OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of European Journal of Cell Biology 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
Retraction notice to “LncRNA GAS6-AS1 facilitates the progression of breast cancer by targeting the miR-324-3p/SETD1A axis to activate the PI3K/AKT pathway” [Eur. J. Cell Biol. 99 (2020) 151124]	130
Cell-substratum and cell-cell adhesion forces and single-cell mechanical properties in mono- and multilayer assemblies from robotic fluidic force microscopy	61
CRISPR technology: A versatile tool to model, screen, and reverse drug resistance in cancer	56
European Journal of Cell Biology – Editorial	53
Editorial - Cell mechanics and mechanobiology	50
LUZP1: A new player in the actin-microtubule cross-talk	43
Immunotherapeutic approaches in Hepatocellular carcinoma: Building blocks of hope in near future	41
Extracellular vesicles on the move: Traversing the complex matrix of tissues	39
Lipopolysaccharide induces vascular endothelial cell pyroptosis via the SP1/RCN2/ROS signaling pathway	37
ING1 inhibits Twist1 expression to block EMT and is antagonized by the HDAC inhibitor vorinostat	34
Receptor-mediated internalization promotes increased endosome size and number in a RAB4- and RAB5-dependent manner	33
The solute carrier SLC7A1 may act as a protein transporter at the blood-brain barrier	32
Mechanical forces: The missing link between idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer	30
LRP1 involvement in FHIT-regulated HER2 signaling in non-small cell lung cancer	30
Structural topological analysis of spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern highlight distinctive amino acid substitution patterns	28
The endocytic protein machinery as an actin-driven membrane-remodeling machine	27
Degradation of hexosylceramides is required for timely corpse clearance via formation of cargo-containing phagolysosomal vesicles	27
Nuclear receptor Nur77 regulates immunomechanics of macrophages	25
Cross-regulation of Listeria monocytogenes and the host ubiquitin system in listeriosis	24
Gq/G11 oncogenic mutations promote PD-L1 expression and suppress tumor immunity	24
Exploring optimal protocols for generating and preserving glucose-responsive insulin-secreting progenitor cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells	23
In vitro differentiation of ciliated cells in ALI-cultured human airway epithelium – The framework for functional studies on airway differentiation in ciliopathies	23
Stable laminar shear stress induces G1 cell cycle arrest and autophagy in urothelial carcinoma by a torque sensor-coupled cone-and-plate device	22
Nitric oxide-dependent cell death in glioblastoma and squamous cell carcinoma via prodeath mitochondrial clustering	21
Septin-dependent defense mechanisms against Pseudomonas aeruginosa are stalled in cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelial cells	20

Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) in cell migration	17
VASP boosts protrusive activity of macroendocytic cups and drives phagosome rocketing after internalization	17
THOC5 regulates human osteoclastogenesis	17
Cannabidiol activates PINK1-Parkin-dependent mitophagy and mitochondrial-derived vesicles	16
The impact of physical, biochemical, and electrical signaling on Schwann cell plasticity	15
Modelling Legionnaires’ disease: Lessons learned from invertebrate and vertebrate animal models	15
Influence of vitamin K2 on lipid precursors of inflammation and fatty acids pathway activities in HepG2 cells	15
OxLDL sensitizes platelets for increased formation of extracellular vesicles capable of finetuning macrophage gene expression	15
The PRC2 molecule EED is a target of epigenetic therapy for neuroblastoma	14
Neural pericytes: A genomic archival state programmed by CHromatin topology	14
The role of prostanoids in regulatory T cells and their implications in inflammatory diseases and cancers	14
Molecular mechanisms of naringenin modulation of mitochondrial permeability transition acting on F1FO-ATPase and counteracting saline load-induced injury in SHRSP cerebral endothelial cells	14
StarD13 negatively regulates invadopodia formation and invasion in high-grade serous (HGS) ovarian adenocarcinoma cells by inhibiting Cdc42	13
Activity and function of auxiliary fluxes of glucose metabolism in response to physiological normoxia (5% O2) during long-term Adipose-Derived Stem/Stromal cell culture	13
Vitamin D3 protects against respiratory syncytial virus-induced barrier dysfunction in airway epithelial cells via PKA signaling pathway	13
From fundamental biology to the search for innovation: The story of fungal extracellular vesicles	13
Membrane localization of actin filaments stabilizes giant unilamellar vesicles against external deforming forces	13
Advances in understanding N-glycosylation structure, function, and regulation in health and disease	13
Spoonbill positively regulates JNK signalling mediated apoptosis in Drosophila melanogaster	12
Invad_2019—Mechano-chemical signals in invasion	12
Urine-derived renal epithelial cells isolated after kidney transplant are sensitive to neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin exposure during in vitro culture	12
Editorial - In vitro reconstitution of cytoskeletal processes	12
KIF15 knockdown suppresses gallbladder cancer development	11
NANOS1 restricts oral cancer cell motility and TGF-ß signaling	11
Novel insights into the pharmacological modulation of human periodontal ligament stem cells by the amino-bisphosphonate Alendronate	11
Recent trends and advances in type 1 diabetes therapeutics: A comprehensive review	11
High throughput methods to study protein-protein interactions during host-pathogen interactions	11
Paving the way to a neural fate – RNA signatures in naive and trans-differentiating mesenchymal stem cells	11
Regulation of the HIF switch in human endothelial and cancer cells	11
Biochemical characterization of actin assembly mechanisms with ALS-associated profilin variants	11
Retrograde transport in plants: Circular economy in the endomembrane system	10
Specific subdomain localization of ER resident proteins and membrane contact sites resolved by electron microscopy	10
Dehydrated human amniotic membrane modulates canonical Wnt signaling in multiple cell types in vitro	10
MitoTracker: A useful tool in need of better alternatives	10
RhoB as a tumor suppressor: It’s all about localization	10
Understanding cancer stem cells and plasticity: Towards better therapeutics	10
Shigella generates distinct IAM subpopulations during epithelial cell invasion to promote efficient intracellular niche formation	9
Deciphering actin remodelling in immune cells through the prism of actin-related inborn errors of immunity	9
Generating kidney organoids based on developmental nephrology	9
Xenogeneic versus allogeneic serum and macromolecular crowding in human tenocyte cultures	9
Target lysis by cholesterol extraction is a rate limiting step in the resolution of phagolysosomes	8
Mechanoresponsive ETS1 causes endothelial dysfunction and arterialization in varicose veins via NOTCH4/DLL4 signaling	8
The nexus of nuclear envelope dynamics, circular economy and cancer cell pathophysiology	8
Three-dimensional chromatin architecture in plants – General features and novelties	8
Cancer’s camouflage: Microvesicle shedding from cholesterol-rich tumor plasma membranes might blindfold first-responder immunosurveillance strategies	8
Iron metabolism in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum: A role for ferric chelate reductases	8
Molecular mechanisms underlying the heterogeneous barrier responses of two primary endothelial cell types to sphingosine-1-phosphate	8
Controling the cytoskeleton during CEACAM3-mediated phagocytosis	8
Frameshift mutation S368fs in the gene encoding cytoskeletal β-actin leads to ACTB-associated syndromic thrombocytopenia by impairing actin dynamics	8
Salmonella infection impacts host proteome thermal stability	8

ROS-Nrf2 pathway mediates the development of TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition through the activation of Notch signaling	7
Regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis by CTCF and H3K27 methylation is critical for cell migration	7
Intestinal organoids: The path towards clinical application	7
Role of the plant-specific calcium-binding C2-DOMAIN ABSCISIC ACID-RELATED (CAR) protein family in environmental signaling	7
Investigating human monocyte adhesion, migration and transmigration and their modulation by Zika virus	7
Physico-chemical characterization of the tumour microenvironment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma	7
A point-of-research decision in synovial tissue engineering: Mesenchymal stromal cells, tissue derived fibroblast or CTGF-mediated mesenchymal-to-fibroblast transition	7
Ecdysone receptor isoform specific regulation of secretory granule acidification in the larval Drosophila salivary gland	7
A bacterial effector protein promotes nuclear translocation of Stat3 to induce IL-10	7
Revisiting the multiple roles of T-cadherin in health and disease	7
Nectin stabilization at adherens junctions is counteracted by Rab5a-dependent endocytosis	7
Visualizing the subcellular localization of RHOB-GTP and GTPase-Effector complexes using a split-GFP/nanobody labelling assay	7
Role of L-lactate as an energy substrate in primary rat podocytes under physiological and glucose deprivation conditions	7
Inhibition of extracellular regulated kinase (ERK)-1/2 signaling pathway in the prevention of ALS: Target inhibitors and influences on neurological dysfunctions	7
Cryo-EM structures of cardiac muscle α-actin mutants M305L and A331P give insights into the structural mechanisms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	6
Oxidation and reduction of actin: Origin, impact in vitro and functional consequences in vivo	6
Myosin V-mediated transport of Snc1 and Vps10 toward the trans-Golgi network	6
Elimination of the extra chromosome of Dup15q syndrome iPSCs for cellular and molecular investigation	6
Lipocalin-2 regulates the expression of interferon-stimulated genes and the susceptibility of prostate cancer cells to oncolytic virus infection	6
Evolution of wound-activated regeneration pathways in the plant kingdom	6
Melatonin finely tunes proliferation and senescence in hematopoietic stem cells	6
Riluzole treatment modulates KCC2 and EAAT-2 receptor expression and Ca2+ accumulation following ventral root avulsion injury	6
Inter-relationship of Histone Deacetylase-6 with Tau-cytoskeletal organization and remodeling	6
Mechanical stress regulates the mechanotransduction and metabolism of cardiac fibroblasts in fibrotic cardiac diseases	6
GIPR expression is induced by thiazolidinediones in a PPARγ-independent manner and repressed by obesogenic stimuli	6
Circadian desynchrony disturbs the function of rat spermatozoa	6
Differential gene expression and protein-protein interaction networks of human periodontal ligament stromal cells under mechanical tension	6
The mammalian endocytic cytoskeleton	6
The circle of life: Phases of podosome formation, turnover and reemergence	5
Phosphatidylserine on sperm head interact with Annexin A5 on oviduct luminal cilia to form a sperm reservoir in pigs	5
Cortactin interacts with αDystrobrevin-1 and regulates murine neuromuscular junction morphology	5
Phospholipid fatty acid remodeling and carbonylated protein increase in extracellular vesicles released by airway epithelial cells exposed to cigarette smoke extract	5
The formin DAAM1 regulates the deubiquitinase activity of USP10 and integrin homeostasis	5
Damage control of epithelial barrier function in dynamic environments	5
Isl1 promotes gene transcription through physical interaction with Set1/Mll complexes	5
Impact of Sr2+ and hypoxia on 3D triple cultures of primary human osteoblasts, osteocytes and osteoclasts	5
Role of actin-binding proteins in the regulation of cellular mechanics	5
The Role of non-muscle actin paralogs in cell cycle progression and proliferation	5
Androgen receptor activation inhibits endothelial cell migration in vitro and angiogenesis in vivo	5
JAK activity regulates mesoderm cell fate by controlling MESP1 expression	5
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing assists protein dynamics studies in live cells	5
Label-free isolation and cultivation of patient-matched human mammary epithelial and stromal cells from normal breast tissue	5
In situ visualization of a simple bipartite kinetochore with a single microtubule attachment in Giardia intestinalis (Metamonada)	5
Mutual dependence between tropomodulin and tropomyosin in the regulation of sarcomeric actin assembly in Caenorhabditis elegans striated muscle	5
RAS isoform specific activities are disrupted by disease associated mutations during cell differentiation	5
dCas9-HDAC8-EGFP fusion enables epigenetic editing of breast cancer cells by H3K9 deacetylation	5
GsMTx-4 venom toxin antagonizes biophysical modulation of metastatic traits in human osteosarcoma cells	5
Proteomic analysis of the mouse sperm acrosome - towards an understanding of an organelle with diverse functionality	5
Inhibiting CDK4/6 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma via microRNA-21	5
Regulation of integrin α5β1-mediated Staphylococcus aureus cellular invasion by the septin cytoskeleton	5
Microtubule rescue control by drugs and MAPs examined with in vitro pedestal assay	5
ARSD is responsible for carcinoma and amyloidosis of breast epithelial cells	4
Biological roles of plant synaptotagmins	4
SMAD proteins: Mediators of diverse outcomes during infection	4
Concentration of human thymidine kinase 1 discover invisible malignant human tumours	4
Tetraspanins interweave EV secretion, endosomal network dynamics and cellular metabolism	4
Detection of Ras nanoclustering-dependent homo-FRET using fluorescence anisotropy measurements	4
Commonly used methods for extracellular vesicles’ enrichment: Implications in downstream analyses and use	4
Fixing the GAP: The role of RhoGAPs in cancer	4
Integrin β1 is a key determinant of the expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in the kidney epithelial cells.	4
Large extracellular vesicles do not mitigate the harmful effect of hyperglycemia on endothelial cell mobility	4
Loss of mfsd8 alters the secretome during Dictyostelium aggregation	4
Oxidative stress and signaling through EGFR and PKA pathways converge on the nuclear transport factor RanBP1	4
Direct observation of cortactin protecting Arp2/3-actin filament branch junctions from GMF-mediated destabilization	4
Mitochondrial and metabolic alterations in cancer cells	4
Roles of Hopx in the differentiation and functions of immune cells	4
Water transport regulates nucleus volume, cell density, Young’s modulus, and E-cadherin expression in tumor spheroids	4
KT2 alleviates ulcerative colitis by reducing Th17 cell differentiation through the miR-302c-5p/STAT3 axis	4