undergoes phase separation to regulate its calcium-sensitive oligomerization16
Anillin mediates unilateral furrowing during cytokinesis by limiting RhoA binding to its effectors16
Chasing the right tail: How the ER membrane complex recognizes its substrates16
Quantitative correlative microscopy reveals the ultrastructural distribution of endogenous endosomal proteins16
Kinetochores get a grip!16
XAF1 promotes colorectal cancer metastasis via VCP–RNF114–JUP axis16
Senataxin deficiency disrupts proteostasis through nucleolar ncRNA-driven protein aggregation16
A PI(3,5)P2 reporter reveals PIKfyve activity and dynamics on macropinosomes and phagosomes15
MR1: An unconventional twist in the tail15
Visualizing nuclear pore complex plasticity with pan-expansion microscopy15
Translation of unspliced retroviral genomic RNA in the host cell is regulated in both space and time15
Loss of centromeric RNA activates the spindle assembly checkpoint in mammalian female meiosis I15
Subversion of the host endocytic pathway by Legionella pneumophila–mediated ubiquitination of Rab515
CYRI controls epidermal wound closure and cohesion of invasive border cell cluster in Drosophila15
Synaptic sabotage: How Tau and α-Synuclein undermine synaptic health15
Fascin-induced bundling protects actin filaments from disassembly by cofilin15
Microglial TNFα controls daily changes in synaptic GABAARs and sleep slow waves15
The deubiquitinase USP45 inhibits autophagy through actin regulation by Coronin 1B15
Proteasome gene expression is controlled by coordinated functions of multiple transcription factors15
Laura Feltri: Of Schwann cells, matrix, and family15
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