OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Journal of Cell Biology is 10. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Septin-dependent defense mechanisms against Pseudomonas aeruginosa are stalled in cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelial cells	156
Stable laminar shear stress induces G1 cell cycle arrest and autophagy in urothelial carcinoma by a torque sensor-coupled cone-and-plate device	79
Immunotherapeutic approaches in Hepatocellular carcinoma: Building blocks of hope in near future	69
Gq/G11 oncogenic mutations promote PD-L1 expression and suppress tumor immunity	61
The impact of physical, biochemical, and electrical signaling on Schwann cell plasticity	56
Mechanical forces: The missing link between idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer	55
Tri-culture model of intestinal epithelial cell, macrophage, and bacteria for the triggering of inflammatory bowel disease on a microfluidic device	55
Considerations for developing CYP induction assays in hepatocytes: Insights from a multilaboratory study	52
Self-organization and applications of neural organoids	51
StarD13 negatively regulates invadopodia formation and invasion in high-grade serous (HGS) ovarian adenocarcinoma cells by inhibiting Cdc42	51
ING1 inhibits Twist1 expression to block EMT and is antagonized by the HDAC inhibitor vorinostat	45
Cannabidiol activates PINK1-Parkin-dependent mitophagy and mitochondrial-derived vesicles	43
Specific subdomain localization of ER resident proteins and membrane contact sites resolved by electron microscopy	41
A bacterial effector protein promotes nuclear translocation of Stat3 to induce IL-10	37
From fundamental biology to the search for innovation: The story of fungal extracellular vesicles	35
RhoB as a tumor suppressor: It’s all about localization	35
Cryo-EM structures of cardiac muscle α-actin mutants M305L and A331P give insights into the structural mechanisms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	32
Novel insights into the pharmacological modulation of human periodontal ligament stem cells by the amino-bisphosphonate Alendronate	31
ROS-Nrf2 pathway mediates the development of TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition through the activation of Notch signaling	31
Investigating human monocyte adhesion, migration and transmigration and their modulation by Zika virus	31
Visualizing the subcellular localization of RHOB-GTP and GTPase-Effector complexes using a split-GFP/nanobody labelling assay	30
Controling the cytoskeleton during CEACAM3-mediated phagocytosis	29
MitoTracker: A useful tool in need of better alternatives	28
Mechanical stress regulates the mechanotransduction and metabolism of cardiac fibroblasts in fibrotic cardiac diseases	28
In situ visualization of a simple bipartite kinetochore with a single microtubule attachment in Giardia intestinalis (Metamonada)	23

Damage control of epithelial barrier function in dynamic environments	22
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing assists protein dynamics studies in live cells	22
Differential gene expression and protein-protein interaction networks of human periodontal ligament stromal cells under mechanical tension	20
Ropivacaine and lidocaine inhibit SaOS-2 osteosarcoma cell proliferation and invasion via mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis	20
The Role of non-muscle actin paralogs in cell cycle progression and proliferation	20
Proteomic analysis of the mouse sperm acrosome - towards an understanding of an organelle with diverse functionality	19
Regulation of integrin α5β1-mediated Staphylococcus aureus cellular invasion by the septin cytoskeleton	19
Innovations in intestinal organoid technology featuring an open apical surface	18
Inhibiting CDK4/6 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma via microRNA-21	18
HIV-1 gp120 and tobacco smoke synergistically disrupt the integrity of the blood-brain barrier	17
Commonly used methods for extracellular vesicles’ enrichment: Implications in downstream analyses and use	17
RhoB promotes Salmonella survival by regulating autophagy	17
microRNA-183–5p induces cell density-dependent apoptosis through the regulation of Presenilin 2	17
The double deficiency of the SNARE proteins vti1a and vti1b affects neurite outgrowth and signaling in N1E-115 neuroblastoma cells	16
Paneth cells drive intestinal stem cell competition and clonality in aging and calorie restriction	16
Mitochondria transfer reverses the inhibitory effects of low stiffness on osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells	16
Holotomographic microscopy reveals label-free quantitative dynamics of endothelial cells during endothelialization	16
Mechanotransduction in stem cells	16
Redundant mechanisms in division plane positioning	15
Vitronectin regulates focal adhesion turnover and migration of human placenta-derived MSCs under nutrient stress	15
Helical motors and formins synergize to compact chiral filopodial bundles: A theoretical perspective	15
Transmembrane signaling through single-spanning receptors modulated by phase separation at the cell surface	15
Osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament fibroblasts inhibits osteoclast formation	15
Metabolic regulation and dysregulation of endothelial small conductance calcium activated potassium channels	14
Microscopic characterization reveals the diversity of EVs secreted by GFP-HAS3 expressing MCF7 cells	14
Multiple roles for basement membrane proteins in cancer progression and EMT	14
Cholesterol-dependent molecular mechanisms contribute to cationic amphiphilic drugs’ prevention of silica-induced inflammation	14
The NDR/LATS protein kinases in neurobiology: Key regulators of cell proliferation, differentiation and migration in the ocular and central nervous system	14
Nonmuscle myosin IIA dynamically guides regulatory light chain phosphorylation and assembly of nonmuscle myosin IIB	14
Get a grip: Podosomes as potential players in phagocytosis	14
Reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton during the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)	14
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]	13
Vitamin D3 protects against respiratory syncytial virus-induced barrier dysfunction in airway epithelial cells via PKA signaling pathway	13
Exploring optimal protocols for generating and preserving glucose-responsive insulin-secreting progenitor cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells	13
Nitric oxide-dependent cell death in glioblastoma and squamous cell carcinoma via prodeath mitochondrial clustering	13
VASP boosts protrusive activity of macroendocytic cups and drives phagosome rocketing after internalization	13
Iron metabolism in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum: A role for ferric chelate reductases	12
Advances in modeling the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived Schwann cells harboring SH3TC2 variants	12
Cancer’s camouflage: Microvesicle shedding from cholesterol-rich tumor plasma membranes might blindfold first-responder immunosurveillance strategies	12
A diverse interactome of the molecular chaperone CCT/TRiC monomers	12
Nuclear receptor Nur77 regulates immunomechanics of macrophages	12
Melatonin finely tunes proliferation and senescence in hematopoietic stem cells	11
Mechanoresponsive ETS1 causes endothelial dysfunction and arterialization in varicose veins via NOTCH4/DLL4 signaling	11
Cadmium exposure triggers vimentin phosphorylation via SIRT6-regulated AKT/PI3K signaling pathway in COPD	11
A point-of-research decision in synovial tissue engineering: Mesenchymal stromal cells, tissue derived fibroblast or CTGF-mediated mesenchymal-to-fibroblast transition	11
Editorial - In vitro reconstitution of cytoskeletal processes	11
Target lysis by cholesterol extraction is a rate limiting step in the resolution of phagolysosomes	11
Role of L-lactate as an energy substrate in primary rat podocytes under physiological and glucose deprivation conditions	11
Role of the plant-specific calcium-binding C2-DOMAIN ABSCISIC ACID-RELATED (CAR) protein family in environmental signaling	10
Isl1 promotes gene transcription through physical interaction with Set1/Mll complexes	10

Mutual dependence between tropomodulin and tropomyosin in the regulation of sarcomeric actin assembly in Caenorhabditis elegans striated muscle	10
Riluzole treatment modulates KCC2 and EAAT-2 receptor expression and Ca2+ accumulation following ventral root avulsion injury	10
Androgen receptor activation inhibits endothelial cell migration in vitro and angiogenesis in vivo	10
RAS isoform specific activities are disrupted by disease associated mutations during cell differentiation	10
Fixing the GAP: The role of RhoGAPs in cancer	10
Revisiting the multiple roles of T-cadherin in health and disease	10
Label-free isolation and cultivation of patient-matched human mammary epithelial and stromal cells from normal breast tissue	10
Comprehensive in silico analyses of keratin heterodimerisation	10