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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Septin-dependent defense mechanisms against Pseudomonas aeruginosa are stalled in cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelial cells	142
Stable laminar shear stress induces G1 cell cycle arrest and autophagy in urothelial carcinoma by a torque sensor-coupled cone-and-plate device	70
Cannabidiol activates PINK1-Parkin-dependent mitophagy and mitochondrial-derived vesicles	62
The impact of physical, biochemical, and electrical signaling on Schwann cell plasticity	57
Immunotherapeutic approaches in Hepatocellular carcinoma: Building blocks of hope in near future	55
ING1 inhibits Twist1 expression to block EMT and is antagonized by the HDAC inhibitor vorinostat	49
StarD13 negatively regulates invadopodia formation and invasion in high-grade serous (HGS) ovarian adenocarcinoma cells by inhibiting Cdc42	49
Gq/G11 oncogenic mutations promote PD-L1 expression and suppress tumor immunity	46
Tri-culture model of intestinal epithelial cell, macrophage, and bacteria for the triggering of inflammatory bowel disease on a microfluidic device	46
Self-organization and applications of neural organoids	42
Mechanical forces: The missing link between idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer	40
Cryo-EM structures of cardiac muscle α-actin mutants M305L and A331P give insights into the structural mechanisms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	40
Mechanical stress regulates the mechanotransduction and metabolism of cardiac fibroblasts in fibrotic cardiac diseases	37
Novel insights into the pharmacological modulation of human periodontal ligament stem cells by the amino-bisphosphonate Alendronate	35
Investigating human monocyte adhesion, migration and transmigration and their modulation by Zika virus	31
Specific subdomain localization of ER resident proteins and membrane contact sites resolved by electron microscopy	31
From fundamental biology to the search for innovation: The story of fungal extracellular vesicles	30
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
A bacterial effector protein promotes nuclear translocation of Stat3 to induce IL-10	28
MitoTracker: A useful tool in need of better alternatives	27
RhoB as a tumor suppressor: It’s all about localization	26
ROS-Nrf2 pathway mediates the development of TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition through the activation of Notch signaling	24
In situ visualization of a simple bipartite kinetochore with a single microtubule attachment in Giardia intestinalis (Metamonada)	23
microRNA-183–5p induces cell density-dependent apoptosis through the regulation of Presenilin 2	21

Damage control of epithelial barrier function in dynamic environments	19
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing assists protein dynamics studies in live cells	19
Proteomic analysis of the mouse sperm acrosome - towards an understanding of an organelle with diverse functionality	19
The Role of non-muscle actin paralogs in cell cycle progression and proliferation	17
Inhibiting CDK4/6 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma via microRNA-21	17
Differential gene expression and protein-protein interaction networks of human periodontal ligament stromal cells under mechanical tension	17
Regulation of integrin α5β1-mediated Staphylococcus aureus cellular invasion by the septin cytoskeleton	17
Innovations in intestinal organoid technology featuring an open apical surface	16
HIV-1 gp120 and tobacco smoke synergistically disrupt the integrity of the blood-brain barrier	16
Ropivacaine and lidocaine inhibit SaOS-2 osteosarcoma cell proliferation and invasion via mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis	16
RhoB promotes Salmonella survival by regulating autophagy	16
Commonly used methods for extracellular vesicles’ enrichment: Implications in downstream analyses and use	16
The double deficiency of the SNARE proteins vti1a and vti1b affects neurite outgrowth and signaling in N1E-115 neuroblastoma cells	15
Holotomographic microscopy reveals label-free quantitative dynamics of endothelial cells during endothelialization	15
Paneth cells drive intestinal stem cell competition and clonality in aging and calorie restriction	15
Mitochondria transfer reverses the inhibitory effects of low stiffness on osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells	15
Transmembrane signaling through single-spanning receptors modulated by phase separation at the cell surface	14
Osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament fibroblasts inhibits osteoclast formation	14
Vitronectin regulates focal adhesion turnover and migration of human placenta-derived MSCs under nutrient stress	14
Mechanotransduction in stem cells	14
Helical motors and formins synergize to compact chiral filopodial bundles: A theoretical perspective	14
Microscopic characterization reveals the diversity of EVs secreted by GFP-HAS3 expressing MCF7 cells	13
Multiple roles for basement membrane proteins in cancer progression and EMT	13
Get a grip: Podosomes as potential players in phagocytosis	13
The NDR/LATS protein kinases in neurobiology: Key regulators of cell proliferation, differentiation and migration in the ocular and central nervous system	13
Nonmuscle myosin IIA dynamically guides regulatory light chain phosphorylation and assembly of nonmuscle myosin IIB	13
Metabolic regulation and dysregulation of endothelial small conductance calcium activated potassium channels	13
Reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton during the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)	13
Cholesterol-dependent molecular mechanisms contribute to cationic amphiphilic drugs’ prevention of silica-induced inflammation	13
Nuclear receptor Nur77 regulates immunomechanics of macrophages	12
Nitric oxide-dependent cell death in glioblastoma and squamous cell carcinoma via prodeath mitochondrial clustering	12
VASP boosts protrusive activity of macroendocytic cups and drives phagosome rocketing after internalization	12
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]	12
Advances in modeling the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived Schwann cells harboring SH3TC2 variants	12
Redundant mechanisms in division plane positioning	12
Exploring optimal protocols for generating and preserving glucose-responsive insulin-secreting progenitor cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells	11
Vitamin D3 protects against respiratory syncytial virus-induced barrier dysfunction in airway epithelial cells via PKA signaling pathway	11
A point-of-research decision in synovial tissue engineering: Mesenchymal stromal cells, tissue derived fibroblast or CTGF-mediated mesenchymal-to-fibroblast transition	11
Cancer’s camouflage: Microvesicle shedding from cholesterol-rich tumor plasma membranes might blindfold first-responder immunosurveillance strategies	11
Iron metabolism in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum: A role for ferric chelate reductases	11
Mechanoresponsive ETS1 causes endothelial dysfunction and arterialization in varicose veins via NOTCH4/DLL4 signaling	10
Revisiting the multiple roles of T-cadherin in health and disease	10
RAS isoform specific activities are disrupted by disease associated mutations during cell differentiation	10
Target lysis by cholesterol extraction is a rate limiting step in the resolution of phagolysosomes	10
Role of the plant-specific calcium-binding C2-DOMAIN ABSCISIC ACID-RELATED (CAR) protein family in environmental signaling	10
Editorial - In vitro reconstitution of cytoskeletal processes	10
Androgen receptor activation inhibits endothelial cell migration in vitro and angiogenesis in vivo	10
Mutual dependence between tropomodulin and tropomyosin in the regulation of sarcomeric actin assembly in Caenorhabditis elegans striated muscle	10
Melatonin finely tunes proliferation and senescence in hematopoietic stem cells	10
Role of L-lactate as an energy substrate in primary rat podocytes under physiological and glucose deprivation conditions	10

Isl1 promotes gene transcription through physical interaction with Set1/Mll complexes	10
Label-free isolation and cultivation of patient-matched human mammary epithelial and stromal cells from normal breast tissue	10